Schools

Tylyia Triggs Selected To Attend National High School Athletics Leadership Conference
Tylyia Triggs, a rising Senior at Neuse Charter School, has been selected to attend a national leadership conference with the North Carolina High School Athletic Association. Triggs will travel to…

Johnston Community College Receives $10,000 Grant from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to Support Adult Literacy
The Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded Johnston Community College a $10,000 grant to support adult literacy. This local grant award is part of more than $8.3 million in grants awarded…

Boys Golf State Champion
The Johnston County Board of Education recently recognized Clayton High student Brady Hooks for winning the Boys Golf 3A State Championship. Hooks shot an even par 144 to win by…

Boys Tennis State Champion
The Clayton High Boys Tennis team has been recognized by the Johnston County Board of Education for winning the 3A State Championship. This is the second year in a row…

Smithfield Student Graduates From The College of Charleston
Thomas Nash of Smithfield recently graduated from the College of Charleston. Nash received a Masters degree in Computer and Informational Sciences from the College of Charleston during the 2019 Spring Commencement Ceremonies. The…

School Officials Misidentify New School
Johnston County school officials made a mistake when asking Johnston County Commissioners to approve spending $624,000 for a new school. On June 10th, school board attorney Jimmy Lawrence wrote a…

Second Johnston County School Teacher Hired With Fake Credentials
A second Johnston County Public Schools teacher has been reportedly caught with a fake teaching diploma. A week after JoCoReport broke the story of the arrest of a Cleveland High School…

JCC’s VP of Instruction Retires
Dee Dee Daughtry served 30 years in higher education Dee Dee Daughtry, vice president of instruction at Johnston Community College, has retired after 30 years in higher education. Daughtry got…

Cleveland High Recognized As Battle of the Books First Place Winner
The Johnston County Board of Education recognized the Cleveland High School Battle of the Books team for winning first place at the annual High School Battle of the Books Competition.…

Pine Level Elementary Wins First Place In Battle of the Books Competition
The Johnston County Board of Education recognized the Pine Level Elementary Battle of the Books team for winning first place at the annual Elementary School Battle of the Books Competition.…

4 JCC Student Athletes Pursuing Bachelor’s Degree
Students will begin studies at Winston-Salem State and ECU this fall Four basketball student athletes at Johnston Community College recently graduated with their associate’s degree and will begin pursuing their…

19 Students Complete Junior Leadership Johnston
Program trains emerging teen leaders Nineteen Johnston County high school students completed Junior Leadership Johnston County June 17-21. Sponsored by Duke Energy, Junior Leadership Johnston is a program to assist…







