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Why Health Isn’t Always A Number On The Scale
By: Cassidy Hobbs Family and Consumer Sciences Agent Johnston County Cooperative Extension Growing up, my diet was pretty horrible. The fridge was always stocked with a 2-liter bottle of soda, sweet tea, and occasionally fruit drinks, but never water. White…
Johnston DOT Equipment Operator Among The Best In NC
Team represents Highway Division 4 A six-person team of truck and equipment operators from Johnston, Nash and Wilson counties won the top prize in the annual state “Roadeo” championship last week. The employees captured the Team Competition crown during the…
Amazon Chooses Garner For New $200 Million Facility
2.6 Million Square Foot Distribution Center Will Create 1,500 New Jobs Town of Garner officials are hailing Amazon’s selection of the Garner Technology Center as the location for a new 2.6-million-square-foot, state-of-the-art distribution center. The Seattle-based e-commerce company will invest…
An Ocean Away, Smithfield Native Serves In US Navy, Lives in Europe, Supports NATO Mission
By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brian T. Glunt, Navy Office of Community Outreach Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Amanda Rae Moreno Rota, Spain – A 2014 Smithfield Selma High School graduate and Smithfield, North Carolina, native is serving…
County To Waive Certain Fees For Storm Victims
Many South Smithfield residents are still literally picking up the pieces from Wednesday nights storm that caused damage. Officials announced Friday that 15 homes were damaged by the fast moving thunderstorm that produced straight line winds that damaged the structures along British…
Driver Pinned Inside Overturned Truck
A Johnston County deputy and Good Samaritan rendered aid to a driver trapped inside a white Chevy Silverado pickup truck Thursday night until fire and EMS crews arrived. Around 10:00pm, the truck ran off Glen Laurel Road east of Clayton, struck a ditch,…
Search Underway For Suspect Who Assaulted, Robbed Elderly Man
An elderly Benson man was assaulted and robbed of his car and money while at his home Thursday night. Around 9:20pm, deputies responded to a call on Turlington Road in southern Johnston County. Officers learned the 75 year-old victim was at home alone when…
Firebug On The Loose? Benson Police Probe 5 Suspicious Fires
Benson Police are investigating a total of five suspicious fires on the same street in the last month. Police aren’t saying if they’re connected but residents say they are concerned a fire bug may be on the loose. The most…
Rapist Serving Life In Prison Is Now Up For Parole
A Johnston County man sentenced to life in prison for the rape of his next door neighbor nearly 31 years ago is up for parole. Travis E. Reddick was 16 years-old when he broke into the home of his neighbor…
I-95/I-40 Interchange Bridge Work Postponed
A project to begin restoring the bridges and ramps at the Interstate 95/40 interchange near Benson in southern Johnston County will not start this week as anticipated. Officials for the contractor, Penhall Co of Los Angeles, have informed the N.C.…
