Dear Rusty: I claimed Social Security at 70. My wife claimed her own SS at 62, and her earnings were significantly lower than mine. I understand my wife will be eligible to claim my benefit if I pass ...

GARNER – Garner Police have arrested an 18 year-old student. Around 3:45pm Thursday, Garner Police said they were notified by school administration at South Garner High School that a student was ...

SMITHFIELD – Johnston County Register of Deeds Craig Olive recently responded to a fraudulent deed filed in a nearby county. A homeowner found that his home had been subjected to a complete stranger ...

ANGIER – The State Highway Patrol has released the identity of a motorist who died in a three vehicle accident on NC 210 near Old Stage Road, at the Harnett-Johnston County line. The accident was ...

FOUR OAKS — Johnston Community College’s Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center has introduced the newest member of its educational family, a bald eagle named Lady Bird. The eagle is named in ...

CLAYTON – On Tuesday, October 1, Clayton Police detectives executed a search warrant on a residence at 318 N. Lombard Street based on an ongoing narcotics investigation. Investigators reportedly ...

RALEIGH — Jazmin Garcia, a recent graduate of Johnston County Early College Academy, is one of 12 students from Eastern North Carolina who has been named to the third cohort of the Transformational ...

HENDERSONVILLE, NC – Following a long drive taking the only detoured route available, the first four truckloads of donated Johnston County hurricane relief supplies were delivered Wednesday afternoon ...

RALEIGH – On Wednesday, President Biden approved Governor Cooper’s request for active-duty military personnel and equipment to support ongoing rescue, relief and recovery operations in Western North ...

FOUR OAKS – A motorcyclist was seriously injured after crashing into a field during a high speed pursuit. Around 2:15pm Tuesday, a state trooper spotted a motorcycle reportedly traveling in the wrong ...

SMITHFIELD – The parking lot at the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office was bustling with activity Tuesday morning as citizens steadily dropped off donations to support hurricane victims in Western North ...

SMITHFIELD – A gas leak prompted a brief evacuation of several homes in Downtown Smithfield. Around 10:45am Wednesday, contractors installing a fiber optic line on North Fourth Street accidentally ...