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Hundreds Pack Benson Meeting As UDO Debate Grows

Hundreds Pack Benson Meeting As UDO Debate Grows

Feb 25, 2026

JOHNSTON COUNTY — The debate over Johnston County’s proposed Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) intensified Tuesday night as hundreds of residents, farmers, small-business owners and landowners filled The Barn at Broadslab…

West Johnston’s Ashton Tennessee Wins School’s First State Wrestling Title

West Johnston’s Ashton Tennessee Wins School’s First State Wrestling Title

Feb 25, 2026
Wayne County Health Department Confirms First Pertussis Cases Of School Year

Wayne County Health Department Confirms First Pertussis Cases Of School Year

Feb 25, 2026
Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q Marks 40 Years In New Bern With Plans For New Restaurant

Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q Marks 40 Years In New Bern With Plans For New Restaurant

Feb 25, 2026
Smithfield Town Council Approves New Sheetz Location

Smithfield Town Council Approves New Sheetz Location

Feb 25, 2026
Suspected Firebug Faces First-Degree Arson Charge In South Murphrey Road Blaze

Suspected Firebug Faces First-Degree Arson Charge In South Murphrey Road Blaze

Feb 25, 2026
Sheriff’s Office, FBI Investigation Results In Federal Charges Against Sampson County Man

Sheriff’s Office, FBI Investigation Results In Federal Charges Against Sampson County Man

Feb 25, 2026
Four Bar Employees Charged After Fatal Harnett County Crash

Four Bar Employees Charged After Fatal Harnett County Crash

Feb 25, 2026
BBQ Chicken Fundraiser To Support Masonic Home For Children

BBQ Chicken Fundraiser To Support Masonic Home For Children

Feb 25, 2026
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Smithfield

Hundreds Pack Benson Meeting As UDO Debate Grows

Hundreds Pack Benson Meeting As UDO Debate Grows

Feb 25, 2026
Smithfield Town Council Approves New Sheetz Location

Smithfield Town Council Approves New Sheetz Location

Feb 25, 2026
First Responder Training Exercise Planned In Smithfield

First Responder Training Exercise Planned In Smithfield

Feb 23, 2026
NAACP Hosts MLK Jr. Parade Celebrating Service And Civic Engagement

NAACP Hosts MLK Jr. Parade Celebrating Service And Civic Engagement

Feb 21, 2026
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Selma

Activate Selma Announces New Officers For 2026

Activate Selma Announces New Officers For 2026

Feb 24, 2026
Teenager Says He Was Robbed On Rural Roadway

Teenager Says He Was Robbed On Rural Roadway

Feb 24, 2026
Screening Of “American Coup: Wilmington 1898” Explores History Of Massacre And Insurrection

Screening Of “American Coup: Wilmington 1898” Explores History Of Massacre And Insurrection

Feb 21, 2026
Eastfield Welcomes Olive Garden As Expansion Continues

Eastfield Welcomes Olive Garden As Expansion Continues

Feb 18, 2026
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Clayton

Suspected Firebug Faces First-Degree Arson Charge In South Murphrey Road Blaze

Suspected Firebug Faces First-Degree Arson Charge In South Murphrey Road Blaze

Feb 25, 2026
Annual Chlorine Treatment Scheduled For Johnston West Water System

Annual Chlorine Treatment Scheduled For Johnston West Water System

Feb 25, 2026
A Listening Ear Guides School Resource Officer Each Day

A Listening Ear Guides School Resource Officer Each Day

Feb 24, 2026
Community Nonprofit Announces New Board, Invites Public To March Meeting

Community Nonprofit Announces New Board, Invites Public To March Meeting

Feb 23, 2026
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Schools

West Johnston’s Ashton Tennessee Wins School’s First State Wrestling Title

West Johnston’s Ashton Tennessee Wins School’s First State Wrestling Title

Feb 25, 2026
Wayne County Health Department Confirms First Pertussis Cases Of School Year

Wayne County Health Department Confirms First Pertussis Cases Of School Year

Feb 25, 2026
A Listening Ear Guides School Resource Officer Each Day

A Listening Ear Guides School Resource Officer Each Day

Feb 24, 2026
School Board Breaks Ground On New Clayton High

School Board Breaks Ground On New Clayton High

Feb 22, 2026
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State

Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q Marks 40 Years In New Bern With Plans For New Restaurant

Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q Marks 40 Years In New Bern With Plans For New Restaurant

Feb 25, 2026
Four Bar Employees Charged After Fatal Harnett County Crash

Four Bar Employees Charged After Fatal Harnett County Crash

Feb 25, 2026
Ruling Could Lighten Carolinians’ Load

Ruling Could Lighten Carolinians’ Load

Feb 25, 2026
Appeals Court Throws Out Seizure Of 25K From Warrantless NC Search

Appeals Court Throws Out Seizure Of 25K From Warrantless NC Search

Feb 25, 2026
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