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The 2017 General Assembly approved legislation commonly known as the “Brunch Bill” that would allow alcohol sales and consumption starting as early as 10:00am on Sunday’s compared to consumption beginning at Noon. The Smithfield Town Council took up the proposal Tuesday night. Even though the majority…

The 2017 Tarheel League Midget Division consisting of players from southern Johnston County won the state champion tournament held last weekend. The team consisted of members selected from regular season recreational league teams from the Benson, Meadow, and Four Oaks…

Two people were sent to the hospital Sunday evening after crashing their motorcycle. It  happened on Cleveland Road near the intersection of Glen Road off Highway 42. 50-210 EMS responded to the scene and transported both accident victims to Johnston Medical Center in…

Four people were injured following a three vehicle crash in Smithfield. The accident was reported on North Brightleaf Boulevard at Booker Dairy Road at 8:41pm Sunday. Smithfield Police said a 2003 Chevy truck driven by Sandra Z. Loar of Benson was traveling…

Micro Police are investigating a break-in reported in the 100 block of South Davis Street. Between 8:00pm Friday and 10:00am Saturday someone broke into a home and stolen a TV, DVD’s, cable box, digital camera, bluetooth speaker, 6 rings and 3 necklaces valued at $1,330. The victim…

Girl Scouts rolls out the largest programming enhancement in almost a decade, providing girls with opportunities to breakdown gender barriers when it comes to STEM and the outdoors. The voters have spoken and according to the Girl Scout Research Institute,…

An SUV slammed into a tree Monday night seriously injuring the driver. The crash was reported around 8:00pm in the 6000 block of Highway 42 West.  The SUV ran off the roadway striking the tree and trapping the driver in the mangled wreckage. The Cleveland…

A 97 year-old man and his 86 year-old wife were the victims of a second home invasion in just over a year. The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office says both incidents appear to be random. Around 2:50am Saturday, the elderly couple was asleep…

Police in Selma are searching for a lone suspect who robbed a convenience store early Sunday. Around 2:10am, a man walked into Han-Dee Hugo’s Exxon at 446 US 70 Highway and asked to buy cigarettes. While the clerk was completing the transaction,…

Thousands of Union and Confederate soldiers battled back and forth across the woods and fields of the Willis Cole Plantation March 19, 1865, during the opening phases of the largest battle ever fought in North Carolina. Bentonville Battlefield State Historic…