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Doctors Gave Him A 5% Chance To Live. God Gave Him A ‘Miracle’
Frankie Ballard spent 232 days in a hospital fighting a pandemic virus that tried to take his life many times. On Tuesday, he returned to his Erwin home with a…
Johnston County Purchases Land From School Board For Future Neuse River Access
CLAYTON – The Johnston County School Board has agreed to sale a tract of land next to East Clayton Elementary School to the County of Johnston. The 2.84 acre tract…
Alliance Names Board, Interim Director
By Eliot Duke Dunn Daily Record The I-95/I-40 Crossroads of America Economic Development Alliance faced its first major obstacle earlier this year before the fledgling endeavor ever really got off…
Johnston County Appointments – September 2021
Johnston County Commissioners unanimously approved the following public appointments during their September 2021 meeting: Hospital Authority Board of Commissioners – David Mills and Dr. Marilyn Pearson, 3 year term Johnston County…
Wastewater Upgrade Bids Come In $1.7 Million Under Budget
Bids for improvements to the Buffalo Creek wastewater pump station upgrade and force main project came in more than $1.78 million under budget. Johnston County Commissioners awarded a $2,561,884 bid…
Wilson’s Mills Fire Department Purchases Ladder Truck
Fire Chief Announces Plans For Third Fire Station WILSON’S MILLS – The Wilson’s Mills Fire Department (WMFD) has added a ladder truck to their fleet of emergency response vehicles. Fire…
Keeping It Local: Alliance Aims To Keep Residents With Good Paying Jobs
By Eliot Duke Dunn Daily Record “Towns are built on a 3-legged stool: marketplace, education and faith. … If any of those legs fails, the stools falls.”– Four Oaks Mayor…
Lemonade Stand Fundraiser Sept. 26 In Memory Of 3 Year-Old
SMITHFIELD – In March 2019, life was normal for Mikaila Stafford and her family while living in Florida. One day she got sick and started vomiting. Her parents took her…
$1.57 Million Water Line Bid Awarded
The Smithfield Town Council has awarded a bid for the second and final phase of the extension of a secondary water line connection across the Neuse River into West Smithfield. …
Governor Encourages Faith Leaders To Help Strengthen Community Vaccination Efforts
Ninety percent of North Carolinians 65+ have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine RALEIGH – Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Secretary…
Mule Sculpture Installed In Benson
Standing proud at the intersection of Highways 27 and 50 BENSON – The Town of Benson has announced the installation of its mule sculpture on the pedestal at the intersection…
Clayton High Partners With Town On New Artificial Turf Field
CLAYTON – The Town of Clayton and Clayton High School celebrated the completion of a new artificial turf field at a home varsity football game on Friday, Sept. 17. The…
