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By: Cassidy Hobbs Johnston County FCS Agent In summary of last week’s article, unsaturated fats are good fats which help to increase HDL- a.k.a.“good” cholesterol. Sources of unsaturated fats are vegetable oils, avocado oil, olive oil, canola oil, nuts, seeds,…
Speeding Complaints Prompt Four Way Stop
Following complaints about speeding motorists, the Town of Smithfield has converted a South Smithfield intersection from a two-way stop to a four-way stop. Police Chief Keith Powell said complaints had been received about speeders on South Second Street near Southwood…
Be Prepared If Visiting DuPont State Recreational Forest To View Eclipse
No eclipse viewing events are planned at forest and parking space is limited The N.C. Forest Service reminds visitors who may be planning to visit DuPont State Recreational Forest on Monday, Aug. 21, to view the solar eclipse, to be prepared…
Two Appointed To Historic Properties Commission
For the first time in recent memory there are no longer any vacancies on the Selma Historic Properties Commission. This month the Selma Town Council filled the final two vacancies with the appointments of Sherry Lane and Rose Marie Evans…
Commissioners Approve Rezoning Requests
A self-storage facility will be built in the Corinth Holders community after winning approval from Johnston County Commissioners. Two rezoning cases were before commissioners at their August meeting. Ned Coleman received permission to construct self-storage units and an outdoor storage…
Eagle Scout Recognized For Helping Animal Shelter
Zachary Daniel Shultz from Boy Scout Troop # 714 of Clayton recently received an Eagle Scout Good Citizenship Award on August 5th from Eagle Scout Coordinator Lewis W. Rice III (far right) on behalf of the Johnston County Marine Corps…
Police Officers Donate Guitar To Music Therapy Clients
On Tuesday, Clayton Police K-9 Officer Robert Moyer presented an electric guitar and amplifier to Johnston County Industry’s Behavioral Health Services clients. “I recently completed CIT (Crisis Intervention Training) and when our class visited JCI, one of the clients played…
New Attendance Calendar Approved For Restart Schools
A new school calendar has been adopted for two Restart Schools for 2017-18. Cooper Elementary and North Johnston Middle are the two ReStart Schools in Johnston County this year. The schools are operating under North Carolina’s restart program, functioning like a…
Section Of Pondfield Road Will Be Getting New Name
Johnston County officials have approved the renaming of a state maintained road near Princeton. No one spoke during a public hearing on the renaming request on August 7th. The NC Department of Transportation is completing safety improvements on US 70…
Car Burns In Convenience Store Parking Lot
A small car caught fire and burned Tuesday afternoon in the parking lot of the BP convenience store on US 70 Business at Shotwell Road in Clayton. Clayton fire crews found the vehicle fully engulfed in flames when they arrived on the…
