University of Mount Olive (UMO) senior Emily Sierra-Uriostegui is interning at the JC Raulston Arboretum in Raleigh. Contributed Photo MOUNT OLIVE – As the summer sun rises over Raleigh, NC, ...

If I didn’t believe public-policy research mattered, I wouldn’t have spent so much of my career commissioning and funding it.

Governor Stein has appointed Ginger M. Cash of Johnston County to the North Carolina Interagency Coordinating Council for Children from Birth to Five with Disabilities. Cash is the ...

Battle of the Badges between the Clayton Fire Department and the Clayton Police Department at East Clayton Community Park ...

Mayor asks board to save time with censure Angier city attorney Dan Hartzog talks with Commissioners Steve Crisp, left, and ...

Family members of two victims took the stand Friday in the sentencing hearing of Joshua Stewart, in a case which has become ...

By Mike Walden When I recently reviewed my columns of past years, I was surprised I hadn’t written about “the debt” — meaning ...

Separate policy banning Pride flags in classrooms adoptedBy The Smithfield Weekly Sun SMITHFIELD – With one member absent, the Johnston County Board of Education on Tuesday voted 3-3 on a ...

Tuesday night, members of the Selma Town Council approved a new Incentive Agreement with Culver’s. Culver’s is considering building a new restaurant at 1801 Outlet Center ...

An accused reckless driver is charged with damaging the parking lot at a Johnston County church. The Johnston County ...

Criminal charges have been filed against a Smithfield woman who allegedly tried to sell land she didn’t own. Sheree Lynn ...

SMITHFIELD – Two bridges in Johnston County will undergo preservation work thanks to a $1.9 million contract awarded last week by the state Transportation Department. American Civil Constructors ...