Benson
Shooting At Benson Club Leaves One Person Injured
BENSON – A weekend shooting at a Benson nightclub is under investigation. Around 1:27am Sunday, the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting at The Junction, located at 791…
Fire Destroys Mobile Home
BENSON – A singlewide mobile home fire sparked a grass fire beside Interstate 40. Around 2:59pm Thursday, the Johnston County 911 Center received multiple calls reporting a mobile home on…
SC Woman Identified As Driver Killed In I-95 Accident
FOUR OAKS – The State Highway Patrol has released the identity of a motorist who died in a three vehicle accident on Interstate 95 in Johnston County. The collision was…
Johnston County Crash Kills 1 Person, Seriously Injured 3 Others
FOUR OAKS – One person died and three others were seriously injured on Interstate 95 in Johnston County. The three vehicle collision was reported by a state trooper who drove…
Benson Selects Casandra Stack As 2024 Black History Honoree
BENSON – The Town of Benson and the Benson Museum of Local History are excited to announce this year’s Black History honoree is Commissioner and Mayor Pro-Tem Casandra Stack. As…
Elementary School Bus Involved In Minor Accident
BENSON – A Johnston County school bus was involved in a minor collision with another vehicle Thursday morning. Bus 616 was traveling on Godwin Road when a black SUV entered…
Johnston County Man Couldn’t Eat After Discovering $1 Million Win
BENSON – Michael Morgan of Benson gave his wife a lottery ticket to scratch before dinner and, after uncovering a $1 million prize, he no longer cared about food. “I…
2023 Johnston County Farm-City Week Celebration
By Bryant Spivey Johnston County Extension Director SMITHFIELD – The Johnston County Board of Commissioners declared November 16-23, 2023 as Farm-City Week in our county. NC Cooperative Extension, in conjunction…
NCDOT Closes Section Of Johnston County Roadway
BENSON – The NC Department of Transportation has temporarily closed a section of Holly Grove Road, in the Meadow community, in southern Johnston County. On Wednesday, a crossline drainage pipe…
One Killed In Christmas Day Crash In Johnston County
BENSON – One person was killed in a Christmas morning traffic accident in Johnston County. The single vehicle collision was reported at 7:48am on Interstate 95 just south of Interstate…
Shots Fired Near A Traffic Stop Leads To Arrest
By Robert Jordan Dunn Daily Record BENSON – A Dunn man is accused of shooting out of the window of a car just after he passed by a trooper conducting…
Defendant Gets 5 Years For Gunfight That Killed Benson Man
DUNN – An Angier man injured in a gunfight that killed a Benson man in 2020 was sentenced to serve five to seven years in prison for the man’s death.…
