A four county high speed chase along Interstate 95 ended in Johnston County, shortly after 2:00 p.m. Tuesday. Law enforcement ...

SMITHFIELD – Johnston County property owners will pay significantly more under a budget package adopted by Johnston County Commissioners. Although commissioners cut the actual property tax rate, a ...

During a special called personnel meeting Tuesday afternoon the Johnston County Board of Education approved the hiring of a new superintendent. In a 6-to-1 vote, Dr. David Pearce, the ...

The Carteret County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 4 year-old from our area. It happened at the Goose Creek Camp Ground around 9:00 p.m. Saturday, June 14. According to the ...

Eric Edwards speaks to the Selma Town Council during a Public Hearing on June 10, 2025. Johnston County Report Photo SELMA – A businessman who wanted to turn a portion of a former drug and alcohol ...

Shaborn Amar Nesbitt, a 37-year-old resident of Smithfield, North Carolina, has been sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to ...

A State Highway Patrol helicopter aided the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office with a high speed motorcycle chase. Around 10:45pm Thursday, June 12, a deputy sheriff attempted to ...

A pedestrian died after being struck by a train. The collision was reported at 3:03am Saturday, June 14, approximately 230 feet from the Wal-Pat Road rail crossing. Smithfield ...

While a lone woman stood on the steps of Clayton’s Town Hall reading her Bible and praying for her town, a pickup truck ...

Ever written your congressman? I have. I always get a prompt and cordial, if bland, reply. Back in 1988, I actually spent a ...

SMITHFIELD – Two Johnston County deputies happened to be in the right place at the right time. Two drivers are facing charges ...