Fake Bomb Threat At Police Station
Detectives are investigating a fake bomb threat at a local police department. Around 2:00am February 20th, a person called the Johnston County 911 Center...
Lady Comets Finish Season As Conference Champions
The Clayton High School Lady Comets completed their basketball season with a record of 10 wins and 3 losses. The Comets were undefeated with...
Smithfield Man Convicted Of Human Trafficking By Federal Jury
RALEIGH – A federal jury convicted a Smithfield man Friday of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion and of a...
Johnston County Board Appointments – February 2021
The Johnston County Board of Commissioners made the following appointments during their February 2021 meeting:Economic Development Advisory Board: (5 positions; 2 year terms)Archer Lodge...
Vandals Damage Church Property
Vandals damaged a small church in the Cleveland community. The incident was reported Feb. 9th at Showers of Blessing Community Church in the 9700...
ABC Store Break-In Reported
Clayton Police are investigating a break-in this morning (Friday) at the ABC Store at 12487 US 70 Highway Business West. The break-in was discovered...
Benson Woman Charged With Identity Theft
A Benson woman was arrested February 23rd on felony identity theft charges. Monica Sykes Shultz, of Mamie Road, was held on a $100,000 bond. According...
Thousands Of JCPS Educators Vaccinated On First Day Of Eligibility
On the first day that the COVID-19 vaccine was available to all educators in North Carolina, more than 2,000 Johnston County Public Schools employees...
School Board Chairman Threatens Lawsuit Against Two Citizens
Johnston County Public Schools board chairman Todd Sutton has threatened a civil lawsuit against two Johnston County citizens. Sutton, through his attorney, Alan "Chip"...
Meet Clayton’s Newest K-9 Team
Officer Victoria Lee became known around Clayton as the singing cop this past October after a video of her singing a duet with a...
