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NCDOT announces contracts to fix bridges
Tue, 15 May 2012 16:08:09 -0700

The North Carolina Department of Transportation announced Tuesday contracts to replace 12 bridges in Johnston County and preserve 17 more in Halifax, Nash and Northampton counties.

Two injured after car lands near Johnston County home
Tue, 08 May 2012 15:22:05 -0700

Two Johnston County men were recovering from a wreck Tuesday afternoon after one of them was thrown 75 feet from his car Monday night after it crashed dangerously close to a family's home.

Johnston County Criminal Defense Attorney Says Drivers Charged In Traffic Ticket Campaigns Should Seek Legal Help
Thu, 26 Apr 2012 05:13:21 -0700

Michael J. Reece of Smithfield’s Reece & Reece, Attorneys at Law, says all defendants charged in special North Carolina traffic campaigns should seek proper representation. (PRWeb April 26, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/johnston-traffic-tickets/criminal-defense-attorney/prweb9444957.htm

Johnston surrenders to Sherman
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:44:02 -0700

Date of Event:  Thursday, April 26, 2012 Year:  1865 Teaser:  Confederate General Joseph Johnston surrenders the Army of Tennessee, along with all active Confederate units in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Johnston surrendered to General William T. Sherman, whom he had opposed during the Atlanta Campaign, at Bennett Place in Durham, North Carolina. More »

North Carolina turnout may set a record for primary election
Tue, 08 May 2012 08:11:43 -0700

As North Carolina polls closed at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, state election officials suggested voter turnout could reach the 2008 primarys high-water mark, possibly exceeding the 37 percent threshold. Click to Continue »

Hospital suitors have many partners
Tue, 08 May 2012 16:12:43 -0700

SMITHFIELD - If Johnston Health forges a partnership with a larger hospital, it will become one of many North Carolina community hospitals allied with one of the state’s biggest players in health care.

Forclosures Surged in First Quarter in North Carolina
Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:39:30 -0700

More U.S. homes are entering the foreclosure process, setting the stage for a surge in properties repossessed by lenders this year. That trend includes North Carolina where nearly 3,700 properties are now at some stage in the foreclosure process, a jump from 2,992 in February and 2,541 in January.

Primary vote is Tuesday
Sat, 05 May 2012 18:28:03 -0700

Voters will go to the polls Tuesday for primary elections, and last year’s redistricting could spell confusion for some voters in Johnston. That’s because the county is in a new Congressional district, and it’s now divided into three N.C. House districts and three N.C. Senate districts.

Etheridge Promises Educational Change In Gubernatorial Campaign — North Carolina Public Radio WUNC
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:01:29 -0700

Eric Hodge: There are three main Democratic candidates in the race to become North Carolina’s governor. Yesterday we heard from State House Representative Bill Faison, who says his priority is jobs. But the subject of today’s story is focused on education.

North Carolina Jury Awards $14.6 Million in Slim Jim Factory Blast
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 06:24:15 -0700

A jury has awarded $14.6 million to seven people hurt in an explosion at a now closed ConAgra Slim Jim factory in Garner, North Carolina. The News & Observer of Raleigh reported that a Johnston County jury gave more than …