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State Sees First EEE Case Of The Year
Equine owners encouraged to vaccinate animals RALEIGH – A four-year-old, unvaccinated mare in Cumberland County was euthanized after contracting the first case of Eastern Equine Encephalomyelitis in North Carolina this year. EEE is a mosquito-borne disease that is preventable in…
Mother Robbed Inside Her Home In Front Of Children
A young mother was robbed at gunpoint inside her own home in front of her three young children. The brazen home invasion happened around 3:35pm Tuesday at a home in the Maplewood Run subdivision off Cleveland Road outside of Smithfield.…
New Greenwood Middle Principal Announced
The Wayne County Board of Education has named Southern Wayne High assistant principal, Connie Harrell, the new principal for Greenwood Middle. She is replacing Ryan Nelson who was recently named principal of Goldsboro High. Connie Harrell has 29 years education…
Motorcycle Rider Skills Day Set for Saturday, Aug. 3
BikeSafe-NC and the Garner Police Department invite motorcyclists to participate in a Rider Skills Day that will offer assessment on present driving skills and advice to help make their experience as a motorcyclist safer and more enjoyable. The course is…
July 2019 NC DOT Street Additions
During their July 2019 meeting, Johnston County Commissioners approved a request by the NC Department of Transportation to add the following streets to the State Maintained Road System in Johnston County: Bornean Drive, Kaspurr Drive, and Kason Drive – Kyndal…
4 Injured, 2 Seriously In Buffalo Road Crash
The NC Highway Patrol is investigating a single vehicle accident that sent four people to the hospital, two with very serious injuries. The wreck was reported at 6:00am today (Tuesday) on Buffalo Road just south of Highway 42 near the…
NC DOT Awards Contract For Pavement Markings In Five Counties
Markings will be brighter, longer-lasting in Division 4 About 340 miles of roadway in Edgecombe, Halifax, Nash, Wayne and Wilson counties will be restriped this year with more durable and visible road markings. Performance Sealing & Striping Inc. of Jacksonville…
2019 Johnston County Farm Bureau Scholarship Recipients
The Johnston County Farm Bureau Scholarship program provides an important service to deserving youth in our county that desire to further their education after high school. This year the Johnston County Farm Bureau Board of Directors recognized 13 deserving students…
Wi-Fi Now Available In Angier
Anyone wanting to access the Internet in Angier’s downtown area will now be able to do so with at no cost after the town board voted to provide the service. Angier Town Manger Gerry Vincent said the Angier Town Board…
July 2019 County Board Appointments
Johnston County Commissioners approved the following board appointments at their July 2019 meeting: Juvenile Crime Prevention Council – Lama Sinno of Smithfield and Nakunda Everette of Clayton Nursing Home/Adult Care Home Community Advisory Board – Sherry Simms of Selma Voluntary…
