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3 Suspects Rob Dollar General Store
Law enforcement officers are searching for three suspects who robbed an area Dollar General store. The robbery was reported around 10:00PM Thursday at the Dollar General at 72 Spring Hill Church Road in Lillington. The Harnett County Sheriff’s Office said…
Johnston County Agriculture – 2019 in Review
By: Bryant Spivey Johnston County Cooperative Extension Director As I look back on 2019, it has been a challenging year for agriculture in Johnston County. I find that in agriculture we often use the words challenging and difficult, and to…
New Year’s Resolution: Stop Counting Calories
By: Cassidy Hall Johnston & Wilson County Cooperative Extension Area Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences Each year, people ask me if I have a New Year’s Resolution. There are certainly aspects of health that everyone can improve on, but “dieting”…
Latest Reaction To School Board Member Allegations
On Monday, Johnston County school board member Ronald Johnson released new information on alleged corruption, sexual harassment and unethical conduct he claims has occurred within the Johnston County school system. Johnson is asking the NC SBI to investigate the allegations.…
SHP Focused On Collision Reduction This Christmas
In anticipation for the upcoming Christmas and New Year’s holidays, the State Highway Patrol is putting safe driving at the top of its Christmas wish list. According to AAA, more than 112 million travelers are expected to leave home throughout…
Porch Pirates Steal Amazon Package
Smithfield Police are investigating the theft of an Amazon package stolen from the front porch of an East Smithfield home. Officers said a package containing $30 in items was stolen off the front porch of a home in the 900…
Christmas Shopper Assaulted, Injured Outside Smithfield Business
Officers are investigating an assault involving two shoppers at Carolina Premium Outlets on Outlet Center Drive in Smithfield. Smithfield Police said a 20 year-old Robeson County woman was shopping at the Outlets last Tuesday night, Dec. 17th when she got…
CCCC Is Among Bellwether Award Finalists
Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) is one of only 10 community colleges named by the Bellwether College Consortium (BCC) as finalists in the Instructional Programs and Services category of the Bellwether Awards, which recognize programs and services that foster or…
Anti-Robocall Legislation Approved By Senate
On Thursday, the US Senate passed a modified version of bipartisan legislation co-sponsored by Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) that gives regulators more time to find scammers, increases civil forfeiture penalties for those caught, promotes call authentication and blocking adoption, and…
Tillis Calls for Passage of Military Funding on the Senate Floor
Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Personnel, spoke Thursday on the Senate floor about the need to pass the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to fund our nation’s military. The legislation includes several key…
