Schools
Burlington Stores Donates $5,000 To Pine Level Elementary At Ribbon Cutting
SELMA – In celebration of its newest store, Burlington Stores donated $5,000 to Pine Level Elementary through their partnership with Adopt-A-Classroom program. Pine Level administrators, teachers, community members, JCPS representatives,…
School Bus Rear-Ended By Car
CLAYTON – A Johnston County school bus was rear-ended by a car, Friday afternoon. The accident happened around 2:50pm in the 100 block of Dairy Road in the Clayton city…
Johnston Community College Signs Assured Admissions Agreement With Campbell University
BUIES CREEK — Johnston Community College added a sixth college to its Guaranteed Admissions Program Monday when Campbell University President J. Bradley Creed and JCC Vice President of Instruction and Chief…
Harnett County Schools Awarded $1.5 Million Grant To Boost Math And Science Education For Military-Connected Students
LILLINGTON – Harnett County Schools was awarded a $1,500,000 grant from the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) as part of the 2024 Military Connected Academic and Support Program (MCASP).…
NC State University Names Johnston County Resident A Transformational Scholar
RALEIGH — Jazmin Garcia, a recent graduate of Johnston County Early College Academy, is one of 12 students from Eastern North Carolina who has been named to the third cohort…
Don Lassiter Named Chair Of University Of Mount Olive Board Of Trustees
MOUNT OLIVE – The University of Mount Olive (UMO) has announced that Don Lassiter, a retired fintech entrepreneur and long-time supporter of the University, has been named Chair of the…
JCC’s Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center Welcomes Bald Eagle
FOUR OAKS — Johnston Community College’s Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center has introduced the newest member of its educational family, a bald eagle named Lady Bird. The eagle is named in…
UMO Honors Retiring Board Members
MOUNT OLIVE – Following its most recent Board of Trustees meeting, University of Mount Olive (UMO) President Dr. H. Edward Croom recognized three long-time trustees for their dedicated service and…
Matthews Takes Oath As Interim Harnett County Schools Superintendent
W. Brooks Matthews was officially sworn in as the Interim Superintendent of Harnett County Schools during a ceremony held Thursday. With a longstanding career dedicated to education, Mr. Matthews brings…
23rd Annual Charity FunDrive To Celebrate 75th Anniversary Of NC Truck Driver Training School
SMITHFIELD – The Mid-Atlantic Professional Truck Drivers Association (MAPTDA) will host its 23rd Annual Charity FunDrive, at Johnston Community College, while celebrating the 75th anniversary of the nation’s oldest Truck Driver…
Unfounded Threat Prompts School Lockdown
SMITHFIELD – Three Smithfield schools entered lockdown procedures for just over an hour Thursday afternoon. The lockdown was lifted after police determined a report a weapon was on campus was…
SSS High Briefly Evacuated After Students Exposed To Pepper Spray
SMITHFIELD – Students were briefly evacuated from Smithfield Selma High School after approximately two dozen students were exposed to pepper spray. Around 11:00am Wednesday, a pepper spray device was reportedly…
