All-State Soccer Athletes
The Johnston County Board of Education recognized student athletes who were All-State performers in fall sports at their December meeting.
Hunter Lee (left), Cleveland High...
Food Safety Manager Certification Course To Be Offered In January
Approximately 48 million cases of foodborne illness are reported in the United States annually resulting in 1,280,000 hospitalizations and 3,000 preventable deaths. Foodborne illness,...
JCC’s Toy And Coat Drive Assists 53 Families With Special Christmas Gifts
113 children were served thanks to donations from the college and J&M Auction
JCC's basic skills staff and J&M Auction in Smithfield brought lots of...
4-H Club Raises $4,000 For Ryder Wells Benefit Fund
Johnston County 4-H Shooting Sports Club recently raised $4000 for the Ryder Wells Benefit Fund as their annual community service project. The club partnered...
Gingerbread House Contest Stokes Pride, Creativity, Competitive Spirit Among Employees
Building gingerbread houses is typically a holiday activity enjoyed by families around the kitchen table.
So when Johnston Health introduced a gingerbread house contest to...
Selma Elementary Spelling Bee
Selma Elementary hosted its annual spelling bee for fourth graders on Thursday, December 13. After each fourth grade homeroom held their own spelling bee,...
Blockmon Accepts Tropical Bowl Invite
Campbell’s Aaron Blockmon has accepted a second senior bowl invitation, heading to the 2019 FBS All-Americans SPIRAL Tropical Bowl, set for January 13.
Like the...
Local Woman Loses $25,910 In Scam
A Johnston County woman lost more than $25,000 in a scam last week prompting authorities to issue a warning.
The victim said there was a...
Town Council Satellite Annexes Land For Proposed Subdivision
The Smithfield city limits grew this month by 32 acres. That's the size of a tract of land satellite annexed into the city limits this...
Alien Indicted On Illegal Reentry Charge
An illegal alien previously deported twice and found recently in Johnston County has been indicted by a grand jury.
Robert J. Higdon, Jr., United States...
