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A former employee at a Johnston County grocery store was arrested Tuesday on embezzlement charges. On July 19th, a manager at the Food Lion on Neuse River Parkway off Highway 42 East near Clayton reported an employee was ringing up…

Vandals caused extensive damage to a home under construction.  It happened at a home being built on Edgewood Lane in the Cleveland community. Between Friday night and Monday morning someone pushed over the framing for the house being built by…

A vehicle turned out to be “hot” in more ways than one for an alleged car thief. Around 4:00am Saturday, an SUV traveling on Interstate 95 in Selma caught fire. Fire crews arrived on the scene to put out the…

A motorist who drove away from a police officer and striking a nearby home has been arrested on impaired driving charges. Around 5:15am Monday, a Smithfield police officer located a car sitting in the intersection of South Sixth Street and…

Buies Creek – Campbell begins prep work for the 2016 football season this week, with practice launching Friday, August 5 at Barker-Lane Stadium. The Camels will report Wednesday, August 3, and will undergo conditioning tests Thursday. The team’s -day preseason…

On Monday, the Johnston County Commissioners and the Johnston County Economic Development Advisory Board recognized the Daniel’s Family and Bailey Feed Mill of Selma for their commitment to Johnston County and community support by honoring the company with the County’s…

The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Monday a methamphetamine lab was found inside a home that caught fire and burned last week near Four Oaks. Around 4:45pm last Thursday, Blackmon’s Crossroads and Four Oaks fire crews responded to 1071 Juniper…

A suspected drunk driver took out power to more than a 1,000 homes and businesses in Clayton. Clayton Police say just before 8 pm on Friday, 46-year-old David Michael Onan of Winston Road in Clayton veered off US 70 Business…

A Johnston County man was arrested following a brief chase Saturday night.  A sheriff’s deputy attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle on Highway 39 near the Johnston-Wake County line but the vehicle failed to pull over.  During…

A drug search warrant at a Clayton-area home Friday night led to the discovery of a large amount of marijuana, cash, and a firearm. The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division went to a home on Country Lane as part…