Schools

Campbell Football 2019 Fan Fest Set For Saturday
Buies Creek – One week before kicking off the 2019 football season at Troy, Campbell will host its annual Fan Fest on Saturday, August 24 at Barker-Lane Stadium. Action gets…

Clayton High Football Coach Hunter Jenks Resigns
Hunter Jenks, head football coach at Clayton High School announced Tuesday afternoon he was stepping down. In a prepared statement Coach Jenks said, “Effective immediately, I am stepping down as…

Town Council Adopts Resolution In Support Of Former Clayton Principal
Rally For Bennett Jones Expected To Draw 1200 People Members of the Clayton Town Council and Mayor Jody McLeod went on record Monday night adopting a resolution in support of…

Advisory Council Appointments Approved
By: Scott Bolejack The Johnston County Board of Education on Tuesday made a number of appointments to school advisory councils. They are listed below by school. Cleveland Elementary —…

2019 Neuse River Futbol Alliance (NRFA) High School Miss Soccer Award and Girls High School All County Team Released
Clayton – Neuse River Futbol Alliance (NRFA) officially announces the 2019 Johnston County High School Miss Soccer Award and NRFA Girls High School All County Team. The NRFA Girls High…

Finish Line Grant Helps Community College Students
Vida Marie Otero was closing in on her college degree when life got very complicated. With the increasing demands of her nursing program — not only the usual lecture courses,…

JCC’s Chef Judy to Appear on New Food Network Reality Show
Supermarket Stakeout airs at 10 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 20 Chef Judith Cage, owner of Chef Judy’s Jaguar Grill at Johnston Community College, will take the national television stage Tuesday…

School Board Chairman Issues Statement On Transfer Of Clayton High Principal
On Tuesday, a large crowd of Clayton High students and parents gathered at the Johnston County Board of Education meeting to show support for Principal Bennett Jones who was removed…

School Board Approves Personnel Changes
The Johnston County Board of Education approved the following personnel changes at their August 13th meeting: Assistant Principal – Two-Year Contract (July 1, 2019 – June 30, 2021) Kenneth Angel…

JCC Recognizes High School Equivalency & Adult High School Graduates
In 2018-19, 116 students earned their high school equivalency diploma and 21 students earned their adult high school diploma Johnston Community College hosted a summer commencement ceremony Aug. 8 for…

Clayton High Students, Parents Upset Over Principal’s Reassignment
By: Scott Bolejack The crowd gathered outside the Johnston County Board of Education meeting room on Tuesday shouted “Bring him back. Bring him back. Bring him back.” The “him” was…

WCC Dental Assisting Class Receives Pins
Wayne Community College recognized the 21 members of its Dental Assisting class of 2019 in a pinning ceremony held recently at the college. The annual service denotes the end of…








