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Charges Filed In Head On Collision That Injures 4
The NC Highway Patrol has filed charges against a 24 year-old driver that reportedly caused a head on collision on Buffalo Road about 5 miles north of Selma. Troopers said a 2000 Saab driven by Dionysios Sebastian Santos, 24, of…
Planned Selma Water Outage Wednesday
Boil Water Advisory Will Be Issued Once Service Is Restored A number of homes and businesses served by the Town of Selma with be without water service for much of the day on Wednesday, June 19th. Crews will turn off…
Johnston Girl Scouts Named Local Top Sellers for 2019 Girl Scout Cookie Program
Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines has announced that Taylor Cole of Clayton, is the top seller in Johnston County for the 2019 Girl Scout Cookie Program. Cole sold 1,561 boxes of Girl Scout cookies in the annual cookie…
81 Inducted Into PTK National Honor Society
International honor society recognizes academic achievement of two-year college students Eighty-one students were recently inducted into the Beta Zeta Theta chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society at Johnston Community College for the 2018-19 academic year. The international honor society…
Strahin Completes Basic Training
U.S. Air Force Airman Joshua S. Strahin graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical…
Wilson Gray Johnson Earns The Highest And Most Coveted Award In Scouting
Wilson Gray Johnson from Boy Scout Troop 64 of Cleveland has earned the rank of Eagle Scout. An Eagle Scout Ceremony was held for Wilson on June 8th at St. James United Methodist Church in Tarboro. Wilson is the son…
Smithfield-Selma High School 4th Quarter Principal’s List And Honor Roll
9th Grade Principal’s List Acevedo, Stephen Anthony, Leyla Arena, Angel Avila-Marmolejo, Milsy Baker, Seth Barboza-Garcia, Jacqueline Barefoot, Camryn Boone, Christina Boothe, Zachary Brewer, George Bruns, Collin Busigo Pellati, Geovanna Calloway, Mia Cannon, Connor Carroll, Lindsay Cervantes Guiterrez, Jaret Chen, Michelle…
Science Olympiad Varsity
The Johnston County Board of Education recognized the Polenta Elementary Varsity Science Olympiad teams for winning first place at the annual Science Olympiad Competition. Photographed on the front row (from left) are Caroline Marslender, Yazmin Mendoza, Breanna Allen, Joshua Dulmaine,…
Science Olympiad Junior Varsity
The Johnston County Board of Education recognized the Polenta Elementary Junior Varsity Science Olympiad team for winning first place at the annual Science Olympiad Competition. Photographed on the front row (from left) are Malia Burciaga, Vera Isaacs, Siena Bush, Timothy…
USS North Carolina Changes Hands
By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Daniel Hinton, Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii — The Virginia-class, fast attack submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) held a change of command ceremony at the historic submarine…
