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Business Gas Leak Caused By Copper Theft, Police Say
Police in Smithfield are investigating a gas leak caused by a copper thief. Around 6:00AM Wednesday, an officer was on patrol and discovered an active gas leak behind Angelo’s Pizza at 1265 N. Brightleaf Boulevard. The Smithfield Fire Department responded…
$130,000 In Construction Equipment Stolen From Job Site
A theft from a construction site near Smithfield is under investigation. The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office said the theft happened on Crantock Road between 11:00pm Monday and 8:30am Tuesday. Someone stole a Bobcat excavator, Bobcat skid steer, Steco dump trailer,…
Superintendent Accused Of Mishandling Clayton High Investigation
15 Page Grievance Filed By Former Principal Bennett Jones Against Dr. Ross Renfrow As support continues to grow for former Clayton High School Principal Dr. Bennett Jones, the former principal has filed a formal 15 page complaint against Superintendent…
Police Chief Approves Protest Permit For Supporters Of Clayton High Principal Bennett Jones
On Wednesday, the Town of Clayton announced that Police Chief Blair Myhand has approved a new protest permit for a gathering on Thursday, Aug. 22nd at Town Square. The permit was requested by Anita Bland. Is the same protest permit…
Selma Jewelry Receives Business Excellence Award
By: Scott Bolejack The Selma Town Council on Aug. 13th presented its Business Excellence Award to Selma Jewelry. “Through the years, Selma Jewelry has been a mainstay in uptown Selma, through good economic times, bad economic times,” Mayor Cheryl Oliver…
New Team Puts Focus On Girls, Women In STEM
By: Shannon Mann It’s a woman problem. They all say it. Big business, media, government…there’s really no denying it. The fact is that the number of women in a vast array of STEM fields is small, and that needs to…
Campbell Football 2019 Fan Fest Set For Saturday
Buies Creek – One week before kicking off the 2019 football season at Troy, Campbell will host its annual Fan Fest on Saturday, August 24 at Barker-Lane Stadium. Action gets underway at 6 p.m., when fans can get a live…
Town Council Adopts Resolution In Support Of Former Clayton Principal
Rally For Bennett Jones Expected To Draw 1200 People Members of the Clayton Town Council and Mayor Jody McLeod went on record Monday night adopting a resolution in support of former Clayton High School Principal Dr. Bennett Jones. Jones, a…
Storms Down Trees, Cause Power Outages
Heavy wind and rain caused power outages and traffic delays in parts of Johnston County on Monday afternoon. The Stancil’s Chapel area suffered numerous downed trees and power lines down. Highway 42 East was closed after a tree brought down…
Four Oaks Man Injured In Pine Level Shooting
A Four Oaks man is recovering from a single gunshot wound he suffered while walking near the Pine Level city limits. The victim said the shooting happened around 7:20pm Saturday on Pine Level-Selma Road in the vicinity of the Crocker…
