In his bid for a teen curfew, Smithfield Police Chief Michael Scott finds himself caught between politics and policy.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2010 8:37 AM | Full story
As a rule, we don't think the public sector ought to compete against the private marketplace. That's true for fitness centers and garbage collection. It's true too for restaurants and day cares.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2010 8:32 AM | Full story
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I have read the articles about the financial struggles at Johnston Health, and I have had my own three months of not being able to breathe well because of a lung disease. (No, I don't smoke.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2010 8:32 AM | Full story
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As former agriculture commissioner Meg Scott Phipps left a Wake County courtroom for her first dip in prison, Phipps' husband, Robert, leaned against a wall, pounded his fist and sobbed.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2010 8:37 AM | Full story
County Commissioners were looking into constructing an agriculture building. The Johnston County Council of Civil Defense was planning a mass evacuation and feeding exercise at Archer Lodge and Corinth-Holders schools to prepare for a Cold War attack.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2010 8:37 AM | Full story
Someone asked what we thought of the candidate filings in Johnston County. Let's begin with a question: Can a single Democratic candidate benefit every Republican on the November ballot?
Updated: Mar. 9, 2010 9:41 AM | Full story
A "roving band of burglars" that had struck several Eastern North Carolina communities broke into homes in Smithfield. A resident of Boon Hill Township burned to death in a forest fire near his home.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2010 9:41 AM | Full story
Republican political activists see another 1994 about to unfold before their collective eyes.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2010 9:41 AM | Full story
Understanding a problem is the first step to solving it. So when we look at the overriding problem in the country today -- the recession and the likelihood of a slow recovery -- our initial task is to understand how we got here.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2010 9:41 AM | Full story
Based on the logic put forth in Mark Otto's letter -- "Congress's 'great successes' " -- on March 3, the sun rose this morning because Democrats controlled both houses of Congress.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2010 9:41 AM | Full story
When debating snow and ice removal in Smithfield, a friend made this point: Regardless of what the town did and when, downtown shopkeepers were free to clear their sidewalks whenever they wanted.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2010 8:36 AM | Full story
The U.S. 70 bypass of Clayton has won plaudits for its aesthetics. Obviously, the folks doing the praising haven't looked closely at the side of the road.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2010 8:36 AM | Full story
Note: The letter below is in response to "Shop mixes guns, faith" in the Feb. 17 Herald. The story appeared also in The News & Observer.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2010 8:36 AM | Full story
County Commissioners were dealing with the controversial process of naming rural roads for improved emergency response. The old Parrish Hotel was demolished in Benson. Pine Level leaders were trying to stop plans for an Iraq-flag-burning ceremony.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2010 8:36 AM | Full story
Imagine this: A state agency is looking to buy ovens for a cafeteria, and a North Carolina company in your hometown is competing for the contract.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2010 8:36 AM | Full story
You can't pick up a newspaper or turn on a cable television news program without seeing someone complain of out-of-control government spending.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2010 8:36 AM | Full story
County Commissioner Jeff Carver is probably right. The most valuable piece of real estate in this country is likely a park, Central Park in New York City. By law, it will forever be an island of green in a sea of steel and glass.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2010 4:35 PM | Full story
For a lot of years, legislators have filed bills in the North Carolina General Assembly to ban all drivers from using cell phones.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2010 4:35 PM | Full story
There are plenty of reasons for North Carolinians to be worried and angry about the recent fiscal management of their government.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2010 4:35 PM | Full story
We weren't surprised when Archer Lodge leaders abandoned their bid to pool fire-tax dollars and town property-tax receipts. In a test of political clout and will, the newbie town council was going to lose to the decades-old fire department.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2010 4:35 PM | Full story
Thank you, Johnston County. Without your help, it wouldn't have been possible to raise more than 56 tons of supplies and more than $64,000 for Haiti earthquake relief.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2010 4:35 PM | Full story
We thought our County Commissioners were smarter than this. But with one vote recently, they made it less likely that residential developers will leave open space in their subdivisions.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2010 2:32 PM | Full story
Smithfield Police Chief Michael Scott deserves credit for trying to solve a problem he didn't create: Teenagers up to no good at all hours of the night.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2010 2:32 PM | Full story
A man showed up for work one day with a big red bump on his nose. "What happened?" a co-worker asked. "I smelled a brose," he answered. "You mean a rose, don't you; a rose doesn't have a 'b' in it." The man responded, "Well, this one did."
Updated: Feb. 15, 2010 2:32 PM | Full story
It was a cool spring night, one of those nights when the dampness just seemed to seep deep into your bones.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2010 2:32 PM | Full story
Someone tried to shoot a Kenly police officer at a construction site on College Avenue. The Department of Social Services distributed 14,000 pounds of free cheese to the needy in a two-day period.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2010 2:32 PM | Full story
I can't see that Johnston Health had any choice but to end health insurance for future retirees.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2010 1:40 PM | Full story
Late last month, the N.C. Center for Public Policy Research issued a report finding that Medicaid, the health-insurance program for the poor, was the fastest-growing government program paid for with state tax dollars.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2010 1:35 PM | Full story
A resident of Elevation Township hanged himself at his home. He was reportedly upset about his decision to trade farms with another man. An outbreak of measles struck the Polenta community, with at least 40 cases reported.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2010 1:35 PM | Full story
Kudos to the Town of Smithfield for its efficient handling of our latest snow. As I was unloading the requisite bread and milk Friday, I noticed a truck coming by and spraying brine on our street -- a first.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2010 1:40 PM | Full story
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