Smithfield
JCC Advances Historic Bond-Funded Campus Improvements
Projects will expand and renovate public-safety and healthcare training facilities on its main campus SMITHFIELD, N.C. – Johnston Community College is moving forward with three major campus projects funded through…
Police: Suspect Used Stolen Identity To Place Bets, Collect Winnings
SMITHFIELD, N.C. –– What began with a probation officer checking a vehicle in a parking lot led Smithfield Police to an identity theft investigation involving allegedly stolen credit and banking…
Customer Accused Of Throwing Hand Sanitizer At Store Employee
SMITHFIELD, N.C. –– Police are investigating an alleged assault on an employee at a Smithfield business after a customer reportedly threw a bottle of hand sanitizer at the worker. The…
Driver Charged After Allegedly Leaving Crash Scene With Injured Child
SMITHFIELD, N.C. –– A Benson man is facing multiple charges after police said he wrecked a pickup on Wal-Pat Road, left the scene with two children and was later located…
Study Recommends Smithfield Electric Rate Increases Totaling About 12.6% Over Five Years
No Rate Hike Approved, But Smithfield Study Recommends Five Years Of Increases SMITHFIELD, N.C. – A consultant hired by the Town of Smithfield is recommending a series of electric rate…
Unresolved Tuition Dispute Follows Former Benson Manager To Smithfield
Town of Benson paid $9,768.97 toward Kimberly Pickett’s MPA, later demanded money back; Pickett contends a subsequent town manager contract eliminated the repayment obligation BENSON — A year after the…
Family Seeks Help With Funeral Costs After Fatal Train Accident
SMITHFIELD, N.C. – A GoFundMe fundraiser has been established to help pay funeral expenses for a 29-year-old Smithfield woman who was struck and killed by an Amtrak train. La’Bresha Shamia…
Childhood Experiences Inspire Johnston County Author’s ‘Orville’ Series
JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. – Johnston County native Tracy McKinley knows what it feels like to be different. Growing up, she experienced bullying, an experience she says eventually helped inspire a…
Nearly $1.2 Million Electric Project Planned In Smithfield
SMITHFIELD, N.C. – Continued residential growth is putting additional demand on Smithfield’s electric system, prompting the Town Council to approve a nearly $1.2 million circuit expansion designed to maintain reliable…
Six-Month Drug Probe Leads To Search Warrants, Arrests Outside County Jail
JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. – A six-month undercover investigation by the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division led to two search warrants, multiple arrests and the seizure of illegal drugs and…
New Scholarship Pageant To Honor Ava Gardner’s Legacy
Downtown Smithfield Launches Scholarship Pageant For Johnston County Students SMITHFIELD, N.C. – Applications are now open for a new scholarship pageant in Downtown Smithfield inspired by Johnston County native and…
New Greenway Art Installation Chronicles Smithfield Flood History
SMITHFIELD, N.C. – A new public art installation along the Buffalo Creek Greenway is using historic Neuse River flood levels to tell the story of some of Smithfield’s most significant…
