Applebee’s Closes Smithfield Location
The Applebee's restaurant at 1260 N. Brightleaf Boulevard in Smithfield closed permanently on Tuesday. The Smithfield store apparently was one of an estimated 60 to 80...
Family Of 7 Displaced By Fire
Two adults and 5 children were displaced by a late night fire in the McGee's Crossroads area outside of Benson.
The fire was reported to...
Johnston County Senior Centers Certified As “Centers of Excellence”
Community & Senior Services of Johnston County (CSS) has announced the Benson Center for Active Aging is now a state certified, Senior Center of...
Local Flower Shop Burglarized
A local florist reported a break-in this week. Monday morning, employees at Bloomies on 42 discovered someone had broken out a glass entry door...
Tow Truck Damaged
A tow truck at a Clayton area business was heavily damaged this week.
Between 5:00pm Sunday and 1:00pm Monday someone went to Quick Response Towing on Slate Top Road and stole...
Smith Named To Preseason Walter Payton Watch List
Buies Creek – Campbell quarterback Daniel Smith has been named to the 25-man preseason watch list for the STATS FCS Walter Payton Award.
The Payton...
Brooks Tabbed STATS FCS Preseason All-America
Buies Creek – Campbell redshirt junior Jaquan Brooks has been named FCS Preseason Third Team All-America as a punt returner by STATS.
A Belmont, N.C....
August Writer News And Events In Johnston County
L. Diane Wolfe, owner of Dancing Lemur Press LLC, will speak to the Johnston County Writers Group about “The Secret to Editors, Publishers, and...
Update on Dry Conditions for Crops
By: Bryant Spivey
County Extension Director
Johnston County Cooperative Extension
About 2 weeks ago, I wrote an article regarding drought conditions for crops in Johnston County. If you read...
Angier Recognized For Outstanding Downtown
The Town of Angier is one of three towns in North Carolina recognized this year for outstanding developmental activities in their downtown areas.
Angier joined...
