COVID-19
My Kid’s Club Awarded Remote Learning Site $100,000 Grant
Supporting Families During COVID-19 SELMA – My Kid’s Club has been awarded a $100,000 grant to provide temporary remote learning support for working families in our community. My Kid’s Club…
What Will We Actually Know About Ballot Results On Election Day?
By Kari Travis Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Given voting challenges amid COVID-19, what can you actually expect to know about ballot results at the close of Election Day? More than…
Cooper Seeks Localities’ Help To Enforce COVID Regulations
By Julie Havlak Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper is setting the stage to have even stronger powers if he chooses to impose new COVID-19 rules, a legal scholar…
Godwin: Commissioners Will Not Enact Ordinances To Impose Civil Penalties
SMITHFIELD – Johnston County Commissioner Chairman Ted Godwin says the County will not enact any new ordinances to impose a civil penalty for anyone violation provisions of the Governors Executive…
Governor: North Carolina Will Remain Paused In Phase 3
Governor Roy Cooper announced today that North Carolina will remain paused in Phase 3 for three more weeks as health officials continue to monitor North Carolina’s viral trends. North Carolina…
State Officials Ask Local Leaders To Take Action To Slow The Spread Of COVID-19
Johnston County Officials Asked To Consider Local Actions To Improve Compliance With Executive Orders RALEIGH – With North Carolina’s COVID-19 trends moving in the wrong direction, the North Carolina Department…
North Carolina Leads In Jobs Lost
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — There are about 300,000 fewer jobs in North Carolina today than there were in February, before the start of the COVID-19 recession. That’s a 7.5%…
Wayne County Health Department Identifies Staff COVID-19 Cluster
Today, the Wayne County Health Department reported a COVID-19 cluster to NCDHHS involving positive COVID-19 staff members at the Health Department. NCDHHS defines a COVID-19 cluster as, “a minimum of…
WCPS To Publish Daily COVID-19 Numbers
GOLBSBORO – To help keep its school communities informed, Wayne County Public Schools (WCPS) is launching a daily dashboard which will reflect which schools or district support area sites have…
Kenly Christmas Parade Canceled
The Kenly Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the 2020 Kenly Christmas on Main event will not be held this year. “Unfortunately due to COVID-19 concerns Kenly’s Christmas on Main…
JCPS Graduation Numbers Decline
Fewer students graduated high school during the 2019-2020 school year compared to 2018-19. Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) released graduation numbers this month indicating a 91.7 percent graduation rate, down…
You Decide: How Will The Virus Affect Economic Development?
By Dr. Mike Walden Although Covid-19 is still with us, there’s been a recent shift in the kind of attention given to the virus. For months, the focus has been…
