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Police seek woman missing from group home
KENLY — Authorities say a 29-year-old woman reported missing from a group home on Monday could have ...
Kenly’s Christmas on Main is this weekend
November 30, 2021Kenly will celebrate Christmas on Main Dec. 3-4. The weekend will begin Friday with a free walk thro...
Smithfield to light Christmas tree
November 30, 2021SMITHFIELD — The twon will light its Christmas tree in a ceremony at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, at the...
Next Clayton manager might not have to live in town
CLAYTON — The Town Council on Nov. 15 scrapped an ordinance that required the town manager to live i...
Groups seek entries for photo contest
November 30, 2021Two groups are inviting Johnstonians to get outdoors with their cameras. The Johnston County Parks a...
Johnston towns reap budget millions
Johnston County towns made out like bandits in the new state budget. Here’s a breakdown of what the ...
Bizzell will seek another term as sheriff
November 29, 2021PRINCETON — Johnston County Sheriff Steve Bizzell has announced that he will seek a seventh term. Bi...
Clayton to usher in Christmas season on Thursday
November 29, 2021CLAYTON — The town’s Christmas Village & Tree Lighting will get underway at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec....
Benson unveils second Main Street mural
November 29, 2021BENSON — Work on the town’s second commissioned mural is complete. Greensboro artist Gina Franco put...
Grants available to family farms
November 29, 2021N.C. AgVentures, an N.C. State Extension program, provides grants to farmers for new and innovative ...
Blood drives coming to Johnston County
November 29, 2021Here are upcoming blood drives in Johnston County. Benson — 1-6 p.m. Dec. 1 at American Legion Post ...
A place to live, work, play
CLAYTON — The Penny family knows what it wants for its farmland on N.C. 42 near Johnston Health’s Cl...
Christmas concerts coming to The Rudy
November 26, 2021SELMA — Eddie Miles returns to The Rudy on Dec. 8. Miles will present a solo show of Christmas and c...
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Police seek woman missing from group home
After turkey, Johnstonians go shopping
Johnston towns reap budget millions
Bizzell will seek another term as sheriff
Next Clayton manager might not have to live in town
Groups seek entries for photo contest
Grants available to family farms
Kenly’s Christmas on Main is this weekend
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Parolee charged with having 16 guns
Barnes to Cooper: Sign SB 473
New Year’s pickle drop returning to Mount Olive
Rocky Mount-related state transparency bill passes House
County-line stabbing never solved
Volunteers clean Oak Dale Cemetery
Spring Hope gets $3.7M for water, sewer
Christmas cheer comes early to southern Nash
The Wilson Times
Wilson, state under burning ban
The N.C. Forest Service on Monday issued a statewide ban on open burning and canceled all burning pe...
Federal grant to help design, engineer greenway
A nearly $1 million federal grant is helping Wilson get a step closer to building the Hominy Creek G...
Wilson Arts to receive $150,000 NEA grant
Wilson Arts will receive an American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to h...
Judge won’t order restart on legislative redistricting
RALEIGH — A North Carolina judge refused on Tuesday to essentially force state lawmakers to start ov...
Cohen stepping down as NC health secretary
WINSTON-SALEM — Dr. Mandy Cohen, the head of North Carolina’s health department and face of regular ...
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Local Sports
Extra-inning grand slam lifts Mudcats over Shorebirds
ZEBULON — Darrien Miller hit a walk-off grand slam in the 10th to lead the Mudcats to an 8-4 series ...
For fans of most school sports, masks are optional this fall
August 31, 2021SMITHFIELD — Planning to watch your kid or grandkid play sports in Johnston County this fall? Here a...
Clayton celebrates Olympic medalist Keni Harrison
CLAYTON — Clad in red, white and blue, Clayton residents gathered Aug. 24 to celebrate one of their ...
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 …
Columns
Fund local journalism to help communities
A portion of the Local Journalism Sustainability Act was included in the recent Build Back Better bi...
Warming trend starts Tuesday
After a cold morning low in the 20s, a bright sun and a wind switch to the southwest Tuesday will be...
Omicron: Next step from pandemic to endemic?
South Africa reported detection of a new variant of the COVID-19 virus to the World Health Organizat...
NC author wins coveted National Book Award
What’s the biggest news in our state’s literary circles? On Nov. 17, Jason Mott won the National Boo...