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Campbell Continues FCS Top-25 Climb
BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Heading into the second half of the 2026 season, Campbell continues to climb the FCS top-25 rankings. The Fighting Camels have now been ranked in both…
Letter To The Editor: A So-Called Lesson We Don’t Need
When I was still teaching high school English, we read The Kite Runner. Toward the end of the book, there was a public execution in a soccer stadium, carried out…
JCSO: Suspected Fentanyl Seized During Search Near Four Oaks
FOUR OAKS — Six people were arrested Oct. 9 when Johnston County sheriff’s narcotics agents searched a home just outside the Four Oaks town limits. The search was conducted at…
Wanted Man Captured After Chase From Clayton To Smithfield
CLAYTON — A search for a wanted Wilson man turned into a vehicle pursuit and foot chase Monday morning before police took him into custody in Smithfield. Clayton Police said…
Selma Traffic Enforcement Operation Results In 65 Charges
SELMA — A Friday night checking station and saturation patrol in Selma resulted in 65 charges, including DWI and drug offenses, according to the Selma Police Department. The operation was…
Smithfield Says Employee Records Mishap Was Not Reportable Data Breach
SMITHFIELD — Town employee records containing Social Security numbers were sent to members of the Smithfield Town Council without being redacted, prompting a council member to flag the issue and…
NC Attorney General Puts Gas Retailers On Notice To Pass Along Tax Savings To Drivers
Drivers can report stations they believe aren’t passing the savings along RALEIGH – North Carolina’s 41-cent-per-gallon gas tax is suspended through Nov. 30, and Attorney General Jeff Jackson on Tuesday…
Clayton’s Terry Hicks Leads NCAA Division III In Rushing
SALEM, VIRGINIA – Clayton, N.C. native Terry Hicks is having a record-setting senior season at Hampden-Sydney College, where he currently leads all NCAA Division III players in rushing. Hicks, who…
Wrong-Way Driver Killed In Head-On Crash On U.S. 70
JOHNSTON COUNTY — One person was killed early Monday in a fiery head-on collision after an SUV traveled the wrong way on U.S. 70 and struck a commercial vacuum truck,…
NWS: Confirmed Tornado Traveled 3.3 Miles Through Clayton
CLAYTON — The storm that damaged homes, toppled trees and knocked out power in Clayton Sunday afternoon has been confirmed as a tornado. The National Weather Service said Monday its…
Wanted Man Captured After Running Across I-95 In Smithfield
SMITHFIELD — A Wilson’s Mills man wanted on outstanding warrants was captured Thursday after authorities said he ran across all lanes of Interstate 95 while trying to get away from…
Paul Dunn Turns Decades Of Agriculture Experience Into New Online Show
BENSON — After decades of working with farmers, livestock owners and horsemen, longtime Benson businessman Paul Dunn is taking some of those conversations to a new audience. Dunn is the…
