Clayton
Driver Involved In 2 Crashes In 3 Hours
CLAYTON – In an odd coincidence, a car involved in an earlier Johnston County motor vehicle accident Thursday was involved in another accident approximately 3 hours later. The second accident…
Can You Identify These Individuals?
CLAYTON – The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help identifying two individuals in this surveillance camera photo. On March 6, the two individuals entered Highway 42…
Scout Troop Takes #3forHeart Challenge
CLAYTON – On January 2nd, 2023, Buffalo Bills Trainer Denny Kellington performed lifesaving CPR on Buffalo Bills Safety Damar Hamlin. Kellington’s quick response to save Damar’s life inspired a movement…
Clayton Area Crash Injures Two
CLAYTON – Two people were sent to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries following a two vehicle accident. The collision was reported Tuesday afternoon on Barber Mill Road at Lee…
Driver Cited After Rear-Ending Johnston County School Bus
CLAYTON – A Johnston County public school bus was involved in a two vehicle accident Friday afternoon. The collision was reported at 4:51pm on Highway 42 East at US 70…
UNC Health Johnston’s Derby Day Back On Track
Foundation event to raise money for patient needs SMITHFIELD – If you like the excitement, pageantry and trappings of the Kentucky Derby, then you will love attending Derby Day on…
Clayton High Player And Coach Selected For 2023 Carolinas Classic All-Star Basketball Games
Team Rosters Announced For The 2023 Carolinas Classic All-Star Basketball Games Top high school basketball players from North Carolina and South Carolina to face off WILMINGTON, NC – The North…
Local Girls Encourage The Next Generation
CLAYTON – At the end of February during National Engineers Week is a day that one local team finds extra special. G-Force Robotics, a high school robotics team and SWENext…
NCDOT Road Additions – February 2023
At their February 2023 meeting, Johnston County Commissioners approved a request from the NCDOT to add the following roads to the State Maintained System: Highland Crossing Way, E. Odell and…
Johnston Man Victim Of Sextortion Scam
CLAYTON – A 20 year-old Johnston County man was the victim of a sextortion scam. The victim told Clayton Police he met an individual on Snapchat and exchanged explicit photographs.…
Deputies Track Down Train Thief
ARCHER LODGE – Deputies have tracked down a train thief. Dustin Glenn Keel, age 36, of the 7500 block of Applewhite Road, Wendell was busted this week on multiple charges.…
Scammers Steal Thousands From Victim’s Bank Account
CLAYTON – A Clayton woman said a large sum of money was stolen from her bank account after she unknowingly gave her personal information to cybercriminals. The 52 year-old victim…
