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Garner Leads The Way Again In Statewide Communications Awards Competition
The Town of Garner tied the City of Greenville for the most honors earned in the annual North Carolina City and County Communicators’ (NC3C) Excellence in Communications Awards. Garner won six awards—two first-place honors and four for second place—in a…
Reward Offered In Illegal Dumping Incident
A Smithfield resident is offering a reward for information leading to an arrest following an illegal dumping incident on his property. William Ragsdale reported Thursday that someone had disposed of several hundred pounds of construction debris on a path behind…
Driver Traveling 60 MPH In Reverse Says He Couldn’t Stop Car
A Smithfield man is facing charges after a car he was driving in reverse at an estimated 60 miles per hour slammed into an SUV on Highway 301 South in Smithfield Thursday morning. According to an accident report released Friday…
Car Traveling In Reverse Slams Into SUV
Highway 301 South in Smithfield has reopened to traffic after being closed for more than an hour earlier today (Thursday) following a bizarre crash involving a vehicle traveling in reverse. The wreck happened around 10:30am on Highway 301 South at…
Johnston County Targeted By Criminals Using Credit Card Skimmers
State officials announced today (Thursday) that the number of credit card skimmers found on fuel pumps across North Carolina is up dramatically this year. Of all 100 counties across the state, more skimmers have been found in Johnston County this…
Police Searching For Hit & Run Driver That Critically Injured Motorcyclist
A Selma man is in critical condition after being hit while riding his motorcycle Wednesday afternoon on Highway 301. Selma Police said the crash occurred at 4:13pm at the intersection of US 301 (N. Pollock Street) and Richardson Street. The…
Family Birthday Numbers Win $450,233 Jackpot For Local Man
David Parry said a set of “lucky” numbers made up of family birthdays won him Saturday’s Carolina Cash 5 jackpot of $450,233. Parry, who lives in Johnston County but has an Angier address, began his usual routine Sunday morning, making…
Officials Break Ground on Carolina Connector Intermodal Facility
ROCKY MOUNT – Representatives from the N.C. Department of Transportation, CSX Corporation and Carolinas Gateway Partnership held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday for the Carolina Connector (CCX) intermodal transportation facility near Rocky Mount in Edgecombe County. “This intermodal facility will positively…
County Approves $2.25 Million Bid For Buffalo Water District Upgrades
Johnston County Commissioners have awarded a $2,252,760 bid to make improvements to the Buffalo Water District. The project includes 8,800 linear feet of 20 inch water main from the Johnston County Water Treatment Plant to Buffalo Road. Four bids were…
Johnston County Schools Honor Outstanding First Year Teachers
Johnston County Public Schools named Lance Atkinson as the First Year Teacher of the Year at the annual Outstanding First Year Teacher of the Year Banquet on April 4. Atkinson, a teacher at Clayton High, received a $500 check sponsored…
