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Campbell Men’s Soccer Tabbed Fourth In Big South Preseason Poll
The Campbell men’s soccer team has been selected fourth in the 2016 Big South Conference preseason poll as announced by the league this week. The poll was conducted by the league’s head coaches. The Camels are entering the second season…
Elderly Couple Robbed During Home Invasion
Three people are wanted following a home invasion near Four Oaks. The incident occurred around 2:40pm Sunday on Go Cart Road, between Highway 96 South and US 701 South. A 79 year-old woman answered a knock on the door. She…
Smithfield Man Sentenced To 30 Months In Federal Prison
A Smithfield man was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised probation after appearing before Senior United States District Judge Malcolm J. Howard in a federal courtroom in Greenville on Wednesday. Dontrell Khali McDonald, 24, was…
Johnston County Band Brings Home Regional Award
A local band “Louis Waymore” attended the Carolina Music Awards this past Saturday, where the four musicians and their guests got to celebrate with artists from many different genres from both North and South Carolina. Much to the surprise of…
Good Samaritan Saves Woman Being Attacked
‘If I had my gun I would have taken him out.’ Police reports of an assault in Erwin show that a local man may have prevented the situation from being worse when he came to the aid of an elderly…
Fire Damages Former Mayor’s House
The house of the former mayor of Angier was damaged by fire caused by a lightning strike Sunday forcing the former town leader out of his home for several months. Former Mayor R.H. Ellington, who lost his seat in a…
Woman Seeking Ride Ends Up Jailed
A Rocky Mount woman faces drug charges after she sought a ride from authorities along Interstate 95 near Benson. Charlene Black Moore, 53, was charged with multiple drug charges. Benson Police Officer Patrick Snell said in his report Ms. Moore…
Child Porn Suspect Sentenced To 15 Years In Federal Prison
A 36 year-old Wayne County man will spend the next 15 years of his life in federal prison after being sentenced Wednesday in a federal courtroom in New Bern. The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North…
Second Arrest Made In Residential Break-In
A second arrest has been made in a Four Oaks break-in. Trenton Kyle Hensley, 22, of Webb Street, Selma was arrested by Smithfield Police Wednesday. Hensley was wanted by the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office on a warrant charging him with…
Trooper Detains Vandalism Suspect
A state trooper detained a vandalism suspect Wednesday until deputies could arrive on the scene. On Wednesday, a state trooper was on patrol at the I-95 Rest Area just north of Selma when he was flagged down by a rest…
