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If you want to avoid long lines for the May 8th primary you can take advantage of one-stop early voting that got underway today (Thursday). Early voting is underway now through Saturday, May 5th in Johnston County. Early voting sites include the First Baptist…

Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey says the N.C. Department of Insurance has ended the legal dispute with the North Carolina Rate Bureau on its proposal for an 18.7 percent homeowners’ insurance rate increase.  Commissioner Causey has negotiated an almost 14 percent lower…

After hearing from multiple veterans in the Seventh Congressional District encountering issues with their credit, as a result of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC) this week introduced the Veterans Credit Protection Act of 2018.  The legislation…

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol will join law enforcement agencies in every state along I-95 to reduce collisions along the I-95 corridor. Through support from the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and states along the eastern portion…

A licensed electrical and utility contractor based out of Hope Mills will be doing some electrical work for the Town of Clayton along Vinson Road over the next two weeks. Drivers and residents may see crews using machines to bore…

A 29 year-old man says he was the victim of an armed robbery while fishing at a rural pond. Last Friday the victim said he drove from his home in Dunn to a pond on Futrell Road outside of Selma…

A section of North Brightleaf Boulevard (US 301 North) in Smithfield was briefly shutdown Tuesday following a serious three vehicle accident. Around 10:45am, a tractor trailer was traveling northbound on Brightleaf Boulevard just north of Hospital Road when it collided with a southbound…

By: Bryant Spivey, County Extension Director Johnston County Cooperative Extension Service As you travel the rural roads of Johnston County this time of year you will see many tractors running in the field tilling and bedding land. Some readers may not…

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman David Rouzer (R-NC) joined members of the House Committee on Agriculture on Thursday in unveiling the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 (H.R. 2), commonly referred to as the 2018 Farm Bill, which funds vital farm programs through 2023. …

U.S. Air Force Airman Justin M. Eudy 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…