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...
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...
Man And Woman Dead In Murder-Suicide
BENSON - Two people are dead following an overnight murder-suicide. At 10:07pm Wednesday, the Johnston County Sheriff's Office responded to a shooting at a...
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...
New Clayton Middle Principal Named
Sandra Morris was named the principal of Clayton Middle at a Special Session Johnston County Board of Education meeting on Friday, June 25.
Morris, who...
Car Slams Into Guardrail Seriously Injuring Driver
The driver of a car that slammed into the end cap of a guardrail was pinned in the wreckage for about 30 minutes before...
Body Of Benson Murder Victim Located In Four Oaks
JOHNSTON COUNTY - The Johnston County Sheriff's Office arrested a murder suspect today (Friday) after a body was discovered near Four Oaks.
Around 10:30am, deputies...
Benson Area Broadband Project Receives State Funding
CenturyLink Project In Johnston County Among 18 Approved Statewide
RALEIGH - Nearly $30 million will go to fund 18 broadband infrastructure projects with a goal...
Driver Arrested Following Early Morning High Speed Chase
JOHNSTON COUNTY – A driver led law enforcement officers on a lengthy chase Saturday morning through southern Johnston County.
It started around 3:00am when Johnston...
Work On Benson’s First Commissioned Mural To Begin Soon
The Town of Benson has announced the first mural approved through the Benson Art Advisory Board.
The Art Advisory Board was formed late last year....
