Benson News

Tyler and Mason Edens throw rocks across Cub Road in Benson on Thursday, May 24, 2012.

The annual Back-to-God service is scheduled for 11 a.m. Sunday, May 27, at Benson Grove Baptist Church on N.C. 50 five miles north of Benson.

Corey Johnson, of Benson, stops at Neuse Sport Shop in Kinston Thursday to stock up on supplies on his way to Cape Lookout to fish during Memorial Day weekend.

Amanda Hicks and Joseph Worthington were united in marriage on April 2, 2011 at Shiloh Baptist Church, Garner, NC.

On Friday afternoon, 24 Johnston County attorneys moved their offices into the atrium of the county courthouse.

A survey recently released by Public Policy Polling shows eight percent of people in the Tarheel State think being gay should be a felony.

New Century Bank named Brandon F. Toole as senior vice president and credit administrator, announced David R. "Rick" Tobin, Jr., executive vice president and chief credit officer.

The Holiday Band will perform at 7 p.m. Friday, May 18, at Third and Johnston streets in downtown Smithfield.

The bright-red Chevy S10 parked in a garage at South Johnston High School looks like the average small pickup.

State Senator David Rouzer is the winner of the 7th District Congressional Race for the Republican nomination over Ilario Pantano.

The Johnston County chapter of Active and Retired Federal Employees will meet 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 16, at the Golden Corral restaurant on East Market Street near Interstate 95 in Smithfield.

With N.C. Sen. David Rouzer running for Congress and his district drastically redrawn, the District 12 Senate seat is up for grabs.