Governor Josh Stein has appointed two Johnston County residents to the North Carolina Interagency Council for Coordinating Homeless Programs. They are Scott Farmer and Donya M.

In 1972, a North Carolina developer bought a large parcel of land in Johnston County for a family retreat. Today, his ...

Johnston County has 37,000 students and is North Carolina’s seventh-largest district. Cumberland County has 48,000 students and is the state’s fifth-largest district.

On Thursday, the Johnston County Sheriff's Office received a report that a West Johnston High School teacher sexually assaulted a student at the school.

SMITHFIELD, N.C. (WTVD) -- New census data found Johnston County is the fastest-growing county in the state in the last 5 years, growing about 19 percent between 2014-2018 and 2019-2023.

The appeal in a Johnston County murder case could affect more than 100 death row inmates in North Carolina, as well as possibly the 2024 Democratic primary for governor between Josh Stein and Mike ...

Johnston County is North Carolina’s seventh-largest school district. It has 37,000 students. The legislation gives the school board until Nov. 17 to draw up the new lines for each district.

johnston county, n.c. — A Johnston County sheriff's deputy was terminated from his job for choosing to fire shots over following department policy in his attempt to catch a car thief.

A Fayetteville man is accused of killing his former stepfather at his home in the town of Benson in Johnston County. James Dwight Peacock, 69, was found shot once inside his home on N.C. 27 West ...

Johnston County has grown between four and six percent annually according to Chris Johnson, director of Johnston County Economic Development. Chris moved to the county in the 1990s and said there ...

Census data from 2020 showed that Johnston County experienced the highest growth of any other county in North Carolina by nearly 28 percent. The city of Clayton alone, which is part of Johnston ...