Newton Grove
1 arrested in Clinton murderSampson Independent1 day ago
Shocking footage shows the moment a mudslide barreled through a home in North Carolina, destroying a garage and three cars. 🎥 Instagram / rachel__wilkesDaily Mail1 day ago
Highway Patrol Identifies Driver Killed In NC 210 Crashjocoreport.com1 day ago
North Carolina's Lake Lure filled with debris from Hurricane HeleneMLive2 days ago
LATEST NEWS
Downtown Smithfield to host Oktoberfest Oct. 12
SMITHFIELD — Oktoberfest is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, in the 100 Block of South Third Street. The German-themed event will feature beer from Fainting Goat Brewing, JoCo Brewing Co., Crossbones Brewing and Hatchet Brewing Co. A DJ will play music, SoDoSoPa will serve up sausages, and dessert trucks will be on hand. Come ready […] The post Downtown Smithfield to host Oktoberfest Oct. 12 first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
QuickRide inches closer to Clayton
SMITHFIELD — In 2023, QuickRide, the county’s public ride-hailing service, carried around 12,000 fares. This year, “we’re already over 13,000 with four months to go,” Josh Jensen, head of Johnston County Community & Senior Services, told County Commissioners late last month. That number will surely grow if QuickRide, which now runs only in Smithfield and Selma, expands into fast-growing Clayton, […] The post QuickRide inches closer to Clayton first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Tickets on sale for battle’s 160th anniversary
FOUR OAKS — The 160th anniversary reenactment of the Battle of Bentonville will take place March 15-16, 2025. Tickets for the event, “A Terrible Storm,” are on sale at https://bit.ly/47AyUa9. The battle scenarios on Saturday and Sunday are the only events that require tickets. The anniversary weekend will also have numerous free activities. Visitors can walk through the soldiers’ camps, […] The post Tickets on sale for battle’s 160th anniversary first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Johnston buys land to expand convenience site
SMITHFIELD — Commissioner Ted Godwin often balks at the per-acre price the county pays for land. And at first blush, the price for two acres on Barber Mill Road seemed high — $275,00, or $137,500 per acre. But that deal came with a gift of an adjoining 6.5 acres. Godwin did the math. “So basically, we’re getting eight and a […] The post Johnston buys land to expand convenience site first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Smithfield OK’s 210 more homes
SMITHFIELD — On second thought, a developer can build 210 single-family homes on roughly 140 acres on Buffalo Road. In June, the Town Council had turned the request, objecting to small lot sizes and wary of traffic and drainage. But since then, much about the proposed subdivision has changed, Riana Smith, an attorney for the developer, told the council on […] The post Smithfield OK’s 210 more homes first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.