Drug trafficker caught in Johnston County sentenced to prison
A South Carolina drug trafficker who was caught in Johnston County in 2023 was sentenced to six-and-half years in prison, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
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Race was ‘a significant factor’ in Johnston County death penalty case, NC judge rules
A Johnston County judge ruled Friday that race was “a significant factor” in the jury selection and sentencing of Hasson Bacote, a Black man who was sentenced to death in 2009 and who was ...
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Man faces DWI charge from Johnston County crash
A 21-year-old man is facing a DWI charge Wednesday after the North Carolina State Highway Patrol said he ran his car off NC Highway 210 and hit a power pole in Johnston County. The state said ...
2 dogs killed, home largely destroyed in Johnston County fire
MICRO, N.C. (WNCN) – Two dogs died inside a home that burst into flames in Johnston County on Tuesday morning. A call went out for a working structure fire at around 8:30 a.m. on the 200 block of ...
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Fire scorches Johnston County home in Micro
A fire scorched a home Tuesday in Johnston County. Around 8:30 a.m., firefighters responded to a home on North Railroad Street in Micro. Sky 5 flew overhead before 10 a.m. Parts of the home were ...
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Driver of tractor-trailer charged after rear-ending school bus carrying high school students
NEWTON GROVE, N.C. (WTVD) -- One student was injured after a tractor-trailer rear-ended a school bus on Thursday afternoon, Johnston County school officials said. The crash happened at about 2:50 ...
Johnston County braces for more growth with $4 billion expansion ahead
There is no sign of a slowdown in Johnston County's rapid growth, meaning things like cost of living and infrastructure are ...
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Johnston County school board member found guilty of extortion, other charges
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A jury found a Johnston County school board member guilty ... and it's a crime. Jeff Jackson, NC Attorney General Ronald Johnson Jr. threatened a candidate to gain an ...
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Here’s what’s next for JoCo school board after member’s extortion conviction, removal
Applications can also be mailed to C/O District 7 Board of Education Vacancy, Johnston County Board of Education, 2320 US 70 Business Hwy East, Smithfield, NC 27577 Timeline for filling seat once ...
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Jurors deliver verdict in JoCo extortion case involving secret recordings and affairs
Ronald Johnson, an embattled Johnston County school board member, right, is handcuffed and led from a courtroom by a bailiff after a jury found him guilty of extortion on Friday, Jan. 17 ...
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Major Johnston County Routes Getting New Numbers
The section of U.S. 70 outside Clayton and off I-40’s Exit 309 will be officially signed as Interstate 42, replacing the ...
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Johnston County Heritage Center Receives Grant From North Carolina Humanities
SMITHFIELD – The Johnston County Heritage Center has received a grant from North Carolina Humanities. This $20,000 grant is helping Heritage Center staff and teachers to provide more local history ...