Margie Riedel, a Johnston County teacher and local business professional, has announced her candidacy for the North Carolina ...

A routine traffic stop on U.S. 421 led to the seizure of two kilograms of cocaine and two firearms, according to the Sampson ...

Randy Ackley, a 23-year law enforcement veteran and former detective with the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office, filed ...

Caitlin Goose Marsh of Smithfield has filed to run in the 2026 Republican primary for North Carolina Senate District 10.

Contractors for the N.C. Department of Transportation plan to close an eastbound Interstate 440 ramp near Hillsborough Street ...

By Carolina Journal Staff RALEIGH – North Carolina House Speaker Destin Hall has announced the creation of the House Select ...

A hacker posing as a real estate attorney scammed a Johnston County resident out of a large sum of money. The victim is among ...

Escape the cold and dive into a good book with the Hocutt-Ellington Memorial Library’s 2025-2026 Winter Reading Challenge.

Bah humbug, indeed. A Johnston County family is dealing with a real-life Grinch after their outdoor Christmas lights were intentionally damaged not once, but twice this holiday season. The mischief ...

The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a fiber-optic communications line was intentionally cut Sunday, marking at least the second time the same line has been vandalized in the ...

CLAYTON – The Town of Clayton, together with local developers Carrie and Kevin Lee and entrepreneurs Erin Nenni and Christi ...

About 50 people attended a special-called meeting of the Johnston County Planning Board on Tuesday, Dec. 2, to hear a ...