National Association of Manufacturing CEO Jay Timmons Visits Johnston County Workforce Development Center
Tour of Renovated Center Includes Talks with Students, Staff and Industry Reps
Top officials from the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) toured the Johnston County...
Johnston County Man Has Big Plans For 100th Birthday
A 99 year-old Johnston County man is looking forward to his 100th birthday this summer. William Milton "Milt" Capps grew up in the Brogden community...
Officers Helps Stranded Church Group
A Louisiana church group made an unexpected stop in Johnston County overnight. Ten teenage girls and their adult chaperons were returning home to a small...
Off Duty Officer Arrested For DWI
An off duty Wilson Police officer was arrested for driving while impaired while in Johnston County on Sunday.
Around 12:30am, a state trooper stopped a...
Fraud Suspects Return to Walmart
Three suspects wanted for obtaining merchandise at Walmart in Smithfield using stolen debit card numbers returned on Saturday taking even more merchandise.
Last Thursday, JoCoReport.com published...
Aliens Indicted On Illegal Reentry Charges
Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, has announced that a federal grand jury in Raleigh has...
Banks Wallace Certified As Fire Marshal
Banks Wallace of Smithfield has satisfied requirements and has now been credentialed as a Fire Marshal from the Center for Public Safety Excellence (CPSE). Wallace...
MATHCOUNTS Overall Winner
More than 100 middle school students representing 12 middle schools in Johnston County participated in the annual JCPS MATHCOUNTS Competition on Jan. 17th.
Jude Reece...
County Denies Rezoning Application
A request to rezone 1.007 acres of land at 2446 Old Drug Store Road in the Cleveland community has been denied.
Nancy Dupree Canady filed...
Social Security and Self Employment
By Brenda Brown
Social Security Public Affairs Specialist in Fayetteville, NC
If you are not self-employed, Social Security taxes typically come out of your paycheck automatically....