Johnston County Community Foundation Awards More Than $40,000 In Local Grants
The board of advisors of the Johnston County Community Foundation announces $40,890 in local awards from its community grant making fund, according to Margaret...
Candidate Declared Ineligible To Take His Seat As State Judge
By Kari Travis
Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Democratic judicial candidate Tim Gunther is disqualified from election after admitting to the Wake County Board of Elections he...
April Character Education Students
The Johnston County Board of Education recognized students who demonstrated courage during the month of April.
Those who were recognized on the front row (from...
Three Restaurant Break-Ins Likely Connected
Three eateries at the I-40 / NC 42 interchange were broken into just hours apart and authorities suspect the break-ins are all connected.
The break-ins...
NC COVID-19 Modeling Shows Social Distancing Necessary To Slow The Spread And Preserve Hospital...
RALEIGH - A collection of North Carolina experts has released a composite modeling forecast looking at how COVID-19 could affect North Carolina in the...
JCC’s Nursing Program Named Fourth Best in NC
College chosen because of historically high NCLEX-RN pass rates.
Johnston Community College’s associate degree nursing program has been named the fourth best program in North...
Checker’s Restaurant Razed For New Business
SMITHFIELD - The former Checker's Restaurant, at 1691 E. Market Street, was razed on Wednesday. Heavy machinery demolished the building in a matter of...
Drugs Found During Traffic Stop For Speeding
Smithfield Police seized more than an ounces of suspected marijuana from an SUV stopped for speeding. An officer was on patrol around 11:00 AM...
Benson Continues Town Hall Meetings
The Benson Board of Commissioners continued to seek input from residents regarding the town’s Strategic Development Plan Thursday night.
Forgoing their usual meeting protocol, the board...
Man Shot While Cleaning Gun
No charges will be filed following an accidental shooting near Benson on Sunday. A 25 year-old Benson man was at his home on Pollard...
