Smithfield
Marcia Armstrong Receives 2023 Chief Justice’s Professionalism Award
RALEIGH — On Wednesday, January 17, at the joint dinner of the N.C. State Bar and the N.C. Bar Association at the Marriott Crabtree Valley Hotel in Raleigh, Chief Justice Paul…
SSS Teacher Receives NC Farm Bureau Going Local Grant
SMITHFIELD – Crystal Heinzerling, a teacher at Smithfield Selma High School, has won a NC Farm Bureau Going Local “Ag in the Classroom” Grant. Crystal will use the $500 grant…
Remembrance Vigil Held At Smithfield Selma High
SMITHFIELD – Hundreds of people attended a Remembrance Vigil, Wednesday evening, at Smithfield Selma High School. SSS students, parents, staff, and community members gathered to remember five students who have…
Alan Lockamy Family Establishes Fundraiser For Funeral Expenses
SMITHFIELD – The family of 17 year-old Alan Lockamy has set up a GoFundMe page to raise money for funeral expenses. Alan was one of four teenagers killed in a…
Fundraiser Established To Help Freddy Seras Family Pay For Funeral
SMITHFIELD – The family of Freddy Seras has established a GoFundMe account to help pay for his funeral. Freddy was one of four SSS students who were killed in a…
Update: Victim Killed During Dispute Over Cell Phone
SMITHFIELD – Smithfield Police have released the identity of a man shot and killed inside a South Smithfield apartment. Around 4:55pm Monday, police responded to 2261 Kay Drive for a…
Homicide Reported In Smithfield
SMITHFIELD – Smithfield Police are investigating a homicide. The incident was reported around 5:00pm Monday at 2261 Kay Drive, off S. Brightleaf Boulevard. Police Chief Pete Hedrick confirmed one person…
Update: 4 Teens Killed In High Speed Crash Identified
SMITHFIELD – Four teenagers were killed in a single vehicle accident on Interstate 95 at Brogden Road (Exit 93). At 2:39am Monday, a state trooper who was stationary running radar…
Johnston County Emergency Services Begins Operations At New Public Safety Center
SMITHFIELD – Johnston County Emergency Services has officially commenced operations at the new Johnston County Public Safety Center located at 2875 US 70 Business East in Smithfield. Johnston County Emergency…
JCC Students Receive Thousands Of Dollars In Scholarships And Tools From Industry Partners
JCC’s Diesel and Heavy Equipment students receive life-changing awards at Tools for Techs event SMITHFIELD – Johnston Community College’s Diesel and Heavy Equipment Technology students recently attended a Tools for…
Good Samaritan Helps Crash Victims Struck By Wrong-Way Driver
SMITHFIELD – Around 6:45pm Monday, a wrong-way driver in a white pickup truck collided with a southbound black pickup truck on I-95 near US Highway 70, sending five people, including…
Daycare Van And Car Collide Near Smithfield
SMITHFIELD – A daycare van and passenger car collided, Tuesday morning, on Highway 210, between Cleveland Road and Swift Creek Road. According to the State Highway Patrol, two people in…
