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Rams fall short in title bid
CHAPEL HILL — Cleveland High School players and parents alike shed tears after the Rams came up shor...
‘Ransom on the Roof’ raises $28,000
CLAYTON — Four hostages raised $28,000 in ransom to escape a downtown rooftop on April 24. A project...
Affordable housing debate comes to Johnston
SMITHFIELD — The vote was unanimous. All Johnston commissioners oppose N.C. House and Senate bills t...
Live@The Rudy returning in July
May 6, 2021SELMA — The Rudy theater will reopen July 10. The day will begin with a Classic Country Jubilee at 1...
Cleveland to play for state football title
Amid a pandemic that upended sports, the Cleveland High School Rams played their way into Thursday’s...
Deputy shoots suspect during arrest in Benson
May 5, 2021A Johnston County sheriff’s deputy shot a suspect Wednesday morning in Benson, the Sheriff’s Office ...
Berry patches inch closer to normal
More than a year into the pandemic, COVID-19 continues to shape the way Johnston strawberry farms do...
Industry recruiter asks county to up its game
SMITHFIELD — Johnston needs more tools in its industry-recruiting box, Chris Johnson, the county’s h...
Health Department to offer vaccines
May 5, 2021First and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be available from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, May 16...
Smithfield hotel wins guest satisfaction award
May 5, 2021SMITHFIELD — Sleep Inn & Suites on North Equity Drive has won a 2021 Platinum Award from Choice Hote...
Clayton manager resigns
May 4, 2021CLAYTON — After a closed session that lasted more than two hours, a unanimous Town Council on Monday...
Third StrEATery to return with music, ax throwing
May 3, 2021SMITHFIELD — The Downtown Smithfield Development Corp. has announced the lineup for this year’s Thir...
Rockin’ on Raiford announces lineup
May 3, 2021SELMA —The Selma Parks and Recreation has announced the lineup for this year’s Rockin’ on Raiford do...
SSS band teacher has Flame for Learning
April 30, 2021Brian Jones is this year’s teacher of the year in Johnston County. The band director at Smithfield-S...
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Rain chances to follow sunny weekend
Deputy shoots suspect during arrest in Benson
Clayton manager resigns
Midweek showers to usher in cooler air
Body dumped on interstate remains mystery
Health Department to offer vaccines
Smithfield, county to meet on incentives for employer
Tuesday could be year’s first 90-degree day
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Drug ring boss sentenced to federal prison
Rain chances to follow sunny weekend
Shannon Sutton receives American Banker honor
Boarding kennel to reopen under new ownership
Nash Community College names manufacturing center for Gene Haas
Nash Correctional warden earns state award
Spring Hope woman wins $200,000 lottery prize
State to name bridge for former transportation board member Gus Tulloss
The Wilson Times
Attorney Will Farris named to NC Courts Commission
Wilson personal injury and criminal defense attorney Will Farris will help evaluate the state’s cour...
Wilson focuses on hydrant paint, repairs
As spring blooms around Wilson, city workers are chipping away at faded paint to brighten up some fi...
Drug ring boss sentenced to federal prison
Authorities say an Elm City gang member who led a tri-county drug trafficking ring will spend more t...
Wilson plans switch to LED street lights
Wilson officials on Thursday discussed a plan to replace outdated street lights with LEDs. “We’re us...
School for the Deaf teachers, staff celebrate year
The Eastern North Carolina School for the Deaf leadership team surprised teachers and staff with a p...
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Local Sports
Bulldogs fall in state 1A title game
PRINCETON — After a loss in the state 1A title game, Princeton coach Paula Wooten said her Bulldogs ...
Pandemic reshapes high school sports
PRINCETON — While Johnston students have returned to remote-only learning, high school sports contin...
All-GNRC cheerleading team announced
The hard work of countless cheerleaders from football through basketball season did not go unnoticed. On the All-Greater Neuse River Conference team, 11 cheerleaders were honored for Eleven chee...
Community Sports
Clements prevails in Limited Late Model Division at SNMP
LUCAMA — Brandon Clements scored his first Southern National Motorsports Park Limited Late Model win since 2012 in spectacular fashion, holding off Tony Grady in a breathtaking duel in …
McCarty edges Pulliam in instant classic at Southern National
LUCAMA — Bobby McCarty edged out Lee Pulliam to score the victory in a thrilling green-white-checkered finish in Sunday evening’s Solid Rock Carriers Classic at Southern National …
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Rain chances to follow sunny weekend
The Wilson Times area should be able to enjoy a sun-filled, dry weekend before more shower and thund...
Midweek showers to usher in cooler air
A high temperature of 90 degrees is forecast for the Wilson Times area Tuesday afternoon as southwes...
Half-baked bills target tech giants
Fuming at Facebook for deleting your post? Having a temper tantrum over a Twitter takedown? You coul...
Tuesday could be year’s first 90-degree day
Even with bright sunshine Saturday, the Wilson Times area will temporarily escape the heat as a nort...