Four Oaks
Fire Destroys Buildings, Campers, Vehicles
FOUR OAKS – An early morning fire caused extensive property damage at a Four Oaks area home. Shortly before 1:00am Friday, fire crews responded to a building fire in the…
Higher Fire Tax Rates Proposed In 9 Communities
Residents in nine of the 27 fire districts in Johnston County could be paying higher fire taxes beginning July 1st. Nine fire departments are requesting an increase in the fire…
Girl Scout Hut Named In Memory Of Influential Scout Leader
The Girl Scout Hut in Smithfield has been renamed the Rachel May Mattox Girl Scout Hut in honor and memory of the influential scout leader. She was instrumental in the…
Delivery Truck Driver Charged In Crash That Killed Funeral Home Owner
The State Highway Patrol announced late-Tuesday the driver of a Lowe’s Home Improvement box truck has been charged in a two-vehicle collision earlier today that claimed the life of a…
Victim In Fatal Crash Identified As Local Funeral Home Owner
A local funeral home operator was killed in a tragic accident. Norman L. Dunn of Four Oaks, the president of West & Dunn Funeral Homes and also the Vice President…
First Night In Home, New Homeowner Loses Everything In Fire
FOUR OAKS – A man moved into his home on Saturday night, and it was destroyed by a roaring fire on Sunday morning. The fire was reported around 5am. The…
JCPS Board Asks Commissioners For 11 Percent Budget Increase
Wants To Keep Projected $20 Million Fund Balance Asks Commissioners For Separate $3.6 Million Performance Bonus 1250 Fewer Students Expected Next School Year SMITHFIELD – The Johnston County Public School…
Commissioners Reject Mini Storage Business
FOUR OAKS – The operator of a McGee’s Crossroads area mini-storage business was denied a rezoning permit needed to open a new mini-storage and outside storage facility several miles away.…
Johnston Co. Manufacturer Builds One-Of-A Kind Boat For Kay Yow Cancer Fund Raffle
FOUR OAKS – On Wednesday, May 12, a lucky Cary woman accepted a brand new, one-of-a-kind pink 21’ Savannah Boats SS21 from the Johnston County manufacturer after being selected in…
House Fire Displaces 4 Adults, 3 Children
A Smithfield house fire displaced four adults and three children. The fire was reported Thursday at 12:43pm at 832 South Fifth Street. Smithfield Fire Assistant Chief Jeremy Daughtry said crews…
Man Drowns While Fishing In Johnston County Pond
BENSON – A man drowned while fishing at a Johnston County pond. It happened at a pond on Tarheel Road off Highway 242 North of Benson shortly before noon Thursday.…
First Year JCPS Teachers Honored
Johnston County Public Schools named Ally Edwards as the district’s Outstanding First Year Teacher of the Year at a virtual ceremony held recently. Edwards, a 2016 graduate of Corinth Holders…
