Scott Bolejack

PRINCETON — As her shop settles into its new home, Christy Mitteldorfer has finally realized her dream. “It’s something that I have wanted to do my whole life,” said Mitteldorfer, the owner of Christy’s Boutique. She hopes the third spot’s the charm. “This is our third location, but hopefully it’s our final,” she said. “It’s just taken us these few […]

SMITHFIELD — The Johnston County Heritage Center’s research center at 241 E. Market St. will be closed Monday through Friday, July 8-12, while staff members conduct inventory and reorganize the collections. The center moved its reading room from the third to the ground floor in the summer of 2022 to allow more room for collections storage. Historical exhibits and artifacts […]

Since last October, BE&K Building Group has obtained 16 building permits for the $4.1 billion plant it will build for insulin maker Novo Nordisk. But the Morrisville design-build and construction-management firm has been at work on the project for much longer. The company has dedicated more than two years of detailed preparation to the endeavor, providing estimates, schedules and procurement […]

SMITHFIELD — The Johnston County Planning Board on June 18 gave its blessing to an event venue near Benson. The request now goes to County Commissioners on Aug. 5. Neal and Dhanraj Pancholi want to build an event space on 13.15 acres at 726 Denning Road, where they have a home. “Big-picture plans propose an enclosed event building and then […]

CLAYTON — Angel and Celeste Bravo, the owners of Grit & Chime, followed their passions to launch a one-of-a-kind store. He loves guitars. She’s an artist. So early on, they both carved out space in their garage for their passions. “Back in Idaho in 2020, I turned half our garage into a studio,” Angel said. “And then she had the […]

SELMA — Narcan training is scheduled from 3 to 5 p.m. Wednesday, July 10, at the Selma Public Library, 301 N. Pollock St. Join Selma police and the county’s Opioid Task Force to learn how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose. For more information, call 919-989-5200. Sorry! An active online subscription is required to access this content. Please […]

BURLINGTON, Vt. — Acie Burkes of Clayton has earned a place on the spring semester’s Dean’s List at Champlain College. To qualify, a student must earn a grade point average of 3.5 or higher. Burkes is majoring in cybersecurity. Founded in 1878, Champlain College is a private, not-for-profit school in Burlington, Vermont, with additional campuses in Montreal, Canada, and Dublin, […]

HARRISONBURG, Va. — A Johnston County native is the new dean of the School of Professional and Continuing Education at James Madison University. Nick Swartz, who grew up in Selma, had served as the interim dean of the SPCE for the past two years. In his new role, he will oversee the school, which encompasses the Adult Degree Program, Lifelong […]

SMITHFIELD — It was an oversight really. Years ago, when he obtained a special-use permit for 1.32 acres on McLemore Road, landowner Denton Lee Jr. imagined a host of possible business uses, and the county allowed those. But Lee forgot one — health care — so he was back before the county Planning Board last week to add medical care […]

BENSON — The summers at Black Creek Hill Farms are filled with horse camps where children as young as 5 can take the reins. “The reason why I wanted to go to this camp is because I would like to learn more about animals,” said Allie Beasley, 11, of Dunn. “I have learned the parts of the horse, parts of […]