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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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Caroline Deaton Johnston, a resident of Bath, NC and age 75, passed away peacefully early Saturday morning, March 28, 2015 at Vidant Hospital in Greenville, NC, with her devoted husband David by her side. Caroline fought a long and courageous battle with Multiple System Atrophy (MSA).
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2015 @ 3:06 am
By: Announcements
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The Fortify 40/440 project is an NC DOT effort to re-build the southern part of the I-40 beltline. Naturally, a major highway construction project like this means lane closures and major traffic jams for commuters. In this case, however, it also means a waste of NC taxpayers' money.
Published: Thursday, January 29th, 2015 @ 9:21 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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We reported earlier about a pretty harsh memo from the Administrative Office of The Courts explaining that court officials have two choices regarding gay marriages: perform them, or quit.
Published: Tuesday, November 25th, 2014 @ 8:46 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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The North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV), in conjunction with Johnston County Community College, Fayetteville Technical Community College, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Fort Bragg, has announced an extension of its military truck driving training program.
Published: Wednesday, October 15th, 2014 @ 6:14 pm
By: Christopher Maye
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Today, nearly 25 years after her death, designers, stars, and fans continue to emulate the sultry elegance of Ava Gardner's fashion style.
Published: Sunday, September 28th, 2014 @ 3:47 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Former resident of Washington, NC, Lola Bush Johnston, 91, passed away Thursday, July 17, 2014, in Plano, Texas.
Published: Thursday, July 24th, 2014 @ 12:04 pm
By: Announcements
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Former resident of Washington, NC, Lola Bush Johnston, 91, passed away Thursday, July 17, 2014, in Plano, Texas.
Published: Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014 @ 10:06 am
By: Announcements
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Ava Lavinia Gardner was born on December 24, 1922, in Grabtown, a small rural community in Johnston County, North Carolina.
Published: Sunday, December 2nd, 2012 @ 1:21 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Ricky Carl Wiggins Jr., a resident of Herndon Court, Clayton, died Monday, Aug. 27, 2012, at Johnston County Healthcare.
Published: Friday, August 31st, 2012 @ 12:52 pm
By: Announcements
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