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 -...
Benson FD Receives Rating Upgrade After Inspection
BENSON - The Benson Fire Department received official documentation Monday regarding its new insurance classification from Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey.
Effective February 1,...
2022 Johnston County Athletic Hall Of Fame Recipients Named At Annual Banquet
Johnston County Public Schools inducted six new members to the Johnston County Athletic Hall of Fame on May 7, during the annual Hall of...
Holiday Inn Express Groundbreaking
BENSON - Benson Mayor Jerry Medlin, Town Manager Kim Pickett, Benson Chamber President Loretta Byrd, and Johnston County Visitors Bureau President/CEO Donna Bailey-Taylor, along...
Benson Girl Crowned Young Miss North Carolina
HICKORY, NC - Madelyn Herring, the daughter of Corby and Ericka Herring of Benson, competed in the 37th annual Little Miss and Teen Miss...
Second Burglary Suspect Caught On Homeowner’s Camera Arrested, JCSO Says
BENSON - The Johnston County Sheriff's Office has arrested a second suspect in connection with a break-in last month that was captured on a...
I-95 Safety Patrol Driver Earns Statewide Honor
BENSON – Willy Odom has been described by travelers along Interstate 95 as “an angel” who “went out of his way to help us,”...
Interim Benson Town Manager Named
The Benson Board of Commissioners has chosen an interim Town Manager. Frederick D. Nelson, Jr. will take over as Town Manager beginning May 23....
1 Person Killed During Convenience Store Robbery
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BENSON - One person was killed during an early morning convenience store robbery. It...
Driver Crashes Car During High Speed Chase
A motorist clocked speeding 128 miles per hour on Interstate 95 in Johnston County early Friday morning led officers from two counties on a...
