JoCo News Roundup

A daily collection of local and regional news, information and features from across Johnston County and NC

Johnston County Headlines
  • Johnston County buys nearly 50 acres for possible administrative site, Business NC reports +

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  • Dad fights back on Father’s Day: Home intruder killed after kids encounter suspect near Clayton +

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  • Lumos to Invest Over $50 Million for 100% Fiber Optic Internet Expansion in Johnston & Harnett Co. +

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  • Newly added lanes on I-40 now open; eliminates I-40/Clayton Bypass bottleneck +

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  • Wreck knocks power out in parts of Smithfield +

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  • Johnston County School Board member, ex-police officer wanted candidate recorded for leverage, warrants reveal +

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  • Ronald Johnson free on bond day after indictment +

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  • Dad, husband killed in Johnston County crash had escaped Ukraine to come to US; driver charged had 3 prior DWI charges +

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  • Blue Line Aviation Scraps Plans For Additional Development in Johnston County +

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  • First weapons detection system installed in Johnston County school, more schools to follow +

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  • Clayton begins process for downtown makeover +

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  • FAA Validates Complaints Against Johnston County Airport Authority +

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  • Fire Department could be forced to close +

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  • Culinary arts degree set to ‘open new doors’ to Johnston Community College students +

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  • Charlotte developer to build $20M business park in Johnston County +

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  • ‘The whole state will benefit’: Johnston County court staff working through weekend to ready for $85 million system overhaul +

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  • State of the County Address 2023 +

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  • North Carolina just bought 1,100 acres in Johnston County – here's why +

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  • Clayton native breathes new life into former family farm +

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  • ALE joint operation leads to 31 arrests in Johnston County +

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  • Here’s a peek at plans for Johnston County’s new Waterfront District +

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  • A new North Hills? Johnston County unveils multimillion dollar Waterfront District +

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  • Johnston County leaders give aviation industry update +

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  • Commuter rail system's financial and engineering headaches +

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  • WKJO Smithfield becomes KIX-102 and Drops Country Format +

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  • Johnston County felon busted with 8 pounds of marijuana, $74K worth of fentanyl +

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Politics - 7th District Updates
JCT News & Features

Do Good!!

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April Stephens Sworn in as New Johnston County Commissioner

April Stephens was sworn in this afternoon as the newest member of the Johnston County Board of Commissioners, representing District...

Lewis Announces Candidacy For District Court Judge

Brian E. Lewis filed for District Court Judge in Johnston, Harnett, and Lee Counties. Mr. Lewis seeks to fill the...

Growth in Johnston County - A Grave Situation

There is a price for progress…Most anyone who drives through the intersection of Highway 42 and Interstate 40 would tell...
Johnston County Feature Stories

A New Director & Direction for DSDC

The Downtown Smithfield Development Corporation (DSDC) has a new Executive Director and a new direction towards the future. I recently...

Ava Gardner Festival: Schedule Set with Fan Favorites

Following two years of planning and executing the Ava Centennial Celebration, the Ava Gardner Museum board will again host the...

JoCo Partners Win Big at NCRLA Chef Showdown

North Carolina’s restaurant industry leaders and local food enthusiasts from across the state gathered at Bay 7 in Durham on...

Outdoor NC’s New Trail Town Guide

Over the last six months the Visitors Bureau team has been working on a project that we can now share...
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Updated Coronavirus Information

Updated coronavirus information from state health officials. https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/public-health/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-response-north-carolina Updated coronavirus...

VP Kamala Harris to visit NC to survey Helene impact

Vice President Kamala Harris will travel to North Carolina to...

Burnsville couple, dog rescued after Hurricane Helene flooding trapped them...

Olivia Cooner, her boyfriend Eli Shipman and their dog are...

Police: 2 shootings in Rocky Mount occur 1 minute apart

Rocky Mount police responded to two shootings about one minute...

Western NC floods: Body of man's fiancée found days after...

Family members of John Norwood say he doesn't consider himself...

Victims' families of Raleigh mass shooting file lawsuit against accused...

The families of victims of the Hedingham mass shooting have...

Donald Trump hosts town hall in Fayetteville, blasts Biden administration's...

Trump made the comments in front of a 4,000-person crowd...

Helene flooding destroys McDowell County couple's home just months before...

You can't see the floor at Micheal Danford's home in...

'It all really got to her': Family mourns loss of...

Rotolo's family believes she would still be alive on Friday...