Smithfield News

American Legion Auxiliary Unit 270 will hold its Annual Red and White Dance at 8 p.m. Sunday, Feb.

A deputy clerk to the Johnston County Board of Commissioners has been suspended after her arrest last week on drug charges.

Bethesda Baptist Church continues to provide the Awana program for children three - fifth grade at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday evenings through May 30.

If lawmakers don't act, the benefits for the jobless would be reduced from a maximum of 99 weeks to just 26 weeks.

Every year, Chris Johnson and his friends like to speculate who might win the Smithfield-Selma Chamber of Commerce's highest honor – the Citizen of the Year award.

The N.C. Department of Transportation will hold an informal public hearing from 4-7 p.m. Monday, Feb.

Developers are taking the Clayton building that houses the store that the Johnston County chapter of Habitat for Humanity uses to generate revenue for its projects.

Johnston Community College is celebrating Black History Month. All events are free.

In December, we chastised - he said berated - a Smithfield councilman for supporting a closed-door search for a town manager.

Every other Sunday, The Herald spotlights a local church in "Houses of Worship." We're hoping to give our readers a better picture of Johnston County's vast religious offerings.

Evangelist Hattie Lofton of Smithfield will speak at 7 p.m. Feb. 13-15 at New Stoney Hill Holiness Church, 1003 Poplar St., Goldsboro.

Johnston County Goat Producer's Association is having a dinner and meeting 6:30 p.m. Feb.

Residents were moved from an assisted living center in Smithfield on Thursday morning after state and county officials ordered the owner to eliminate a mouse and roach infestation at the facility.

A program titled "Black Women of Wisdom" is scheduled for 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, at Union Hill AME Church, 51 Harrison Road, Wilson's Mills.

The Clayton Chapter of the CHICKS Civitan Club is launching its food drive with an evening out at Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club in Clayton, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb.

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The Johnston Soil and Water Conservation District is taking orders for loblolly pines, Eastern red cedars and hardwoods.

From left, Sampson County Historical Society's Joel Rose, Sampson County History Museum's David King and Warren family members, Carl Warren and Camille Warren, pose together after Carl presented a $3,000 check to themuseum.

Evangelist Hattie Lofton of Smithfield will speak at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26, at Temple of New Beginning Ministry, 1867 Neill Creek Road, Lillington.

Thanks to a federal mandate, the Smithfield Public Works Department has had to redesign its street signs to make them bigger and more reflective.