JoCo Report – Johnston County News

October 20, 2026

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Driver Found Guilty In Fatal Downtown Smithfield Pedestrian Crash

Driver Found Guilty In Fatal Downtown Smithfield Pedestrian Crash

Oct 20, 2026

SMITHFIELD, N.C. – A Wayne County man has been found guilty and sentenced to 24 days in jail for a September crash that killed a 76-year-old Smithfield woman as she…

NCDOT Awards Contract To Resurface 13 Johnston County Roads

NCDOT Awards Contract To Resurface 13 Johnston County Roads

Oct 20, 2026

Police: Wrong-Way Pickup Struck Motorcycle In Fatal US 70 Crash

Police: Wrong-Way Pickup Struck Motorcycle In Fatal US 70 Crash

Oct 20, 2026

Man Charged With Going Armed To Terror Of People Near Benson

Man Charged With Going Armed To Terror Of People Near Benson

Oct 20, 2026

Man Accused Of Threatening Hotel Clerk, Pulling Fire Alarm To Summon Officers

Man Accused Of Threatening Hotel Clerk, Pulling Fire Alarm To Summon Officers

Oct 20, 2026

20-Year-Old Injured In Accidental Shooting

Oct 20, 2026

Deputies Investigate Break-In At Johnston County Church

Deputies Investigate Break-In At Johnston County Church

Oct 20, 2026

Donation Covers Fall Festival Admission For 1,000 Four Oaks Elementary Students

Donation Covers Fall Festival Admission For 1,000 Four Oaks Elementary Students

Oct 20, 2026

Delta Sigma Theta Chapter Plans Halloween Fundraiser

Delta Sigma Theta Chapter Plans Halloween Fundraiser

Oct 20, 2026

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Smithfield

Driver Found Guilty In Fatal Downtown Smithfield Pedestrian Crash

Driver Found Guilty In Fatal Downtown Smithfield Pedestrian Crash

Oct 20, 2026

20-Year-Old Injured In Accidental Shooting

Oct 20, 2026

Brogden Native Earns UMO Professor Of The Year Honor

Brogden Native Earns UMO Professor Of The Year Honor

Oct 18, 2026

Police Identify 76-Year-Old Smithfield Man Killed By Train

Police Identify 76-Year-Old Smithfield Man Killed By Train

Oct 14, 2026

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Selma

Selma Adopts New Rules Governing Data Centers

Selma Adopts New Rules Governing Data Centers

Oct 19, 2026

Car Hits Selma Bojangles, Two Parked Vehicles

Car Hits Selma Bojangles, Two Parked Vehicles

Oct 15, 2026

More Than 456 Acres Of Johnston County Farmland Slated For Preservation

More Than 456 Acres Of Johnston County Farmland Slated For Preservation

Oct 14, 2026

Selma Traffic Enforcement Operation Results In 65 Charges

Selma Traffic Enforcement Operation Results In 65 Charges

Oct 13, 2026

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Clayton

Delta Sigma Theta Chapter Plans Halloween Fundraiser

Delta Sigma Theta Chapter Plans Halloween Fundraiser

Oct 20, 2026

Untreated Wastewater Spill Reported Near Clayton

Oct 19, 2026

North Carolina’s Spooky Tales And Legends Come To Clayton

North Carolina’s Spooky Tales And Legends Come To Clayton

Oct 17, 2026

Police: Bomb Threat Call In Downtown Clayton Appears To Be Swatting

Oct 17, 2026

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Schools

Donation Covers Fall Festival Admission For 1,000 Four Oaks Elementary Students

Donation Covers Fall Festival Admission For 1,000 Four Oaks Elementary Students

Oct 20, 2026

JCPS General Fund Balance Grows To $15.9 Million

JCPS General Fund Balance Grows To $15.9 Million

Oct 19, 2026

Brogden Native Earns UMO Professor Of The Year Honor

Brogden Native Earns UMO Professor Of The Year Honor

Oct 18, 2026

School Board Approves Personnel Changes, Contract Extensions

School Board Approves Personnel Changes, Contract Extensions

Oct 18, 2026

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State

We Should Challenge The Imperial City

We Should Challenge The Imperial City

Oct 19, 2026

ACLU Backs Cabarrus Schools In Federal Bathroom Access Suit

ACLU Backs Cabarrus Schools In Federal Bathroom Access Suit

Oct 19, 2026

You Decide: What Did We Learn From Gas Rationing In The 1970s?

You Decide: What Did We Learn From Gas Rationing In The 1970s?

Oct 18, 2026

Social Security Matters: Did I Understand You Right – I Won’t Get All My SS Benefits Immediately?

Social Security Matters: Did I Understand You Right – I Won’t Get All My SS Benefits Immediately?

Oct 18, 2026

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