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Building Permit Applications Jump 56 Percent
The Johnston County Inspections Department issued permits for 178 new single family homes in July, an increase of 56 percent from the 114 permits issues for single family homes in July 2017. The average value of a new home permitted…
US 117 South In Wayne County Will Have Overnight Detour
Road to close Thursday night and reopen Friday morning Traffic will detour off U.S. 117 South of Goldsboro in Wayne County for one night this week, so contractor workers can pour the concrete deck for a new overpass at O’Berry…
Three People Injured In Parking Lot Accident
Three people were sent to the hospital with minor injuries following an accident in the parking lot of Carolina Premium Outlets on Outlet Center Drive. Smithfield Police and first responders responded to the accident at 3:44pm Tuesday. According to an…
Thieves Cut Wires From Utility Poles
Copper thieves have been targeting utility poles in Johnston and Harnett counties. On Tuesday, $30,000 worth of copper wires was reported stolen by Duke Energy from their power poles on County Line Road outside of Benson. Power company officials said the…
Puppies Stolen From Home
A Four Oaks family can’t imagine who would steal five puppies from their home. The tan and gray Chihuahuas were in a kennel behind the family home on Boyette Road just outside the Four Oaks city limits when they were…
Drunk Driver Convicted Of Murder, Sentenced To Prison
A drunk driver who caused a wreck last year that killed a 35 year-old Johnston County woman has been convicted of second degree murder. Ronald Trevor Holland, 45, of Angier was sentenced to serve between 108 and 142 months in…
Thousands Of School Employees Kick Off New School Year
Thousands of Johnston County Public Schools employees marked the start of the 2018-2019 school year with a motivational event, Convocation 2018, at Five County Stadium, home of the Carolina Mudcats in Zebulon on Monday. “Convocation is just a chance for…
Gunmen Take $1 From Woman Doing Laundry
Smithfield Police are investigating an overnight robbery. Officers were summoned to an armed robbery report on Waddell Drive off North Brightleaf Boulevard at 11:18pm. Police said a 35 year-old woman was doing her laundry in an outbuilding behind her home when…
Wilson Times Purchases Johnston News Group
Rick and Karen Stewart, the owners of the Kenly News and Johnston News Group, have announced their retirement and the sale of his newspaper group. The Wilson Times will purchase Kenly News, Pine Level News, Princeton News Leader and The…
Retiring Police Chief Honored
After 23 years with the Selma Police Department, Police Chief Richard Cooper will be retiring on August 31. In 1995, Cooper left this job in the grocery store industry and took a $23,000 pay cut to join the police force. He worked…
