SHP: Impaired Driver Strikes Business Fence, Parked Car
FOUR OAKS - A 26 year-old Smithfield man is facing several charges after wrecking his car on Highway 701 South at Heath Road. The...
Johnston County Crossroads Will Become All-Way Stop
Intersection change on Nov. 18 will improve safety
MCGEE'S CROSSROADS – The N.C. Department of Transportation will change a western Johnston County junction into an all-way...
JCPS Names New High School Area Assistant Superintendent
Johnston County Public Schools has named Tonya Williams Leathers as its new High School Area Assistant Superintendent.
Williams Leathers currently serves as the principal for...
Keep Johnston County Beautiful Supports Historic Preservation
The Historic Smithfield Foundation recently received a check for $10,000 from Keep Johnston County Beautiful, Inc., to assist in restoring Smithfield’s Freedmen’s Schoolhouse.
This historic...
Campbell Accepts $61.4 Million Investment From USDA Rural Development
A socially-distanced ribbon-cutting ceremony took place as Robert Hosford, state director for the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development program, announced a $61.4...
NC Rural Communities Seeing Rapid Growth In COVID-19 Cases
Since September, new COVID-19 cases have been increasing faster in rural counties, according to a new report by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human...
Wake County Sheriff’s Office Recaptures Inmate Mistakenly Released From Jail
The Wake County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) has re-captured a Raleigh man this afternoon (Monday), after he was released from jail custody, although there was...
Parity Extends Down The Ballot
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — In 2020, North Carolina Republicans and Democrats took their respective cases to the public. Each party asked voters to put...
Court Honors Seven Years Of ‘Agony’ And ‘Ecstasy’
It’s hard to believe it’s been seven years since the Veteran’s Treatment Court took on the oftentimes daunting task of giving veterans, who have...
Tractor Trailer Overturns
MICRO - A tractor trailer swerved to avoid a collision between two vehicles Friday morning near Micro causing the semi to overturn.
The accident occurred...
