Johnston County Look Back – April 2019
What Happened 25 – 50 – 100 Years Ago This Month
April 1994 – 25 Years Ago
The National Weather Service set up a new Doppler...
Teens Charged With Breaking And Entering
KENLY - Two teenagers were arrested a short time after the allegedly broke into a storage barn and attempted to steal a Suzuki ATV. ...
Two Patrol Cars Damaged During High Speed Chase
Two patrol cars belonging to the Johnston County Sheriff's Office were damaged during a high speed chase this afternoon (Monday).
A Johnston County SAFE Team...
JCPS Board Asks Commissioners For 11 Percent Budget Increase
Wants To Keep Projected $20 Million Fund Balance Asks Commissioners For Separate $3.6 Million Performance Bonus 1250 Fewer Students Expected Next School YearSMITHFIELD -...
Help Wanted: Princeton Police Hope 22 Percent Salary Increase Will Fill Vacancies
Part-time salaries increased 28.5 percent PRINCETON - The Princeton Board of Commissioners voted recently to restructure Police Department salaries in an effort to...
UMO Hires Dr. Twyla Wells To Lead Advancement Program
MOUNT OLIVE – The University of Mount Olive has announced that Dr. Twyla Wells will head its Office of University Advancement.Wells will begin her...
75 Year-Old Man Arrested For Felony
PRINCETON - A 75 year-old Princeton man was arrested by the Johnston County Sheriff's Office. Jimmy Glenn King of Luby Smith Road was arrested...
Fire Heavily Damages Home
A family of three was displaced from their home following a fire this morning (Friday).
Around 7:00am, flames were reported at a home at 154...
Brogden Area Home Struck By Gunfire
PRINCETON - A Princeton couple escaped injury after a bullet was fired into their home. It happened at an address on Woodard Road just...
School Board Chairman Threatens Lawsuit Against Two Citizens
Johnston County Public Schools board chairman Todd Sutton has threatened a civil lawsuit against two Johnston County citizens. Sutton, through his attorney, Alan "Chip"...
