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Three Triangle municipalities awarded park funds
Three area municpalities were awarded grants from the N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund to develop or renovate public park and recreation areas.
What's going on in and around Richmond County?
Today BASIC BELLY DANCE: Arts Richmond Center, 5:30-6:45 p.m. July 29. Five week class session.
Church Bulletin July 30-Aug. 6
Speaker in Smithfield Susan Vonolszewksi of Clayton will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug.
Smithfield issues water boiling advisory
Starting after 10 p.m. Wednesday, Smithfield Public Works says Smithfield residents should boil water.
Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q Participates in 'A Taste of Chatham'
Siler City, NC: Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q announced that they will participate in the 15th annual capital campaign fundraiser, "A Taste of Chatham." The event will take place on Sunday, August 3 from 4:00 ...
Four of the county's elementary schools face sanctions in the coming year for failing to meet the requirements of No Child Left Behind.
Additional charges have been filed against a former Smithfield pharmacist already charged with peeping into a neighbor's home, police reported.
NC pharmacist accused of peeping faces more charges
Comments on Topix forums : Smithfield A pharmacist accused of peeping into a neighbor's home earlier this year faces additional charges based on hundreds of videotapes seized from his home.
Additional charges have been filed against a former Smithfield pharmacist already charged with peeping into a neighbor's home, police reported.
A photo in our paper last week showing an oak tree being removed near Pine and Tarboro Streets has prompted questions from readers that I'll now try to answer while also providing a little history of Wilson.
Country music showcase presents gospel show
Voices of faith are raised in song as the CMS cast presents an inspirational evening of gospel music rooted in Southern tradition.
Farmers, soldiers and faith are just a few of the images that make up a public art display honoring the town's African-American heritage.
Is anyone really surprised that Clayton now has more people than Smithfield? Of course not.
Don't worry, Char-Grill fans, the original restaurant on Hillsborough Street is only temporarily closed.
Man wanted in wife's shooting in jail
A Johnston County man suspected of shooting his wife is behind bars. The Florida Highway Patrol arrested Julian A. Blankinship III, 44, on Interstate 95 in Brevard County on the state's eastern coast.
Johnston County woman shot twice
Johnston County sheriff's investigators were looking for a man they say shot his wife twice Friday night.
It's about friggin' time!! Whooo Hoooo
I have been waiting for one of these nearby for YEARS!!! Hallelujah!!!! Now I finally have a place nearby to get a good, consistent cup of coffee From the WTSB news page: Volga Corporation plans to build a ...
The Smithfield building that houses the county's program for gifted students might one day become offices for school system employees.
Mission Serve students helping strangers
They are on a mission that seems impossible to fail - service. Two Sundays ago, non-profit Christian service organization Mission Serve hit Kenly and the surrounding area.
Scholarship established at JCC in memory of Melba Woodard
A scholarship endowment has been established at Johnston Community College in memory of Melba Watson Woodruff.