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QuickRide inches closer to Clayton
SMITHFIELD — In 2023, QuickRide, the county’s public ride-hailing service, carried around 12,000 fares. This year, “we’re already over 13,000 with four months to go,” Josh Jensen, head of Johnston County Community & Senior Services, told County Commissioners late last month. That number will surely grow if QuickRide, which now runs only in Smithfield and Selma, expands into fast-growing Clayton, […] The post QuickRide inches closer to Clayton first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
Labor Commissioner candidates square off in debate ahead of next month’s General Election
The candidates of state Commissioner of Labor — Republican Luke Farley and Democrat Braxton Winston — squared off Tuesday in an ostensibly cordial debate that grew heated at times as the candidates attempted to define how he would lead North Carolina’s chief worker protection agency. The candidates interspersed pointed political jabs among discussions of severe […]
Changes to attendance boundaries spare few schools
SMITHFIELD — Proposed new attendance boundaries for Johnston County’s elementary, middle and high schools would touch many families. “This plan affects a lot of kids,” consultant Mike Miller said recently as he unveiled proposed attendance boundaries before the Johnston County Board of Education. In part, the county is redrawing attendance boundaries to assign students to new schools. “We’re opening two […] The post Changes to attendance boundaries spare few schools first appeared on Restoration NewsMedia.
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