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Benson Fire Department Receives $374,976 Grant
The Benson Fire Department has received a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for $374,976 as part of the federally funded SAFER Initiative, also known as Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response. The grant will be used…
3 Finalists Named For Wayne County Teacher Of The Year
Wayne County Public Schools will announce its district-wide Teacher of the Year during an annual banquet next Tuesday, August 18th. There are three finalists for the Teacher of the Year award this year. They include Holly Medlin, a fourth grade…
Partnership For Children Receives Clean Audit Report
Selma – The Partnership for Children of Johnston County, Inc. (PFCJC) has a “clean bill” of financial health, according to an independent auditor’s report from Winston, Williams, Creech, Evans, & Company, LLP. An audit of Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Smart Start…
Freeman Named Interim Smithfield Town Manager
Dozens of citizens packed into the Smithfield Town Council chambers Monday night to show their support for former town manager Paul Sabiston who was fired from his job on August 4th. Several people asked the council to reverse their 4-to-3…
Surveillance Images Released Of Robbery Suspects
The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office has released surveillance images of the two suspects who robbed Wendy’s restaurant on Highway 210 at Interstate 40 Saturday night. Around 8:30pm, two males entered the business. One of the suspects was armed with a…
Building Burns In Southern Johnston County
It took five fire departments to contain a large fire Monday afternoon in the Meadow community. The fire broke out around 4:30pm at a former chicken house in the 5400 block of Meadowbrook Road, Benson. While the building no longer…
Johnston County Implements 911 Texting
Citizens can now text their calls for help. Johnston County 911 Emergency Communications has implemented texting to 911. All of the equipment upgrades and circuitry have now been done to enable the 911 Center to receive text messages. Citizens needing…
Two JCS Graduates Receive Sam Narron Baseball Award
North Johnston High School’s Michael Stott and West Johnston’s Sterling Atkinson have been named the 2015 recipients of the Sam Narron Baseball Award. The Sam Narron Baseball Award recognizes a Johnston County High School senior baseball player who demonstrates love…
Clayton 14u Basketball Team Wins Tournament
Showtime Athletics 8th grade 14u basketball team from Clayton traveled to Concord last weekend to play in Craze Sports National Championship Tournament. Coach Chuck Paylin and his coaching staff prepared the team throughout the spring and summer for the challenge.…
6th Restaurant Robbery Reported
For the sixth time in 5 weeks, a Johnston County fast food restaurant has been robbed. Around 8:30pm Saturday, two black males wearing dark clothing and bandanas across their faces entered Wendy’s on Highway 210 at I-40 outside of Benson and…
