Kenly
Fire Damages 117 Year Old Johnston County Home
KENLY – Firefighters faced heavy smoke and flames coming from a 117 year old Johnston County home, when they arrived, Thursday evening. Fire departments from Johnston and Wilson counties quickly…
9 Johnston County Elementary Schools Selected For Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program
RALEIGH – A record-setting 232 elementary schools across North Carolina, including 9 public schools in Johnston County, have been selected and approved by the State Board of Education to participate in the…
Driver Apprehended Following Johnston County Chase
Law enforcement officers arrested a driver following a nearly 20 mile high speed chase Friday night on Interstate 95 in Johnston County. Around 8:00pm, a Johnston County deputy, assigned to…
Johnston County Man Scratches Off $1 Million Top Prize
FOUR OAKS – Guerrero Anchondo Carmona of Kenly took a chance on a $25 Spectacular Riches scratch-off ticket and bagged the $1 million top prize. Carmona bought his lucky ticket…
Kenly Town Council Votes 3-2 To Terminate Town Manager
KENLY – Tonight (Tuesday), the Kenly town council voted to fire town manager Justine Jones. The council voted 3-to-2 to terminate Jones effective this Friday, September 2nd. The vote was…
Several All-Way Stops Coming To Johnston County
SMITHFIELD – Nine intersections across Johnston County will be converted into all-way stops to improve safety. The N.C. Department of Transportation awarded this month a $545,000 contract to Highway Traffic Control…
Going, Going, Almost Gone
STANCIL’S CHAPEL – Demolition of the old “Brewer’s Store” on NC 42 near the NC 222 intersection was begun on Friday, exposing interesting pieces of history with each reach of…
Grand Jury Indicts Wrong Way Driver Involved In Fatal Crash
KENLY – A Johnston County Grand Jury has returned a True Bill of Indictment against a wrong way driver who reportedly killed an innocent motorist, according to reports, was driving…
Camp Provides Insight, Information, And Intrigue Into The World Of Agriculture
MOUNT OLIVE – Several high school FFA members and agriculture teachers from all across NC recently participated in a Supervised Agricultural Experience (SAE) Camp at the University of Mount Olive.…
Committee Formed To Search For New Kenly Police Chief
KENLY – The Kenly town council held their regularly scheduled monthly meeting Monday night. The council took no action regarding the employment status of town manager Justine Jones. Six weeks…
Town Of Kenly Payroll, Public Access Issues
KENLY – Days after the entire Kenly police force quit, more problems are being reported in the Town of Kenly. On Tuesday, August 2nd at 2:00pm, the Johnston County Sheriff’s…
Driver Seriously Injured After Colliding With Trailer
KENLY – A serious crash shutdown Highway 42 just east of Highway 222 in the Stancil’s Chapel community late-Wednesday. The crash was reported around 11:00pm in the 12000 block of…
