Selma
Search Continues For Dog That Ran Away During Break-In
SELMA – A drone and tracking dog are among the methods used by Raylene Jessup to find her missing dog named Buddha. Jessup operates the Selma Cotton Mill Antique Flea…
Two Juveniles Charged In Drive-By Shooting
SELMA – Selma Police have announced the arrests of two juveniles in connection to a weekend drive-by shooting. Police Sgt. Justin Vause said the juveniles were arrested Jan. 7 and…
Shoeheel Road Accident Injures Driver
SELMA – One person was transported to the hospital following a single vehicle accident Monday afternoon on Shoeheel Road near Hatcher Road. A car drifted off the roadway to the…
Sticker Shock: Commissioners Hear Concerns About 2025 Property Revaluation
Rural areas see highest average increases JOHNSTON COUNTY – Johnston County Commissioners heard from a number of resident on Monday who were concerned about the recent property revaluation. Revaluation letters…
Teen Injured In Drive-By Shooting
SELMA – One person was injured in a drive-by shooting Saturday afternoon in the Selma city limits. Police said the shooting happened at a home in the 1100 block of…
One Person In Hospital After Stabbing
SELMA – The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a stabbing. The incident was reported Saturday afternoon at a home in the 2000 block of Old Beulah Road near Jerry…
One Person Killed In ATV Crash
SELMA – Just before midnight, New Year’s Eve, a man lost his life on his own driveway, according to authorities. The victim was turning off of King Road onto his…
Death Row Inmate Convicted For Johnston County Homicide Receives Commuted Sentence To Life Without Parole
Governor Cooper Takes Capital Clemency Actions RALEIGH – Governor Roy Cooper announced today (Tuesday) that he has commuted the sentences of 15 people on death row in North Carolina to…
Selma Police: 2021 Disappearance Of Elderly Man Remains Unsolved
SELMA – Its been three years since a Selma man disappeared without a trace. James Norman Batten was last seen alive on December 15, 2021. At the time of his…
Activate Selma Featured In January Issue Of Our State Magazine
SELMA – The story of Activate Selma, now a community-based 501c(3) nonprofit based in Selma, will be highlighted in a six-page feature in the January 2025 issue of Our State:…
Fuel Tanker And Car Involved In Accident
SELMA – Just past midnight, a woman driving home following a Christmas shopping trip sideswiped a fully loaded gasoline tanker, narrowly averting a serious crash on US 70 at Oak…
JCPS Van Driver, Student Passenger Injured In Collision
SELMA – Two people were transported to the hospital following a two vehicle accident on Buffalo Road in the Selma city limits. Selma Police said a passenger car crossed the…
