Selma
Adult Entertainment Business Agrees To Permanently Close
SELMA – After years in operation, an adult live entertainment business in Selma has agreed to permanently close its doors. The owners of Gentlemen’s Playhouse, located at 200 Graham Street…
NC Teacher Of The Year Tours Johnston County Public Schools
By: Robin Koppen, JCPS Communication Specialist SMITHFIELD – Johnston County Public Schools welcomed North Carolina Teacher of the Year Eugenia Floyd to three of its schools, Selma Elementary, Smithfield-Selma High,…
Outlet Center Drive Reopens Following Serious Crash
SELMA – Outlet Center Drive in Selma has reopened following a serious crash. The crash happened Friday afternoon near the entrance to DeWayne’s. Selma Police Chief Billy Thomas said one…
Walker Announces Bid For Johnston County Superior Court
Steven Walker, a long-time resident of Johnston County, announced Thursday that he will be running for the newly-created open Superior Court judgeship. Walker will be running as a Republican candidate…
Happy Thanksgiving
Happy ThanksgivingA Look Back To 1899 Thanksgiving Church, outside of Selma, was founded 122 years ago on Thanksgiving Day 1899.
Fire Damages Downtown Smithfield Home
SMITHFIELD – A fire damaged a home in Downtown Smithfield about 12:15pm Tuesday. A neighbor called 911 reporting the blaze at the two-story home at the intersection of North Third…
Manhunt Ends In Johnston County
UPDATE 1:39PM: Law enforcement agents have ended their manhunt for a driver who jumped and ran from a traffic stop Friday morning. The driver managed to elude arrest after fleeing…
Johnston County Man Sentenced To Life Without Parole
A convicted felon with a long arrest record will spend the rest of his life in prison without the possibility of parole. Bobby Leshawn Byrd of Cleveland Road, Smithfield was…
Selma Man Dies In Buffalo Road Wreck
SMITHFIELD – The State Highway Patrol has released the identity of a driver found dead in a single vehicle accident Saturday night. The accident was reported at 8:20pm on Buffalo…
88 Charges Issued During Traffic Checkpoint
SMITHFIELD – The Smithfield Police Department, assisted by several other law enforcement agencies, conducted a traffic checkpoint Saturday night, October 30th on W. Market Street (US 70 West) at M.…
Local Team Wins All-Girl Robotics Competition
By: Shannon Mann Fourteen young women from Johnston County took home top honors at a recent FIRST Robotics off-season competition held in Cary, N.C. FRC Team 6004 f(x) Robotics, a…
3 Suspects Charged With Murder
SELMA – Selma Police and the NC State Bureau of Investigation have arrested three suspects in connection with the shooting death of a Selma teenager. Seventeen year-old Rayeshawn Hodges was…
