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A new historical marker will be unveiled on April 30 at C3 Church near Clayton to commemorate the Triangle area’s earliest known church. Local Baptists built Three Creeks Meeting House prior to 1757 in the aftermath of the First Great Awakening. Worshippers came from farms scattered along Black, Middle, and Swift Creeks and the congregation…

College Represents $138.7 Million Dollars in Annual Economic Impact on Local Area A new, in-depth economic impact analysis found that Johnston Community College has a $138.7 million annual impact on the regional economy. The college supports 2,774 jobs each year, or one out of every 29 jobs in Johnston County. The impact of the increased earnings of…

The Johnston County Tourism Authority has been awarded a grant in the amount of $111,900 from the North Carolina Tobacco Trust Fund Commission (NCTTFC). This funding will support the JoCo Grows Agriculture Steering Committee’s efforts to market and gain awareness of the importance of agriculture in Johnston County.   Grant funding will be utilized for a project entitled, Consumers…

Selma’s Eastfield Crossing Project Set to Benefit from Rail Access The Johnston County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously last night to formally accept a $750,000 infrastructure grant as part of the North Carolina Railroad Company’s Build Ready Sites initiative. The award will be applied to upgrades and improvements in Selma that will support the county’s…

Facility Will Add More Than $73 Million to Johnston County’s Economic Output Edgewater Ventures, a Raleigh-based commercial real estate investment and development firm with nearly 2.7 million square-feet of existing assets, will build a 501,120 square-foot Class A distribution facility in close proximity to the Interstate 40 and Interstate 95 interchange in Benson. The company’s…

JoCoCareers.org Aims to Fine-Tune Johnston County’s Labor Market Johnston County is one of the state’s fastest growing counties in terms of population and employment. A website – JoCoCareers.org — launched earlier this month seeks to align new jobs and workers, and reduce the high number of county residents who commute to neighboring towns and cities.…

The County received bids on October 7, 2021 for the Ingrams Township Water District 2018-2019 Hydraulic Improvements project. The proposed project is included in the County’s previously approved Water and Sewer Capital Improvements Plan, and the Ingrams Township Water District Board accepted a loan offer for the project on May 4, 2020. Ralph Hodge Construction…

A public hearing was held at the November 1 Commissioners meeting to discuss a proposed economic development incentive grant. See the main points below: A) A company proposes to develop and build a 100,000+/- square foot spec building and develop, build, and equip 32,488.56 square feet of the spec building for manufacturing facilities off Hwy…

The County received bids on October 7, 2021 for construction of the 210 Wastewater Treatment Facility. The proposed project is included in the County’s previously approved Water and Sewer Capital Improvements Plan and required for additional wastewater treatment capacity within the County’s system. The Board of Commissioners accepted a loan offer on June 21, 2021…

The County provides bulk wastewater transmission and treatment services for the Town of Four Oaks. The County receives the majority of the flow at the County’s Four Oaks Equalization and Wastewater Pump Station located at 400 Fawnbrook Drive. Under normal operation, the existing facility pumps flow through an 8” force main to the Town of…