20 Semifinalists In The Running For Teacher Of The Year
Twenty teachers from Johnston County Public Schools have been selected as semifinalists for the Flame For Learning Award this year. This award recognizes outstanding...
JCC Hosts Groundbreaking Ceremony For New Engineering Building
Johnston Community College, in conjunction with HH Architecture, has announced construction of the college’s $15 million, two-story Engineering Building which is scheduled to open...
St. Ann Catholic Church To Construct 4,000 Niche Columbaria
Members of Saint Ann Catholic Church have received approval from the Town of Smithfield to construct a columbaria. A columbaria is a structure that...
$1.57 Million Water Line Bid Awarded
The Smithfield Town Council has awarded a bid for the second and final phase of the extension of a secondary water line connection across...
Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q Moving To New Location
SMITHFIELD - Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q flagship restaurant will be moving to a new location. The eatery will move from their current site at...
Murder Suspect Released From Hospital, Formally Charged With Killing Elderly Man
SMITHFIELD – The suspect in the brutal stabbing death of a 79 year-old Four Oaks man was released from the hospital Friday evening and...
Local Attorney Announces Candidacy For District Court Judge
SMITHFIELD - Attorney Charlene B. Nelson has announced her candidacy for election as District Court Judge in Johnston, Harnett, and Lee Counties. She is...
Contract Awarded For Neuse River Amphitheatre Renovation
SMITHFIELD - Following nearly three years of discussions, the Smithfield Town Council has awarded a contract to renovate the Neuse River Amphitheater.
The council awarded...
JCC President Who Resigned Receives $175,000 Severance
SMITHFIELD - Dr. David Johnson, the former president of Johnston Community College, received $175,000 in severance when he resigned earlier this year.
Dr. Johnson announced...
Council Approves Blue Line Aviation Expansion
SMITHFIELD - The Smithfield Town Council approved a conditional rezoning application and satellite annexation request from Blue Line Aviation on Swift Creek Road.The company...
