Sunday, January 12, 2025


Red Cross To Install Free Smoke Alarms In Johnston County On January 18

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The American Red Cross is teaming up with community partners to install free smoke alarms during a Sound the Alarm event in Johnston County. The home fire...

Johnston County School Board Approves Wellness Audit

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Less than two weeks after newly elected school board chairman Todd Sutton held a press conference and announced Johnston County Schools had a "clean...

Dr. Ben Williams Named New Interim School Superintendent

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SMITHFIELD - Following a closed session this evening (Monday) to discuss personnel issues, the Johnston County School Board released a statement at the conculsion...

Details Emerge On What Prompted Interim Superintendent’s Sudden Departure

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New details have emerged on what may have prompted interim superintendent Dr. Jim Causby to resign without notice on Friday, Jan. 10th. On September 3,...

School Board, County Commissioners Issue Statements On Budget Crisis

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Resolution Expected Within 2 Weeks The Johnston County School Board and Johnston County Commissioners issued separate statements today (Monday) addressing a potential $8.8 million budget shortfall...

Wayne School Projects To Be Funded Through Proposed 1/4 Cent Sales Tax Increase

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In a joint meeting on Thursday, the Wayne County Board of Education and Wayne County Board of Commissioners have approved 40 school projects that...

Interim School Superintendent Dr. Jim Causby Resigns

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UPDATE 4:30PM - School Board Member Ronald Johnson issued the following statement to JoCoReport on Dr. Causby's sudden resignation. "The last conversation I had with...

Brian Vetrano Named New Interim Superintendent

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Friday afternoon, the Johnston County School Board named Brian Vetrano as the new interim superintendent of Johnston County Public Schools. Vetrano, the Chief of Human...

Without Additional School Funding 480 Layoffs Could Take Place As Early As March

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(This story was written prior to the resignation of Superintendent Dr. Jim Causby) SMITHFIELD - Johnston County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Jim Causby says he...

Juvenile Questioned Following Threat At Johnston County High School

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A Johnston County high school student was being questioned by authorities today (Friday) after he allegedly made threats on social media against his school. The...