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I-95 South in Kenly closed Monday night
The North Carolina Department of Transportation announced Friday I-95 South will be closed on Monday, May 20, from Mile Marker 107 to Mile Marker 103, between 11 a.m. and 5 a.m. due to construction … more
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May 21 NCDOT open house set for Johnston, Wayne U.S. 70 Upgrades
PRINCETON- The N.C. Department of Transportation is inviting people to attend a meeting in Princeton on Tuesday, May 21 to review a revised proposal for improving a nearly 7-mile segment of U.S. … more
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Suspect charged in Bonnie Neighbors' 1972 murder
SMITHFIELD — A Johnston County family and a retired state investigator who has worked the county’s longest cold case can both breath a sigh of relief. The man who allegedly kidnapped and murdered … more
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Traffic was blocked on U.S. 70 Wednesday morning when one oil tanker rearended a second tanker on U.S. 70 and U.S. 301 in Selma. There were only minor injuries and traffic reopened. Keith Barnes | Johnstonian News
No charges filed in Selma tanker collision
SELMA — Selma Police Chief Billy Thomas said Thursday no charges have been filed in a collision between two fuel transport trucks that occurred near the intersection of U.S. 301 and U.S. 70 in Selma around 5:20 a.m. Wednesday. more
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The Macclesfield Fire Department was reduced to a charred shell in a Sunday blaze that also claimed the small Edgecombe County town's ABC store. State and federal officials are investigating the fire's cause.
Blaze destroys fire department, ABC store
MACCLESFIELD — Federal and state investigators combed through rubble Monday at the site where the Macclesfield Volunteer Fire Department’s fire station burned to the ground Sunday. A blaze … more
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Tara Jones, right, hugs daughter Kayla in front of their Elm City home where the family of 12 survived falling trees all around their yard during a tornado Monday morning.
Tornado takes aim at Elm City, dozens of homes damaged
ELM CITY — When Tara Jones heard the tornado warning, she gathered her husband and their 10 children downstairs in their Elm City home. “We took all of the children, and we put them in the … more
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Wheat Swamp Road near Lucama has sections of the pavement that washed away due to floodwater. The flooded road was among a plethora of streets closed due to rising water.
Floodwaters cover Wilson roads
Portions of the shoulder along Wheat Swamp Road in Lucama are flooded, but other sections are missing, along with the adjoining pavement, as floodwaters rise and wash out the road. The rural road was … more
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Greene County gears up for new EMS station
SNOW HILL — Both land and a contractor have been acquired to construct a satellite county EMS station near Walstonburg. The 2,800 square-foot metal-frame facility will be located on the corner … more
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