Schools
Mobile Classroom At West View Elementary School To Be Replaced After Mold Is Found
Johnston County Schools confirmed this afternoon (Friday) that mold was found in one of two mobile classrooms this week that sustained recent water damage. On Tuesday, JoCoReport reported that parents…
Parents Demand Immediate Action After Possible Mold Found In Leaky Classrooms
Parents of students who attend Westview Elementary School on Cleveland Road are demanding immediate action from Johnston County school officials. An online petition drive was started after parents said mobile units at…
SSS Down Syndrome Awareness Night
Smithfield-Selma High School will partner with the Triangle Down Syndrome Network to honor individuals with down syndrome. Individuals and their families from the community with down syndrome are invited to…
SSS Alumni To Be Recognized During Oct. 25 Home Football Game
Alumni of Smithfield-Selma High School (SSS) will be recognized at the Friday, October 25th home football game with South Johnston High School. All SSS alumni football players, football coaches, cheerleaders,…
Discovery Channel Celebrity To Appear With Local Robotics Teams
Craig Danby, a familiar face on Discovery Channel’s Battlebots, will appear with Johnston County’s only all-girl, FIRST Lego League robotics team, the Techno Tigresses, in mid-November for a free, community…
Five Students From Johnston County Awarded ECU Scholarships
Greenville – East Carolina University’s College of Education awarded scholarships to more than 100 students, including five from Johnston County, for the 2019-20 academic year. Students from Clayton and their awards:…
Johnston County Schools Facing $10 Million Budget Shortfall
“I’m Very Disappointed In Our Previous Superintendent,” School Board Member Says Johnston County Schools Superintendent Dr. Jim Causby dropped a financial bombshell on school board members Tuesday when he…
Teacher Apologizes After Challenging Student Christian Group’s Bible Verse
A teacher at West Johnston High is under investigation for comments he allegedly made after a Christian student group posted a Bible verse inside the school. “Don’t worry about anything,…
Clayton High Principal Bennett Jones Reinstated
Superintendent of Johnston County Schools Dr. Jim Causby announced this afternoon (Monday) he was reinstating Dr. Bennett Jones as principal at Clayton High School. “As Superintendent, I have invested much…
JCS Unveils Strategic Plan To Improve Student Achievement
By: Scott Bolejack By the end of the 2023-24 school year, 100 percent of Johnston County schools will earn a letter grade of A, B or C on their report…
‘Pup Cups’ Open For Business At Princeton Elementary
Every Friday morning at Princeton Elementary “Pup Cups” is open for business. There the students don special aprons and sell coffee from beverage carts, all while lifting the spirits of…
3 Injured When Elementary School Bus, Car Collide
A Johnston County school bus headed to McGee’s Crossroads Elementary School with 21 students on board was involved in a collision with a passenger car this morning (Friday). The accident…
