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WCC First Community College To Add Risk Management and Insurance Degree
GOLDSBORO – Wayne Community College has added a degree in risk management and insurance. The new program prepares students for entry-level insurance positions in many types of organizations such as insurance agencies, accounting firms, small businesses, and banks. It is…
USDA Opens 2019 Enrollment for Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage Programs
2020 Enrollment Period to Open in October Agricultural producers can now enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs, two popular safety net programs, for the 2019 crop year. Interested producers must sign up for either…
Annual Smithfield Appearance Commission Report
Smithfield Town Manager Mike Scott presented the annual report of the Smithfield Appearance Commission during the August town board meeting. Scott presented the report on behalf of his wife, Peggy Scott, the Vice Chairperson of the commission, who could not…
Sheriff’s Deputy Involved In Crash
A Johnston County deputy sheriff was involved in a traffic accident while responding to a call for assistance Tuesday night. The accident happened on Country Store Road near Pine Level. A state trooper had radioed for urgent help and the deputy…
Clayton Police Need Help Identifying Armed Robbery Suspect
Clayton Police need your help to find a suspect who robbed a man of his iPhone at gunpoint at 2:30 in the afternoon on Monday along McKinnon Drive in the Grovewood neighborhood. Police released photos of the suspect running down the…
Retired Johnston County Trooper Signing Copies Of His Book Highway Patrol Stories Sept. 14th At Heritage Center
If you could ride along with a law enforcement officer image the stories you could tell. A retired state trooper is telling his story in a recently published book. Retired Trooper Chuck Coats of Clayton recently published Highway Patrol Stories a collection…
Campbell Retires After 35 Years On Angier Police Force
For the last 35 years, David Campbell has proudly worn the badge of a police officer in Angier. For the last baker’s-dozen years he’s served as a lieutenant, but on Friday it all came to an end as he retired…
College Student Loses Money In Job Scam
A scam cost an area college student a lot of money. The victim, a 21 year-old Smithfield woman, said she received an email last month on her UNC Chapel Hill student account. The email appeared to come from a business wanted…
Troopers File Charges In Clayton Crash
The Highway Patrol has filed charges against a driver they say caused a serious three car accident Saturday afternoon near Clayton. The wreck happened at 3:14pm at the intersection of Powhatan Road and Glen Laurel Road. Trooper said a 1995…
Johnston County Reports Second Sewage Spill In Selma
Johnston County Public Utility officials have reported a second sewage spill in as many days at the same location. On Friday, officials said 640,000 gallons of untreated wastewater was discharged into Mill Creek in the vicinity of 1457 W. Noble…
