The Johnston County Board of Education is another step closer to filling a vacancy on the board. The seat was vacated when Ronald Johnson was convicted Friday of extortion and other crimes.

A Johnston County judge ruled Friday that race was “a significant factor” in the jury selection and sentencing of Hasson Bacote, a Black man who was sentenced to death in 2009 and who was ...

Wawa, the Pennsylvania-based gas and convenience store with a loyal fan following, has plotted two more North Carolina stores on the map, and those are in Johnston County. Wawa's map shows stores ...

NEWTON GROVE, N.C. (WTVD) -- One student was injured after a tractor-trailer rear-ended a school bus on Thursday afternoon, Johnston County school officials said. The crash happened at about 2:50 ...

JOHNSTON COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) -- A legal decision handed down in Johnston County could have big impacts for more than 100 prisoners currently on death row in North Carolina. A judge ruled on Friday ...

The extortion trial of Johnston County school board member took an extraordinary step Wednesday when a Superior Court judge took the witness stand inside the courthouse where he serves ...

Ronald Johnson, an embattled Johnston County school board member, right, is handcuffed and led from a courtroom by a bailiff after a jury found him guilty of extortion on Friday, Jan. 17 ...

SMITHFIELD, N.C. (WNCN) — After a quick meeting early Thursday morning, the school board for Johnston County voted Jeff Sullivan to fill their District 7 vacancy, according to officials. The Johnston ...

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The NCDOT has been coordinating with Johnston County and Clayton officials, and other local organizations, for at least the past two years to prepare for these routing changes, and the state agency ...

NEWTON GROVE, N.C. (WNCN) — A bus carrying more than 20 Johnston County high school students was involved in a minor crash with semi-truck Thursday afternoon, officials said. According to Johnston ...

Johnston County native Grayson Johnson, 21, was crowned the 40th Miss Johnston County on Saturday at Cleveland High School. Johnson will now advance to compete in the Miss North Carolina Competition, ...