Smithfield Herald

The Smithfield Herald is a community newspaper that has been serving Johnston County since 1882, publishing twice a week. Each issue reaches over 43,000 households.

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Pfizer exits NC jobs deal in Sanford as drugmaker announces larger cost cuts

1 day ago | newsobserver.com | Brian Gordon

North Carolina has pulled its economic incentive for the drug manufacturing giant Pfizer to hire hundreds of workers in the Lee County seat of Sanford. The decision Wednesday arrived three months after the company asked out of its job development investment grant. In a Feb.
Farm next to Umstead State Park will be protected forever from development

2 days ago | newsobserver.com | Richard Stradling

The Walton Farm overlooks Richland Lake near William B. Umstead State Park. The Triangle Land Conservancy and Wake County arranged for a conservation easement that will keep the farm from being developed. Triangle Land Conservancy About 40 acres of farmland adjacent to William B. Umstead State Park will remain undeveloped after the owners agreed to place a conservation easement on the property.
A Wake town is one of fastest growing in US. It's likely not the one you expect.

2 days ago | newsobserver.com | Richard Stradling |David Raynor

Every few years, as a new town or community becomes the hot place for developers and homebuyers in the Triangle, you could pretty much be sure that it wasn't Garner. That's beginning to change. After decades of being bypassed as the Triangle sprawled outward, Garner has become one of the fastest growing places in North Carolina.
The power blackout in Spain and Portugal wasn't a fluke. It was the future

2 days ago | newsobserver.com | Kelly McKinney

Employees stand inside a supermarket without lights in Burgos on April 28, 2025, during a massive power cut affecting the entire Iberian peninsula and the south of France. A "massive" power cut late on April 28, 2025, affected the whole of the Iberian peninsula and part of France, according to Portuguese electricity network operator REN.
Raiders 2025 Schedule Officially Announced

2 days ago | newsobserver.com | Carter Landis

The 2025 NFL Schedule has officially been released. The Las Vegas Raiders should have an intriguing 2025 season as they kick off the Pete Carroll-John Spytek era. With heavy investments made on the offensive side of the ball and a team that appears ready to compete in the AFC, the Raiders now know who, when, and where they will play. With that, let's break down the entire Raiders schedule.
Power transformer manufacturer to add 330 jobs, a second plant in this NC town

2 days ago | newsobserver.com | Brian Gordon

New highway signs near the bypass around Goldsboro, North Carolina. The state announced Wednesday that a company that makes power transformers will add 330 jobs there. NCDOT For the second time this week, North Carolina has awarded an economic incentive to a manufacturer that promises to add hundreds of jobs in the state.
Wake schools may stop providing Chromebooks for every student. Here's why.

3 days ago | newsobserver.com | T. Keung Hui

The days of the Wake County school system providing computers that every student can take home may be coming to an end. Wake County began providing Chromebooks for all 160,000 students to use while learning at home during the pandemic. But repeatedly on Tuesday, school administrators and school board members said they can't continue that practice post-pandemic. "The cost of technology is high," Superintendent Robert Taylor told the school board's facilities committee.
Republicans could reach SALT compromise Wednesday, Johnson says

3 days ago | newsobserver.com | Erik Wasson |Billy House

U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks with press while walking into the House Chambers to vote on Feb. 25, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images/TNS) TNS WASHINGTON - House Republicans could land on a compromise on the state and local tax deduction on Wednesday, a deal that would represent a breakthrough in one of the thorniest policy debates in President Donald Trump's economic package.
'Humpback' creature with golden body discovered in China cave is new species

3 days ago | newsobserver.com | Lauren Liebhaber

In a dark cave in southern China carved out by a subterranean river, a "golden" creature sat hidden from the world. It was a new species of cavefish - one of many poorly known or undiscovered fish living in a complex cave system about which researchers say "very little is known," according to a May 13 study published in the journal ZooKeys.
'Pitch perfect' restaurant in downtown Durham will close soon. Here's when to go

3 days ago | newsobserver.com | Renee Umsted

A plate of roasted cauliflower with sweet potato, caper, date, pine nut and grape at Littler in Durham is photographed on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. [email protected] A 36-seat bistro in downtown Durham known for its chef-driven, rotating dinner menu is closing after nine years. The appropriately named , which opened in the original Monuts location on East Parrish Street in 2016, announced the news Tuesday, May 13. The restaurant's last day of service will be Saturday, June 21.