Willow Springs Woman Gets Not One, But Two Second Chances, Wins $150,000
RALEIGH – When Helen Magda of Willow Springs opened an email from the North Carolina Education Lottery telling her she won $150,000 she couldn’t believe...
Harold Pittman, 71, Selma
Harold H. Pittman passed away Sunday at his home near Selma. He was 71. Harold was a retired professional CLU and Financial Planner and retired from Life...
SSS Student Chosen As NC Senate Page
Smithfield-Selma High School student Camryn Barefoot has been accepted to serve as a Senate Page for the North Carolina General Assembly. Barefoot's application was...
You Decide: Do We First Need Economic Pain To Have Economic Gain?
By Mike Walden
I started lifting weights when I was in graduate school at Cornell University in the early 1970s. I joined a group—appropriately called...
Fred Smith Elected To Region II Vice President For Policy Of National Cattlemen’s Beef...
WASHINGTON — At the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) virtual Winter Business Meeting, the states making up NCBA Region ll elected Fred Smith Jr.,...
Johnston Schools Ranks Above North Carolina In Accountability Model, Graduation Rate
Johnston County Public Schools had 82 percent of schools earning grades of C or better in the state’s A-F grading system, 5 percent over...
Gunter Completes Basic Military Training
U.S. Air Force Airman Savannah S. Gunter graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive,...
Lifelong Johnston Co. Resident Named New NCDOT Highway Division 4 Engineer
RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Transportation’s highway division responsible for Edgecombe, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Wayne and Wilson counties has a new leader.
Keith Eason was...
N.C. Egg Farming: Forever In The Family And Always In The Heart
By Taylor Parrish on February 5, 2021
NASHVILLE, NC - Trey Braswell, of Braswell Family Farm, grew up with a strong love and heart for agriculture....
Benson Celebrates Constitution Week
Benson is joining the Smith-Bryan Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) in celebrating Constitution Week — September 17-23.
Sunday, September 17th...
