Board keeps protections in policy amid federal funding concerns
The John ston County Board of Education on July 8 retained race gender and other protections in its discrimination harassment and bullying policy after a tie vote on removing them. Absent member Kevin Donovan and a push by Kay Carroll and April Lee kept explicit protected classes, arguing general language harms understanding and protection.
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Smithfield
Johnston County
Kevin Donovan
Kay Carroll
April Lee
Lee
She
Carroll
Smithfield native Nicole Youngblood champions Johnston agriculture
Nicole Youngblood, born in Smithfield and raised nearby, serves as the Cooperative Extension marketing and communications agent for Johnston County. A two degree holder from NC State, she found her path through agronomy and a 2015 internship that deepened her commitment to serving farmers and the wider community.
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N.C. State University
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Youngblood
Johnston County
Johnston
Pine Level police warn of odd fake officer call
A Pine Level resident received a strange call from someone posing as a town police officer using the department number. The caller knew a post office box and left a random number but asked for no money or information. Police urge vigilance and contact Pine Level Police Department at 919 965 2045 with any similar calls.
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Pine Level
U.S
Smithfield to host trash trap in Spring Branch Neuse effort
Smithfield will join a regional push to keep litter from entering the Neuse River by placing a trash trap in Spring Branch. The device floats with water levels and can handle up to 5,000 cubic feet per second, collecting about 1,000 pounds of mostly plastic trash annually.
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Smithfield
Neuse
Spring Branch
Sound Rivers
Tar-Pamlico
Winston Family Foundation
Johnston County
Clayton
Actu
Samantha Krop
Krop
N.C. Department of Environmental Quality
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Stephen Wensman
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