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The Johnston County Board of Commissioners adopted a $376,345,949million budget at yesterday’s regularly scheduled Board meeting. Commissioners approved a reduction to the property tax rate from 69 cents per $100 of property value to 67 cents per $100 of property value.  “We, as a Board, remain focused on our established priorities and committed to our role as financial stewards of County funds,” said…

The awards keep rolling in for the team at Johnston County Government. 911 Center Director Brett Renfrow was honored with the distinction of North Carolina’s 2024 Communications Center Leader of the Year this past week. The National Emergency Number Association’s (NENA) North Carolina chapter bestowed Mr. Renfrow with its highest honor at the organization’s annual…

Business North Carolina magazine has again recognized Johnston County Economic Development Office Director Chris Johnson, naming him to its 2024 Power 100 list. It’s the third time Johnson has made the elite list, having previously been recognized in 2021 and 2022. The Charlotte-based monthly magazine has been published since 1981 and currently reaches more than 122,500 readers.  “The…

A leading building-products manufacturer has selected Selma for a $93 million production facility that will employ a 500-person workforce. Crystal Window & Door Systems Ltd, headquartered in Flushing, N.Y., plans to invest $93 million in a new manufacturing plant at Eastfield Crossing in Johnston County. The privately held company selected approximately 43 acres near the…

Johnston Community College (JCC) is the first community college in the state to offer truck driver training through the Career and College Promise (CCP) dual-enrollment program for high school students. Students who wish to apply to the truck driver training pathway must be high school seniors who will turn 18 years old by April 30th…

Johnston County’s 911 Communications Department has been reaccredited for the fifth time by the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch (IAED) as a Triple Accredited Center of Excellence. The IAED is a standard-setting organization for emergency dispatch protocols worldwide. Johnston County first received this Tri-Accredited status on August 22, 2011 and was the third 911 center in…

Johnston Regional Airport (JNX) continues to be a major driver of economic activity in Johnston County and is now being recognized as the busiest general aviation airport in North Carolina. “In 2023 Johnston Regional Airport (JNX) was recognized as the #1 busiest airport for general aviation operations. Additionally, we were recognized as the 4th busiest…

Johnston Community College achieved record-breaking enrollment for the second semester in a row. JCC enrolled 4,766 degree-seeking students as of the second day of the spring semester. That is more than any spring semester in the college’s history and a 12.4% percent increase from last spring. The college’s full-time equivalent (FTE) numbers were 1,738 –…

Pipe and Bar Manufacturer Will Create 21 Jobs in Four Oaks January 2, 2024. Wisconsin-based Scot Industries Inc., a leading North American supplier of specialty tubing products, plans to invest at least $40 million in a new manufacturing plant in Johnston County. The privately held company selected approximately 77 acres in Four Oaks near the…