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Corinth Holders Junior Wins State Swimming Champion
Connor Blandford, a junior at Corinth Holders High School, is the NCHSAA 3A state swimming champion in the 200 Individual Medley. The Individual Medley includes 4 strokes: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle in one race. The win also came with…
Corinth Senior Wins Eaton Scholarship
Corinth Holders High senior Nicole Kroushl has been selected as a winner of the Eaton Scholarship, a special scholarship under the National Merit Scholarship Program. The Eaton Scholarship Program is administered by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation, and each year…
Benson Fires Former Mayor Who Allegedly Assaults Town Manager
The Town of Benson has fired former mayor and former Benson Public Works Director Don Johnson. According to a letter from Mayor William Massengill, Mr. Johnson was fired during an emergency meeting Monday night for violence in the workplace. In…
VIP For VIP Program Designed To Prevent Teen Traffic Deaths
On Thursday, the VIP for a VIP program was held at Princeton High School. The Vehicle Injury Prevention for a Very Important Person consisted of testimonies from area emergency workers, a video presentation, following by a realistic re-enactment of a…
Highway Patrol Urges Motorists To Use Caution During Memorial Day Holiday
The State Highway Patrol is reminding motorists to be careful as they enjoy the Memorial Day weekend. The holiday officially kicks off the summer vacation season in North Carolina. Last year, the Highway Patrol investigated 264 fatal collisions and over…
Firefighters Navigating Neuse To Raise Money For Worthy Causes
Dirty, sore, and wearing stinky wet socks – two Town of Clayton firefighters are in the middle of a grueling 200-mile adventure. At the stroke of midnight on Tuesday, Clayton firefighters Allen Williford and Paul Zias put two slender kayaks…
Crews Extinguish Dumpster Fire
Fire crews were able to prevent a home from being damaged by flames Tuesday night. A dumpster fire endangered a house on White Memorial Church Road in western Johnston County. The 50-210, West Johnston, and Elevation Fire Departments quickly responded…
School Board Seeking $75.5 Million To Build Two New Schools, Expand 4 Others
By Laura Crosio Johnston County Schools will be seeking funding for $75.5 million in school building improvements. District officials say they need two new schools to ease overcrowding in county schools. They have proposed building a $19.1 million elementary school…
Rouzer Votes For Increased Innovation And Investments In The US
Washington, D.C. – Congressman David Rouzer (NC-7) has voted for the passage of the American Research and Competitiveness Act (H.R. 880) in the US House. “This bill lets innovative companies here in the United States and in Southeastern North Carolina…
Fatal House Fire Ruled Accidental
One person died in a house fire early-Wednesday in Selma. The two-alarm fire was reported around 2:20am at a home at 809 West Oak Street in Selma. The fire was quickly brought under control but the body of 47 year-old…
