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Olympians Compete In Smithfield
By Melanie Langness, West Johnston High School Student Johnston County Schools hosted its annual Special Youth Olympics competition at Smithfield-Selma High School in Smithfield on April 24th, to benefit…
Smithfield Purchases Electric Vehicle, Installs Charging Station With Grant Funds
With more and more electric cars humming on our roads, it’s vital that more charging stations become more readily available. Thanks to a grant from the North Carolina Department of…
Town Recognizes Police Department For National Accreditation
The Smithfield Town Council recognized the Smithfield Police Department for receiving Advanced National Accreditation through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) on March 21 in Reno, NV.…
County Parks & Rec Master Plan
By Laura Crosio The Johnston County Commissioners received a master plan for countywide Parks & Recreation development at their May 4 regular meeting. Johnston County Sports Council Chairman Jim Godfrey…
JCI Clients Learn Painting, Ceramics at JCC
Some 20 students from Johnston County Industries, Inc. (JCI) recently learned how to paint, draw, and make ceramics at Johnston Community College. The opportunity was made possible thanks to a…
Cleveland High Club Donates To Alzheimer’s Project
The Cleveland High School Interact Club has presented a $500 donation to the Johnston County Alzheimer’s Music and Memory Project, a collaborative effort between several Johnston County Rotary Clubs. …
Fire Destroys Clayton Home
Firefighters responded quickly to a house fire Thursday night in Clayton. Crews arrived around 11pm to find flames shooting through the roof of a two story house at 849 Corbett…
Counterfeit $50 Bills Being Passed At Smithfield Businesses
Local businesses are being asked to be on the lookout for counterfeit money. On Thursday and Friday, counterfeit $50 bills were passed at three stores in Smithfield. The bills had…
Benson National Day Of Prayer
Benson was up bright and early for this year’s National Day of Prayer. The sun was peeking through the clouds at 6:45 a.m., just as attendees began to arrive at…
A Soldier’s Walk Home Comes Through Johnston County
Beginning Monday, May 11th, historian and re-enactor, Philip Brown will be walking 166 miles from New Bern to Durham. When the Civil War came to an end 150 years ago,…
Hospice Workers Getting Ready For “Camp Courage”
Murray Dees, Hospice Social Worker with the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield was a guest on WTSB Radio on May 7th. Dees was interviewed by Liz Thurston, Physician Liaison with…
Cleveland Middle Wins County Mathcounts Competition
Cleveland Middle School’s Mathcounts teams took home top honors at the Johnston County Mathcounts competition held at First Baptist Church in Smithfield. Cleveland Middle School took two teams…
