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Johnston County Youth Explosion To Host 12th Annual Backpack Giveaway
Free Backpacks, Haircuts And More Offered At Annual Clayton Event CLAYTON, N.C. — Students and families are invited to a free community back-to-school event that will provide backpacks, haircuts, hair…
Clayton Launches Study To Measure How Growth Is Affecting Residents
CLAYTON, N.C. — The Town of Clayton’s Economic Development Department is partnering with North Carolina State University on an Economic Mobility Study aimed at better understanding how residents access housing,…
Motorists Face Two-Week Detour As US 70 Ramp Closes For Bridge Repairs
GARNER, N.C. — Drivers who travel through the Garner area should prepare for a two-week traffic shift beginning Monday as the N.C. Department of Transportation closes a busy entrance ramp…
Free Markets Can Promote Affordability
By John Hood RALEIGH — If formal surveys and social-media tracking offer useful signals — flawed as they may be, they’re superior to motivated reasoning or rank speculation — affordability…
Two Vehicles Collide At Busy Intersection
CLAYTON, N.C. — The N.C. State Highway Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle collision that occurred Sunday afternoon near Clayton. The crash was reported at the intersection of Barber Mill Road…
Johnston Deputies Arrest Wilson’s Mills Woman On Drug Charges
SMITHFIELD, N.C. — A Wilson’s Mills woman wanted in connection with a 2024 undercover narcotics investigation has been arrested on multiple felony drug charges, according to the Johnston County Sheriff’s…
Stolen Dodge Charger Recovered Hours After Owner Reports Theft
SMITHFIELD, N.C. — A Smithfield man returned home after being away for a week to find his prized Dodge Charger Scat Pack missing. The theft was reported July 20 after…
UPDATE: Tow Truck Driver Cited After Crash Injures Woman, Three Children On US 70
WILSON’S MILLS, N.C. — A commercial tow truck driver has been cited after a crash on U.S. 70 West in Wilson’s Mills sent a woman and three children to the…
You Decide: What Are The Benefits And Costs Of Immigration?
By Mike Walden Immigration of foreign-born individuals moving to the U.S. has sparked serious debates about the pros and cons of the movement. Of particular concern has been the large…
Social Security Matters: I Was Cheated; I Delayed Claiming SS But Didn’t Get My Full Benefits
By AMAC Foundation Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor Association of Mature American Citizens Ask Rusty: I Was Cheated; I Delayed Claiming SS but Didn’t Get My Full Benefits Dear Rusty: I’m…
Minor Injuries Reported After Multi-Vehicle Crash In Selma
SELMA, N.C. — A rear-end collision caused significant traffic delays Saturday afternoon on the U.S. 70 Business bridge over Interstate 95 at Exit 97 in Selma. The crash involved four…
New Search Warrant Seeks Contents Of Four Oaks Police Officer’s Seized Phone In Cold Case
GARNER, N.C. — Newly released court documents show investigators have obtained a second search warrant in the decades-old homicide investigation into the 2004 death of Joshua Davis, this time seeking…
