Smithfield

Paramedic Students Participate in Night Ops Exercise
Event simulated real-world emergency training for students The Johnston Community College Emergency Medical Services Education program ran an all-night training exercise, Night Ops, recently for the college’s paramedic interns. During…

Police Search For Clues In Church Break-In
Police are investigating a break-in discovered Thursday night at a West Smithfield church. Smithfield Police were dispatched to Whitley Memorial Church at 300 Wilson’s Mills Road around 9:15pm. Officers discovered a…

Truth Broadcasting To Take Over WTSB Programming
Smithfield – On Wednesday, Truth Broadcasting Corporation of Winston Salem, NC entered into an agreement with Lamm Media Group, the owner of WTSB Radio Station, to keep AM 1090 and FM…

Town of Smithfield Honors WTSB’s Carl Lamm
The Smithfield Town Council and Mayor Andy Moore recognized WTSB’s Carl Lamm on Monday. Carl is retiring this Friday, March 29th ending a 72 year career in radio. Monday afternoon, Mayor…
Police Searching For Robbery Suspect
Smithfield Police are investigating a reported robbery that sent the victim to the hospital. Around 11:20am Friday, March 22nd, a 21 year-old woman said she was at a home in…

Neuse’s High School Robotics Team Has A Very Successful Year
By: Shelby Garrett, NCS Student Two years ago, Neuse Charter School’s FTC (First Tech Challenge) Robotics Team NUSA began. NUSA’s goal is to spread the word of robotics, grow as…

Hailey Creech Signs With NC Wesleyan
Hailey Creech, a senior softball pitcher for Smithfield Selma High School, signed her letter of acceptance and intent to attend and play softball at North Carolina Wesleyan College in Rocky…

March County Board Appointments
The Johnston County Board of Commissioners made the following appointments at their March 2019 monthly meeting: Board of Equalization & Review: David L. Grady of Kenly was appointed to fill an…

Smithfield-Selma High School’s Honor Roll and Principal’s List – 3rd Quarter
9th grade (Principal’s List—All As) Steven Acevedo Leyla Anthony Milsy Avila-Marmolejo Jacqueline Barboza-Garcia Ashley Barreiro Portilla Zachary Boothe Allen Brown Colin Bruns Geovanna Busigo Pellati Mia Calloway Connor Cannon Lindsay…

Elderly Man Loses $4,200 In Scam
An elderly Smithfield man lost $4,200 in a telephone scam last week. The victim said he received a phone call from a person claiming to be his nephew. His nephew…

Summer Camp Registration Open At JCC
Fun options for elementary, middle and high school kids Cooking, CSI, biotechnology, robotics and more! Johnston Community College is offering several fun summer camps for kids in elementary, middle, and…

New Cabin Opens At JCC’s Howell Woods
ADA compliant-facility supports tourism for the county and community Johnston Community College on Thursday celebrated the opening of a new cabin at Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center. The cabin cost…








