Princeton
Logs Scatter Across U.S. 70 After Truck-Car Crash
PRINCETON — A collision between a tractor-trailer hauling logs and a passenger car shut down eastbound lanes of U.S. 70 near Princeton for several hours Friday afternoon. The crash occurred…
Sheriff’s Office: Suspect Caught Stealing Items From Construction Site
PRINCETON — A Middlesex man was arrested early December 23 after deputies say he was caught stealing materials from a construction site near Princeton. According to the Johnston County Sheriff’s…
Bible Found In Car After Reported Break-In
PRINCETON — A Princeton man was arrested early Dec. 20 after deputies said he broke into a vehicle and left a Bible behind at the scene. According to the Johnston…
Troopers Investigate Head-On Collision
PRINCETON — Three people were injured Monday night in a head-on collision outside of Princeton, according to the North Carolina State Highway Patrol. Troopers were called at 6:56 p.m. to…
State Troopers: Alcohol, Speed Factors In Deadly US 70 Crash
PRINCETON — A Princeton man has been charged with felony death by motor vehicle and driving while impaired following a fatal crash Sunday afternoon on U.S. 70 in Johnston County,…
Ribbon Cutting For Princeton Community Center & Public Library
PRINCETON – The Town of Princeton has announced the grand opening of a landmark facility that promises to shape the future of the community: the brand-new Princeton Community Center and…
Johnston County Awards Princeton $84,814 Open Space Grant
PRINCETON – The future of outdoor recreation and conservation in the Town of Princeton just got brighter. Johnston County and the Parks and Open Space Department announced that the Board…
Report: Johnston County Deputies Catch Men Stealing Scrap Metal
PRINCETON – Two Johnston County men were arrested after reportedly attempting to steal scrap metal from a barn on Howell Road. On November 19 around 3:40 a.m., deputies responded to…
Johnston County Man Charged With Conspiracy To Commit Murder
PRINCETON — A Johnston County man is awaiting extradition to Tennessee, where he is accused of conspiring to commit first-degree murder. Mitchell Loyb Skinner, 67, of Boardwalk Road in Princeton,…
Princeton Unveils New Entrance Signs
PRINCETON — The Town of Princeton has installed two new entrance signs after receiving a $45,000 grant through a partnership with the N.C. Department of Commerce and East Carolina University…
UPDATE: Two Teenagers Killed In High Speed Pursuit Identified
KENLY – A late-night high-speed chase through Wayne and Johnston counties ended in tragedy when a vehicle fleeing State Highway Patrol troopers crashed on a rural road near Kenly, killing…
ATV Thefts Under Investigation
JOHNSTON COUNTY — Authorities are investigating two cases involving the thefts of ATV’s. On Nov. 12, an employee at the Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site on Harper House Road south…
