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VIP For VIP Program Designed To Prevent Teen Traffic Deaths
On Thursday, the VIP for a VIP program was held at Princeton High School. The Vehicle Injury Prevention for a Very Important Person consisted of testimonies from area emergency workers,…

Highway Patrol Urges Motorists To Use Caution During Memorial Day Holiday
The State Highway Patrol is reminding motorists to be careful as they enjoy the Memorial Day weekend. The holiday officially kicks off the summer vacation season in North Carolina. Last…

Firefighters Navigating Neuse To Raise Money For Worthy Causes
Dirty, sore, and wearing stinky wet socks – two Town of Clayton firefighters are in the middle of a grueling 200-mile adventure. At the stroke of midnight on Tuesday, Clayton…

Crews Extinguish Dumpster Fire
Fire crews were able to prevent a home from being damaged by flames Tuesday night. A dumpster fire endangered a house on White Memorial Church Road in western Johnston County.…

School Board Seeking $75.5 Million To Build Two New Schools, Expand 4 Others
By Laura Crosio Johnston County Schools will be seeking funding for $75.5 million in school building improvements. District officials say they need two new schools to ease overcrowding in county…
Rouzer Votes For Increased Innovation And Investments In The US
Washington, D.C. – Congressman David Rouzer (NC-7) has voted for the passage of the American Research and Competitiveness Act (H.R. 880) in the US House. “This bill lets innovative companies…

Fatal House Fire Ruled Accidental
One person died in a house fire early-Wednesday in Selma. The two-alarm fire was reported around 2:20am at a home at 809 West Oak Street in Selma. The fire was…

JCSO: Suspect Sets Fire To Meth Lab
The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man in connection with a fire at a meth lab near Princeton Sunday afternoon. Two deputies went to a home on Brewer…

1 Hurt In 3 Vehicle Collision
The NC Highway Patrol is investigating a three vehicle accident that sent one person to the hospital. The wreck happened around 12:20pm Monday at the intersection of Highway 39 and…

Senate Passes North Carolina Farm Act of 2015
Raleigh – On Tuesday, the North Carolina Senate passed the third Farm Act in as many years with strong, bipartisan support. Senate Bill 513, sponsored by Senator Brent Jackson (R-Sampson/Johnston)…

Camels Eliminate Bucs In Big South Tourney 8-1
Boling Springs, NC – Kyle Leady homered, doubled and scored three times to lead 6th-seeded Campbell to an 8-1 win over No. 7 Charleston Southern Wednesday in Big South Championship…
N.C. Bans Tanning Beds For Teens
Health care officials are applauding last week’s ratification of a North Carolina legislative bill — the Jim Fulghum Teen Skin Cancer Prevention Act — completely banning all use of tanning…








