Angier
Commissioners Approve Rezoning Cases
Johnston County Commissioners approved several rezoning cases during their February meeting. Mideast Materials LLC of Dunn won approval to rezone 134 acres out of a 584 acre tract in the…
School Bus Driver Picks Up $127,063 Jackpot To Help Buy New Home
Katrice Evans of Willow Springs, a Wake County school bus driver, stopped at a grocery store to get groceries Tuesday and picked up a $127,063 Fast Play jackpot. “Unbelievable,” said…
Shoplifting Suspect Used Stolen Identity
A Harnett County man reportedly gave officers a stolen identity after being arrested for shoplifting. At 1:49pm Saturday, Feb. 13th, deputies responded to a shoplifting call at Wal-Mart at 5141…
Wedding And Event Venue Approved
A new wedding and event venue will be opening in western Johnston County. In a 7-to-0 vote, Johnston County Commissioners approved a petition to rezone a 12.1 acre tract at…
Suspect Charged With Breaking Into Vacant House
An alert neighbor helped Johnston County deputies catch a burglary suspect. On Jan. 20th around 4:00pm, deputies responded to a call from a concerned neighbor reporting suspicious activity at a…
Harnett Commissioners Consider Library Consolidation
Harnett County leaders conducted a study in 2018 to look at the benefits of bringing all of the libraries in the county’s system under one umbrella. The current system is…
Home Burns Twice Within Hours
ANGIER – Embers from a wood burning stove are suspected of sparking a fire that destroyed a home on Langdon Road at the Harnett-Johnston County line. Fire departments from both…
Update: 2 Year-Old Child Dies After Being Struck By Car
UPDATE 5:15pm – A child struck by a car this afternoon has died at the hospital. The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office said the child was accidentally struck at their home…
Suspect Arrested For 15th Time For Trespassing At Church
ANGIER – Around 9:30am Sunday, Elton Eugene Bryant was spotted walking down Piney Grove Road near Piney Grove Chapel Baptist Church. When he stepped into the church parking lot an…
4 Juveniles Arrested After Chase On Stolen Vehicle
Four juveniles were arrested Wednesday night following a high speed chase on a stolen vehicle. Around 8:30pm, a Wake County ABC officer spotted a stolen vehicle on Highway 42 near…
Paige Johnson’s New Music Video To Appear On CMT
Things are certainly moving ahead for Angier singer/songwriter Paige King Johnson thanks to Country Music Television’s decision to premiere her latest video “Just Like You.” It will begin airing on…
Smithfield Woman Dies In Harnett County Crash
A Smithfield woman died and another woman was hospitalized with serious injuries following a Thursday evening crash near Angier. Around 6 p.m. Candice Michelle Garner, 40, died when the 1996…
