Four Oaks
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…
Benson Pulls Plug On Crossroads Alliance
By Eliot Duke Dunn Daily Record Benson commissioners dealt a crushing blow to a proposed three-town partnership between Interstate 95 communities. Representatives from Dunn, Benson and Four Oaks came together…
Commissioners Approve $36 Million General Obligation Bond From 2018 School Referendum
Funds Will Help Pay For New Thanksgiving Elementary School , JCC Engineering Building Johnston County Commissioners adopted a resolution April 19th approving the sale of $36 million in General Obligation…
98 Youth Participate In 2021 Johnston County Youth Livestock Show & Sale
Ninety-eight youth from across Johnston County participated in the annual Youth Livestock Show & Sale April 5-7. There were nine steers, twelve heifers, sixty-one market goats, forty-one market hogs, and…
Video Released Of 2020 Hit And Run Crash That Seriously Injured Amazon Delivery Driver
This video may be disturbing for some people to watch Its been nearly eight months since a hit and run driver seriously injured an Amazon delivery driver in Johnston County.…
Truck Slams Into Tree
FOUR OAKS – The State Highway Patrol is investigating a single vehicle crash in the 8800 block of Highway 210 outside of Four Oaks. The wreck was reported around 5:20pm…
Appliance Fire Damages Smithfield Home
A fire caused minor damage to a South Smithfield home Monday morning. The fire was reported around 10:45am at 906 S. Second Street. Smithfield Fire Chief John Blanton said the…
