Kenly News

The Kenly Community Pool will likely stay closed this year in light of budget problems and a host of other issues.

It seems to me that more and more communities are celebrating the Fourth of July, and this is surely a good thing.

Annette Webb Strickland of Kinston and Dr. Scott A. Turik of Kenly were united in marriage at 3 p.m. April 25, 2009, at Saint Mary's Episcopal Church in Kinston.

Kathy Sandifer, a retired teacher who has worked at North Johnston High School since 1986, was honored for her 35 years in education by the N.C. Association of Educators.

Area residents who want some fun on the Fourth of July will be able to enjoy games, prizes and a fireworks display in Kenly.

During a special session of the Johnston County Schools Board of Education on June 30, 2009, the following personnel changes were announced: Tracey Peedin Jones, assistant principal at Cleveland Middle School, was named principal at Smithfield Middle .

The Capital Area Workforce Development Board opened six employment centers at churches and community centers in Kenly, Raleigh, Selma, and Smithfield Thursday.

The Tobacco Farm Life Museum in Kenly will be celebrating its 26th anniversary this weekend with special events Saturday and Sunday.

Wayne Community College honored 239 students for outstanding academic achievement in the spring semester.

The Capital Area Workforce Development Board will open six SHARE Network Access Points on Thursday to offer citizens who are looking for a job access to community-based facilities.

Johnston County Schools Transportation Services honored 81 bus drivers and bus monitors who had perfect attendance during the 2008-2009 academic year during a program held June 11 at West Smithfield Elementary School.

Johnston County Schools honored its retirees during a dinner June 11. Faculty and staff from local schools were among the 71 employees honored.

Kenly's approved budget for next year keeps the property tax rate down, but includes across-the-board increases in water and sewer rates and eliminates or leaves vacant a handful of town jobs.

SHARPSBURG The town may have to wait longer than anticipated to get additional state funding to pay for a $4.2 million sewer rehabilitation project.

The state Highway Patrol and Homeland Security officials have arrested a man who they say stole a tractor trailer filled with ammonium nitrate.

In the half-century since the surgeon general issued his culture-changing report linking smoking to lung cancer, the tobacco industry has had little trouble defeating efforts to regulate cigarettes and other products.

In the half-century since the surgeon general issued his culture-changing report linking smoking to lung cancer, the tobacco industry has had little trouble defeating efforts to regulate cigarettes and other products.

KENLY The Kenly Volunteer Fire Department recently spent an approximately $6,900 grant it received through the N.C. Department of Insurance to help purchase new equipment for the department, according to Kenly Fire Chief Paul Whitehurst.

A year ago, Carl Santamaria was finishing up a master's degree in business administration.

Several hundred people packed into the Kenly 95 TA Truckstop for a job fair on Saturday, reports the News and Observer.