Schools
JCPS Welcomes Students Back For 2023-24 School Year
JOHNSTON COUNTY – Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) kicked off the 2023-24 school year on Monday, August 28, welcoming tens of thousands of students back to all 48 schools. Although…
HVAC Renovation Design Work Approved At Two Schools
JOHNSTON COUNTY – A $1,079,783 contract has been awarded to redesign the HVAC systems at Four Oaks Elementary and South Smithfield Elementary Schools. The Johnston County school board approved the…
Matthew Barnhill Named 2023 Career Technical Education Teacher Finalist
JOHNSTON COUNTY – Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) Career & Technical Education (CTE) teacher Matthew Barnhill has been selected as a finalist for the second North Carolina Center for the…
Book Project Seeks To Inspire Elementary Students In STEM
By: Shannon Mann JOHNSTON COUNTY – What elementary school student hasn’t imagined being an astronaut or perhaps working on a top-secret mission? Young minds are a playground of possibility when…
Charlotte School System Sues Social Media Companies Over Mental Health ‘Crisis’
By Carolina Journal The Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board is suing owners of major social media platforms for contributing to a “mental health crisis” among American children. Close to 200 school districts…
17 New Classrooms Will Be Added At Benson Elementary
BENSON – Benson Elementary School will be getting some relief from overcrowded classrooms. The school is currently 54 students over capacity and is expected to continue to grow. Five mobile…
Four Johnston County Residents, Future Teachers Selected To Be NC State Transformational Scholars
RALEIGH— Four Johnston County residents who recently graduated from high school are part of the second cohort of the Transformational Scholarships Program, the NC State College of Education’s premier scholarship…
SSS Students Named Special Olympics U.S. Youth Ambassadors
SMITHFIELD – Jose Duran and JohnAnthony Fajardo of Smithfield-Selma High School in Smithfield will represent Special Olympics North Carolina (SONC) as members of the newest Special Olympics U.S. Youth Ambassadors cohort.…
State Library Of North Carolina Offers Free Accredited High School Diploma
RALEIGH – The State Library of North Carolina is offering opportunity youth living in Halifax, Hertford, Northampton and Wayne counties scholarships to earn a high school diploma through Gale Presents:…
Braswell Achieves World Class Status
GOLDSBORO – Joseph Braswell, an automotive instructor in Wayne Community College’s General Motors Automotive Service Education Program, has achieved World Class Technician status with General Motors. The World Class Technician…
Smithfield Native Joins Police Force
SMITHFIELD – Smithfield’s newest patrol officer should feel right at home. Officer Jacob Gibbons received his Oath of Office from Mayor Andy Moore during the August meeting of the Smithfield…
JCC Sees Record Enrollment
SMITHFIELD – Johnston Community College saw record-breaking enrollment on the first day of the Fall 2023 semester. JCC enrolled 4,803 degree-seeking students, the largest number in the College’s history. That…
