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...
Benson’s Newly Installed Mule Sculpture Gets A Name
Benson’s Arts Advisory Board launched a campaign to name the town’s newly installed mule sculpture in early November. After one month and more than 150 submissions,...
9 Johnston County Elementary Schools Selected For Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program
RALEIGH - A record-setting 232 elementary schools across North Carolina, including 9 public schools in Johnston County, have been selected and approved by the State Board...
Man Pleads To Attempted Murder Of Two Johnston County State Troopers
BENSON - A felon with a lengthy criminal history has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty last week to the attempted murder of...
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...
Mule Days Are Here Again
Annual event returns for 70th year
If it’s the fourth weekend of September, it can mean only one thing — it’s time for Mule Days...
Report: DWI Suspect Charged With Child Abuse, Had Infant In Car
BENSON - A 28 year-old man is accused of driving drunk with his 13 month-old infant in the car.
On October 28th around 11:29pm, a...
Multiple Injuries Reported In Major Crash On Interstate 95
At Least 1 Fatality Confirmed After Tractor Trailer Crosses Median Striking Cars
BENSON - Southbound lanes of Interstate 95 in southern Johnston County have been...
It’s Time For Benson’s Mule Days
By Dunn Daily Record BENSON - The clip-clop of equine hooves will soon be heard in Benson as the annual Mule Days festival gets...
Jimmy Capps Tribute Song Released
BEULAVILLE - The sudden death of the man known as the "king" of Nashville, Tennessee session guitarists, Jimmy Capps, earlier this month has had...
