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Online Tractor Deal Ends In $23,500 Scam
JOHNSTON COUNTY – A Johnston County man lost a significant amount of money after falling victim to an online scam involving the purchase of a farm tractor. The 49-year-old victim…
DNA Gives Name To Teen Found Dead In Wilson County In 1977
WILSON, N.C. – Nearly five decades after skeletal remains were discovered in a wooded area in Wilson County, investigators finally know her name. She was Cindy Marcell Blizzard, a 15-year-old…
Deputies Seek Suspect In Speedway Armed Robbery
GARNER, N.C. – The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an armed robbery reported early Tuesday at a Speedway convenience store near the Interstate 40 interchange. The robbery was reported…
81-Year-Old Driver Cited After Collision With Johnston County School Bus
ARCHER LODGE, N.C. – No injuries were reported Tuesday morning after a passenger car crossed the center line and struck the side of a Johnston County school bus near Archer…
16-Year-Old Charged After Chase In Stolen Vehicle
NEWTON GROVE, N.C. – A 16-year-old was charged after Sampson County sheriff’s deputies said a stolen vehicle sped through a driver’s license checkpoint and led officers on a chase early…
Johnston County Clerk Michelle Ball Named Treasurer Of Statewide Clerks Conference
SMITHFIELD, N.C. – Johnston County Clerk of Superior Court Michelle Ball has been named treasurer of the North Carolina Conference of Clerks of Superior Court for the 2026-27 term. Ball…
Karen Padgett Named 2026 Recipient Of Stevens Award
GARNER, N.C. – A Garner resident with more than four decades of wide-ranging contributions to the community has been selected to be the 2026 recipient of the James R. Stevens…
Deputies: Selma Woman Entered Unlocked Home
SELMA, N.C. – A 50-year-old Selma woman was arrested after authorities said she walked into a stranger’s home Thursday evening. Barbara Marie Peedin, of Old Batten Road, was arrested following…
Former Smithfield Employee Faces 6 Charges Involving Minor
SMITHFIELD, N.C. – A former Town of Smithfield employee has been arrested on six charges following an Erwin Police Department investigation into allegations involving a juvenile. James Tyndall, 34, of…
Three Arrested Following Princeton-Area Drug Investigation
PRINCETON, N.C. – Three people were arrested Sept. 3 after a three-month undercover investigation led Johnston County Sheriff’s Office narcotics agents to a home on Wellons Boyette Road outside Princeton.…
Charges Dismissed Against Former Clayton High Basketball Coach
CLAYTON, N.C. – All charges have been dismissed against a former Clayton High School basketball coach who was arrested last year in connection with an alleged domestic incident in Wake…
State Fines Unlicensed Newton Grove Dog Boarding Facility After 5 Dogs Die
NEWTON GROVE, N.C. – The owner of an unlicensed in-home dog boarding operation in Sampson County has been assessed a $5,000 civil penalty following an investigation into the deaths of…
