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ATF Assisting Local Fire Investigators A fire gutted a Benson home early this morning (Monday).  Fire crews from Johnston and Harnett counties responded to the 1:40am alarm at 205 East King Circle. Firemen found the home completely engulfed in flames. …

Two people were injured Sunday morning when a wrong way driver struck a pickup truck on Interstate 40 in Johnston County. An 18 year-old driver was headed eastbound in the westbound lanes of I-40 when he sideswiped a pickup truck at the…

It’s hard not to get into a long conversation with Maritza Rosado. The self-described chatter, who now leads Selma Elementary, loves getting to know others in candid and honest conversations. Sitting in her office in the historic Selma Elementary School…

The Houston County, Georgia Board of Education has appointed Dr. Amy Barbour as principal of Veterans High School. Dr. Barbour has served as the Veterans High assistant principal for instruction since 2010. She has been with the Houston County School…

Johnston County Emergency Medical Services won the American Red Cross Battle of the Badges blood drive competition between fire and police from the Town of Clayton and Johnston County’s emergency medical services personnel. Johnston County EMS recruited the most blood…

Tropicana owners hope to fill void left by Sav-A-Lot.  Many people who were disappointed by its predecessor’s departure, might just have found a replacement. The owners of the Tropicana Grocery Store, located in the Dunn Plaza where Sav-A-Lot once stood,…

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol was awarded national accreditation on July 28th by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA). Following a year-long self-assessment phase and a meticulous site-based assessment of community engagement, policy, procedures, equipment…

Buies Creek – Campbell again practiced in shells (shoulder pads, shorts and helmets) on Monday, completing its fifth day on the field for preseason training camp. The Camels will go live on Tuesday, participating in their first full-contact practice of the preseason.…

The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office has released surveillance images of a man wanted for defrauding a couple in their 70s at a roadside produce stand they were operating. Around 8:40am Wednesday, a man stopped at the Barn Yard Fruit Stand on Highway…

The orientation dates and times are set for Johnston County Public Schools. Schools will hold student orientation at various times from Aug. 2 through Sept. 10. At orientation students will have the opportunity to meet their teachers, find their classrooms, and…