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By Laura Crosio The town of Archer Lodge official swore in their first animal control officer, thanks to a partnership with the Town of Clayton. Clayton’s Animal Control Officer Angela Lee was officially sworn in by Archer Lodge Mayor Mike…

A project by the NC Department of Transportation to replace two bridges on Highway 210 near Smithfield is entering its final stages. The replacements round out an overall $10.4 million express design-build contract awarded to S.T. Wooten Corp. in 2013…

The Smithfield Town Council has agreed to extend an agreement set to expire July 1, 2015 for 10 years for reimbursement of the Riverside Cemetery Extension. In 2007, Allen Wellons and Leo Daughtry of Smithfield invested over $800,000 in the…

Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class Bobby D. Evans graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force…

Suzanne Mitchell, principal of Selma Elementary School, has been selected as the 2015-2016 Wells Fargo Principal of the Year for Johnston County Schools in a program sponsored by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction and Wells Fargo. Mitchell was…

Following two public hearings Monday night, the Four Oaks Town Council approved two solar farm projects within their extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ).  As part of approving the projects, both applicants agreed to be voluntarily annexed into the Four Oaks town limits.…

By Laura Crosio The town of Archer Lodge’s annual Family Fun Day is a celebration drawing thousands of attendees each year. Sponsored by the town’s community center, the event closes out with a fireworks display to celebrate Independence Day. But…

Fire investigators blame a lightning strike for starting a fire that damaged an outside building Monday morning near Clayton. Around 8:30am, lightning struck the building located at 343 Forest Oaks Drive.  The Archer Lodge and Clayton Fire Departments responded and…

North Carolina Coastal Pines has announced that Annah Lassiter of Four Oaks is a top seller in Johnston County for the 2015 Girl Scout Cookie Sale Program. Lassiter sold 1,270 boxes of Girl Scout cookies in the annual cookie sale…

Buy a bottle of your favorite spirit at the distillery beginning in October Since opening a “tasting room” in March, Broadslab Distillery has attracted a number of tourists to its rural headquarters outside Benson — a swatch of Johnston County…