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Ribbon Cutting Held For New $40M Clayton Wastewater Pre-Treatment Plant
History was made in the Town of Clayton Thursday as community leaders and global healthcare company Novo Nordisk cut the ribbon on an almost $40 million regional industrial wastewater pre-treatment facility constructed through an innovative public-private partnership. Mayor Jody McLeod,…
Two People Lose Money To Scams
Two people lost money to unrelated scams last week. Authorities are investigating both incidents and want to warn others not to fall victim to deals that seen too good to be true. A 61 year-old Cleveland resident said he received a…
Business Break-In Reported
The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a break-in at a Cleveland area landscaping business. On Oct. 4th, the owner of Triple R Landscaping in the 8400 block of Cleveland Road discovered an enclosed trailer had been forcibly entered and…
Family Member Arrested After Causing Disturbance At Funeral
Law enforcement officers were called to a rural cemetery after a relative of the deceased reportedly caused a disturbance with a gun. Johnston County deputies said they performed a routine funeral escort for the family from Clayton to a cemetary…
Not Again: Hemp Stolen From Second Johnston County Farm Field
For the second time in as many weeks, hemp has been reported stolen from an area farm field. On Saturday, a grower reported that 25 plants had been stolen from his field on Massengill Pond Road near the Johnston-Harnett County…
Wayne County Man Convicted For Distributing Fentanyl Which Resulted In Death
A Wayne County man was found guilty by a federal grand jury of conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl and distribution of fentanyl. Donte Terrill Kornegay, aka “Boston”, was found guilty on Friday by a federal jury sitting in New…
Fire Chief Wants Department To Keep Old Ladder Truck
The Smithfield Fire Department has just received delivery of a 2019 Smeal 100 foot ladder truck. The new truck is expected to be put into service around November 1st after being up fitted with equipment and training has been completed. The truck…
County Surpluses Two Ambulances
Johnston County Commissioners have agreed to take two ambulances out of service and donate them to the contract agencies where they had been in use. The county owned ambulances include a 2007 GMC with 190,044 miles and assigned to 50-210…
Publix Grocery Store Locating At Flowers Plantation
A representative from Flowers Plantation has confirmed Publix will be building a new grocery store location near Clayton. Reid Stephenson, a spokesperson for Flowers Plantation, appeared before Johnston County Commissioners Monday night saying “it’s official” that Publix would locate in…
Kenly Police Officer Fired
A Kenly Police officer was fired on Monday. The firing comes two weeks after the NC State Bureau of Investigation launched an investigation into the Kenly Police Department. Town officials are not saying if the dismissal of Lt. Casey Jones…
