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JCC Foundation Purchases New Freightliner Road Tractors For Truck Driver Training Program
SMITHFIELD – Johnston Community College purchased two Freightliner road tractors thanks to $443,000 in funding from the Golden LEAF Foundation’s Open Grants Program. “Golden LEAF is pleased to support the expansion of Johnston Community College’s Truck Driver Training program,” said…
New Commercial Horticulture Extension Agent Brings “Ballance” To Johnston County
SMITHFIELD – Seth Ballance has joined the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service in Johnston County as the new Commercial Horticulture Agent. Seth grew up on a hog farm in Northern Wayne County where he found his passion for agriculture. He…
Clayton Announces 2023 Annual Events
CLAYTON – The Town of Clayton has announced a list of special events that the community can look forward to attending in 2023. Clayton annually hosts a variety of events throughout the year, including outdoor concerts, street festivals, and numerous…
Social Security Matters – About Social Security’s “First Year Rule”
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: I’m considering filing for my SS at age 64 in February, before my full retirement…
Johnston County Recognizes Novo Nordisk’s 100 Anniversary Milestone
JOHNSTON COUNTY – One hundred years ago a diagnosis of Type 1 Diabetes was a death sentence. But in Denmark, Pharmacologist Hans Christian Hagedorn was busy creating HPH insulin and founded Nordisk Insulin Laboratorium, which is known today as Novo…
Jack O’Hale Re-Certified As NC Criminal Law Specialist By NC State Bar
SMITHFIELD – On February 9, 2023, the North Carolina State Bar re-certified John P. “Jack” O’Hale as a Specialist in Criminal Law (State and Federal). Mr. O’Hale has held a Criminal Law Specialist certification from the North Carolina State Bar…
Johnston County Public Schools Named JCC’s Business And Industry Partner Of The Year
Award announced at annual Breakfast Before Business event SMITHFIELD – Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) is the 2022 Johnston Community College (JCC) Business and Industry Partner of the Year. JCC announced the award Monday at its annual Breakfast Before Business, a signature…
EMS Will Soon Use UNC Health Johnston As Primary Stroke Center
Change in protocols will mean quicker treatment of stroke symptoms SMITHFIELD – Starting March 1, Johnston County Emergency Services–EMS Division will begin using UNC Health Johnston as a primary stroke center, giving patients experiencing stroke symptoms the option of being…
NC Superintendent Of Public Instruction To Speak At UMO
MOUNT OLIVE – The University of Mount Olive will host the annual Braswell Lecture on Thursday, February 16th, 2023, at 7PM in Southern Bank Auditorium. The guest speaker for the event is North Carolina State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Catherine…
JCC Receives Grant To Support Culinary Arts Curriculum Program
The State Board of Community Colleges approved funding of high-cost programs at several colleges, including JCC SMITHFIELD – Johnston Community College is receiving $310,260 from the North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges to support the Culinary Arts. The State Board…
