Garner
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…
Fire Heavily Damages Cleveland Area Home
A fire heavily-damaged a two story home this afternoon (Sunday) in the Cleveland community. The home, on Zachary Way in the South Hills subdivision off Cornwallis Road, sustained significant damage.…
Arrests Made Theft Of Landscape Equipment
Investigators were able to use security camera video to identify two suspects charged with breaking into a work truck and trailer last month at a Johnston County business. The theft…
Drones Stolen During Car Break-In
Two drones were stolen from a car during a break-in. Someone broke into a vehicle parked on Langdon Pointe Drive, off Cleveland Road near Cornwallis Road, between 1:00am and 6:30am…
New Johnston Health Board Members
Three new appointees have joined the Johnston Health Board of Directors. William W. Massengill Jr. is CEO of Benson Area Medical Center. A life-long resident of Johnston County, he was…
