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Watson To Compete At State Track Meet Friday

Neuse Charter School Accelerated Senior Maurice Watson has qualified to compete at the North Carolina High School Athletic Association State Track Meet in Division 1A.  Maurice qualified by running in…

6 Cars Burn In Parking Lot

A total of six cars were burned, including 4 that were a total loss, following a fire in the parking lot of Pine Needle Plaza on North Brightleaf Boulevard in…

Semi Overturns On I-95 Near Smithfield

Southbound lanes of Interstate 95 in Johnston County backed up for several miles Wednesday after a tractor trailer overturned just south of Smithfield. The accident happened around 9am, forcing drivers…

JCC Students Honored For Outstanding Writing, Videos

Students at Johnston Community College were recently recognized for their outstanding poetry and prose writing in the Cynthia DeFord Adams literary contest and their creative videos demonstrating the value of…

Archer Lodge Seeks Budget Approval

By Laura Crosio As a final step to approve their fiscal year 2015-2016 budget, the Town of Archer Lodge has scheduled a public hearing for 7 p.m., Monday, June 8…

Parrish Again Named CoSIDA Academic All-District

McGee’s Crossroads Native Has .359 Batting Average Buies Creek – For the second time, Campbell junior designated hitter Matt Parrish has been named to the Capital One Academic All-District 3…

Car Fire Temporarily Closes Highway 70

A portion of Highway 70 Business East was closed for about one hour early Sunday after a vehicle caught fire. The fire was reported around 4am near the intersection with…

EMS Annual Report

By Laura Crosio In an emergency, you can count on Johnston County EMS to arrive in about 10 minutes. That’s according to findings stated in their 2014 annual report as…