Johnston County Tax Collections Office Closed This Week
The Johnston County Tax Collections office will be closed to the public this week (Nov. 23 - 27) due to a staffing shortage caused...
Lawmakers Want To Know Why Governor Grabbed Rural Broadband Money
By John Trump
Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Senate Republicans are asking Gov. Roy Cooper to reverse a move to eliminate relief money for rural broadband, hurting...
NC Expands Pre-Thanksgiving No-Cost COVID-19 Testing
RALEIGH - This weekend, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is offering more than 120 no-cost COVID-19 community testing events,...
Johnston Health Donates 10,000 KN95 Masks To Local Schools
Johnston Health, as part of UNC Health, donated 10,000 non-medical grade masks to Johnston County Public Schools on Oct. 30.
Health and safety is of...
Cooper isn’t ready to take North Carolina back into COVID-19 lockdown
By John Trump
Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper says he won’t take North Carolina backward. He says he isn’t ready to levy another lockdown...
Good News On The State Budget
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — Since the beginning of the COVID-19 recession in March, North Carolina policymakers have been watching government revenues and expenditures carefully....
Governor Introduces COVID-19 County Alert System
Governor Roy Cooper and Dr. Mandy Cohen, Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) announced a new COVID-19...
JWL Of Smithfield Receives $2,041 In Donations From Grassroots Group
The Junior Women's League of Smithfield (JWL) is grateful to have received $2,041 in donations from the grassroots group Flock-a-Senior JoCo, which is specifically...
Moore Declares Mandate For GOP Lawmakers, Previews Redistricting
By Lindsay Marchello
Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Redistricting could prove contentious in next year’s legislative session.
House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, previewed the 2021 legislature at...
NC Rural Communities Seeing Rapid Growth In COVID-19 Cases
Since September, new COVID-19 cases have been increasing faster in rural counties, according to a new report by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human...
