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NC Guard Abrams Tanks, Bradley Fighting Vehicles On I-95 Sunday
Fort Bragg – The North Carolina National Guard will be transporting M1A1 Abrams Tanks and M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicles with Heavy Equipment Transport (HET) vehicles to Fort Pickett, Virginia, via I-95, on Sunday, March 18th. This is the first time…
Four Oaks Man Charged With Incident At Lowe’s Home Improvement
A Four Oaks man was arrested Wednesday afternoon for allegedly stealing items from Lowe’s Home Improvement. The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office was called to Lowe’s near the I-40 / NC42 interchange in Cleveland after the suspect allegedly went into the business and…
Church Van Vandalized
A member at a rural Johnston County church discovered their church van had been vandalized Tuesday night. The incident was reported at the Sylvia Chapel Church at 9780 Highway 222 West of Kenly. Someone pried open a locked gas lid to the van and…
Truck Loaded With Bottles Overturns
A tractor trailer loaded with empty Rum bottles overturned on Interstate 40 in Johnston County Friday morning bottlenecking traffic for several hours. The single vehicle accident occurred on the eastbound side of I-40 near the 317 mile marker not far from the…
Driver, Passenger Flee From Wreck
Emergency workers couldn’t locate anyone at the scene of a car wreck late Thursday night between Clayton and Wilson’s Mills. The wreck was reported on Powhatan Road near Colonial Drive just east of the Novo Nordisk construction project. A Pontiac passenger car…
Bomb Threat Forces Evacuation Of Triton High School
A bomb threat on Thursday forced the evacuation of students and faculty from Triton High School. Around 9:20am, Harnett County Sheriff Wayne Coats said a student found a note in a bathroom eluding to a bomb threat at 1:30pm Thursday and Friday. The student took the…
Forest Service Encourages People To Plant A Tree To Celebrate Arbor Day
The N.C. Forest Service is encouraging all North Carolinians to plant a tree this weekend to celebrate Arbor Day in North Carolina, which takes place today (Friday, March 16). Trees bring more than scenic beauty; large deciduous trees shade and…
Corinth Holders Lacrosse Team To Make History On Friday
The Corinth Holders High School Lacrosse team is the first team of its kind in Johnston County history. The game of Lacrosse is considered the fastest game on two feet. In its very first game, Corinth Holders defeated Oxford JF…
80 Weather Related Accidents Reported In Johnston County
NC Highway Patrol First Sgt. D.L. Mobley said troopers responded to approximately 80 winter weather related accident Monday night and Tuesday in Johnston County. Once the rain transitioned to snow and sleet accidents were reported in all areas of the county, but particularly west…
The Century Mark Hasn’t Stopped Her
Centenarian credits no snacking and kindness as keys For Frances Cromartie Jones, age is unimportant. The last 100 years have been nothing short of a blessing to the Dunn lady who still is as active as someone half her age.…
