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Raleigh – According to the American Automobile Association, it is estimated that 41.9 million people will travel during the July 4th holiday period; the most in eight years. As a friendly reminder, the Highway Patrol is advising motorists to be…

Benson Police are alerting residents someone is using their name and even the department’s telephone number in a phone scam. Police Chief Kenneth Edwards said individuals have been placing calls and implying they were a representative of the US Department…

Students representing seven high schools and Neuse Charter School in Johnston County recently completed Junior Leadership Johnston County 2015. Junior Leadership Johnston is a program to assist emerging youth in their efforts to prepare for leadership positions in business, community,…

The District 11 Guardian ad Litem Program held a swearing-in ceremony in Johnston County recently for a volunteer child advocate in Johnston County.  The volunteer completed the required advocate training and the Honorable District Court Judge Paul Holcombe administered the…

On Tuesday, a few members of the JoCo Marines visit the Durham VA Medical Center to host a bingo game for the disabled Veterans from every branch of service. The visit and bingo was to let the Veterans know they…

Authorities have recovered 4 of 5 guitars stolen during a residential break-in June 23 near Goldsboro. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office recovered the guitars from two area pawn shops. The fifth had been sold by the pawnshop to an unknown…

Name Recognition Now the Biggest Factor RALEIGH – A new Civitas Poll of registered North Carolina voters sheds light on voters’ presidential preferences more than a year ahead of the actual polling. These questions were asked of all 600 voters,…

Dr. Mike Walden North Carolina Cooperative Extension Some troubling news about North Carolina’s economy made the headlines recently. Numbers for an economic concept called gross domestic product”, or GDP, were released for 2014. While North Carolina’s GDP increased in 2014,…

Like so many locales within the borders of what is considered the Sandhills, Johnston County — for all its technological advances in enterprise, farming and social interaction — remains a time capsule of sorts. With Raleigh’s blossoming “Silicon Valley of…

With kids out of school and enjoying their summer vacations, the last thing anyone wants it to get in trouble with law enforcement. Smithfield Police say that’s why they want to remind parents and their children about the town’s Juvenile…