Kenly

Kenly Family Displaced, Pets Killed In House Fire
Fire tore through a Johnston County home Tuesday morning, displacing 3 adults and an infant child. The occupants were away from their Pope Road home, off Highway 222 East of…

Thousands Of JCPS Educators Vaccinated On First Day Of Eligibility
On the first day that the COVID-19 vaccine was available to all educators in North Carolina, more than 2,000 Johnston County Public Schools employees received their first-round dose at a…

North Johnston Middle School Second 9 Weeks Honor Roll & Principal’s List
6th grade Principal’s List Madison Barnes, Cameron Casey, Guadalupe Coyt, Peyton Ford, Haylee Franks, Raylee Gurley, Skyla Hart, Chloe Howell, Colby Johnson, Emma Lawhorn, Jackson Little, Valerie Medlin, Landyn Narron,…

NJHS Second Quarter Honor Roll & Principal’s List
Tol Avery, Principal 2nd Quarter Honor Roll-Grades 9-12 Gabriel Adams, Adrienne Adkins, Beonka Agosto, Edgar Aguilar Carrillo, Kevin Alexander, Camila Alvarez, Daniela Alvarez, Michiah Artis, Kayla Auton, Evan Bailey, Joshua…

Chairman Stewart Delivers 2021 State Of The County Address
The 2021 State of the County Address was delivered this morning (Monday) by Johnston County Commissioner Chairman Chad Stewart. The following is a transcription of his comments: Good morning. This…

Deputy Was Traveling 100 MPH Prior To Fatal Collision
MICRO – The State Highway Patrol has released new details surrounding last Saturday’s fatal collision involving a Johnston County sheriff’s deputy. On Jan. 9th at 2:43pm, Deputy Quinton Rhue, 23,…

Johnston County COVID-19 Alert Notification System
The Johnston County Public Health Department announced this afternoon they do not have a waiting list for the general public to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Officials said one way to…

KS Bank Employees Complete Certification
KS Bank has announced that three employees have successfully completed the Accredited Banking Professional Certification from the Institute for Extraordinary Banking. Hannah Giddens, Melissa Kennedy and Rena Wall recently received…

JCPS 2020 Living Legends Gave More Than 100 Years Of Service
Johnston County Public Schools named three former educators, Sandra Edwards, Shelly Marsh, and Valerie McCormick, as the 2020 Living Legend Award recipients. The Living Legend Award is presented to former…

Teen Shot During Robbery
KENLY – A Johnston County teenager was shot during a robbery. The 19 year-old victim was at a home on Pollock Road outside of Kenly around 1:30am Sunday when he…

North Johnston’s Arial Pearce Signs With UNCW
Three sport athlete Arial Pearce from North Johnston High had her signing day ceremony last Wednesday. Arial will play softball for UNC Wilmington next year. She has been committed to…

Johnston County ABC Board Distributes $250,000
The Johnston County Board of Alcohol Control has declared $250,000 surplus and distributed the funds to the County of Johnston and incorporated towns in accordance with state law. Johnston County…








