You Decide: Is North Carolina’s Rebound Stumbling?
Dr. Mike WaldenNorth Carolina Cooperative ExtensionSome troubling news about North Carolina’s economy made the headlines recently. Numbers for an economic concept called gross domestic...
Highway 39 Crash Injures Two People
SELMA - Another wreck at the Highway 39 and Old Beulah Road intersection sent two more to area hospitals on Sunday afternoon.
The Highway Patrol...
JoCo TEACH Awards Inaugural Scholarship To Smithfield-Selma High Senior
Carter Clever, a senior at Smithfield-Selma High School (SSS) and a 2023 Johnston Community College graduate was awarded one of the first Johnston County...
Corporate Tax Should Be Priority
By John Hood
RALEIGH — North Carolina state government is headed into the 2021-22 fiscal year with nearly $5 billion in unanticipated revenue and unencumbered...
42 Apply For Smithfield Fire Chief’s Position
Town To Readvertise Utility Directors VacancyThe search for a new Smithfield fire chief continues. Former Chief Patrick Harris retired on July 1st. Captain John...
Missing Man Found Deceased
KENLY - The search for a missing Johnston County man ended tragically. Willie Jasper Dupree Jr., age 72, was reported missing by a family...
Rouzer To Host Academy Day On Saturday, May 9th
Congressman David Rouzer’s (NC-7) office will host their first Academy Day on Saturday, May 9th from 10am-12pm at the Johnston County Agriculture Center. Academy...
Johnston County Youth Place In State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest
RALEIGH - Eighteen Johnston County 4-H members participated in the 2022 NC 4-H Livestock Judging Contest on July 29. Local youth placed in a...
Retiree Falls For Unclaimed Money Scam
KENLY - A Johnston County retiree lost a large sum of money after falling victim to a scam. The 65 year-old Kenly area resident...
Byrd Appointed Area Assistant Superintendent For Middle Schools
Kendrick Byrd was named Area Assistant Superintendent for Middle Schools at a Special Session Johnston County Board of Education meeting on Friday, June 25.
Byrd...
