Strong thunderstorms swept across Johnston County Saturday afternoon, bringing heavy rain, strong winds, large hail, downed ...

(Left to right) Mayor Pro Tem Joe Scarboro, newly appointed Council Member Ruth Ray, Mayor Byron McAllister and Council Member Amy West Whitley following Ray’s appointment to the Selma Town Council on ...

SMITHFIELD, N.C. – Johnston County is under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, with damaging wind gusts considered the primary severe-weather threat. The National Weather ...

Three people were injured in a two-vehicle crash Tuesday afternoon at the intersection of South Fifth Street and Holt Street.

Following the recruitment of a $1 billion rare-earth magnet manufacturing facility to Benson, Johnston County economic ...

SMITHFIELD, N.C. -Johnston County Public Schools welcomed its newest students to the classroom this week as kindergarten ...

A six-month undercover investigation by the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Division led to two search warrants, ...

Longtime Selma businessman and community leader Ron Hester has announced he is running for mayor, saying he wants to restore ...

CLAYTON, N.C. — Residents will have an opportunity to show their support for mental health awareness during the county’s first-ever NAMIWalk. NAMI Johnston County announced it will host the inaugural ...

New geotechnical information is refining the cost and timeline for I-40 reconstruction in Haywood County. NCDOT Photo HARMON DEN, N.C. – New geotechnical information gathered during reconstruction of ...

An 83-year-old man died after his vehicle ran off Benson Hardee Road, struck a fence and ruptured a gas line, according to ...

A Statesville pastor and his family took center stage at the White House on Aug. 24, as President Donald Trump marked the ...