Princeton history gets a marker
PRINCETON — Tina Ray recalled her days as a student at Princeton Graded School, which taught the com...
Barrage of gunfire injures bystander
June 27, 2022SELMA — A shoot-out in broad daylight injured an innocent bystander, police said. Just before 1 p.m....
Clayton adds tax hike on top of rate increases
CLAYTON — A budget that didn’t include a tax increase now does. The Town Council on June 21 raised C...
Council allows Grifols to grow taller
CLAYTON — The Town Council has made it easier for Grifols to grow its Johnston County operations. Th...
Clayton won’t use headhunter to find town manager
CLAYTON — Clayton won’t hire a search firm to find its next town manager. Doing so would be a waste ...
Clayton might purchase ‘Valkyrie’ sculpture
CLAYTON — The town has the chance to buy “Valkyrie,” one of the pieces on Clayton’s sculpture trail....
Clayton will start anew on sewage-treatment plant
CLAYTON — For its new sewage-treatment plant, Clayton had opted to work with a single builder rather...
Controversial subdivision wins council’s blessing
CLAYTON — The Town Council had twice put off a decision on Country Lane, a proposed subdivision that...
Everything is likely to cost more in Clayton
CLAYTON — It’s likely going to cost more to live in town in the year ahead. The Town Council on Tues...
Tax increases likely in Clayton’s future
CLAYTON — Property owners might have dodged a tax increase this year — the Town Council was to make ...
Schools defend budget request
SMITHFIELD — Johnston school leaders last week defended their request for more county dollars a year...
Teacher assistant makes plea for better pay
SMITHFIELD — At the start of last school year, Johnston County was short 100 teacher assistants. Sin...
Neighbors thwart cellphone tower
SMITHFIELD — Speaker after speaker opposed a request to erect a cellphone tower on one acre at 628 S...
Commissioner spars with GoTriangle over commuter rail
SMITHFIELD — Charles Lattuca, head of GoTriangle, was halfway through an update on commuter rail fro...
Do Good Foods wants to help save the planet
The homepage of Do Good Foods’ website says, “Let’s save the world together.” “We need to do better...
TLC seeks $625,000 from the county to protect more land
SMITHFIELD — The Triangle Land Conservancy says $625,000 from County Commissioners could help preser...
Council OKs rezoning for industrial use
SMITHFIELD — The Town Council on June 7 rezoned 42.1 acres for light industrial use. Any specific us...
After six months, Low and Slow has new owner
SMITHFIELD — Low and Slow Smokehouse opened last Dec. 3 under owners Philip and Monica Bailey. Six ...
JCATS might launch Uber-like service
SMITHFIELD — The Johnston County Area Transit System could soon offer a ride-hailing service, most l...
Man charged with killing his friend
June 13, 2022Sheriff’s investigators think a Johnston man killed his friend and then moved his body. Onzie Putnam...