Schools
Three Wayne County Schools To Have New Principals In The New Year
GOLDSBORO – Three WCPS schools will have new principals in the new year. The Wayne County Board of Education approved two principal changes during a Special Called Meeting. Carver Heights…
JCPS 2020 Living Legends Gave More Than 100 Years Of Service
Johnston County Public Schools named three former educators, Sandra Edwards, Shelly Marsh, and Valerie McCormick, as the 2020 Living Legend Award recipients. The Living Legend Award is presented to former…
Town Councilman Provides Food And Toys To 100 Needy Families
Smithfield Town Councilman Marlon Lee celebrated his birthday on December 6th. For his birthday, Lee challenged everyone he knew to donate $6 or multiples of $6 to raise funds to…
JCPS Provides More Than 80,000 Meals For Children Over The Holidays
School Nutrition staff for Johnston County Public Schools served Holiday Meal Kits to nearly 6,000 children ahead of the district’s winter break. JCPS Director of School Nutrition Dana Edwards said…
Swift Creek Middle School Mourning Loss Of Teacher And Coach
Students and faculty at Swift Creek Middle School are mourning the loss of a well-known teacher and coach. John Krol passed away unexpectedly over the weekend. In an email to…
Rezoning Approved For New Hardee’s Restaurant
A new Hardee’s restaurant will be built in the rapidly growing Cleveland community. In a 6-to-1 vote, the Johnston County Board of Commissioners approved a petition to rezone land at…
JCPS Student Services Team Members Earn State Awards
Two members of the Johnston County Public Schools Office of Equity, Information and Student Services were recognized with state awards from the North Carolina School Counselor Association for the year…
North Johnston’s Arial Pearce Signs With UNCW
Three sport athlete Arial Pearce from North Johnston High had her signing day ceremony last Wednesday. Arial will play softball for UNC Wilmington next year. She has been committed to…
Wayne County Schools Postpone Grades K-5 “Plan A” Transition To January 25
GOLDSBORO – During a special called meeting today (Wednesday), the Wayne County Board of Education in a 5-2 vote approved postponing the district’s K-5 Plan A transition from January 11…
JCPS Teacher Named Finalist For NCCAT Beginning Teacher Of The Year Award
Sarah Bowman, seventh grade teacher at Innovation Academy at South Campus, was selected as a finalist for the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching (NCCAT) 2020 Prudential NC…
Bringing Joy To Children During A Rough Year
Harnett County Sheriff’s Office takes some children shopping LILLINGTON — Harnett County Sheriff Wayne Coats tried to gather his emotions Friday night when talking about the 2020 edition of “Shop-with-a-Cop.”…
Stith Named New Leader Of State Community College System
By Julie Havlak Carolina Journal News Service RALEIGH — The N.C. Community College System elected Thomas Stith III to lead it through the coronavirus pandemic and steep enrollment losses. Stith will…
