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4 Mobile Classrooms Damaged During School Break-In
Johnston County school officials discovered four mobile classrooms at River Dell Elementary School were broken into over-the-weekend. Vice Principal James Parrish reported Monday the break-ins occurred sometime between Saturday afternoon and Monday morning at the school located at 12100 Buffalo…
Selma Council Amends $5 Inventory Policy
The Selma Town Council has amended their Inventory Policy but not as much as requested by the town’s auditors. Current Town policy requires tracking for any item valued at $5 or more. That amount hasn’t been changed in years and…
New Signs Approved For South Smithfield Elementary
At the request of the Smithfield Police Department and South Smithfield Elementary, new signs will be in place before the start of the next school year indicating the hours Vermont Street is only a one-way designation. In January 2000, the…
Body Found In Creek Identified As Missing Person
The body of a man found in a Clayton creek on June 4th was identified on Monday as that of a missing Johnston County man. The badly decomposed remains of 47 year-old Michael Dean Johnson was pulled from a creek…
Smithfield Leaders Want New Solar Farm Ordinances
The Town of Smithfield will be updating their ordinances this year to add specific requirements for solar farms. Town Councilman Charles A. Williams had requested a moratorium on solar farms but was advised against it by Town Attorney Bob Spence…
South Johnston Seniors, Principal Say Goodbye
Seniors at South Johnston High School as well as their principal said goodbye to the familiar halls they have roamed and said hello to the next stage of their lives at graduation exercises Friday night. South Johnston joined students from…
Clayton American Legion Installs New Officers
American Legion Leonard Moore Post 71 of Clayton, originally chartered in 1919, installed new officerson Thursday night. Rudolph Allen, a member for 64 years and Past Commander of Post 71 (1956-1957), presided over the installation of newly elected officers for…
Barbour Graduates From Military Training
Army Pvt. Charles N. Barbour has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills,…
Study: Town Of Benson Suitable For 70-80 Room Hotel
The Town of Benson has just completed a feasibility study to see if the town was suitable, in the current real estate market and economy, for a hotel. The report released Friday said the Town would be suitable for a…
New Tax Reforms Would Boost NC
The Civitas Institute applauded Senate leadership for introducing further tax reform Wednesday afternoon that will continue to bolster North Carolina’s economy and job creation. “We are encouraged by (Wednesday’s) announcement of a tax reform plan that will allow North Carolinians…
