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Student Passes Out In Choke Hold In Classroom
A 17 year-old student from West Johnston High School was arrested Wednesday after an incident that left a classmate unconscious. The incident happened just before the end of the school day on Tuesday. Chavis Deion Smith of Angier allegedly placed…
Pickup Strikes Train Car
A driver who became disoriented struck a parked train car early Thursday morning in Johnston County. Around 1:30am, the driver of a Ford F-250 pickup pulling a cargo trailer became lost while traveling on Pine Level-Selma Road near Selma. The…
State Troopers Passed Over For Pay Raise
The President of the NC Troopers Association wants to know why state lawmakers, who have a $500 million surplus in hand, have passed over state troopers requests for more pay. “NC Troopers are shocked that our repeated requests for equitable…
Dynamite Found In Old Farm Building
An Explosive Demolition unit from Fort Bragg was called to a rural farm building Thursday afternoon after a 50 pound box of dynamite was found. Everrette Strickland owns property on Highway 231 South near Middlesex. He discovered an old box…
1 Dead, 1 Wounded Following Shooting
One person was killed and a second person wounded following a shooting at a local motel. Selma Police said they responded to the Masters Inn on US 70 shortly after 3:00am Tuesday. Police Captain R.L. Daniels said there was a…
West Johnston High School Selects New Athletic Director
Josh Plisko has been selected as the new Athletic Director for West Johnston High School. Plisko currently serves as head baseball coach at West Johnston and has been with the school for 3-1/2 years. “Coach Plisko was selected from a…
For Hospice Volunteer, Quilt Was Labor Of Love
Johnston Health unveils latest community memorial quilt When a quilting group bowed out of making the Community Memorial Quilt five weeks before its unveiling, Wanda Johnson, the volunteers coordinator at the SECU Hospice House, turned to one of her most…
Shooting Victim Seriously Injured
A 29 year-old Johnston County man was rushed to the hospital after he was shot Wednesday night. Johnston County deputies located the victim on Old Drug Store Road near the I-40 / NC 42 interchange in the Cleveland community around…
Johnston County EMS Taking Over Selma EMS Operations
The Selma EMS Board of Directors has announced Selma EMS will be closing on July 1st. It will be taken over by Johnston County EMS. Selma EMS has been an active and visible part of the community since 1972. “As…
Prosecutor Responds To Sheriff’s Statement Child Sex Abuse Suspect Should Be In Prison
Last Friday, WTSB News was first to report the arrest of a 31 year-old Smithfield man in what was described as the worst reported non-fatal child abuse case in the history of the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office. Johnston County Sheriff…
