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Unresolved Tuition Dispute Follows Former Benson Manager To Smithfield

Unresolved Tuition Dispute Follows Former Benson Manager To Smithfield

Sep 1, 2026

Town of Benson paid $9,768.97 toward Kimberly Pickett’s MPA, later demanded money back; Pickett contends a subsequent town manager contract eliminated the repayment obligation BENSON — A year after the…

Selma Manufacturer Competing In Statewide ‘Coolest Thing’ Contest

Selma Manufacturer Competing In Statewide ‘Coolest Thing’ Contest

Sep 1, 2026
Work Begins On $12.3 Million Covered Bridge Road Project

Work Begins On $12.3 Million Covered Bridge Road Project

Sep 1, 2026
Deputies Recover Lost Laptop, Charge Princeton Man With Felony

Deputies Recover Lost Laptop, Charge Princeton Man With Felony

Sep 1, 2026
Four Oaks Acorn Festival Returns Sept. 12

Four Oaks Acorn Festival Returns Sept. 12

Sep 1, 2026
Former JCPS Bus Monitor Jailed Under $2.5 Million Bond

Former JCPS Bus Monitor Jailed Under $2.5 Million Bond

Aug 31, 2026
Family Seeks Help With Funeral Costs After Fatal Train Accident

Family Seeks Help With Funeral Costs After Fatal Train Accident

Aug 31, 2026
Bullet Strikes Dugout As Players Arrive For Ball Practice

Bullet Strikes Dugout As Players Arrive For Ball Practice

Aug 31, 2026
Blackman’s Grove Baptist Church To Celebrate 133rd Homecoming

Blackman’s Grove Baptist Church To Celebrate 133rd Homecoming

Aug 31, 2026
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Smithfield

Unresolved Tuition Dispute Follows Former Benson Manager To Smithfield

Unresolved Tuition Dispute Follows Former Benson Manager To Smithfield

Sep 1, 2026
Family Seeks Help With Funeral Costs After Fatal Train Accident

Family Seeks Help With Funeral Costs After Fatal Train Accident

Aug 31, 2026
Childhood Experiences Inspire Johnston County Author’s ‘Orville’ Series

Childhood Experiences Inspire Johnston County Author’s ‘Orville’ Series

Aug 29, 2026
Nearly $1.2 Million Electric Project Planned In Smithfield

Nearly $1.2 Million Electric Project Planned In Smithfield

Aug 27, 2026
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Selma

Selma Manufacturer Competing In Statewide ‘Coolest Thing’ Contest

Selma Manufacturer Competing In Statewide ‘Coolest Thing’ Contest

Sep 1, 2026
Couple Unhurt, Pizza Lost In US 70 Crash

Couple Unhurt, Pizza Lost In US 70 Crash

Aug 29, 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
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
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Clayton

Former JCPS Bus Monitor Jailed Under $2.5 Million Bond

Former JCPS Bus Monitor Jailed Under $2.5 Million Bond

Aug 31, 2026
Car, Electric Bike Collide On NC 42 East

Car, Electric Bike Collide On NC 42 East

Aug 29, 2026
Phone Scam Costs Clayton Couple More Than $12,000

Phone Scam Costs Clayton Couple More Than $12,000

Aug 28, 2026
Man Faces Felony Larceny Charge In Equipment Rental Case

Man Faces Felony Larceny Charge In Equipment Rental Case

Aug 28, 2026
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Schools

Former JCPS Bus Monitor Jailed Under $2.5 Million Bond

Former JCPS Bus Monitor Jailed Under $2.5 Million Bond

Aug 31, 2026
Campbell Names Interim Athletic Director, Begins National Search

Campbell Names Interim Athletic Director, Begins National Search

Aug 28, 2026
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
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State

State Warns Two NC Towns Over Serious Financial Problems

State Warns Two NC Towns Over Serious Financial Problems

Sep 1, 2026
Lenoir Aided Independence In Word And Deed

Lenoir Aided Independence In Word And Deed

Aug 31, 2026
Statewide DWI Enforcement Campaign Begins Ahead Of Labor Day

Statewide DWI Enforcement Campaign Begins Ahead Of Labor Day

Aug 30, 2026
Camels Down ETSU In Season Opener 49-37

Camels Down ETSU In Season Opener 49-37

Aug 30, 2026
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