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Riverwood Middle Battle of Books teams wins first place
Riverwood Middle School won the Johnston County Schools’ 2015 Middle School Battle of the Books competition held. All middle schools in the district participated in the competition with roughly 150 students involved. Members of the Riverwood Middle Battle…
Meadow School Wins Elementary Battle of the Books
Meadow School won the Johnston County Schools’ 2015 Elementary School Battle of the Books competition held. Twenty Johnston County elementary schools, including Benson Middle, participated in the competition with 250 students involved. Students competing on the Meadow School…
Science Comes Alive At Micro-Pine Level Elementary
Stacy Holloman’s third grade students at Micro-Pine Level Elementary were given the opportunity to experience science and math in action during a special visit from a local pharmaceutical representative. Jason Atkinson, from Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals located in Raleigh made science and…
Commentary: You Decide: How Will The Job Market Change?
By Dr. Mike Walden North Carolina Cooperative Extension Although the job market in North Carolina has been improving for the last five years, there still is a long way to go. The number of people employed today is 4 percent…
2015 JCS Teacher Assistant of the Year named at TA banquet
.Angela Herring, a teacher assistant at West View Elementary School, has been named the 2015 Teacher Assistant of the Year for Johnston County Schools. Herring has been an employee for Johnston County Schools for seven years. She began her journey…
Smithfield Remembers Former Mayor Norwood Worley
The Smithfield Town Council and Mayor John Lampe remembered former town leader Norwood Worley at their monthly meeting on May 5th. Worley died February 4, 2015 at the age of 87. Worley served as Mayor of the Town of Smithfield for…
Brown Completes Basic Training
Air Force Airman Dylan J. Brown graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and…
95 New Home Permits Issued In April
April was a good month for the construction industry in Johnston County. A total of 95 new single family home permits were issued, according to the Johnston County Inspections Department, up from 85 in April 2014. For the first four…
Smithfield Postpones Vote On Resolution Asking Board Of Education To Fix Problems At Local Schools
Vote Also Delayed On Spending $20,000 In Town Funds To Help UNC Center For Civil Rights Study IssueThe Smithfield Town Council has postponed the adoption of a resolution expressing their concern the Board of Education is doing little to address…
Council Changes 1 Of 3 Intersections Following Complaints
After hearing complaints about three intersections, the Smithfield Town Council on Tuesday decided to add stop signs at one intersection and leave the other two unchanged. Police Chief Mike Scott told council members he had received complaints about all three…
