DMV Extends Office Hours At Clayton And Garner Locations
Summer “peak season” Saturday hours end Aug. 26
ROCKY MOUNT – The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles continues to make changes to increase service capacity at its...
Bomb Threat Made Against Local McDonald’s Was A Hoax
CLEVELAND - Authorities have ruled a bomb threat made against a Johnston County McDonald's as a hoax. Around 8:30pm Friday, August 11, someone placed...
Garner Man Who Shot Pregnant Woman In The Head In Road Rage Incident Sentenced...
RALEIGH – Tyler Mack Kirby, 27, of Garner who shot a pregnant woman in the head on New Bern Avenue in August of last...
WakeMed Receives Approval To Build 45-Bed Acute Care Hospital On Garner Campus
GARNER - WakeMed has announced another important milestone in its mission towards whole-person health care and its Whole-Person Health Campus in Garner. WakeMed officially...
Habitual Impaired Driver Who Killed Elderly Woman Learns Fate
JOHNSTON COUNTY - A Garner man has been convicted of killing an 88 year-old motorist in Johnston County. Joe Benton Armstrong Jr. was impaired...
Reclaiming The Black Past: An Artifactual Journey
SMITHFIELD - The Johnston County Heritage Center is hosting a special Black History event this fall highlighting stories, places, and artifacts from Johnston County...
N.C. Pesticide Board Announces Case Settlements
RALEIGH – The N.C. Pesticide Board recently approved the following settlement agreements. Settlements involved instances of improper buying and selling restricted-use pesticides and improper...
Suspect Wanted For Residential Break-In And Theft From Convenience Store
JOHNSTON COUNTY - Authorities have identified a suspect wanted for two separate crimes.
On April 18, 2023, a man later identified as Tavarius Raheem...
Hospital Volunteers Award Scholarships
UNC Health Johnston’s hospital volunteers have awarded scholarships of $1,000 apiece to 11 students headed into health care careers. A scholarship committee handed out...
Johnston Community College Announces Spring 2023 Semester President’s, Dean’s Lists
JCC recognizes students for their academic achievements
President’s List
The following students have been named to the Spring 2023 semester President’s List at Johnston...