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Area Business Hosts China Business Executives
DUNN – The City of Dunn had visitors from China Thursday, May 11. Specifically, The Godwin Group, headquartered in Dunn, hosted the executives. The company they represent provides cast steel components and machined items to the Dunn company. The men…
NCS Enjoys Participation In And Support Of Local Special Olympics
SMITHFIELD – On Wednesday, May 5 and Thursday, May 6 Neuse Charter School “buddies” cheered on their own school’s athletes and others from across Johnston County. Special Olympics was held over a period of 2 days at SSS High. Neuse…
Opinion: ‘Making The Grade’ Says NC Among Worst In ‘Fair School Funding’ But Data Fails To Convince
By Bob Luebke John Locke Foundation Carolina public schools are some of the worst-funded schools in the country and will need more money to adequately and fairly fund our schools in the future. That’s the conclusion of a well-publicized recent study from the…
NCDOT Employees Compete In Equipment Operator Training Conference
Highway Division 4 holds annual event in Wilson WILSON – Almost 100 state highway workers in Division 4 honed their skills operating heavy equipment in a friendly competition this week in Wilson. They participated in the Equipment Operator Training Conference at…
Social Security Matters – Should Octogenarians Tell Social Security They Married?
Social Security Matters by Rusty Gloor, National Social Security Advisor at the AMAC Foundation, the non-profit arm of the Association of Mature American Citizens Dear Rusty: We were married two years ago at age 78 and 81. Do we need to…
Thales Academy Flowers Plantation Campus Expanding
Clayton Location To Become Thales Academy’s Largest Campus CLAYTON — Thales Academy, a college preparatory network of K-12 independent schools based in North Carolina, is expanding its campus in the Flowers Plantation award-winning, master-planned community near Clayton. The expansion will include a…
Daughtry Signs With UNC-W
PRINCETON – Averie Daughtry, a senior at Princeton High School, has signed to continue her education and play softball at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Averie was named NC 2A District 3 player of the year in 2022,…
Register of Deeds Annual Shred Event A Success
SMITHFIELD – Craig Olive, Johnston County Register of Deeds, and several volunteers spent their Saturday recently assisting the citizens of Johnston County at his annual Shred Event. Citizens from across the county brought boxes and bags filled with sensitive and…
Tim Tebow Delivers UMO Commencement Address
MOUNT OLIVE – Kornegay Arena was filled to capacity for the University of Mount Olive’s spring commencement ceremony featuring football legend and philanthropist Tim Tebow as the guest speaker. “It is with great pride and joy that I welcome you…
US Navy Blue Angels To Headline Wings Over Wayne Air Show May 20-21
SEYMOUR JOHNSON AFB / GOLDSBORO – Unquestionably one of the world’s best aerial exhibition teams, the US Navy Blue Angels will headline the Wings Over Wayne Air Show at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in Goldsboro on May 20 and 21. Typically…
