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Incentive Grant Approved For Company Adding 20 New Jobs
By Laura Crosio Johnston County Commissioners agreed to give a three-year economic incentive grant to 3C Packaging, a Clayton-based company that provides packaging materials for many of the area’s pharmaceutical corporations. Company leaders have pledged to invest a projected $2…
Sidewalks Approved For Booker Dairy Road
On Tuesday night, the Smithfield Town Council agreed to move forward with placing sidewalks along Booker Dairy Road in Smithfield, but said work could still be several years away. The Town Council wants sidewalks installed along the existing Booker Dairy…
Authorities Need Help Identifying Suspect
The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office is asking for assistance identifying a suspect in a recent theft. On August 13th, authorities said the man in this surveillance camera image, walked into Lowes Food on Highway 42 at Highway 50, picked up…
Man Robbed At Knifepoint At ATM
Update: The Harnett County Sheriff’s Office has arrested Edward Dean Fleming II, 26, of Coats. Fleming has been charged with armed robbery. Harnett County authorities are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at a Cashpoints ATM machine in Lillington. At…
Campbell Defeats Pikeville 41-20 In Football Opener
Buies Creek – De’Shawn Jones ran for a career-high 189 yards and Kameron Bryant threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead Campbell to a 41-20 win over Pikeville Thursday night in the Fighting Camels’ season-opener at…
Board Member Resigns But Keeps Contracts With JCVB
By Mickey Lamm Read Part 1 Here – Thousands Spent On Snacks, Food Read Part 2 Here – Hiring Of Chairman’s Daughter Read Part 3 Here – County Visitors Bureau President: “I’m Not Breaking Any Laws. This Is How We Do Business…” The…
Could Old Water Plant Be Turned Into A Brewery?
At the last minute, the Smithfield Town Council tabled action on possible demolition of the old Water Treatment Plant after a potential buyer emerged. Tuesday night, the Council was expected to review bids for the project. But during a public…
Progress And Academic Growth Continues In Johnston County Schools
North Carolina’s 2014-2015 school performance grades were released by the State Board of Education on Wednesday. Johnston County Schools’ four-year graduation rate is 88.7 percent, the highest ever, surpassing the state graduation rate by 3.3 percent, and Johnston County Schools…
Town Council Wants Action Taken On Apartment Complex Crime Problem
In the last two years, Smithfield Police have responded to 547 calls at the Johnson Court Apartment Complex on Kay Drive in South Smithfield. Since March 2015, there have been four seperate shooting incidents, resulting in two visitors being seriously…
Family Of 6 Displaced By Fire
A family was displaced from the home Wednesday due to a fire. The blaze broke out at a home on Mountain Laurel Drive. Garner Fire Chief Matt Poole said six people were living at the home. Children discovered the fire…
