Smithfield NewsLocal news for Smithfield, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Seeing & Doing, June 25-July 2- June 29, 2008 July 4 in Smithfield The annual "Friends of the 4th" fireworks celebrations will be held Friday, July 4, on the Town Commons on Front Street in downtown Smithfield.http://www.topix.net/city/smithfield-nc/2008/06/seeing-doing-june-25-july-2?fromrss=1 Teaching a foreign language a good idea- June 27, 2008 The Johnston County Board of Education is looking for money to expand foreign-language programs in the lower grades.http://www.topix.net/city/smithfield-nc/2008/06/teaching-a-foreign-language-a-good-idea?fr... JMH breaks ground in Clayton- June 25, 2008 Hundreds of people gathered to watch Johnston Memorial Hospital break ground on a $39 million medical center June 19 in Clayton.http://www.topix.net/city/smithfield-nc/2008/06/jmh-breaks-ground-in-clayton?fromrss=1 Clayton police charge man with robbery and assault- June 23, 2008 Fredrick Earl Sanders, 34, of Smithfield was arrested after police say he fled a convenience store with a pack of cigarettes.http://www.topix.net/city/smithfield-nc/2008/06/clayton-police-charge-man-with-robbery-and... Clayton could get a hospital of its own- June 21, 2008 If Clayton residents want to deliver a baby or have their colon checked, they must drive to hospitals in Smithfield or Raleigh, 13 to 15 miles away.http://www.topix.net/city/smithfield-nc/2008/06/clayton-could-get-a-hospital-of-its-own?fr... NC House panel votes to make torture a felony- June 19, 2008 A North Carolina House committee is backing a plan which would make torture a felony.http://www.topix.net/city/smithfield-nc/2008/06/nc-house-panel-votes-to-make-torture-a-fel... N.C. House committee to consider torture ban- June 18, 2008 A House judiciary committee is scheduled to consider ban on torture and forced disappearances.http://www.topix.net/city/smithfield-nc/2008/06/n-c-house-committee-to-consider-torture-ba... NC House committee to consider torture ban Thursday- June 18, 2008 Comments on Topix forums : RALEIGH A House judiciary committee won't vote until Thursday on legislation that would make torture a felony punishable by prison time in North Carolina.http://www.topix.net/city/smithfield-nc/2008/06/nc-house-committee-to-consider-torture-ban... Sean's death will bring about changes- June 15, 2008 Weaknesses found in state's system Mandy Locke Sean Paddock, in death, taught those paid to protect boys like him how to do their jobs better.http://www.topix.net/city/smithfield-nc/2008/06/seans-death-will-bring-about-changes?fromr... What's going on in and around Richmond County- June 13, 2008 Today REPUBLICAN MEETING: Richmond County Republican Party will hold a dinner meeting June 10 at Ellerbe Springs Restaurant & Inn at 2537 Hwy.http://www.topix.net/city/smithfield-nc/2008/06/whats-going-on-in-and-around-richmond-coun... |