Higher Fire Tax Rates Proposed In 9 Communities
Residents in nine of the 27 fire districts in Johnston County could be paying higher fire taxes beginning July 1st. Nine fire departments are...
Bartlett Milling Will Invest Up To $28M In Wilson’s Mills Expansion
Project’s Construction Will Stir More Than $21.5 Million in Economic Impact
WILSON'S MILLS - Bartlett Milling, part of Kansas City-based Savage Enterprises, will launch a...
JCPS Board Asks Commissioners For 11 Percent Budget Increase
Wants To Keep Projected $20 Million Fund Balance Asks Commissioners For Separate $3.6 Million Performance Bonus 1250 Fewer Students Expected Next School YearSMITHFIELD -...
Commissioners Approve $36 Million General Obligation Bond From 2018 School Referendum
Funds Will Help Pay For New Thanksgiving Elementary School , JCC Engineering Building
Johnston County Commissioners adopted a resolution April 19th approving the sale...
County Commission Appointments – April 2021
The Johnston County Board of Commissioners approved the following appointments during their April 2021 meeting:
Johnston County Planning Board (unexpired term ending Feb. 28, 2022):Freddie...
Video Released Of 2020 Hit And Run Crash That Seriously Injured Amazon Delivery Driver
This video may be disturbing for some people to watch
https://youtu.be/oiL8WbpYM1k
Its been nearly eight months since a hit and run driver seriously injured an Amazon...
Fire Damages Townhome
Authorities have not been able to determine the exact cause of a fire that damaged a Clayton-area townhome. Monday afternoon, the Archer Lodge Fire...
Johnston County Road Additions – March 2021
Johnston County Commissioners approved a request by the NC Department of Transportation to add the following roads to the State Maintained System:
Sequoia Drive, (SR...
$58.8 Million Bid Awarded For US 70 Upgrade In Wilson’s Mills
WILSON’S MILLS – Construction will start this spring on upgrading a nearly 5-mile swath of U.S. 70 in Johnston County to interstate standards, which...
Jonathan Boyce Receives Oath As Smithfield Police Officer
Officer Jonathan Aaron Boyce has been sworn in as a Smithfield police officer. Boyce received his Oath during the March 2nd meeting of the...