Four Oaks News

Pine Level's Bob Harvey enjoys being a volunteer Johnston County Master Gardner and he's been one for the past 10 years.

Editors note: This is a weekly series geared for readers who find themselves staying close to home this summer.

They are on a mission that seems impossible to fail - service. Two Sundays ago, non-profit Christian service organization Mission Serve hit Kenly and the surrounding area.

An accident on Interstate 95 in Johnston County is delaying southbound traffic. Initial reports said several people were trapped in a rolled-over vehicle near the 84-mile marker, south of Four Oaks.

It happened just before noon at mile marker 84, near Four Oaks. North Carolina Highway Patrol troopers tell Eyewitness News a Nissan Altima slowed, or stopped in the travel lane while making a U-turn from ...

Both sides of Interstate 95 have been shut down in Johnston County after a single-vehicle wreck in which up to seven people might have been injured.

Scores of Boy Scouts spent Tuesday romping through a new aquatics center named after a former Scout who bequeathed a large part of his estate to benefit another generation of boys.

A group of Raleigh Elementary School students are opening their hearts and their pocketbooks for the family of a 7-year-old Johnston County boy killed last month by an accused drunk driver.

Published: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 6:30 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 6:37 p.m. Photo Kate Lord George Miller, assistant supervisor of Beau Rivage Golf Course, celebrates a putt Tuesday.

Twelve firefighters from four Johnston County departments traveled to Hyde County last week to help fight the fire in the Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge.

Pearl Batten hated being alone. After Batten's husband died in 1981, her nephew began checking on her regularly.

Singing convention in Benson, poker run in Pine Level and other events Singing Convention The 88th State Annual Singing Convention will be held June 20-22 in the Singing Grove in Benson.. Many semi-professional ...

Several area residents are part of the Johnston Community College Country Music Showcase, which opens at 7 p.m. Friday on the Smithfield campus.

The Council on Aging is pleading with folks to dig deeper into their pockets and look more closely at their calendars to ease a "desperate" situation.

John Hatch, a former town commissioner, will replace departing commissioner Kim Robertson on July 1. Robertson, director of the county's Emergency Services Department, submitted her letter of resignation to the ...

Every year a player seems to come out of nowhere at a Shrine Bowl combine or Nike Camp.

Millstock in Clayton Music, fine arts and crafts will take center stage this weekend in Clayton.

Know area people being honored or recognized for their achievements? Has someone won a special award? Share your milestones by going online to share.triangle.com and clicking on "news." Call Becky Beach at ...

Area fire depts. receive grants By Brandon Sneed, News Staff Writer 28.MAY.08 The Fire/Rescue Grants and Relief Fund of North Carolina distributed over $12 million to the state's volunteer fire departments, ...

A homeowner here has removed beehives that were near West Clayton Elementary School.