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...
State Budget Impasse Holding Up $39 Million For Johnston County
Without a new state budget in place, millions of dollars in funding for residents of Johnston County is being held up in Raleigh.
A resolution...
Man Shot Outside Benson Area Home
BENSON - A man was shot today outside his southern Johnston County home. The shooting happened around Noon in the Twin Pines Mobile Home...
Fire Investigator: Candle Sparked House Fire That Injured Two People
DUNN - Harnett County fire investigators have released the cause of a house fire last week that sent a mother and her child to...
Johnston County Woman Wins $100,000 Lottery Prize
Lynn Stephenson of Willow Springs tried her luck on a $20 scratch-off and walked away the winner of a $100,000 prize.
Stephenson purchased her lucky...
Dump Truck Overturns
BENSON - A dump truck carrying a load of gravel overturned this afternoon (Monday) near Benson. The single vehicle accident was reported on Highway...
An Intensive Effort To Root Out Domestic Terrorism
Capitol Columns By: Brad Crone In the summer of 1980, Glenn Miller, the Carolina Master Dragon of the Knights of Ku Klux Klan held...
School Board Approves Personnel Changes
The Johnston County Board of Education approved several personnel changes during a Special Session held on Friday, June 25th. The changes include:
PrincipalSandra Robertson was...
Benson Man Receives Martin & Pelt Excellence In Teaching Award At UMO
MOUNT OLIVE - The University of Mount Olive Alumni Association recently presented Barry Staton Toole, from the Class of 1983, with the Lorrelle F....
Several All-Way Stops Coming To Johnston County
SMITHFIELD – Nine intersections across Johnston County will be converted into all-way stops to improve safety.
The N.C. Department of Transportation awarded this month a $545,000...
