Two people were killed Saturday night in a single-vehicle crash on NC 411 (Harrells Highway) just east of Garland, according ...

Saturday’s Powerball drawing produced a $2 million prize on a ticket bought in Gastonia. The lucky winner bought a $3 Power ...

By The Smithfield Weekly Sun The Johnston County Board of Education at Tuesday’s monthly meeting approved staff ...

By Mike Walden It’s that time of year for economists to emerge and present their economic forecasts. Some say it’s like the economic version of Groundhog Day. Will economists see the light of a good ...

Margaret Elaine Gregory Bradley of Corolla, NC was born in Erwin, NC on December 21, 1950. Funeral Services will be 2:00PM Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at the Erwin Chapel Pentecostal Free Will Baptist ...

A Cold Weather Advisory has been issued for Johnston County and much of central North Carolina as a surge of Arctic air is expected to bring dangerously cold conditions Sunday night into Monday ...

A federal judge this week sentenced a Raleigh man, Joseph Matthew Dobbs, age 45, to 135 months in federal prison for possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM), after a federal jury convicted ...

A two-vehicle collision at the four-way stop on NC 42 East and Thanksgiving Fire Road sent both drivers to the hospital ...

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Reginald Gearl Pilkington, 69, of Smithfield passed away at his home on Friday, December 5, 2025. He was born in Johnston County on July 21, 1956 to the late James Marshall Pilkington and Clara Rachel ...

Mayor Andy Moore has been recognized with one of the region’s highest honors, receiving the Golden Pinecone Award from the ...

Cindy Brookshire, co-founder of the volunteer-led nonprofit Activate Selma, has been honored with the Frances Finch Hobart ...