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By The Numbers – Johnston County Schools Open Monday
Johnston County Schools will open for the start of the 2015-16 school year on Monday, August 24th. Here are the numbers: Estimated students for 2015-16: 34,765 Students On Day 1 – 2014-15: 33,181 School Campuses: 44 School Buses: 265 Mobile…
Board Approved Honors Diplomas
By Laura Crosio The graduating Class of 2019 will have a new designation on their diplomas. The Johnston County Board of Education approved a change for students entering 9th grade during the 2015 – 2016 school year and will affect…
Highway Patrol Urges Motorists To Stay Alert Due For School Buses
Johnston County Schools will open on Monday and 265 school buses will be on the roads locally. In North Carolina, over 14,000 school buses travel our highways daily transporting children to and from school. Most motorists that meet school buses…
Gas Leak Forces Evacuation Of Homes
A gas leak forced the evacuation of several homes Thursday evening in South Smithfield. A gas line was severed by an excavator in the 1500 block of South Brightleaf Boulevard. As a precaution, residents along Finney Drive were forced out…
Campbell Football Hosts Annual Fan Fest Thursday
Buies Creek – Campbell closed out its 2015 preseason training camp with its annual scrimmage and Fan Fest Thursday night at Barker-Lane Stadium. The event featured a hour long, full contact scrimmage, followed by autographs and photos with the team…
Selma Finance Director Accepts Job With Town Of Archer Lodge
The Town of Selma will begin an immediate search for a new finance director following Wednesday’s resignation of Kim Batten. Batten has accepted a job as Town Clerk and Finance Director with the Town of Archer Lodge. Batten will work…
Driver License Office To Move Friday
The Clayton Driver License office located on Butternut Lane will move to its new location at 1665 Old Hwy. 70 West this Friday, August 21st. The office will close Friday for the move and reopen on Monday, Aug. 24th at…
Local Writer/Author, Doris Cannon
Doris Cannon of the Smithfield-Clayton area passed away Tuesday at the age of 80. Doris was surrounded by her family at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield when she died. She became a staff writer for The Smithfield Herald in…
Funeral Services Scheduled For Firefighter Chris Daniels
Funeral services have been finalized for a local firefighter who died unexpectedly on the job. Christopher Daniels died Monday while on duty working part-time at the Pine Level Fire Department. Chris was a full-time firefighter with the Smithfield Fire Department. …
Joyner Named 2015-16 Teacher Of The Year
Angela Joyner, a fifth grade English/language arts and social studies teacher at Grantham Middle, has been selected as the Wayne County Public Schools (WCPS) 2015-2016 Teacher of the Year. The announcement was made Tuesday night at the annual Teacher of…
