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Parks program launches new website
September 24, 2021SMITHFIELD — Johnston County’s Parks and Open Space Program has unveiled a new website. The website ...
Johnston crossroads becoming all-way stop
September 24, 2021A rural intersection near McGee’s Crossroads will become an all-way stop to boost safety. The N.C. D...
Bridge replacement will close road near Four Oaks
September 24, 2021FOUR OAKS — Webb Mill Road at Lake Levinson has closed to allow for the construction of a new bridge...
COVID derails Neuse Little Theatre production
September 24, 2021SMITHFIELD — The Neuse Little Theatre has postponed, perhaps canceled, the final two performances of...
17-year-old held in threats against Johnston schools
September 23, 2021SMITHFIELD — The Sheriff’s Office has detained a 17-year-old in Wednesday’s social media threats aga...
School threats were hoaxes, Sheriff’s Office says
Four Johnston County schools had scares on Wednesday after social media threats of violence. Among o...
Clayton High christens artificial turf field
The Clayton High School Comets on Friday played their first game on the school’s new artificial turf...
Johnston school board keeps mask mandate in place
SMITHFIELD — By yet another 4-3 vote, the Johnston County Board of Education on Monday kept in place...
Historic wagon finds home at Kenly museum
KENLY — A part of Kenly history has a new, permanent home. On Sept. 15, a wagon that delivered oil f...
Most students fail state tests
SMITHFIELD — This past school year, just 42.7% of Johnston students passed their state-required test...
COVID-19 taxes hospital ER
SMITHFIELD — When Mary Johnson went to work at Johnston Health in June 2020, the recent nursing scho...
School board takes further steps on Critical Race Theory
SMITHFIELD — The Johnston County Board of Education has put some meat on the bones of a policy tweak...
Who was the man with sad hazel eyes?
RALEIGH — A man with sad hazel eyes checked into a downtown hotel under an assumed name, died in his...
Thieves preyed on unlocked cars in Clayton
September 20, 2021Clayton police think they know who committed thefts from cars in two neighborhoods in July and Augus...
Selma Girl Scout troop earns elite status
September 23, 2021Girl Scouts of the N.C. Coastal Pines have named Selma Troop 1999 a Daisy’s Dozen Elite Troop for 20...