1+ hour, 6+ min ago   (210+ words) SMITHFIELD — Smithfield Police Officer D.C. Ealy will serve as the school resource officer at West Smithfield Elementary School for the 2026-27 school year. A 13½-year veteran of the Smithfield Police Department, Ealy brings 1½ years of experience as an SRO in Smithfield…...

1+ hour, 57+ min ago   (334+ words) CLAYTON — Clayton students and teachers will have additional school supplies for the upcoming school year after the Clayton Police Department collected a trailer full of donations during its annual Pack a Police Car event Saturday, Aug. 15. Community members brought school…...

1+ hour, 41+ min ago   (512+ words) An 18-year-old freshman may not be old enough to place a legal sports bet in North Carolina. But this fall, they can nonetheless walk into their dorm room, pull out their phone and make the same wager anyway. So-called “prediction…...

18+ hour, 41+ min ago   (183+ words) As a passionate aficionado of history, philosophy and classical civilization — the foreign language I took in college was Ancient Greek — I wince when I read about shrinking departments and disappearing majors in classics, history and other humanities. Several campuses of…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (870+ words) I stood in the middle of an empty classroom surrounded by boxes. I was in a brand-new school and a brand-new grade level. There was fresh paint on the walls with empty shelves waiting for books. The rug was rolled…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (337+ words) CLAYTON — One month after reopening, the renovated Hocutt-Ellington Memorial Library is showing what happens when a community embraces its library. During its initial return to 100 S. Church St., library staff issued 722 new library cards, the highest monthly total recorded in…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (835+ words) With November approaching, Raleigh is shifting into campaign mode. All 170 seats in the General Assembly are on the ballot, most legislative business has wound down and lawmakers have finally enacted a new state budget after more than 1,000 days without one....

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (290+ words) SELMA — Read to Grow Johnston County hosted 19 Paws for Reading events during National Summer Learning Week, reaching more than 477 children across the county. The events, held during the week of July 6, took place in communities from Benson and Kenly to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (331+ words) WILSON’S MILLS — Wilson’s Mills High School opened its doors during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Sunday, Aug. 2. The school also dedicated the media center to Jim and Herberta Uzzle during the event. There were refreshments and tours of the school given…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (242+ words) MICRO — Johnston County Emergency Services recently brought together personnel from multiple departments for a full-scale exercise designed to test the county’s ability to establish, manage and operate an emergency shelter. The exercise, held at North Johnston Middle School, provided county…...