Selma News

Thousands of dollars in DVDs were stolen from a Wal-Mart store in Eastern Carolina and police say they nabbed the thieves red-handed. New Bern police say the man and woman were stopped by store security Friday afternoon at the Wal-Mart on Martin Luther King, Jr.

The Capital Area Workforce Development Board opened six employment centers at churches and community centers in Kenly, Raleigh, Selma, and Smithfield Thursday.

The Capital Area Workforce Development Board will open six SHARE Network Access Points on Thursday, June 25, 2009, to offer citizens who are looking for a job access to community-based facilities.

A Wilson woman was being treated at the UNC Burn Center last week following a motorcycle accident Thursday on I-95 near Selma, officials said Monday.

A man formerly of Selma pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges Monday and was given a probationary sentence for causing a fatal accident that killed a brother and sister.

On Wednesday June 17th, 2009, managers from the Murphy USA Gas Station, located at 12889 US Hwy.

A Juneteenth Festival will be held from 1 till 6 p.m. Saturday, June 20, in Smith-Collins Park in Smithfield.

Two workers injured in an explosion at a Slim Jim processing plant in North Carolina have sued a contracting firm, saying that company is responsible for a natural gas leak identified as the cause of the blast.

Like veterans of a particularly gruesome battle or some other traumatic event, they came, sorrow etched in their faces.

At Creech's Pharmacy in downtown Selma, a little girl wiped smudges of chocolate ice cream off of her freckled face.

The Mills Family will sing at 6 p.m. Sunday, June 7, at Johnston Community Church, 450 Janie Road, Selma.

Auditions for 'Once on This Island,' a Clayton Youth Theater production, are scheduled for 6 p.m. May 28 and 1 p.m. May 30 at The Clayton Center, 111 E. 2nd St., Clayton.

Music in Clayton The Social Security Boys will perform at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, May 31, at Everett Chapel Free Will Baptist Church, 307 Everett Ave., Clayton.

A Johnston County man was found guilty this morning of second-degree murder and driving while impaired for hitting and killing a 7-year-old Selma boy in April 2008.

Joshua Snead, athlete from Smithfield-Selma, N.C., committed to Duke Monday over Wake Forest.

WTSB Radio is reporting that four teens from Four Oaks are accused of shooting and killing a Selma man Saturday night.

A 22-year-old Selma man died late Saturday after being shot at 5545 Devils Racetrack Road in Johnston County, sheriff's officials said.

Festival in Four Oaks Four Oaks will hold its annual Acorn Festival this weekend.

Lauren Beth Peele is the daughter of Richard and Carolyn Peele who announce her engagement to Matthew Chris Hayes, son of Danny and Teresa Hayes, all of Wilson.

The ninth annual Mill Stock Music & Arts Faire is seeking visual artists. The fair is open to artists working in paint, graphics, printmaking, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, glass, fiber, jewelry, woodwork, photography, mixed media, etc.