Go-Slow Reopening May Be Costly
By JOHN HOOD
RALEIGH — Over the first two months of the coronavirus crisis, our labor-market cratered. The number of employed North Carolinians dropped by...
Sources: Dr. Eric Bracy To Be Named New Johnston County Public Schools Superintendent
SMITHFIELD - Dr. Eric Bracy, the current superintendent of Sampson County Schools in Clinton, will be named the new superintendent of Johnston County Public...
WCSO Deploys Drone Team To Help Concerned Neighbors
The Wake County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) recently received a complaint from a citizen who resides near Garris and Stewart Roads, that someone was shooting...
Multiple Craven County Highway Ramps Closing For Improvements
Closures dates are weather dependent
NEW BERN – Several Craven County highway ramps are expected to close this week as the N.C. Department of Transportation...
Selma Will Not Open Town Pool This Year
SELMA - Tuesday afternoon, the Town of Selma and Selma Parks and Recreation announced they will not open the Selma Town Pool for the...
Register Of Deeds Office To Get Back To Business
SMITHFIELD - Johnston County Register of Deeds Craig Olive announced today that his office will resume modified normal business practices effective Monday, June 1,...
COVID-19 Community Testing Event May 28th In Four Oaks
FOUR OAKS - CommWell Health and the Town of Four Oaks are partnering to offer anyone with symptoms or no symptoms COVID-19 drive-thru testing.
Two...
Benson Man Struck By Car
A Benson man was seriously injured after being struck by a car. Raleigh Police said officers responded to a collision at 11:07am Monday involving...
House elections bill bans all-mail balloting while giving board more flexibility
By Julie Havlak
Carolina Journal News Service
RALEIGH — Republican lawmakers filed legislation to ban mail-only elections and tighten oversight for voting by absentee ballot.
House Bill...
Footballs Stuffed With Contraband Intercepted At State Prison
Cellphones, drugs, chargers and cigarettes were stuffed into footballs hurled over the prison-wire fence in Lillington last week, but the pass was intercepted.
Contraband —...
