$19,050 In Property Stolen During Residential Break-In
BENSON - Detectives are investigating a residential break-in near Benson where a large amount of property was reportedly taken. The break-in was discovered June...
Edgewater Ventures Will Invest $40M In Benson Distribution Space
Facility Will Add More Than $73 Million To Johnston County’s Economic Output
BENSON - Edgewater Ventures, a Raleigh-based commercial real estate investment and development...
Mom Removes 7th Grader From School Due To Safety Concerns
A local mom says she has removed her 12 year-old daughter from Johnston County Public Schools because administrators won't protect her daughter. Jennifer Merlin...
Suspect Pawned Item Stolen In Vehicle Break-In, JCSO Says
FOUR OAKS - A Four Oaks man was arrested July 15th, nine days after he allegedly broke into a truck and stole four power...
84 Year-Old Johnston County Woman Loses Over $30,000 In Scam
BENSON - An elderly Johnston County woman lost a large sum of money after falling victim to the Grandparents scam. The 84 year-old Benson...
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...
2 Year-Old Accidentally Kills Self While Playing With Loaded Handgun
BENSON - The Johnston County Sheriff's Office said Monday the death of a 2 year-old child Sunday night was accidental. Shortly after 6:00pm Sunday,...
Charges Dropped Against All 4 Suspects In Cole Thomas Case
Prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against all four suspects charged in the Cole Thomas case.
Thomas disappeared in Benson on Nov. 25, 2016. The 22 year-old...
Heavy Cross To Bear: 71 Year-Old Is On Second Cross-Country Trek
BENSON — Roger Gates walked across the country nearly four decades ago. He needed a little more than a year to trek from the...
Johnston County Couple “Still Haven’t Wiped The Smiles Off Our Faces” After $200,000 win
FOUR OAKS – Betty Brantley of Four Oaks said she told her husband that he forgot to buy her a scratch-off ticket as he...
