The debate over Johnston County’s proposed Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) intensified Tuesday night as hundreds of ...

By Carolina Journal Staff The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that federal probation officers violated a couple’s ...

SMITHFIELD — Johnston County Public Utilities will begin its annual water treatment change later this month, temporarily ...

A Clinton, NC man has been indicted on ten federal charges following a five‑month investigation involving the Sampson County Sheriff’s Office, the FBI’s Charlotte Field Office, and the U.S. Attorney’s ...

Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q broke ground Feb. 23 on a new restaurant in New Bern, marking the next chapter for a location that has served the community for four decades. Company President Lew ...

The Wayne County Health Department has confirmed two cases of pertussis (whooping cough) from two students at Spring Creek Elementary. Health Department staff have worked closely with school officials ...

BENSON — Junior Ashton Tennessee made school history, becoming the first wrestler from West Johnston High School to win a state championship. Tennessee finished the season with an impressive 37-1 ...

Four employees of a Chapel Hill bar have been charged following a North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) investigation into a February crash in Harnett County that left three people dead and ...

A Johnston County man arrested Feb. 16 in connection with a fire behind an Archer Lodge business is now facing additional felony charges stemming from a separate residential blaze reported earlier the ...

A former employee of Mar Mac Mart in Goldsboro has been charged following an investigation into a substantial theft from the business. On January 14, 2026, the convenience store located at 928 Old ...

The Smithfield Town Council voted unanimously Feb. 17 to approve a conditional rezoning request clearing the way for a new Sheetz convenience store and gas station along U.S. Highway 70 Business West ...

St. Patrick’s Masonic Lodge #617 is preparing for its annual BBQ chicken fundraiser to benefit the Masonic Home for Children at Oxford. The drive-thru event will take place Saturday, March 7, from ...