Four Oaks
JWL Of Smithfield Collecting Peanut Butter For Children In Need
The Junior Women’s League of Smithfield (JWL) is holding its first Peanut Butter Buddies Drive to collect peanut butter for children enrolled in the BackPack Buddies program. BackPack Buddies provides…
3 Charged In Fatal Selma Shooting
Selma Police announced this afternoon (Thursday) the arrests of three people in connection with a double shooting that left one person dead and another wounded. Police announced the arrests of…
Police Officer’s Wife And Newborn Baby Escape House Fire
A 112 year old home is still standing, but it suffered extensive damage following a house fire Monday morning at the intersection of Church and Railroad Streets in Downtown Four…
Four Oaks Middle School Teacher Receives Governor’s Educator Discovery Award
Four Oaks Middle School’s agricultural educator, Victoria Gwaltney, was granted one of the Governor’s Educator Discovery Awards for the 2019-2020 school year. The Governor’s Educator Discovery Award recognizes teachers that…
Convicted Rapist Indicted For Illegal Reentry Charges
A federal grand jury in Raleigh has indicted a 35 year-old man on illegal reentry charges. According to a press release from the US Attorney’s Office, Eduardo Aguilar-Arellano of Mexico was…
Benson Man Seriously Injured In Christmas Eve Crash
FOUR OAKS – A 21 year-old man was seriously injured in a single vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon. At 2:48pm, a 2002 Toyota pickup traveling eastbound on Elevation Road, near Black…
Kay Carroll Files For Johnston County School Board
Calls For Wellness Audit Of Johnston County Schools Finances Late-Monday, Kay Carroll of Four Oaks filed for a vacant seat on the Johnston County School Board. Carroll previously served on…
Wheel From Tractor Trailer Strikes SUV Windshield, Seriously Injuring Driver
Traffic was heavily congested on Interstate 95 Tuesday afternoon, after a southbound tractor trailer lost a wheel-and-tire assembly which bounced over the center median cables and slammed into the windshield…
Commissioner Tony Braswell Files For 5th Term
Johnston County Commissioner Tony Braswell of Pine Level officially filed this morning (Wednesday) for re-election. Braswell is seeking his fifth term in office. “After much prayer, thought, and consolation with my…
$210,591 Grant To Pay For New Building At South Johnston High
Johnston County Public Schools has been awarded a $210,591 grant from the North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission. The funds will be used to construct a structure at South Johnston…
$1.5 Million Four Oaks Water And Sewer Project Approved
The Johnston County Department of Public Utilities has received approval from County Commissioners to work with the Town of Four Oaks on extending water and sewer services to serve a new…
Four Oaks Middle School – First 9 Weeks Principal’s List and Honor Roll
6th Grade Principal’s List Edy Blanton, Caroline Coats, Alexandria Martinez, Amrynn Weaver, Mason Weaver, Adyson Belcher, Jessica Ledesma, Holden Parrish, Daniel Pineda, Makenzie Eason, Antonio Gutierrez, Lillian Mizner, Wesley Strickland,…
