98 Youth Participate In 2021 Johnston County Youth Livestock Show & Sale
Ninety-eight youth from across Johnston County participated in the annual Youth Livestock Show & Sale April 5-7. There were nine steers, twelve heifers, sixty-one...
Cleveland Road Property Rezoned For Produce, Christmas Tree Lot
In a unanimous vote, Johnston County Commissioners approved a rezoning request for a lot at 9638 Cleveland Road in the Cleveland Township. Gene Lee...
County Commission Appointments – April 2021
The Johnston County Board of Commissioners approved the following appointments during their April 2021 meeting:
Johnston County Planning Board (unexpired term ending Feb. 28, 2022):Freddie...
NCDOT Road Additions – April 2021
At the request of the NC Department of Transportation, the Johnston County Board of Commissioners approved the following additions to the State Maintained Road...
2021 JCPS Teacher Of The Year Selected
The 2021 Flame For Learning Award, Johnston County Public School’s Teacher of the Year, was awarded today (Wednesday).
Through a blind judging process, twenty semifinalists...
New Smithfield Police Officer Takes Oath
The Smithfield Police Department has hired Jonathan "Blake" Joyner for the Patrol Division. Officer Joyner grew up in Clayton and graduated from Clayton High...
Motorcycle Rider Critically Injured In Highway 70 Crash
Two people on a Harley Davidson three-wheeled motorcycle were injured, one critically, in a traffic accident Monday afternoon on Highway 70 Business in the...
Driver Killed In Single Vehicle Crash
The State Highway Patrol is investigating a single vehicle crash in northern Johnston County that claimed one life.
The accident was reported at 8:11pm Friday...
Clayton Youth Council Wins Top Honors At Spring Convention
Clayton Parks and Recreation’s Clayton Youth Council (CYC) earned two top honors at this year’s State Youth Council Spring Convention.
The CYC is a teen-run...
Clayton First Town In The County To Launch Local Emergency Management
The Clayton Fire Department has added an Emergency Management position to its Administrative Division.
The new Emergency Management position is the first of its kind...
