JoCo Report – Johnston County News

August 27, 2026

News

JCPS Kindergarten Students Begin 2026-27 School Year

JCPS Kindergarten Students Begin 2026-27 School Year

Aug 27, 2026

SMITHFIELD, N.C. -Johnston County Public Schools welcomed its newest students to the classroom this week as kindergarten classes began for the 2026-27 school year. The school district used a two-day…

School Bus Rear-Ended Near Four Oaks

School Bus Rear-Ended Near Four Oaks

Aug 27, 2026

Nearly $1.2 Million Electric Project Planned In Smithfield

Nearly $1.2 Million Electric Project Planned In Smithfield

Aug 27, 2026

Serial Sheetz Soda Shoplifting Suspect Stopped

Serial Sheetz Soda Shoplifting Suspect Stopped

Aug 27, 2026

Clayton Library Inspires Nearly 800 Summer Readers

Clayton Library Inspires Nearly 800 Summer Readers

Aug 27, 2026

Goldsboro Police Seek Possible Additional Victims In Sexual Abuse Case

Goldsboro Police Seek Possible Additional Victims In Sexual Abuse Case

Aug 27, 2026

Johnston County Targets Defense Industry For New Jobs, Investment

Johnston County Targets Defense Industry For New Jobs, Investment

Aug 26, 2026

Narcotics Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Alleged Meth Trafficker

Narcotics Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Alleged Meth Trafficker

Aug 26, 2026

Highway Patrol Investigating Fatal Benson-Area Crash

Highway Patrol Investigating Fatal Benson-Area Crash

Aug 26, 2026

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Smithfield

Nearly $1.2 Million Electric Project Planned In Smithfield

Nearly $1.2 Million Electric Project Planned In Smithfield

Aug 27, 2026

Six-Month Drug Probe Leads To Search Warrants, Arrests Outside County Jail

Six-Month Drug Probe Leads To Search Warrants, Arrests Outside County Jail

Aug 25, 2026

New Scholarship Pageant To Honor Ava Gardner’s Legacy

New Scholarship Pageant To Honor Ava Gardner’s Legacy

Aug 25, 2026

New Greenway Art Installation Chronicles Smithfield Flood History

New Greenway Art Installation Chronicles Smithfield Flood History

Aug 25, 2026

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Selma

Six-Month Drug Probe Leads To Search Warrants, Arrests Outside County Jail

Six-Month Drug Probe Leads To Search Warrants, Arrests Outside County Jail

Aug 25, 2026

Ron Hester Announces Bid For Selma Mayor, Wants To Be ‘A Voice For The People’

Ron Hester Announces Bid For Selma Mayor, Wants To Be ‘A Voice For The People’

Aug 25, 2026

Four Now Charged In Armed Robbery Of 78-Year-Old Princeton Man

Aug 17, 2026

Four Local High Schools Win $5,000, Could Compete For $1 Million Prize

Four Local High Schools Win $5,000, Could Compete For $1 Million Prize

Aug 14, 2026

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Clayton

JCPS Kindergarten Students Begin 2026-27 School Year

JCPS Kindergarten Students Begin 2026-27 School Year

Aug 27, 2026

Clayton Library Inspires Nearly 800 Summer Readers

Clayton Library Inspires Nearly 800 Summer Readers

Aug 27, 2026

Clayton Library Makes Sure No Reader Is Forgotten

Clayton Library Makes Sure No Reader Is Forgotten

Aug 26, 2026

Town Finance Director Receives North Carolina’s Highest Civilian Honor

Town Finance Director Receives North Carolina’s Highest Civilian Honor

Aug 25, 2026

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Schools

JCPS Kindergarten Students Begin 2026-27 School Year

JCPS Kindergarten Students Begin 2026-27 School Year

Aug 27, 2026

School Bus Rear-Ended Near Four Oaks

School Bus Rear-Ended Near Four Oaks

Aug 27, 2026

Johnston County Targets Defense Industry For New Jobs, Investment

Johnston County Targets Defense Industry For New Jobs, Investment

Aug 26, 2026

Wilson’s Mills High Evacuated Following Gas Leak

Wilson’s Mills High Evacuated Following Gas Leak

Aug 26, 2026

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State

North Carolina Family Featured At Trump White House School-Choice Event

North Carolina Family Featured At Trump White House School-Choice Event

Aug 27, 2026

Company Plans $6 Million Boat Manufacturing Campus In Chocowinity

Company Plans $6 Million Boat Manufacturing Campus In Chocowinity

Aug 27, 2026

Wobbly Claims Abound In Political Debates

Wobbly Claims Abound In Political Debates

Aug 27, 2026

North Carolina Second-Most Expensive State For Hair Care, Study Finds

North Carolina Second-Most Expensive State For Hair Care, Study Finds

Aug 24, 2026

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