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Fire Destroys Building
A Benson-area building was destroyed by fire on Thursday. It happened at 990 Five Points Road next to McLamb’s Rest Home. Officials said some leaves were being burned near the building. The fire spread to the structure causing it to…
Loan Approved For New Wilson’s Mills Fire Truck
The Wilson’s Mills Fire Department will be purchasing a new 2019 Spartan MetroStar fire truck. The Local Government Federal Credit Union (LGFCU) submitted the lowest bid to finance a loan for the truck. The $250,000 five-year loan has a 3.15 percent…
Police Search For Clues In Church Break-In
Police are investigating a break-in discovered Thursday night at a West Smithfield church. Smithfield Police were dispatched to Whitley Memorial Church at 300 Wilson’s Mills Road around 9:15pm. Officers discovered a storage barn at the church had been entered and 6…
Truth Broadcasting To Take Over WTSB Programming
Smithfield – On Wednesday, Truth Broadcasting Corporation of Winston Salem, NC entered into an agreement with Lamm Media Group, the owner of WTSB Radio Station, to keep AM 1090 and FM 105.5 on the air. Earlier this month Carl Lamm announced…
Police Searching For Two Women Passing Counterfeit Money
Selma – Selma Police are searching for two women who passed counterfeit $100 bills at three businesses on Tuesday. The suspects presented counterfeit $100 bills as payment for items at the Food Lion, Family Dollar and Big Lots on S. Pollock…
Fire Destroys Kenly Home
Kenly – The Johnston County Fire Marshal and Johnston County Sheriff’s Office are investigating a suspicious fire that destroyed a home at 1497 Abendego Road outside of Kenly early this morning (Thursday). The home was engulfed in flames when fire…
Johnston Health Surpasses Goal In Derailing Diabetes Initiative
Year-long diabetes initiative ends with a school-house cheer Four Oaks – By the end of the assembly last Thursday, third graders at Four Oaks Elementary had learned that adopting healthy habits, such as snacking on fruits and veggies, and being physically…
NJHS Receives $5K Coastal Federal Credit Union Donation
The North Johnston High athletic program received a $5,000 donation from Coastal Federal Credit Union (CFCU) for having a history of producing scholar athletes. The credit union is a long-time supporter of high school academics and athletics through their Scholar…
Two People Found Shot To Death In Pikeville Home
Pikeville – The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of two women found shot to death inside a home in northern Wayne County. At 6:53pm Wednesday, deputies responded to a shooting at 450-B Perkins Road near Pikeville. When officers arrived…
Wayne County And School District To Work Together To Chart Course For School Facilities Projects
Goldsboro – This week, a working group led by the Wayne County manager and superintendent of schools, convened to discuss the school district’s facilities plan, funding concerns, school bonds and construction projects, possible changes to a 2017 interlocal agreement between the…
