Cardiac plan wins support
Johnston Health medical officials give top marks to a WakeMed partnership proposal to expand cardiac care in Johnston County, which has one of the state's higher death rates from heart disease.
Missing horse back home
Belle, a pregnant brown-and-white horse missing for five days and feared stolen from her Johnston County pasture, was found dehydrated and thinner Sunday night in a vacant construction lot more than two miles away.
Woman dies in mountain motorcycle crash
A 38-year-old mother of two died over the weekend when she lost control of her motorcycle on a curvy road in rural Randolph County.
Willis McLamb, 90, co-founder of Benson's Mule Days
Benson lost its cowboy hero this month.
Trooper hits self with pepper spray
A state trooper was accidentally hit with pepper spray while trying to subdue a suspect Sunday night at the Clayton Police Department.
Teen dies in wreck on I-95
An 18-year-old man was killed in a wreck on Interstate 95 Saturday evening near Benson.
4 in Johnston among 8 new H1N1 flu cases
Eight additional cases of the H1N1 flu were confirmed in North Carolina on Wednesday, bringing the state's total to 59confirmed cases.
New cases of H1N1 reported across state
Twelve new cases of the new H1N1 flu virus were reported Tuesday in North Carolina, with three new cases in Johnston County.
Reward offered for church fire tips
A reward of up to $12,500 is being offered by state and local law enforcement agencies for information about the burning of Mount Calvary Baptist Church, which was destroyed early Saturday by a fire that police believe was set by the same person responsible for a May 6 blaze that heavily damaged the building.
Church shuts down Johnston Christian
Parents and teachers at Johnston Christian Academy are scrambling to regroup after learning the private school's governing board decided to shut it down before the start of the next academic year.
Private school in Johnston County will close
Parents and teachers at Johnston Christian Academy are scrambling to regroup after learning the school will not open again this fall.
Archer Lodge may incorporate
This rural Johnston County community is growing, with new people moving into new housing developments, convincing some that their community should become a full-fledged town.
Clayton church burns a second time
Police say the blaze at Mount Calvary Baptist Church, like another one May 6, was arson. This one seems to have put the building out of commission for good. "But we will continue," the pastor says.
Wake student has H1N1
A Wake County middle school student and a Johnston County teen have tested positive for the H1N1 flu virus, public health officials said Wednesday.
Johnston may delay schools
Facing a budget squeeze, members of the Johnston County Board of Education said Thursday that they might delay the opening of two high schools until 2011, a move that would save $2.6 million in the coming fiscal year.
Virginia provost picked to lead JCC
Johnston Community College likely will have a new president July 1.
Woman charged in Selma check scam
Police have charged a Raleigh woman with a check scam involving the town of Selma.
Three charged in Clayton teen's death
Three men were charged with murder Friday in the shooting of a Clayton teen, Raleigh police said.
Boy's death means prison for Johnston man
Hipolito Zamora Hernandez could spend as long as 20 years in prison for second-degree murder in the death of Marcus Lassiter.
Clayton teen dies in wreck just after 19th birthday
Brittney Megan Hicks had just celebrated her 19th birthday with a trip to the beach. In less than a month, she would have graduated from Clayton High School.
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