Neuse Charter, Princeton Students Named NCHSAA Heart of a Champion Award Winners

CHAPEL HILL—A total of 35 student-athletes from North Carolina High School Athletic Association member schools will be honored for their outstanding sportsmanship as winners of the “Heart of a Champion” Award recognition. The sportsmanship recognition is part of the program…
Ask Rusty – About Working Overseas And Earning U.S Social Security

Dear Rusty: My daughter had menial jobs – part time – here in the USA during high school and college but shortly after college moved to South Korea to teach English. After 8 years there she will be going to Belgium…
Sign Stolen From Meadow Christmas Lights Recovered

The Meadow Lights are one of the largest and oldest Christmas light shows in North Carolina. The popular attraction draws tens of thousands of people each Christmas to southern Johnston County. On Saturday, someone stole a blue and yellow metal sign…
1 Dead, 2 Seriously Injured In Single Vehicle Crash

CLAYTON – One person was killed and two others seriously injured following a single vehicle accident this morning in Johnston County. Emergency crews responded to the 6:46am accident on Jack Road outside of Clayton. Troopers said a Chevy SUV was traveling…
Car Slams Into Rear Of Box Truck

WILSON’S MILLS – Police said a car traveling at 60 miles per hour slammed into the rear of a box truck stopped at a traffic light this morning. The collision was reported around 9:00am at the intersection of Highway 70 and…
Extension Answers COVID-19 Food & Family FAQs

By Cassidy Hobbs Hall Area Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences Johnston County Cooperative Extension *Information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, local health departments, and land-grant universities provide scientific information. N.C. Cooperative Extension is a…
Oops! 15 Year-Old Crashes Into Sign While Learning To Drive

SMITHFIELD – A 15 year-old learning how to drive with her father ended up crashing their family car into a sign in Downtown Smithfield. Police said the crash happened at 6:45pm Monday at the intersection of N. Fourth and Market Street.…
Funeral Homes Limit Visitations, Stream Services Online As World Copes With COVID-19

Nearly every industry has been affected in some way or another by the cornoavirus (COVID-19), and the funeral service industry is no exception. Because of the social gathering limitations recently set forth by Gov. Roy Cooper and President Donald Trump,…
Cemetery Find Leads Racing Legend Back To Dunn

A patch of trees and overgrown brush sat undisturbed in an open field off N.C. Highway 55 for decades. To most people driving by, nothing about it seemed out of place or part of something even bigger. For Cindy Atkins…
School Board Renews Contracts

The Johnston County Public School Board renewed contracts with two vendors during their March 2020 monthly meeting. The board voted unanimously to renew a contract with Blackboard Communication. The agreement includes the Blackboard Mass Notification system (formerly ConnectED), web community manager (web…








