Schools
School Board Member Censured For Inappropriate Texts About Female Employee
SMITHFIELD – In a special called meeting Thursday afternoon, the Johnston County Public School Board voted to censure board member Ronald Johnson for inappropriate text messages he made about a…
Wilson’s Mills Elementary’s New Principal Brings Expertise To Johnston County
Written by Robin Koppen JCPS Communication Specialist Wilson’s Mills Elementary’s new principal, Dondi Pate, is one of the latest additions to Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) for the 2022-23 school…
JCC Sees Increase In Enrollment For Fall 2022 Semester
Enrollment was up more than six percent SMITHFIELD – Curriculum enrollment at Johnston Community College (JCC) is up this semester with nearly 4,300 students enrolled in classes. That is an…
WCPS Receives $500,000 Grant For New Mandarin Chinese Program
GOLDSBORO – Wayne County Public Schools (WCPS) has learned that it will receive a half million dollar grant from the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) to implement a Mandarin…
9 Johnston County Elementary Schools Selected For Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Program
RALEIGH – A record-setting 232 elementary schools across North Carolina, including 9 public schools in Johnston County, have been selected and approved by the State Board of Education to participate in the…
Brookside Christian Academy Graduates To 13-Acre Campus
By Rudy Coggins Dunn Daily Record Local academy acquires new property Enrollment has tripled since Brookside Christian Academy opened its doors in 2020 and the non-public, privately-funded school has outgrown…
New Riverwood Middle Principal Comes Home To Johnston County
By Robin Koppen JCPS Communication Specialist Monica Sawyer moved to Smithfield when she was 10 years old. As an only child growing up in rural eastern North Carolina, she promised…
New East Clayton Elementary Principal Values Community Engagement
By Robin Koppen JCPS Communication Specialist A 22-year veteran with Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS), Lauren Sabo has been recognized for just about everything in the world of education. Now…
LGC Approves $177 Million Johnston County School Bond Financing
Property tax increase not anticipated to pay for bond financing RALEIGH – The Local Government Commission (LGC) tabled a Guilford County request to approve $1.7 billion in bonds for school…
Alejandra Mendoza Joins Cooperative Extension
Alejandra Araiza Mendoza has joined the NC Cooperative Extension in Johnston and Duplin County’s as the new Farmworker Health and Safety Educator. “I am excited to work with my local…
Business Wraps Up Fifth Year Hosting Economic & Personal Finance Institute
RALEIGH – Forty-four high school history teachers representing various school districts across the state gathered in two week-long programs with Campbell University’s Lundy-Fetterman School of Business to learn innovative ways…
Commissioners, School Board Agree To 130 Acre Land Purchase
SELMA – Johnston County Commissioners and the Johnston County Board of Education have tentatively agreed to purchase a large tract of land for the future location of a new school,…
