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A three car accident briefly shut down westbound lanes of Highway 70 at Mechanical Boulevard in Garner Tuesday afternoon. Two passenger cars and a Jeep collided at the intersection. Three people were taken to two area hospitals for treatment. Westbound traffic was…

A pickup truck ran off the roadway and collided with a utility pole Sunday night. The single vehicle accident occurred in the 1800 block of Boyette Road near Four Oaks. A passenger in the truck sustained minor injuries. The impact broke the…

Erceg led the Carolina League in AVG, OPS and RBIs during the last week Zebulon – The Carolina Mudcats, the Class-A Advanced affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers, and the Carolina League are excited to announce today that infielder Lucas Erceg…

Buies Creek – Campbell held the first practice of its 2017 preseason camp Friday at Barker-Lane Stadium. The team’s preseason camp schedule includes 24 total practice sessions with three scrimmage dates, with the first coming on August 3 at Barker-Lane Stadium. CU’s second scrimmage…

An 80 year-old woman was injured after her car ran off the roadway and struck a gas pump in front of a convenience store early Friday morning. Emergency crews responded to the 4:37 a.m. single vehicle accident on US 701 at NC 96 near…

The Town of Smithfield will hold a Community Meeting on Tuesday, July 25th at 7:00PM to discuss the future use of the Family Life Center next to Smith Collins Park in East Smithfield. The Town recently purchased the building. The primary function…

Two months ago, the Johnston County School Board voted to close the South Campus alternative school.  Now the school building in East Smithfield has a new purpose. School leaders have announced that South Campus has been selected to house the new…

Johnston County Schools have released preliminary end of year state testing results from the 2016-17 school year.  This marks the fifth year under the state’s READY accountability model, which measures how well schools are doing to ensure students are career and…

Benson Police Chief Kenneth Edwards released new information late-Monday on email activity on Cole Thomas’ account days after he disappeared last year in the Town of Benson. Thomas, 22, of Florida was last seen alive on November 25th.  A search warrant that had…

Drivers traveling during the July 4th holiday are paying the lowest prices at the pump in 12 years.  The national average for gas fell to $2.23 per gallon on Monday. In North Carolina prices have fallen 3 cents in the last week…