Woman Found Murdered Inside Apartment
UPDATE 6:45PM - Clayton Police report this is a domestic homicide and the victim knew the suspect. Detectives have identified the suspect and are...
Power Pole Falls Onto Church Building
CLAYTON - Power was knocked out in parts of Downtown Clayton on Wednesday afternoon after a power pole holding three large transformers fell onto...
Suspect Charged With Indecent Exposure Incidents Outside Walmart
A Smithfield man has been charged with three counts of indecent exposure for incidents that occurred at a busy Clayton shopping center.
A customer at...
Clayton Girl Scout Named Local Top Seller For 2020 Girl Scout Cookie Program
Girl Scouts – North Carolina Coastal Pines has announced that Sarah Stanley of Clayton is the Johnston top seller for the 2020 Girl Scout...
Police Identify 71 Year-Old Driver Killed In Crash
Smithfield Police have released the name of a motorist who died in a two vehicle accident Monday afternoon in West Smithfield. The collision occurred...
Pickup, Tractor Trailer Collide
A tractor trailer and pickup truck collided Monday night outside of Clayton. The accident was reported just past 9:00pm on Highway 42 East at...
Johnston Health Receives $444,000 Grant From The Duke Endowment
Johnston Health has received a $444,000 grant from The Duke Endowment to expand a community network known as Project Access, which improves access to...
Johnston Health Names Chief Medical Officer
Rodney McCaskill, MD, has been named the permanent chief medical officer for Johnston Health. Since Oct. 1, he has been serving as interim CMO.
“Dr....
Op-Ed: The School Board Recordings Begin To Surface
Op-Ed By: Anita Bland
Clayton citizen and concerned parent of Clayton High School
While the Covid-19 pandemic has occupied much of the county’s thoughts and concerns,...
JWL Installs Archer Lodge And Meadow Blessing Boxes
SMITHFIELD - Less than a year after installing its first four blessing boxes around Johnston County, the Junior Women’s League of Smithfield (JWL)’s newest...
