ROCKY MOUNT — North Carolina Wesleyan University has launched a new school focused on preparing students for careers in ...

The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a recent increase in scams involving callers who pose as law ...

A federal magistrate judge already serving in the court district that includes Johnston County has been nominated for a lifetime seat on the federal bench. President Donald Trump announced Thursday ...

The N.C. Division of Motor Vehicles wants to remind customers that beginning today (Oct. 1), NCDMV will no longer issue license plate stickers or automatically provide printed registration cards. The ...

More than 40 vendors will gather Thursday at The Clayton Center for the third annual Southern JoCo Women’s Show, an event ...

An 18-year-old Wilson man was jailed without bond Friday after Johnston County deputies responded to a suspicious vehicle ...

Large crowds and pleasant weather helped make the 77th annual Benson Mule Days a busy four-day celebration this past weekend.

The University of Mount Olive (UMO) has been awarded a $1,459,057 Title III grant from the U.S. Department of Education to ...

The community will come together Friday, Oct. 2 for a fundraiser benefiting 8-year-old Janson Herring and his family as he ...

SELMA, N.C. – Downtown Selma will come alive Oct. 2–3 as the town celebrates the 51st Annual Selma Railroad Days Festival.

Friends of Johnston County Parks is inviting residents and visitors to get outside this fall with the return of the JoCo Fall Hiking Challenge. The 2026 challenge runs from Oct. 1 through Dec. 31 and ...

Plans to transform a narrow pedestrian walkway in downtown Smithfield are moving forward after the Town Council unanimously ...