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Highway 42 Reopens After Crash Damages Bridge
Highway 42 East of Clayton was closed for several hours late-Wednesday after a collision on the Neuse River Bridge. Around 6:30PM an eastbound driver reportedly failed to slow for stopped traffic on Highway 42. The driver skidded into oncoming traffic, causing…
Don Rains Files For Re-election As Princeton Mayor
Mayor Don Rains, a local businessman and community leader, made it official Monday and asked the citizens of Princeton for another term as their Mayor. Mayor Rains filed for re-election at the Johnston County Board of Elections. When filing for…
Jason Thompson Files For Re-election To Clayton Town Council
Councilman Jason Thompson has filed for re-election to the Clayton Town Council. Thompson, a native of Clayton, is asking voters to elect him to a third term in office. Thompson, a fiscal conservative, first ran in 2011 on a platform…
Dr. David Bradham Files For Dunn City Council
Dr. David Bradham has announced he will be seeking office for the Dunn City Council, representing Ward 6. Dr. Bradham was voted on by fellow council members to complete the unexpired term of the late Billy Barfield. “It is my…
959 New Home Permits, 882 Building Lots Approves So Far This Year
Johnston County is growing at a rate of 5 new homes per day, according to statistics from the Johnston County Inspections Department. In the first six months of 2019 (Jan. 1 – June 30) 959 permits were issued for new…
Break-In Reported At Historic Site
Law enforcement officers discovered a break-in this morning (Wednesday) after responding to a burglar alarm at the Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site. The alarm call came in at 3:34AM. The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office responded to the historic site at 5466…
Two Overnight Car Fires Ruled Arson
Two overnight vehicle fires, reported less than 15 minutes apart, appear to be arson. Around 10:40pm Tuesday, the Clayton Fire Department responded to a car fire down a dirt path off of Winston Road. The vehicle was completely burned. Officials said the…
Johnston Community College Receives $10,000 Grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to Support Adult Literacy
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded Johnston Community College a $10,000 grant to support adult literacy. This local grant award is part of more than $8.3 million in grants awarded to approximately 1,000 nonprofit organizations, libraries and schools across the…
State Veterinarian Reminds Livestock And Pet Owners To Watch Out For Ticks
Recent cattle deaths in Surry County linked to Asian longhorned ticks State Veterinarian Doug Meckes is reminding livestock and pet owners to be vigilant in their tick preventative measures during warm weather. Recently, the deaths of five cows in Surry…
Junior Women’s League Of Smithfield Provisional Members Complete Projects To Impact Food Insecurity
The Junior Women’s League of Smithfield (JWL) is seeing months of hard work by its newest members come to fruition with the installation of five Blessing Boxes throughout Johnston County and the production and sale of a cookbook that allowed…
