Benson Installs New Sculpture At Library
The first work in a planned “rotating sculpture tour” for Downtown Benson
“Geometer’s Gate” by Mint Hill, NC artist Charles Pilkey installed at the...
JCPS Board Asks Commissioners For 11 Percent Budget Increase
Wants To Keep Projected $20 Million Fund Balance Asks Commissioners For Separate $3.6 Million Performance Bonus 1250 Fewer Students Expected Next School YearSMITHFIELD -...
Local 12 Year-Old Wins NHRA Championship
BENSON - Bladen Core of Benson is the 2020 NHRA Southeast Division 2 National Open Series Champion. Bladen is the 12-year-old son of Adam...
Troop 210 Eagle Scouts Recognized
Senior Vice Commandant Bob Long of the Johnston County Marine Corps League Carry-On Detachment 1236 presented two Eagle Scout Good Citizenship Awards at a...
Explosion Reported At Dunn Chemical Plant
DUNN - An explosion was reported Tuesday morning at a Dunn chemical plant. Fire crews rushed to the Brainerd Chemical Company off Highway 301...
Congressman Nickel Secures Millions In Federal Funding For Local Towns
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Wiley Nickel (NC-13) voted for a bipartisan government funding package that includes over $14 million in Community Project Funding that he...
Woodall Family Donates Benches For Benson Town Hall
BENSON - If you find yourself resting in front of Benson’s Town Hall near the entrance of the WJ Barefoot Auditorium, you might not...
Troopers Seeking To Identify Owner Of Two Firearms
The NC State Highway Patrol is attempting to identify the owner of two handguns found in a vehicle during a traffic stop in Johnston...
Commissioners Approve Truck Terminal, Outdoor Storage Rezoning Requests
Johnston County Commissioners approved four rezonings after holding public hearings on the requests during their October meeting.Officials agreed to rezone 24.4 acres of a...
Man Fatally Shot Inside Benson Pawn Shop
BENSON - Benson Police are conducting a death investigation after one person was fatally shot Thursday inside a pawn shop. Benson Police and first...
