Editor JoCoReport.com
Car Deal Too Good To Be True
A Smithfield man was looking on the internet last week for a used car and saw a Facebook Marketplace ad that caught his eye. A used Infiniti X35 which should be selling for $15,000 was advertised for only $2,500. The…
Student Exhibits At Berkeley Mall Highlight Educational Programs
Over the next two weeks, projects from hundreds of students across Wayne County Public Schools (WCPS) will be exhibited at Berkeley Mall in Goldsboro. The exhibits showcase the exceptional skills and abilities of students in the areas of visual arts…
Author Eve Rizzo Visits CCCC
Listening to Eve Rizzo discuss her book, “Clarrie Hancock,” it’s easy to get absorbed into the engaging stories she tells and lose track of one remarkable fact — that the 93-year-old author didn’t have her only novel published until just…
House Approves $8.3 Billion Emergency Spending Package In Response To Coronavirus
Trump Administration announces sweeping new guidelines for nursing homes The House of Representatives Wednesday approved an $8.3 billion emergency funding package to combat the COVID-19 coronavirus and the Trump Administration announced new steps to protect seniors in nursing homes from…
Appeals Court Denies Case Dismissal
Harnett County deputies named in an excessive use of force lawsuit lost their appeal Feb. 25th to have the case dismissed. A federal judge initially ruled against dismissing a 2016 lawsuit brought against the deputies by the family of John…
Attempted Church Break-In Reported
A burglar alarm likely scared away a would be intruder at a Johnston County church. Around 12:50pm Saturday, Feb. 29th, a burglar alarm activated at the Cleveland Community Church (C3 Church) at 8246 Cleveland Road, Clayton. No entry was made, however…
Free Community Health Fair March 7th
Several area churches will be conducting a free Community Health Fair this Saturday, March 7th from 12 Noon until 3:30pm. The Health Fair will take place at the National Guard Armory at 406 Hospital Road in Smithfield. The event will include…
Bentonville Battlefield Anniversary Event To Feature Talks By Area African American Descendants
Not blossoms but bullets came to the farms and plantations of North Carolina’s coastal plain during the Battle of Bentonville March 19-21, 1865. The fighting raged just yards from the home of John and Amy Harper, and Union forces made…
Dr. Ed Croom Appointed Interim President Of University Of Mount Olive
MOUNT OLIVE- The University of Mount Olive Board of Trustees has appointed former Johnston County School Superintendent Dr. Ed Croom as their interim president. Dr. Croom will replace Dr. David Poole who resigned from the University of Mount Olive effective February 27th…
Arson Ruled As Cause Of Smithfield House Fire
A fire that destroyed a vacant home has been ruled arson. A Town of Smithfield electrical crew was doing work in East Smithfield around 2:45pm Monday when they saw smoke coming from an unoccupied house at 902 Martin Luther King Jr.…
