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Emily was born on the family farm in Washington NC (now known as 1838 Carolina Ave/Rt.17) to William Johnston Francis and Ethel Lee Witherington Francis in November of 1935.
Published: Thursday, February 5th, 2026 @ 7:31 am
By: Announcements
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Superior Court judges from Granville, Johnston, and Richmond counties will oversee Gov. Roy Cooper's lawsuit challenging a law that takes away some of his appointment powers.
Published: Friday, February 16th, 2024 @ 12:18 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The NFL Playoffs have arrived and command center stage now through the Super Bowl.
Published: Friday, January 12th, 2024 @ 1:14 am
By: The Correspondent
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Employers in Johnston County have indicated a need to fill more than 100 existing and 130 new fabrication positions.
Published: Tuesday, October 17th, 2023 @ 11:30 pm
By: ENC NOW
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RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper has appointed the Honorable Craig James to serve as District Court Judge in Judicial District 11, serving Johnston, Harnett and Lee Counties.
Published: Wednesday, January 4th, 2023 @ 11:33 am
By: Governor's Office
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In a YouTube video two candidates for Johnston County School Board call for a state audit of the system's finances.
Published: Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 @ 3:35 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Wiley Nickel and Bo Hines will face off for the 13th Congressional District seat. The district includes Johnston County, as well as parts of Wayne, Harnett, and Wake Counties.
Published: Friday, May 20th, 2022 @ 6:27 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Brad Salmon to serve as District Court Judge to Judicial District 11, which serves Johnston, Harnett and Lee counties.
Published: Thursday, November 18th, 2021 @ 6:19 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Could opportunity be coming at the right time for Clay Johnston as he looks to make the Carolina Panthers 53-man roster in 2021?
Published: Monday, July 19th, 2021 @ 6:43 pm
By: Daniel Bunting
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Vaccinated North Carolinians are now eligible for a one million dollar cash drawing
Published: Friday, July 2nd, 2021 @ 1:44 am
By: Governor's Office
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The NC House Republican Caucus today unanimously re-elected Representative John Bell (R - Greene, Johnston and Wayne) as their Majority Leader for the 2021-2022 legislative session.
Published: Tuesday, November 17th, 2020 @ 10:42 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Growing up in rural Johnston County, surrounded by farms, Wayne Godwin learned what he called the “basics of southern life, church, family and community.”
Published: Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020 @ 12:57 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Today, Johnston Sheriff Steve Bizzell announced his endorsement of E.C. Sykes for North Carolina Secretary of State.
Published: Tuesday, October 13th, 2020 @ 4:41 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has announced community testing events in Edgecombe, Halifax, Hertford, Johnston, Northampton, Sampson and Wake counties as part of the initiative to increase access to free COVID-19 testing
Published: Tuesday, July 14th, 2020 @ 3:12 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Grifols Therapeutics, the global healthcare company, will expand its North Carolina operations with a new $351.6 million capital investment, creating 300 jobs, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.
Published: Wednesday, June 10th, 2020 @ 11:15 am
By: Governor's Office
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Two people from Forsyth County and a person from Johnston County have tested positive for novel coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the total of positive cases in North Carolina to 12, including a Durham resident who tested positive in another state.
Published: Friday, March 13th, 2020 @ 8:16 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Teachers can apply for next round of Governor’s Educator Discovery Awards through March 22
Published: Tuesday, March 10th, 2020 @ 2:11 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Broad River Retail, LLC, an Ashley HomeStore licensee, will create 161 jobs as it locates a distribution center in Johnston County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.
Published: Tuesday, May 28th, 2019 @ 2:30 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Governor Roy Cooper has appointed Jason H. Coats to serve as District Court Judge in Judicial District 11, serving Harnett, Johnston and Lee counties.
Published: Tuesday, May 21st, 2019 @ 12:26 pm
By: Governor's Office
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As chairwoman of the Harnett County Democratic Party, Jean Sivoli has worked with political candidates. A few months ago she found herself unexpectedly becoming one
Published: Thursday, November 1st, 2018 @ 2:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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House District 37 (covers southern Wake County bordering Johnston, Harnett, and Chatham counties.)
Published: Tuesday, October 30th, 2018 @ 5:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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William "Billy" Johnston Francis Jr, age 75, a resident of 1300 North Bonner Street, Washington, passed away at River Trace Nursing Home after a short illness
Published: Monday, May 21st, 2018 @ 11:07 am
By: Announcements
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has been approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to begin a pilot project in Cumberland, Durham, Johnston and Wake counties to offer rehabilitation services for adults who have suffered traumatic brain injury on or after the
Published: Saturday, April 21st, 2018 @ 6:47 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed an executive order declaring a Type 1 disaster in Sampson County and the contiguous counties of Bladen, Cumberland, Duplin, Harnett, Johnston, Pender, and Wayne
Published: Sunday, June 18th, 2017 @ 11:32 am
By: Governor's Office
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"The 26th day of April in each year - commonly known as Memorial Day."
Published: Wednesday, March 29th, 2017 @ 8:31 am
By: Ted McDonald
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Governor Roy Cooper announced today that the State of North Carolina is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the disappearance of Christopher Cole Thomas
Published: Friday, February 24th, 2017 @ 10:32 pm
By: Governor's Office
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Mrs. Margaret Jean Johnston Switzer, age 83, a resident of Washington and a former resident of Greenville died Thursday January 5, 2017 at River Trace Nursing Center of Washington
Published: Monday, January 9th, 2017 @ 11:39 am
By: Announcements
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Mrs. Carley Burch Johnston Sowder, age 69, a resident of Belhaven, NC died Friday December 9, 2016 at Vidant Inpatient Hospice of Greenville
Published: Monday, December 12th, 2016 @ 11:13 am
By: Announcements
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Governor Pat McCrory this evening received a federal disaster declaration to help individuals in Bertie, Johnston, Wayne and Wilson counties recover from the massive flooding caused by Hurricane Matthew
Published: Wednesday, October 12th, 2016 @ 3:04 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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Months after the N.C. Department of Transportation approved a $100 million subsidy for CSX to build an intermodal rail terminal in Johnston County near Selma, the railroad
Published: Tuesday, July 5th, 2016 @ 9:40 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that Kathryn Johnston has been appointed as Secretary of the Department of Administration
Published: Friday, April 1st, 2016 @ 9:56 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that the State is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murder of James Arthur Smith in Benson, North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, March 20th, 2016 @ 10:44 am
By: McCrory Communications
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On Jan. 28, two days after a spokesman for Gov. Pat McCrory said a proposed 450-acre transit hub near Selma "does not appear to be a viable option," a CSX rail official sent a letter to Johnston County landowner Chuck Warren stating the purchase agreement he had signed on Jan. 17...
Published: Friday, February 12th, 2016 @ 10:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation plans to continue its evaluation of CSX's request for $100 million toward a Johnston County intermodal project
Published: Thursday, February 4th, 2016 @ 2:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory's reform of how the state makes purchases has saved taxpayers tens of millions of dollars.
Published: Wednesday, January 27th, 2016 @ 2:29 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Railroad did not use eminent domain or receive major state subsidies at PA, OH sites... At an emergency closed-session meeting Wednesday night, less than a week after Gov. Pat McCrory announced a $272 million CSX rail terminal project near Selma, the Johnston County Board of Commissioners issued...
Published: Friday, January 22nd, 2016 @ 3:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Governor Pat McCrory announced today that CSX plans to build a major shipping hub in Johnston County, continuing his vision of bolstering economic development in eastern North Carolina
Published: Sunday, January 17th, 2016 @ 10:25 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Governor Pat McCrory, North Carolina Commerce Secretary John E. Skvarla, III, and the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) announced today that Novo Nordisk Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc., will create approximately 700 jobs at a new bio-manufacturing facility in Johnston...
Published: Thursday, August 27th, 2015 @ 2:49 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Municipalities across the state have joined the growing crowd expressing official support for Governor Pat McCrory's Connect NC bond proposal.
Published: Friday, July 24th, 2015 @ 5:08 am
By: McCrory Communications
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Great schools require great leaders. That's the assessment from a Campbell University education professor and former Johnston County school principal who serves now on Johnston's school board.
Published: Saturday, June 20th, 2015 @ 11:04 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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