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Smithfield River Rat Regatta on the Neuse, Cardboard Boat Race, Set for July 13
The second annual Smithfield River Rat Regatta on the Neuse will be held on Saturday, July 13 beginning at 4:00 p.m. The event will feature a race between 2-person teams in cardboard boats from Smithfield’s Boat Ramp on N. Front…
Cleveland High Recognized As Battle of the Books First Place Winner
The Johnston County Board of Education recognized the Cleveland High School Battle of the Books team for winning first place at the annual High School Battle of the Books Competition. The team placed second in the regional competition which was…
Pine Level Elementary Wins First Place In Battle of the Books Competition
The Johnston County Board of Education recognized the Pine Level Elementary Battle of the Books team for winning first place at the annual Elementary School Battle of the Books Competition. The team won third place at the regional competition on…
Trash Talk: Commissioners Plans For Solid Waste
On average, each person produces 4.4 pounds of trash per day. Depending on where you live, trash collection and disposal varies. Two Johnston County Commissioners are pushing for a change in the trash decal program currently in place. Vice Chairman Chad Stewart…
Social Security Matters – Should I Claim Benefits Early And Invest Them?
by AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor Association of Mature American Citizens Ask Rusty – Should I Claim Benefits Early And Invest Them? Dear Rusty: I am 64 years old and my wife is 62. We both have good paying…
June 2019 County Board Appointments
The following appointments were made by Johnston County Commissioners during their June 2019 monthly meeting: Hank W. Daniels was reappointed to a four-year term on the Johnston Community College Board of Trustees. Thomas L. Turnage was reappointed to a two-year…
Motheread Program Holds End Of Year Celebration
ANGIER — Motheread, a grant-funded family literacy program, celebrated its fifth year of successful completion on June 6 at Angier Baptist Church in Angier. The Central Carolina Community College (CCCC) College and Career Readiness (CCR) program in Harnett County, in…
EMS Special Event Rates Increasing
Starting July 1st, it will cost more to have an EMS ambulance on standby at a special event. EMS crews are often called upon to standby at private events and gatherings. For more than 15 years, Johnston County Emergency Services had…
2019 Clayton Little League All Star Teams
After four months of regular season baseball, 240 players, 258 practices, 150 games and an end-of-season tournament to crown the winners, 38 of Clayton Little League’s top players have been selected from 18 teams to form the Clayton Little League…
4 JCC Student Athletes Pursuing Bachelor’s Degree
Students will begin studies at Winston-Salem State and ECU this fall Four basketball student athletes at Johnston Community College recently graduated with their associate’s degree and will begin pursuing their bachelor’s degree at four-year universities this fall. Dylan Anderson of…
