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New Audit Shows Financial Stability At Johnston Community College
SMITHFIELD, N.C. — A new state audit shows Johnston Community College is in a stable and improving financial position, with assets increasing and no major issues identified. The financial statement…
Scholarship Pageant Returns To Johnston County: A Celebration Of Elegance And Service
SMITHFIELD, N.C. — The wait is over! After last gracing the stage in 2021, the Johnston County Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. is thrilled to welcome back…
Hospitals Can’t Win Every Policy Battle
By John Hood RALEIGH — North Carolina’s hospital sector employs one of the most effective teams of strategists, lobbyists, and marketers in the state. Still, under present circumstances, I’d be…
Two All-Way Stops Coming To Sampson County
SAMPSON COUNTY, N.C. – To improve safety, two Sampson County intersections will be converted to all-way stops this week. On April 16, the N.C. Department of Transportation will install stop…
Johnston County Joins Campaign To Support Hidden Heroes
SMITHFIELD, N.C. – Johnston County has joined the Elizabeth Dole Foundation’s Hidden Heroes initiative. “The Hidden Heroes are spouses, parents and children providing unpaid essential care to those wounded, ill…
Clayton Library Continues Bridging Generations Together
CLAYTON, NC – At the Hocutt-Ellington Memorial Library, the story is not just found in books. It is found in the people who walk through the doors each day. For…
Gunfire Used In Convenience Store Break-In
SELMA, N.C. — The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a break-in at a convenience store discovered Sunday morning outside of Selma. Deputies said the incident was reported just before…
Clayton Goes Green In Celebration Of Earth Day
CLAYTON, N.C. – Get ready to roll up those sleeves and show some love to the planet. Join the Town of Clayton in collaboration with Friends of Johnston County Parks for the annual Clayton…
Tire Blowout Blamed For I-95 Tractor-Trailer Crash
DUNN, N.C. — A section of Interstate 95 near Dunn, an area known for frequent accidents, was the site of an early morning tractor-trailer crash Monday. The single vehicle collision…
Tuscarora Mural To Be Dedicated
SMITHFIELD, N.C. -The Johnston County Committee for America250NC will hold a dedication ceremony for a new mural in Downtown Smithfield honoring the Tuscarora people on Saturday, April 25, at 11…
Clayton Residents Targeted In Separate Fraud Schemes
CLAYTON, N.C. — Two separate scams in the Clayton area have cost local residents thousands of dollars in just a few days, officials say. In the first case, a 55-year-old…
Hospitals Should Battle In The Marketplace, Not The Courtroom
By David Larson Carolina Journal Two weeks ago, there was a nice groundbreaking ceremony with a lot of smiling faces. Gov. Josh Stein traveled all the way out to the…
