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301 Endless Yard Sale To Continue In 2016
After compiling reports from towns and vendors who participated in this years 301 Endless Yard Sale, numbers show that the event continues to grow. Not only did Johnston County businesses and vendors report record sales this year, other counties stretching…
NC Boy Scouts Biking 3,900 Miles To Battle Cancer
Ten-week cross-country epic journey ends August 18 in Wrightsville Beach On June 15, seven Boy Scouts embarked on an epic bike journey from the Pacific seaside town of Florence, Oregon. Their destination, 66 days and 3,900 miles over the horizon,…
Four Oaks Bank Announces Release From 2011 Written Agreement
Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc., the holding company for Four Oaks Bank & Trust Company announced Tuesday the Bank have been released from the Written Agreement dated May 24, 2011 with the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and the North Carolina…
Register Of Deeds Appears On WTSB
Johnston County Register of Deeds Craig Olive appeared on WTSB Radio Monday afternoon. Olive, serving his fourth term as Register of Deeds, was interviewed by Carl Lamm. Craig discussed new passport services being offered along with vital records and historic…
Tour Bus Driver Charged In Fatal I-95 Crash
One person was killed and 9 others injured following a bus accident on Interstate 95 just north of Benson. The crash happened around 4:20am Sunday near the 82 mile marker. The NC Highway Patrol says a tour bus being driven…
1 Killed, 2 Critically Injured In Four Oaks Accident
One person was killed, two others injured in a weekend crash near Four Oaks. Troopers said the crash happened around 11:00pm Saturday in the 500 block of Juniper Church Road just outside the Four Oaks city limits. A black 1996…
Driver Dies When Truck Strikes Bridge
The Highway Patrol is trying to determine what caused a driver to veer off Interstate 40 near the Johnston-Wake County line on Saturday. The wreck killed the driver, 45 year-old Stephen Richardson of Raleigh. Around 11:04am, Richardson was traveling eastbound…
Man Found Murdered In Sampson County
The Sampson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the murder of a 20 year-old man. Just before midnight Friday, the Sampson County 911 Center received a call reporting multiple gunshots near the Dogwood Acres Mobile Home Park on US701 near Clinton.…
Chemical Spill Briefly Closes Truck Stop
A Johnston County truck stop was briefly evacuated and a nearby roadway temporarily shut down after chemicals were found leaking from a tractor trailer at the Flying J Truck Stop on Princeton-Kenly Road, at Exit 106 off I-95, Friday night.…
Camera Catches Thieves Stealing Golf Cart
Benson Police have released images from a video surveillance camera that captured several people stealing a golf cart in hopes someone might recognize the suspects or vehicles they were operating. Around 3:30am last Tuesday, July 28th an orange Club Car…
