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Smithfield Approves $13.6 Million Budget
Following a 45 minute meeting Monday night, the Smithfield Town Council unanimously approved the 2015-16 fiscal year budget. While some fees will be increasing, the 57 cents property tax rate will remain unchanged in the $13,680,098 spending plan. The budget…
Coastal Carolina University Scientists Release June Hurricane Update
Conway, SC – According to its latest update, the HUGO Hurricane Landfall Outlook Program at Coastal Carolina University is forecasting a slightly lower probability of Atlantic hurricanes in 2015 than was indicated in its April report. The new update, however,…
4 Break-Ins Reported Monday
The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating four break-ins reported Monday in the eastern part of the county. A resident in the 3100 block of Creech’s Mill Road responded to a burglar alarm at their home around 11:00am and discovered a…
$5,000 Worth Of Copper Stolen From Clayton Cell Tower
An estimated $5,000 worth of copper ground wiring was stolen from a Clayton-area cellular phone tower Tuesday morning. Deputes responded to a burglar alarm at the tower site in the 3000 block of Jack Road around 2:00am. Authorities discovered where…
Lightning Strikes Country Store, Underground Fuel Tank Explodes
Six vehicle were damaged, two of them destroyed, after lightning struck the parking lot of Mill Creek Country Store and Cafe Friday night. During an intense thunderstorm that moved through southern Johnston County, lightning struck the parking lot of the…
Courthouse Statue Badly Damaged In Construction Accident
A weekend construction accident at the Johnston County Courthouse damaged a nearly 100 year of statue. Some say the statue may be beyond repair. Saturday afternoon, crews hired by the County to repair cracks in the original exterior of the…
Fire Chief: Smoke Detector Helps Save Family’s Life
Firefighters credit a battery operated smoke detector with saving the lives of a Kenly couple. Just before 5am Saturday, Kenly Fire Chief Paul Whitehurst said a smoke detector located outside a bedroom awakened Willie and Mary Brown, alerting them their…
8 Displaced By Mobile Home Fire
Eight people were displaced after a mobile home was destroyed Saturday afternoon. Four adults and four children were living in the home, in the 120000 block of Highway 96 South, in the Meadow community outside of Benson. A neighbor was…
Princeton Fire Under Investigation
The cause of a fire that destroyed a large barn near Princeton is under investigation. Monday morning, flames leveled the two-story barn at 161 Old Rock Quarry Road. The Princeton, Pine Level and Micro Fire Departments responded to the fire.…
Bagley Road Bridge Over I-95 To Close Overnight This Week
The NC Department of Transportation will close the Bagley Road Bridge over Interstate 95 outside of Kenly for three nights this week, weather permitting. The closures are necessary for crews to replace expansion joints on the bridge. The bridge, located…
