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Archer Lodge Seeks Budget Approval
By Laura Crosio As a final step to approve their fiscal year 2015-2016 budget, the Town of Archer Lodge has scheduled a public hearing for 7 p.m., Monday, June 8 at town hall, 14094 Buffalo Road. Property taxes are slated…
Parrish Again Named CoSIDA Academic All-District
McGee’s Crossroads Native Has .359 Batting Average Buies Creek – For the second time, Campbell junior designated hitter Matt Parrish has been named to the Capital One Academic All-District 3 baseball team, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of…
Smithfield To Discuss Rising Health Care Costs For Employees At May 19th Workshop
Rising insurance premiums are a big factor for many municipalities putting together their new fiscal year budgets. In Smithfield, town officials will meet on May 19th to try and find a way to offset a sharp increase in costs this…
Car Fire Temporarily Closes Highway 70
A portion of Highway 70 Business East was closed for about one hour early Sunday after a vehicle caught fire. The fire was reported around 4am near the intersection with Yelverton Grove Road, just east of I-95. Fire crews arrived…
EMS Annual Report
By Laura Crosio In an emergency, you can count on Johnston County EMS to arrive in about 10 minutes. That’s according to findings stated in their 2014 annual report as presented on May 4 to Johnston County Commissioners. Average county…
Olympians Compete In Smithfield
By Melanie Langness, West Johnston High School Student Johnston County Schools hosted its annual Special Youth Olympics competition at Smithfield-Selma High School in Smithfield on April 24th, to benefit students and children in the surrounding community with special needs. …
Smithfield Purchases Electric Vehicle, Installs Charging Station With Grant Funds
With more and more electric cars humming on our roads, it’s vital that more charging stations become more readily available. Thanks to a grant from the North Carolina Department of Transportation in conjunction with the North Carolina State University Solar…
Town Recognizes Police Department For National Accreditation
The Smithfield Town Council recognized the Smithfield Police Department for receiving Advanced National Accreditation through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) on March 21 in Reno, NV. The Smithfield Police Department was evaluated by CALEA certified assessors…
County Parks & Rec Master Plan
By Laura Crosio The Johnston County Commissioners received a master plan for countywide Parks & Recreation development at their May 4 regular meeting. Johnston County Sports Council Chairman Jim Godfrey recommended in the group’s findings that the county name a…
JCI Clients Learn Painting, Ceramics at JCC
Some 20 students from Johnston County Industries, Inc. (JCI) recently learned how to paint, draw, and make ceramics at Johnston Community College. The opportunity was made possible thanks to a grant from the Johnston County Community Foundation. JCI, which is…
