Kenly
2023 Municipal Election Results
Andy Moore Returns As Smithfield Mayor Smithfield Mayor Andy Moore will return for a new two year term after surviving a challenge from Town Councilman Marlon Lee, who was seeking…
Junior Livestock Sale Of Champions Sets Record For Second Consecutive Year
Money goes to scholarships and winners RALEIGH – For the second year in a row, junior winners in the N.C. State Fair livestock shows drew a record amount of money…
Little Announces Candidacy For Johnston County Commissioner
PINE LEVEL – Tim Little of Pine Level formally announced today (Monday) his candidacy for Johnston County Commissioner – District 6. He believes his background with the local fire service…
District Attorney: State Troopers Were Justified In Use Of Deadly Force
Suspect Arrested And Held Under $1 Million Bond KENLY – Johnston County District Attorney Susan Doyle has ruled three troopers with the NC Highway Patrol were justified in the use…
Registered Sex Offender Convicted Of Murder And Sentenced To Life In Prison
SMITHFIELD – A violent habitual felon and registered sex offender has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Kenneth Wayne Lamm of Wilson, NC was found…
Body Found In July Identified As Missing Johnston County Woman
KENLY – A body located in July has been positively identified as a missing Johnston County woman. Christel Page McGowan was reported missing to the Kenly Police Department on July…
7 Pounds Of Marijuana Seized During Traffic Stop, JCSO Says
JOHNSTON COUNTY – Two people were busted for marijuana possession during a traffic stop outside of Kenly. Around 10:10am Tuesday, Sept. 26 a deputy sheriff was on routine patrol on…
Chase Ends When Motorcyclist Crashes Into Gate, Tased By Officers
SELMA – A Johnston County man and a juvenile suspect are facing multiple charges following a chase involving a motorcycle, then a foot pursuit. Around 1:01am Thursday, Sept. 21, a…
Big Boy’s Inc. Honors Community Doctor In Tobacco Farm Life Museum Donation
KENLY – The Powell family, owners of Big Boy’s Travel Center, made a $5,000 donation to the Tobacco Farm Life Museum in honor of Dr. Hal Woodall of Kenly Medical…
Chassidy Hodge…Shaped By The Past, Poised For The Future
From her desk, located on the 15th floor of the Bank America Corporation building, Chassidy Hodge has a birds-eye view of the Raleigh skyline. “I definitely love the view,” she…
Police Cite Driver Who Struck Probation Office Building
SMITHFIELD – Police cited a teenager driver who struck the front of the Probation and Parole Office building at 869-B Berkshire Road in Smithfield with his SUV, Thursday morning. Smithfield…
Kenly Police Hand Out Gift Cards Instead Of Tickets
KENLY – Police were staked out in the drive-thru line at McDonald’s on Highway 301 in Kenly, Wednesday afternoon. The stakeout had been planned for several days by Police Chief…
