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Area Court Officials Meet With Rep. Renee Ellmers
Members of the Veterans Treatment Court of Johnston Harnett & Lee Counties visited with Congresswoman Renee Ellmers while in Washington DC last week. The members were in Washington, D.C. attending a national conference when they stopped by to meet with…
Commentary: You Decide: What is the State of Our State’s Education?
Dr. Mike WaldenNorth Carolina Cooperative Extension The kinds of jobs needed in the economy have dramatically changed in the last century. One hundred years ago most North Carolinians worked on the farm. Knowledge about farming was passed from generation to…
Every Two Seconds Someone Needs Blood: Red Cross Urges Blood Donations
The American Red Cross urges eligible donors to give blood in August and help meet the constant need for blood products by patients. Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. Summer is an especially difficult time to collect…
Man Injured In Smithfield Mobile Home Fire
One person was burned following a mobile home fire Friday afternoon. Shortly before 3:00pm flames destroyed a mobile home at Stallings Mobile Home Park in the 2300 block of Highway 70 Business, just east of I-95 in Smithfield. A…
Duke Energy Progress Completes Purchase Of NCEMPA Generation Assets
NCEMPA generating assets purchased by Duke Energy Progress for $1.25 billion Purchase provides long-term fuel savings for Duke Energy Progress customersSale of assets will reduce NCEMPA outstanding debt by more than 70 percent Raleigh – Following a year of regulatory…
Dr. Eric Smith Featured On WTSB Radio
Dr. Eric Smith from the Smith Chiropractic Center in Smithfield appeared live on WTSB Radio on Thursday. Dr. Smith is skilled in treating conditions affecting the neuromusculoskeletal system, chiropractic pediatric and maternity care, nutritional counseling and rehabilitation. Dr. Smith treats…
Four Oaks Bank Earns $17.5 Million In Second Quarter
Four Oaks Fincorp, Inc., the holding company for Four Oaks Bank & Trust Company, announced Friday the results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2015. The Company reported net income of $17.5 million and $18.5 million,…
5th Johnston County Fast Food Restaurant Robbed
For the fifth time this month someone has robbed a fast food restaurant in Johnston County. Around 11:00pm Thursday, two black males armed with a handgun attempted to rob McDonald’s on Highway 210 at I-40 outside of Benson. The suspects…
Deputies Investigate Attempted Home Invasion Report
Authorities are investigating an attempted home invasion. It happened around 3:00am Friday on Yellow Bell Court, south of Zebulon at the Johnston-Wake County line. Johnston County deputies responded to the address for a burglar alarm. When they arrived the 31…
Elected Official Victim Of Identity Theft
A local elected officials says someone stole their identify and used their personal information to obtain a loan. Four Oaks Town Councilman Christopher Gregory Haley Sr. filed a report Thursday. Haley lives in the city limits of Four Oaks but…
