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Junior Women’s League Donates More Than $24,500 To Community Organizations
Volunteers 2,376 Hours In 2018-19 With the volunteer logs submitted and fundraisers complete, the Junior Women’s League of Smithfield (JWL) has reported the results of its 2018-2019 league year, during which it donated more than $24,500 to community organizations and…
Water Improvement Bids Awarded
Johnston County Commissioners have approved bids for the expansion of the Timothy G. Broome Water Treatment Plant and for a service line project in the Wilson’s Mills Water District. On July 8th, at the request of Chandra Farmer, Director of…
Johnson Appointed To Pine Level Planning Board
Greg Johnson has been appointed to the Pine Level Planning Board. Johnson will serve as a regular Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) member. His term will expire on October 31, 2022. Johnson was recommended for the appointment by the Pine Level Town…
Selma Road Project Requires Closure For Railroad Work
Closure tentatively starts Monday, July 15 Ricks Road in Selma will be closed to through traffic for about two weeks starting Monday, July 15 to allow the CSX Corporation to reconstruct its railroad crossing. The signed detour will take drivers…
Ask Rusty – Will my Canadian pension affect my U.S. Social Security?
Dear Rusty: I worked for 15 years in Canada and for 20 years in the USA and I live in the USA. I will get Social Security from the US soon and I suspect that I can get a smaller (20% of…
Inspections Director Receives Statewide Award
The Director of the Johnston County Inspections Department has received statewide recognition. Dean Barbour recently received the 2019 NC Plumbing Association Inspector of the Year Award. Barbour was selected for the honor following a vote of his peers in the Association. “Anything…
Sketch Of Proposed New Detention Facility Unveiled
The public got the first look at drawings of the proposed new Johnston County Detention Center being planned east of Smithfield. On Monday, representatives from Moseley Architects presented an update to Johnston County Commissioners on the facility that will be…
New Officers Join Garner Police Department
The Garner Police Department has welcomed three new officers recently: Josh Hammond joined the Police Department in May. He completed basic law enforcement training (BLET) through the Wake County Sheriff’s Office. He most recently served as a deputy sheriff with…
Garner Welcomes New Finance Director
The Town of Garner has added a new member to its leadership team. David Beck has joined the Town as its finance director. He takes the reins from Pam Wortham, who retired at the end of June after serving as…
Johnston Applies For ‘Retire NC Community’ Designation
By the year 2030, all baby boomers will be age 65 or older. This means that one out of every 5 US residents will have reached retirement age. More local governments are joining the NC Retire initiative to promote their communities. Johnston County…
