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$2.48 Million Bid Awarded To Add Security Vestibules At 39 Public Schools
One month after Chief of Staff Dolores Gill presented a security update to the Johnston County School Board, a bid has been awarded to make security improves at 39 public school campuses across the county. Johnston County Schools has 43…
Madeleine Little Serves As Page In NC House
Madeleine Little, a student at Seasoned Oaks Academy, recently served as a Page for the North Carolina House of Representatives. She is the daughter of Valerie Little and Chris Little and was sponsored by Speaker Tim Moore (R), Cleveland. Ms. Little was…
Commissioners Schedule Public Hearing On New Budget
Johnston County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing next week to gather feedback on County Manager Rick Hester’s proposed 2019-2020 fiscal year budget that includes an 11.4 percent increase in the county property tax rate. The public hearing will take…
Rouzer Bill Protects Veterans’ Credit Histories
Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07) has introduced the Veterans’ Credit Protection Act of 2019, which seeks to help veterans prevent and resolve credit issues resulting from delayed payment by the Department of Veterans Affairs of medical claims. The bill directs the…
Deadline to Apply for Hurricane Matthew Recovery Funding Is May 31
RALEIGH − The deadline to apply for Hurricane Matthew single-family housing recovery assistance through the ReBuild NC program is this Friday, May 31. This is the last opportunity for eligible North Carolinians to apply for aid through the state’s Hurricane Matthew Community…
Groundbreaking Held For New Ashley Furniture Retail Outlet And Distribution Center
FOUR OAKS – Local and state officials gathered under a tent in a field on Brewer Road just east of Interstate 95 in Four Oaks this morning (Tuesday) for the groundbreaking of a new Ashley Furniture retail outlet store and…
Long Term Closure Of East Garner Road Bridge Over I-40 Begins May 29th
A long-term closure of the East Garner Road bridge over Interstate 40 begins later this month as part of the I-40 widening project in Wake and Johnston counties. The bridge, between Jones Sausage Road and Auburn Church Road, will be shut down…
Memorial Day, Honoring the Fallen
During the Memorial Day Holiday weekend, a few members of the Johnston County Marine Corps League Carry-On Detachment 1236 visited seven different cemeteries in the Clayton area to pay respect to the fallen. Members and some of their families placed American…
Post Everlasting Ceremony
Members from the American Legion Leonard Moore Post 71 of Clayton held a remembrance ceremony on Memorial Day at McLaurin at Pinecrest Memorial Park in honor of the 96 Veterans from across Johnston County who have died in the past…
SECU Foundation Awards $10,000 Scholarships to Area High School Students
Smithfield, NC – State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) members via the SECU Foundation, presented $10,000 four-year college scholarships to 8 local graduating high school seniors for study at one of the 16 campuses in the University of North Carolina System. The…
