October 23, 2025
Commentary/Opinion
Farther Along We’ll Know All About It
By Eric Jackson Johnston County Report reached out to five local public figures and asked they share their personal thoughts about current social justice issues. This is the third in…
Don’t Keep Workers Sidelined
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — North Carolina’s “headline” unemployment rate in May was 12.9%. That’s the highest monthly rate since the Great Depression. But on a number of occasions during…
Councilman: Juneteenth Should Be A Johnston County Holiday
A member of the Smithfield Town Council asked Johnston County Commissioners on Monday to make Juneteenth an official holiday in Johnston County. Councilman Marlon Lee addressed Commissioners during their monthly…
Mayor McLeod: That’s The Clayton I Love
By: Clayton Mayor Jody McLeod Johnston County Report reached out to five local public figures and asked they share their personal thoughts about current social justice issues. This is the…
Selma Mayor Addresses Social Justice Issues And Protests
By: Cheryl Oliver Town of Selma Mayor Johnston County Report reached out to five local public figures and asked them to share their personal thoughts about current social justice issues.…
Choice Should Guide School Reopening
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — If you are among the minority of North Carolinians who haven’t supported the expansion of parental choice in education over the past two decades —…
Proud to be a American? I asked my family for help with an assignment and learned a few lessons myself
By: Becki Gray We got an assignment this week from JLF’s CEO to make some comments on social media about why we’re proud to be an American. It seemed like…
State Shouldn’t Play Favorites
By JOHN HOOD RALEIGH — With hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians out of work and millions fearful about their futures, state and local policymakers are about to encounter a…
