Garner
I-40 In Johnston County Reopens Following Afternoon Crash
Update 4:50PM – Interstate 40 has fully reopened. Update 3:57PM – All lanes of Interstate 40 are expected to be reopened by 5:00pm today. JOHNSTON COUNTY – A wreck has…
Garner Mayor’s 2021 State Of The Town Address
Mayor Ken Marshburn has recorded the 2021 State of the Town address. It looks back on the challenges and successes of 2020, and outlines what’s on the horizon as Garner…
Electronics Recycling Event Feb. 20th
Garner Public Works will be holding an electronics recycling event on Saturday, Feb. 20 from 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the Public Works complex, located at 610 Rand Mill…
Shoplifting Suspect Used Stolen Identity
A Harnett County man reportedly gave officers a stolen identity after being arrested for shoplifting. At 1:49pm Saturday, Feb. 13th, deputies responded to a shoplifting call at Wal-Mart at 5141…
Crash Closes Section Of Highway 70 For Three Hours
Westbound lanes of Highway 70 near the Johnston-Wake County line were closed following a serious collision this morning (Saturday). Johnston and Wake County first responders were dispatched to the 7:00am…
Dwayne Patterson To Resume Position As Director Of N.C. State Parks
Dwayne Patterson will return to the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources as director of the state Division of Parks and Recreation beginning Feb. 1. Patterson has been on…
Garner Town Hall To Close To The Public Beginning Jan. 6
Officials Make Decision in Response to Rising COVID-19 Numbers In response to the latest COVID-19 trends in the state and region—particularly regarding number of cases, infection rates and hospitalizations—the Town…
Garner Seeks Input On Draft Park Plans
The Garner Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department is seeking community feedback on the draft master plans for two new park properties: Meadowbrook (a bit off of White Oak Road)…
Garner Economic Development Wins Award For Amazon Project
GARNER – The Garner Economic Development Corporation (GEDC) has been awarded the Cleantech Impact Award from the Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster (RTCC) at its Dec. 9 annual meeting. The Cleantech…
Suspect Convicted Of Planning Violent Jewelry Store Robberies In Garner And Elizabeth City
NEW BERN – A federal jury convicted a High Point man Friday on charges of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, two counts of Hobbs Act robbery, brandishing a firearm…
Benson Resident Graduates From BLET Program
Seven individuals are among the most recent graduates of the Central Carolina Community College Basic Law Enforcement Training program. The graduates are Jessica R. Bowles of Olivia, Lindsey G. Champion…
Garner Announced As Location For New VA Clinic
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced that it recently accepted an offer to lease 244,860 square feet of space for a new outpatient multi-specialty clinic in the…
