Schools
Johnston County Schools JoCo2020 Train Wreck: “A lot of icing, but no cake”
By: Kay Carroll Former Johnston County Board of Education Chairman and Candidate For School Board During the time I was on the Johnston County School Board, from 1992 to 2008,…
WJHS To Debut New ‘Wildcat Cafe’ Experience
West Johnston High School will debut the school’s new vision for the Wildcat Cafe on Friday, Feb. 14 at 10:45 a.m. The school will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate…
Embezzlement Investigation Underway At Johnston County Elementary School
A criminal investigation is now underway at a Johnston County Elementary School. The Johnston County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Wednesday they are investigating allegations money was embezzled at West Clayton Elementary School,…
Dr. Ben Williams Sworn In As Interim Superintendent
Dr. Ben Williams was sworn in as Johnston County Public Schools Interim Superintendent on Tuesday, Feb. 11. The ceremony was held in the JCPS Evander Simpson Building board room, where…
Smithfield Selma High Second Quarter Principal’s List & Honor Roll
9th Grade Principal’s List (All As or Bs in Honors/AP/IB) Allhane Alexa Agnas Britney Sarai Arana Alberto Macy Allen Valeria Antonio Olquin James Atkisson Jennifer Avalos-Henandez Autumn Ciara Baker Jasmine…
Bryson Adams Awarded The Rank Of Eagle Scout
On Saturday, February 8th, an Eagle Scout Ceremony was held for Eagle Scout Bryson Lynn Adams from Boy Scout Troop 19 of Benson. The Ceremony took place at Broken Wing…
Smithfield Middle School 2nd Quarter Principal’s List And Honor Roll
6th Grade Principal’s List Aaliyah Brewer, Kenneth Camacho, Valery Davis Mendoza, Aeris Ebert, Ashley Fernandez Organista, Margo Grimes, Yoselin Guerrero-Zepeda, William Harris, Brianna Huff, Melanie Morales-Aquino, Fatima Munoz Munoz, Bryan…
Bid Awarded For North Johnston Gym HVAC Improvements
The Johnston County School Board has approved a $274,726 contract for HVAC improvements at the North Johnston High School gymnasium. This is the first project for North Johnston High from…
WCC Presented Bellwether Finalist Award
For the second time in two years, Wayne Community College has been honored as a finalist for a Bellwether Award, a national citation that recognizes community colleges’ best practices. WCC’s…
Princeton Middle-High School 1st Semester Honor Roll And Principal’s List
The following students in grades 6 -12 made the Honor Roll and Principal’s List during the first semester at Princeton Middle-High School: 6TH GRADE FIRST NAME LAST NAME 1ST SEMESTER…
Four Oaks Middle School Principal’s List & Honor Roll – 2nd Nine Weeks
6th Grade Principal’s List Scott Ibarra Garcia, Mendy Westbrook, Yareni Roman, Eli Rigdon, Adyson Belcher, Jessica Ledesma, Holden Parrish, Daniel Pineda, Ryan Boyd, Jennah Champagne, Caroline Coats, Cliff Jarman, Alexandria…
Op-Ed: Energy Savings, Real or Imagined, You Judge
Op-Ed by: Kay Carroll, School Board Candidate and former Chairman of the Johnston County Board of Education Education Energy/Cenergistic Education Energy was the name of a Texas based “energy management”…
