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MUNICIPAL
ELECTION CANDIDATES
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2017
NOTE: (I) denotes incumbents seeking re-election
| Town of Selma |
| Mayor |
Cheryl
L. Oliver (I)
Tommie Holmes
Timmy Wayne Strickland
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Council:
2 seats at large
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Jackie
Lacy (I)
John Radford
William Earl Overby (I)
Eric Jackson
Ann Williams
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| Town of Smithfield |
| Mayor |
Andy
Moore (I)
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Council seat, District 1
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Marlon
Lee (I)
Kevin Peacock
Ava Atkinson Gaines
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Council
seat, District 2
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Perry
Harris (I)
Tim Johnson
David Stevens
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Council
seat, District 3
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Travis
Scott (I)
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Council
seat, District 4
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David R.
Barbour
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JOBLESS
RATE
UNCHANGED
AT 3.9%
Johnston County's unemployment
rate in June
was
3.9%
– unchanged from
May yet
significantly
below the
4.7% recorded for
June 2016.
Out
of a total labor force of 92,646
this June, 89,032 Johnstonians
had jobs while 3,614 were looking
for work,
according to the N.C. Department of Commerce.
For more information from
NCDC, click here.
RETAIL SALES UP
14.7%
1st
QUARTER
According to the N.C. Dept. of Revenue,
taxable retail sales of $423,097,694
in Johnston County
January-March
were 14.7%
above the total of $368,729,283
reported for the first quarter
of 2016. For monthly reports going
back to the late 1990s, click here.
JOHNSTON NO. 4
IN CASH CROPS
Local farmers produced crops worth $139.4
million in 2015,
ranking 4th
among the state's 100 counties. We continue to
rank 2nd in production of flue-cured
tobacco (behind neighboring Sampson County). In
addition to income from crops, Johnston's
farmers earned $106.6
million from hogs, chickens, turkeys, and
other livestock. For more stats about N.C.
agriculture, click here.
MORE
ECONOMIC DATA
ABOUT
JOHNSTON CO.
Click here to
access the website of the county's
Economic Development
Office.
THINGS
TO SEE & DO
Click here for a rundown of
upcoming cultural events – compiled by
the Johnston County Visitors Bureau.
4 AMTRAK
TRAINS
STOP HERE DAILY
Click here for information
about passenger trains that stop at Selma
Union Station.
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