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Clayton Police: One of First In The Triangle To Equip Every Officer With Life-Saving Tool
Drug overdoses killed 64,000 people last year. That’s 175 people a day. 7 lives lost every hour. On the day the President declared a national opioid health crisis, vowing to be the “generation that ends the opioid epidemic,” Clayton Police…
Town Board Appointments
The Smithfield Town Council approved two board appointments at their October meeting. Catherine Webster of Chestnut Drive was reappointed to the Library Board of Trustees for a second term. Brenda Waddell of E. Woodall Street was appointed to her first…
Fall Festival Saturday At Bentonville Battlefield
Take a ride on a wagon around the historic Harper House at Bentonville Battlefield’s annual fall festival on Saturday, Oct. 28. The program will include demonstrations by costumed interpreters and a festival atmosphere that will offer wagon rides provided by End…
Smith Named To Jerry Rice Award Watch List
Buies Creek – Campbell quarterback Daniel Smith has been named to the initial watch list for the STATS FCS Jerry Rice Award. The award is given annually to the top freshman in the Football Championship Subdivision. Smith is one of…
Cleveland High Coach John Jacobs, 49
Cleveland High is mourning the loss of Coach John Wilson Jacobs who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 49. Coach Jacobs was Cleveland High School’s head varsity and JV boys basketball coach, JV basketball and baseball coach, and an assistant football…
Dunn Woman Wins $1 Million Lottery Prize
Frances Perry of Dunn is celebrating her good fortune after she played the Extreme Millions scratch-off game and won $1 million. Perry bought the $30 ticket when she stopped by Phill’s Quick Stop on Dunn-Erwin Road in Dunn. She claimed…
Top School Leaders Receive Large Pay Raises
On August 16th, Johnston County school board members held a Convocation at Five County Stadium in Wake County, welcoming teachers to the start of the 2017-18 school year and surprised them with the news they would receive a one percent supplement…
Another Accident Reported At Dangerous Intersection
A rural intersection known for numerous collisions was the scene of another traffic accident Friday morning. A roofing company pickup reportedly pulled into the path of an oncoming van at the intersection of Little Creek Church Road at Steel Bridge Road between…
5 Family Members Injured In I-40 Crash
A family of five traveling through Johnston County was injured when their SUV overturned on Interstate 40 early Thursday morning. Emergency crews responded to the 3:45am crash near the 335 mile marker, just east of the Highway 96 Exit in…
5 Kilos Of Cocaine Seized
The Sampson County Sheriff’s Office with the assistance of the Department of Homeland Security have seized 5 kilos of cocaine. Authorities said they were investigating a drug complaint at 6715 Ebenezer Forest Road and obtained permission to search the residence. During the…
