Johnston Health mandates COVID-19 vaccine for staff
SMITHFIELD — Johnston Health is requiring its staff to receive a COVID-19 vaccine by Sept. 21. The h...
Johnston schedules vaccination clinics
July 23, 2021The COVID-19 vaccine is coming to a spot near you. The Johnston County Public Health Department has ...
COVID vaccination clinic for teens, adolescents is July 14 at SSS
July 13, 2021A COVID-19 vaccination clinic for teens and adolescents is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday...
COVID-19 cases in Johnston top 22,000
July 13, 2021SMITHFIELD — The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Johnston climbed to 22,023 on Thursday, up 79...
Smithfield's River Rat Regatta to return Aug. 14
July 13, 2021SMITHFIELD — The Town Council last week gave its blessing to the return of the River Rat Regatta. Th...
In search of a donor
WENDELL — Tony Rasmussen met his wife, Kathy, at a Burger King in 1989, when he stopped for coffee b...
Mosaics at Saint Ann's reflect an artist’s faith
CLAYTON — When Jorge Luis Pina Rosales was a child, his parents taught him how to create Byzantine-s...
Grant would boost West Smithfield sewer
SMITHFIELD — Town leaders hope to turn Amazon’s impending arrival into dollars for sewer improvement...
Selma passes budget
SELMA — The Town Council adopted a $21.3 million budget for the fiscal year that began July 1. The b...
Leadership Johnston salutes 2021 graduates
July 12, 2021Leadership Johnston celebrated its newest graduates during a ceremony June 24. Despite the challenge...
County gives an assist to community buildings
The community buildings that dot Johnston County are all decades all, and many need extensive makeov...
Survey seeks opinions on growth in Johnston
July 9, 2021SMITHFIELD — Johnston leaders are seeking public input as they begin writing a land-use plan that w...
Clayton police ID those injured in biker fight at restaurant
July 9, 2021CLAYTON — Police have released the names of those injured in a clash on July 7 between motorcycles c...
Schools to make up day lost to storm
July 8, 2021After canceling classes on July 8 because of tropical storm Elsa, the Johnston County public schools...
One shot, four hurt as motorcycle gangs fight at Clayton restaurant
July 8, 2021CLAYTON — One person was shot and four others were injured during a fight Wednesday night at the Cle...
COVID-19 cases climbing but slowly
July 6, 2021SMITHFIELD — The number of COVID-19 cases in Johnston climbed to 21,870 on Thursday, up 22 from two ...
Johnston County's senior centers emerging from COVID
SMITHFIELD —Like much of Johnston, Community & Senior Services is emerging, cautiously, from COVID-1...
Clayton celebrates Independence Day
CLAYTON — The community celebrated the Fourth of July in a new way on Saturday. Clayton staged its f...
Smithfield puts brakes on food trucks at DSS
SMITHFIELD — The email’s subject line was in all caps: LAST FOOD TRUCK. The weekly food trucks at th...
Smithfield forced to delay election
July 7, 2021SMITHFIELD — The town’s voters will not elect four council members in November. It’s unlikely they w...
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Three want to be mayor of Wilson’s Mills
Suddenly, three people want to be mayor of Wilson’s Mills. After no one filed before the noon deadli...
Johnston Health mandates COVID-19 vaccine for staff
SMITHFIELD — Johnston Health is requiring its staff to receive a COVID-19 vaccine by Sept. 21. The h...