Construction On New Electric Substation To Start In 2021
Construction of a new electric substation has been given the green light by Johnston County Commissioners.
South River Electric submitted plans for a new substation...
Commissioners Approve $36 Million General Obligation Bond From 2018 School Referendum
Funds Will Help Pay For New Thanksgiving Elementary School , JCC Engineering Building
Johnston County Commissioners adopted a resolution April 19th approving the sale...
Pickup Overturns On Highway 301
The State Highway Patrol is investigating a single vehicle accident this afternoon (Wednesday) on Highway 301 just north of Benson. The wreck was reported...
Update: Roofing Company Worker Electrocuted In Benson In Stable Condition
Update Friday 12:45PM - A Town of Benson spokesperson says the victim has been transferred to the Burn Center at UNC Hospital in Chapel...
Filing Period Opens For 2019 Municipal Elections
SMITHFIELD - The filing period for the 2019 municipal elections in Johnston County opened at Noon today (Friday).
Nine candidates filed in the first 30...
Deputies Need Help Identifying This Man
The Johnston County Sheriff's Office is asking for assistance identifying a man wanted for a larceny at a Benson area business.
On April 16th, deputies...
Johnston County Public Schools Celebrates National School Lunch Week
A student from Benson Middle poses with the Carolina Mudcats mascot during the National School Lunch Week celebration. This year’s theme for National School...
Arrest Made In 1972 Cold Case Murder Of Bonnie Neighbors
More than 46 years after the death of Bonnie Wheeler Neighbors of Benson, the Johnston County Sheriff's Office announced this afternoon (Tuesday) an arrest...
West Johnston High Advisory Council Reappointments
BENSON - At the request of Principal Jennifer Swartz, the Johnston County Public Schools Board has approved the reappointment of Heather Pennica and Brenda...
JCPS Students Lead In National STEM Advocacy
By Shannon Mann JOHNSTON COUNTY - Kaitlyn Nolte and Sloan Mann, both Johnston County Public School students, were recently selected to lead in two...
