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Wild Turkey Strikes Car
WILSON’S MILLS – A couple passing through Johnston County, as they drove from Kinston to Cullowee, on Monday afternoon was fortunate to only suffer a broken window and small cuts when a large wild turkey suddenly flew from the median…
Cleveland High FFA Receives $14,913 NC Tobacco Trust Fund Grant
The Cleveland High School FFA program has been awarded a $14,913.66 grant from the North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission. The grant was one of only 14 awarded to schools across North Carolina during the 2019 grant cycle. The grant will…
Victim Loses $1,800 In Used Car Scam
A Johnston County woman lost money after falling victim to a used car scam. The 33 year-old Four Oaks woman said she had been looking for a vehicle on Facebook Marketplace and saw a used Toyota pickup truck for sale for…
Smithfield Public Utilities Department Honored With National Award for Outstanding Safety Practices
The Town of Smithfield Public Utilities Department has earned the American Public Power Association’s Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2019. Smithfield earned First Place in the category for utilities with 10,000-20,000 worker-hours of annual worker exposure.…
Primary Care Physicians on the Front Lines of Diagnosing and Providing Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care: Half Say Medical Profession Not Prepared to Meet Expected Increase in Demands
Report also shows latest statistics and information on Alzheimer’s prevalence, incidence, mortality and cost of care in North Carolina and nationally RALEIGH – A new survey of primary care physicians appearing in the Alzheimer’s Association 2020 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report…
Social Security Matters – Using IRA instead of Claiming SS; Disability Appeal
by AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor Association of Mature American Citizens Ask Rusty – Using IRA instead of Claiming SS; Disability Appeal Dear Rusty: I am currently unemployed and drawing funds from my IRA. I am 62 years old.…
Should School Board Members Be Elected At-Large Or By District?
Members of the Johnston County School Board are considering changing the way they are elected. Currently, all seven school board members hold at-large seats. They are not required to live in any particular area or school attendance district. In recent months, there…
Shipment Of John Deere Mowers Disappear
The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the disappearance John Deere mowers valued at $61,370.06. On March 6th, a truck driver picked up a shipment of 10 zero turn mowers and one compact tractor from a warehouse on Woodall Dairy…
Collectibles Stolen During Selma Break-In
Hundreds of collectible action figures and ornaments were stolen during a residential break-in near Selma. The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office said the burglary was discovered on March 16th after the victim returned home from a trip out of town. The…
Harnett District 3 Recount Over, Matthews Declared Winner
Results remain the same as election day The Harnett County Board of Elections completed a recount of ballots cast in the Harnett County Board of Commissioners District 3 Republican primary and nothing has changed. Tuesday’s recount saw Assistant School Superintendent…
