$736,993 Dairy Bid Awarded
Johnston County Schools has selected Pet Dairy to provide milk at all school campuses during the 2019-2020 school year.
Two bids were received for the...
Are Granny’s Skills Long Lost?
By Cassidy Hall
Area Agent, Family and Consumer Sciences
Johnston County Cooperative Extension
I catch a lot of slack from older populations. Apparently, I am “too young” to...
Social Security Matters – Computing Benefits When “WEP” Applies
by AMAC Certified Social Security Advisor Russell Gloor
Association of Mature American Citizens
Ask Rusty – Computing Benefits When “WEP” Applies
Dear Rusty: My wife is subject to...
Four Oaks Middle School Principal’s List and Honor Roll Fourth Nine Weeks
6th Grade Principal's List - Victor Aguilar, Anna Byrd, Courtney Creech, Alexis Lassiter, Erica Lee, Lannah Price, Luke Wilson, Jaidyn Bradley, Langdon Burgess, Tyler Crabtree,...
$20 Million Of General Obligations Bonds Sold
This week, Johnston County sold $20 million of general obligation bonds from the $76 million November 2018 voter-approved education referendums. The low bidder was Bank...
Pharmaceutical Company Coming To Harnett County
India-based company to bring 100 high-paying jobs
An India-based pharmaceutical manufacturing company has chosen the former Edwards Brothers book manufacturing building in Lillington as the...
16 Earn BLET Certification From JCC
Program is currently registering cadets for fall semester
Sixteen students graduated from Johnston Community College’s Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program on May 4, 2019.
The...
Four Camels Selected In 2019 MLB Draft
BUIES CREEK — The Tampa Bay Rays picked Seth Johnson 40th overall, the Houston Astros selected both Matthew Barefoot and Michael Horrell, and the Chicago White Sox tagged Tyson Messer to...
College, School Leaders Ask For Additional Funding In 2019-2020 Budget
JCC Requests $490,000 Additional Increase JCPS Wants $7.2 Million More
Leaders from Johnston Community College and Johnston County Public Schools say they need more money...
Smithfield Property Owners Will Pay About 8.9 Percent More In Property Taxes This Year
Calling it a budget to move the Town of Smithfield
forward, the Town Council voted 7-to-0 to approve Manager Mike Scott's $15.02
million budget...
