49 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 13 Hospitalized
Smithfield – The Johnston County Public Health Department has provided the following data as of 4:00pm today:
Confirmed positive cases – 49
Currently hospitalized...
Report: North Carolina has the 3rd Biggest Increase in Unemployment Due to Coronavirus
With the U.S. losing over 22 million jobs since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, WalletHub today released updated rankings for the States with...
JCPS Shares Remote Learning and Grading Guidelines with Parents
The following letter was shared with all JCPS students and families Tuesday evening. The letter details the district's updated remote learning plan and grading...
1,141,601 North Carolina Adults Live Alone
As the coronavirus pandemic continues, millions of Americans are hunkering down at home. Working from the kitchen table, homeschooling, and attending virtual happy hours...
You Decide: Will We Regret the Rescues from the Crisis?
By Dr. Mike Walden
The coronavirus crisis continues to be “the” story of our day. Few events have hit our lives and our economy with...
Prisons Resumes Limited Offender Transfers to Accommodate Jail and Court System Movements
RALEIGH – The Division of Prisons has resumed a limited number of transfers of offenders to make room for other offenders sentenced to state...
Competing Task Forces From Governor, Lawmakers Await Clear Direction
By Lindsay Marchello and Kari Travis
Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Problems with policing and race relations must be dealt with, North Carolina’s leading politicians say....
Bill Would Speed Rural Broadband Deployment And Protect Taxpayers
By Johnny Kampis
Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Movement to eliminate a rule for landline telephone carriers that remains in force for broadband providers could speed...
Private K-12 Schools Don’t Have To Wait For Reopening Order
By Lindsay Marchello
Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — While public schools wait for Gov. Roy Cooper to decide how classes will look this year, private schools...
Johnston County Public Schools Will Start School Year Online
School Year For All Students Will Begin Aug. 17th With Remote Learning
K-5 Students Will Return To Classrooms September 8th
SMITHFIELD - At the conclusion of...
