Clayton
Cooper Academy Employee Tests Positive For COVID
CLAYTON – Johnston County Public Schools has confirmed an employee at Cooper Academy in Clayton has tested positive for COVID-19. Administrators sent a notification letter to all Cooper Academy staff…
Racial Slur Spray Painted On School Property
CLAYTON – The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two incidents of vandalism at Swift Creek Middle School on Norris Road near Clayton. Someone spray painted graffiti, including a racial…
Driver Charged In Fatal Hit And Run Crash
Hit and run vehicle located in parking lot of Clayton apartment complex CLAYTON – An anonymous tip led state troopers to the parking lot of the Amelia Station apartment complex…
Update: Driver Charged In Fatal Hit And Run
UPDATE SEPT 4th – The blue Volkswagen has been located and a suspect has been charged. Click here for the updated story. CLAYTON – The State Highway Patrol is investigating…
Police: Intoxicated Man Followed Victim Home Then Broke Into Residence
CLAYTON – A 21-year-old Clayton man is accused of breaking into a home and terrorizing the residents. Just before midnight on Saturday, August 29th, Johnston County 911 received a call…
August 2020 – Johnston County Appointments
Johnston County Commissioners approved the following board appointments during their August 2020 meeting: • Patricia Chisholm-Jones of Smithfield, William W. Massengill Jr. of Benson, and Jeff Parlier of Garner were…
Clayton Town Manager Adam Lindsay Resigns, Will Receive $173,386 Severance
CLAYTON – The Clayton Town Council voted this morning (Friday) to accept the resignation of Town Manager Adam Lindsay. Afterwards they appointed an interim manager. Clayton has only had two…
Firefighter’s Wife Gives Update On Husband Hospitalized With COVID
CLAYTON – Kristy Dean spoke with the media to give an update on her husband on Wednesday evening. Jason Dean, 42, has been with the Clayton Fire Department for 20…
Donations Pour In For Clayton Firefighters Diagnosed With COVID
CLAYTON – The Clayton community is rallying around the Clayton Fire Department struggling with an outbreak of COVID-19. Seventeen of the 41 full-time firefighters on the department have confirmed cases.…
DWI Suspect Arrested After Low Speed Pursuit
CLAYTON – A 38 year-old Selma man was arrested on numerous charges after he led Johnston County deputies on a brief car chase near Clayton. It happened shortly after 11:00pm…
Clayton Town Manager To Resign
CLAYTON – After nearly four years on the job, Clayton Town Manager Adam Lindsay is expected to resign. The Town of Clayton announced shortly after 5:00pm today (Tuesday) a special…
Red Cross Assisting 4 People Following Fire At Clayton Apartment Complex
Around six o’clock this morning, the Clayton Fire Department was dispatched to a fire at an apartment complex in the 700 block of S. Moore Street. Smoke was showing as…
