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Johnston County GOP Criticizes School Board For Cancelling Classes For Teacher Rally
UPDATE 3:20PM – Superintendent Dr. Ross Renfrow and School Board Chairman Mike Wooten released a joint statement in response to the GOP news article stating, “Safety remains our top priority…

Johnston County Look Back – May 2019
What Happened 25 – 50 – 100 Years Ago This Month May 1994 – 25 Years Ago The Smithfield Town Council voted to annex the West Smithfield Sanitary District. Johnston…

Grocery Store Trip Bags $1 Million Powerball Win In Harnett County
James Montgomery of Sanford won a $1 million Powerball prize on a routine visit to the grocery store. “If I have a spare dollar or two when I’m shopping, I’ll…

Smithfield Litter Sweep Rescheduled For May 18th
The Town of Smithfield announced today (Tuesday) their annual Litter Sweep which was postponed on April 13th due to the weather has been rescheduled for Saturday, May 18th beginning at…

Johnston Health Honors Its Volunteers
Their gift of time valued at more than $1 million Their record of service is quite impressive, from awarding scholarships to running gift shops to assisting hundreds of patients a…

Garner Leads The Way Again In Statewide Communications Awards Competition
The Town of Garner tied the City of Greenville for the most honors earned in the annual North Carolina City and County Communicators’ (NC3C) Excellence in Communications Awards. Garner won…

Cleveland High Helps Community Find Career Paths
Cleveland High School offered an opportunity for Johnston County Public Schools students, recent graduates, and community members to make a career plan for themselves at the school’s first Make a…

Four Oaks Farm Celebrates 10 Years As Certified Animal Welfare Approved
Peron Parker of Parker Farms in Four Oaks, NC is celebrating 10 years of certification with Certified Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World (AGW), the leading animal welfare and…

April 2019 Johnston County Board Appointments
Johnston County Commissioners approved the following appointments at their April 2019 monthly meeting: Bentonville Fire Protection District Commission – Anthony Wayne Westbrook, Christopher Scott Lee, Lewis Brian Lee Brogden Fire…

Veteran Celebrates 100th Birthday
Saw historic battles in World War II A Dunn-area man and his family are now celebrating a century of life after he turned 100 years old earlier this week. Kermit…

Town Of Smithfield April Commission Appointments
The Smithfield Town Council approved three commission appointments during their April 2019 meeting: Carolyn Ennis was reappointed to serve a fifth term on the Library Board of Trustees Robin Cook…

KS Bank Announces First Quarter 2019 Financial Results And Cash Dividend
Smithfield – KS Bancorp, Inc. the parent company of KS Bank, Inc. announced unaudited results for the first quarter of 2019. Net income for the three months ended March 31,…








