Romance Scam Costs Victim Her Home And $83,000
CLAYTON - A Johnston County woman looking for love ended up being manipulated out of her home and money in a romance scam. In...
Johnston Girl Scouts Named Local Top Sellers For 2021 Girl Scout Cookie Program
Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines has announced that Sarah Stanley of Clayton is the Johnston top seller for the 2021 Girl Scout...
1 Shot, 4 Severely Beaten In Altercation Between Rival Motorcycle Clubs
CLAYTON - An altercation between two motorcycle clubs led to the shooting of one person and four others being severely beaten.
It happened around 9:45pm...
Clayton FD First In County To Receive ISO 2 Rating
CLAYTON – The Clayton Fire Department has received its best ISO rating in the Town’s history.
Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey announced...
Former Assisted Living Center Employee Convicted Of Raping Elderly Patient
SMITHFIELD - A former employee at a Smithfield assisted living center was found guilty of rape Thursday by a Johnston County Jury and sentenced...
Town Councilman Files For Mayor
The filing period for municipal offices in Johnston County opened at Noon on Friday, July 2nd, with the exception of the Town of Smithfield.
SelmaSelma...
JCSO: Driver Who Ran Over Teen Charged With Murder
CLAYTON - The Johnston County Sheriff's Office has arrested the alleged driver of an SUV that ran over a teenager then fled from the...
Grant Awarded To Hocutt-Ellington Library
CLAYTON - Hocutt-Ellington Memorial Library in Clayton has received a federal 2021-2022 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant. The library has been awarded...
Teenager Found Dead In Roadway
CLAYTON - The Johnston County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a teenager whose body was found in the roadway. Around 2:26pm Monday,...
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...
