Friday, March 29, 2024


Municipal Elections Filing Period Opens

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JOHNSTON COUNTY - The filing period for the 2023 Municipal Elections in Johnston County opened today (Friday) at Noon. Several candidates were waiting at the...

Arrest Made In Princeton Car Break-Ins

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PRINCETON - A Johnston County woman is accused of breaking into two vehicles. Nena Best, age 25, of Laurel Drive, Smithfield was arrested. At approximately...

AdVenture Development Expands To Historic 1916 Vick Building In Downtown Selma

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Extensive renovations made to historic Vick Building SELMA – AdVenture Development, LLC, has moved its corporate offices to the Vick Building at 101 South Raiford...

Jones Receives Multiple Honors, Degree, And Job

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Luke Jones has received two of Wayne Community College’s top awards for his program of study. Luke, a Mount Olive resident, was presented the Outstanding...

Two Injured After Small Barn Collapses At Princeton High School

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Two people were transported by ambulance to the hospital this afternoon (Wednesday) when a small barn collapsed on top of them on the campus...

Hughes Takes Oath As New Selma Police Chief

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SELMA - Joined by his family, friends, and colleagues, J.A. "Jamie" Hughes was officially sworn in as the new Selma Police Chief, Tuesday night....

Elderly Man Struck By Drone While Mowing Lawn

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SMITHFIELD - A wayward drone struck an elderly man in the head while he was cutting grass. The victim, a 79 year-old Princeton man,...

Princeton Police Chief Graduates From FBI National Academy

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Tyrone Sutton, Chief of Police for the Town of Princeton, graduated from the FBI National Academy Program at Quantico, Virginia on March 15th, 2019. The...

Local Businesswoman Killed In Car Crash

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PRINCETON - A local businesswoman died late-today (Thursday) in a traffic accident in eastern Johnston County. Tammy Louise Worley, 54, of Princeton, the owner...

Fire Destroys Downtown Princeton Building

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PRINCETON - More than a dozen fire departments from Johnston and Wayne counties battled a massive fire tonight (Wednesday) at the former Gurley Antique...