Johnston County Look Back – June 2019
What Happened 25 – 50 – 100 Years Ago This Month
June 1994 – 25 Years Ago
Engineer Tim Broome strongly advised Johnston County Commissioners to...
County Commissioners End Trash Decal Program
In 5-to-2 Vote, County Will End Trash Decal Program In 2023
It took more than 15 years for county commissioners to end the controversial decal...
Mental Health Advocates Support Return Of Full-Time Classroom Instruction
By Dallas Woodhouse Carolina Journal News Service
Mental health experts who are also parents with students in Wake County Public Schools are sounding an alarm...
NC Commerce Launches ‘NC Main To Main Trail’ To Encourage Tourism
New online initiative for state’s 66 Main Street communities
RALEIGH - The North Carolina Department of Commerce Main Street & Rural Planning Center recently...
Retired Smithfield Fire Chief Honored
Town of Smithfield leaders formally honored retired Fire Chief John Blanton this month. Blanton retired June 1, 2021 after serving the Town as a...
Harnett Commissioners Consider Library Consolidation
Harnett County leaders conducted a study in 2018 to look at the benefits of bringing all of the libraries in the county’s system under...
UNC-TV Highlights Johnston County’s Efforts To Prevent Elder Abuse
“ncIMPACT” Season Premiere To Focus On Protecting Older Adults
SMITHFIELD — The ncIMPACT Season 3 premiere, airing on UNC-TV on Thursday, September 17th, will focus...
Tickets For The Largest Civil War Re-Enactment And Family Day Available
FOUR OAKS — Advance tickets for the country’s largest Civil War re-enactment of 2020, the 155th anniversary of the Battle of Bentonville slated for...
Food Safety During Thanksgiving
By: Cassidy Hall
Area Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Johnston & Wilson County Center
I realize the term “food safety” may not excite many people, but what if...
Angier Holds 64th Awards Event Virtually
Winners recognized for 2020 and 2019
Angier’s best of the best from 2020 were recognized in what ended up being a virtual event this year.The...
