COVID-19
United Community Bank Prepared To Assist Small Business Customers Obtain Relief Through Federal CARES Act
United Community Bank has announced its plans to support communities and help small businesses obtain funding relief through the Paycheck Protection Program under the federal CARES Act. As one of…
Update: Johnston County Reports 22 COVID-19 Cases
Johnston County officials announced this afternoon 22 confirmed COVID-19 cases. That number is up from 16 cases on Tuesday. As of 11:00am, there were 1,584 cases in North Carolina including…
Extension Answers COVID-19 Food & Family FAQs
By Cassidy Hobbs Hall Area Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences Johnston County Cooperative Extension *Information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, local health departments, and…
Funeral Homes Limit Visitations, Stream Services Online As World Copes With COVID-19
Nearly every industry has been affected in some way or another by the cornoavirus (COVID-19), and the funeral service industry is no exception. Because of the social gathering limitations recently…
City of Goldsboro to Light Water Tower During COVID-19 State of Emergency
The City of Goldsboro will light its Holly Street Water Tower during the COVID-19 State of Emergency as a symbol of hope for all and a sign of support for…
Johnston County Planning Board April Meeting Canceled
The Johnston County Planning Board meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 21st, 2020 at 6:00pm in the Commissioners Meeting Room in the County Courthouse in Smithfield has been canceled due to…
Wayne Community College Operating Remotely, Changing Calendar
Goldsboro – Wayne Community College is heeding Gov. Roy Cooper’s stay-at-home order. College services will be provided remotely from Tuesday, March 31 through at least April 29. The move completes…
Strawberry Growers Adapt Operations To COVID-19 Restrictions
North Carolina’s strawberry season kicked off around the same time the first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in the state. Now, local strawberry growers, who rely heavily on pick-your-own operations,…
Sheriff Bizzell Releases Statement On Stay At Home Order
The Johnston County Sheriff Office and Sheriff Steve Bizzell released a statement Tuesday afternoon on NC Governor Roy Cooper’s Stay At Home Order: The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office wants to…
NC Department of Revenue Offers Expanded Penalty Relief for Taxpayers
Penalty Relief Includes Sales and Use and Withholding Taxes RALEIGH – Secretary of Revenue Ronald G. Penny announced today that the North Carolina Department of Revenue (NCDOR) is expanding tax…
Governor Cooper Signs Executive Order Prohibiting Utility Disconnections In The Wake Of COVID-19
RALEIGH – Governor Roy Cooper announced Tuesday another step to help families by prohibiting utilities from disconnecting people who are unable to pay during this pandemic. Today’s Order applies to…
Wake County Sheriff, Plaintiff Reach Agreement Over Gun Permit Lawsuit
RALEIGH -The Wake County Sheriff’s Office announced late-today an agreement has been reached with a plaintiff who recently filed legal action over Sheriff Gerald Baker’s decision to temporarily suspend residents…
