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Very heavy
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:40:51 -0800

We'll take a little more of the kind of news Johnston County got last week, with an announcement that Caterpillar, the heavy equipment company that employs 2,000 workers in North Carolina, will be adding 199 jobs at its Clayton manufacturing plant.

Sampson’s jobless rate dips slightly
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:03:40 -0800

The slow economic recovery is evident in the recent release of unemployment rates for the state and counties across North Carolina. Unemployment rates decreased in the majority of North Carolina’s...

Caterpillar expanding in Johnston County
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:09:04 -0800

Caterpillar Inc. said Wednesday that it is increasing its manufacturing presence in North Carolina for the third time in the past year and a half by expanding its plant in Clayton.

Plant to add 199 jobs
Sun, 05 Feb 2012 04:58:23 -0800

Caterpillar, a heavy-equipment maker whose booming business has already led it to expand in Sanford and Winston-Salem, plans to add 199 well-paying jobs at its plant in Johnston County over the next five years.

Sheetz Opens New Store in McGee's Crossroads, North Carolina and Welcomes New Customers with Contests and Prizes
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:49:00 -0800

ALTOONA, Pa., Jan. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sheetz will open a new store in McGee's Crossroads near Benson, North Carolina, located at 13433 NC Highway 210, Thursday, January 26. Doors officially open ...

Caterpillar adding 199 jobs in Johnston County
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:11:58 -0800

Expansion plan over the next five years means $33 million investment

Pitt hosting Special Olympics today
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:29:28 -0800

Three Pitt County sites will combine to play host to the Special Olympics North Carolina Basketball Tournament today, with winners advancing to a state tournament.

County's courts rank high
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:41:30 -0800

The state's Administrative Office of the Courts has ranked Johnston County criminal courts sixth in efficiency out of 44 North Carolina districts. That means criminal cases here are handled faster than in most other counties.

Apex council member fights DWI
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:35:47 -0800

An Apex Town Council member convicted in January of driving while impaired is appealing the verdict with an unusual defense: An acid reflux problem, he claims, skewed the breath test he took when arrested.

Johnston Health has received seven proposals
Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:16:14 -0800

Seven health-care companies from around the state have submitted proposals to partner with Johnston County's hospital system.