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National Night Out wasintroduced in August of 1984

through an already establishednetwork of law enforcement

agencies, neighborhood watchgroups, civic groups, state and

regional crime preventionassociations and volunteersacross the nation. The firstannual National Night Out

involved 2.5 million neighborsacross 400 communities in 23

states.

We are looking forward to this year'sNational Night Out on August 6thfrom 5-8pm at Johnston CommunityCollege . National Night Out is anannual community-building campaignthat promotes police-communitypartnerships and neighborhoodcamaraderie. Free food, games,

entertainment and MORE!

Thanks to our many sponsors:94.7 QDRCarolina PackersCarolina Premium OutletsPapa John'sRam Rent-AllElite EntertainmentSmithfield Rec. & Aquatic CenterJohnston County EMS

Two "Rhythm and Brews" inAugust!

Due to the heat and potential stormactivity, we moved last week's Rhythmand Brews with Jim Quick & Coastlineto August 29th. Before that, we'llwelcome Street Revival on August16. Rhythm and Brews takes place onThird Street in downtown Smithfieldfrom7-9:30pm. Bring some lawnchairs andfriends and enjoy great music, food andbrews!

Smithfield Schools Spotlight

Innovation Academy StudentsHeaded to Rome

Congratulations to the Johnston CountyInnovation Academy who has been invitedto participate in a Global Summit in Rome.300 U.S. schools submitted their programsfor presentation at the I Can Children’sGlobal Summit in Rome Nov. 27-30. Fromthose, 15 were selected and the

Innovation Academy received an invite.The cost for the trip is approximately$40,000 and they are seeking assistancefor the prohibitive costs. If you'd like to omake a contribution, call the InnovationAcademy at 919-934-6481. Read moreabout the Innovation Academy's trip toRome HERE. (pic ture and artic le courtesy of theJohnstonian News)

Triggs to AttendAthletics LeadershipConference

Tylyia Triggs, a rising Senior atNeuse Charter School, has beenselected to attend a nationalleadership conference with theNorth Carolina High SchoolAthletic Association.

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River Rat Regatta POSTPONED to August17th @4pm

Recent heavy rains right before ourplanned date of the River Rat Regattaforced us to postpone this year'sevent. That's just means you havemore time to perfect that boat design!The new date for the River RatRegatta Race is AUGUST 17th@4pm. The race starts at the FrontStreet Boat Ramp in Smithfield andcontinues to the Highway 70 bridge.Compete in both youth and adultdivisions. In addition to the race, we'llhave 5 food trucks and music fromthe Justin Kyle Band. Register for

only $25.

Tournaments...Endingand Beginning

Last weekend, the Smithfield Parksand Recreation Department held the31st State Wiffle Ball tournament.Since 2006, we have been honoredto host the annual tournament, whichis believed to be the second oldestWiffle Ball tournament in the world!Congratulations to our own JonMoore, a Wiffle Ball Hall-of-Famer,who was selected to the "All-Decade" Team over the weekend. Jon ispictured (left) along with tournament founder and fellow Hall-of-Famer JeffDavis (right). Find out more about Wiffle Ball HERE.

This weekend, we welcomeanother state tournament toSmithfield. Today throughSunday, the town will host theTar Heel League StateBaseball Tournaments.Players will compete for statechampionships in four age-groups, ranging from 8 and

under to 15 and under. Opening ceremonies for the event will take placethis afternoon at 1pm on field 4 at Community Park.

USTA TENNIS TOURNEY

Join us Saturday, August 3rd at theSmithfield Community Tennis Courts fora Beginner USTA Tennis Tournament.If you're learning the game of tennis,this is a great way to test your gameagainst others.

www.nctennis.com Tournament ID: 700138319

Age Groups start at:8 and Under10 and Under12 and Under14 and Under16 and Under18 and Under

Registration for football andcheerleading is underway! Sign upyour kids for fall fun at the football field.

Football registration for ages 5-7 isFULL but we still have slots for footballages 7-9 and 10-12.

In order for the public and our Town Councilmen and employees to assist withNational Night Out, our next Town Council meeting will be August 13th at 7pm.

COME WORK WITHUS!

Applications and full job advertisementsmay be obtained at the Smithfield TownHall, located at 350 East Market Streetin Smithfield, or by visiting our websiteat www.smithfield-nc.com/jobs. Onlyqualified applicants should apply. TheTown of Smithfield is an ADA/EEOEmployer.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

Smithfield Town Board Opportunities:

Appearance Commission - 3 PositionsBoard of Adjustment - 1 In-Town AlternateLibrary Board of Trustees - 1 In-Town PositionPlaning Board - 2 In-Town Positions

All positions are three year terms, unless otherwise specified. Interested citizens candownload an "Application for Board Appointment" on the Town's website or you may

call Town Clerk Shannan Parrish to request one by mail at 919-934-2116.

Town of Smithfield

E-Billing:

Three easy ways to sign up:Visit customer service at Town HallCall (919) 934-2116 Ext.1113 EEmail: utilitybilling@smithfield-nc.com

Around TownFor fun or to help others in our community: The JoCo Scrabble group - m eets on Monday nightsfrom 6 pm to 8 pm at the McDonald's in WestSm ithfield (W. Market Street). There is no cost bey ondwhatev er food y ou choose to buy . This is a social groupof adult (or teen) Scrabble play ers. Play ers v ary inability lev els, so don't hesitate to com e andplay . For m ore inform ation, pleaseem ail southerner@earthlink.net. Please put"Scrabble" in the subject line of the em ail Book Club - The Public Library of Johnston County and Sm ithfield welcom es new m em bersto its day tim e book club. Meetings are at 1 2:3 0pm on the third Tuesday of ev ery m onth. Youth Adult Book Club - Meetings are 6:3 0pm on the third Monday of ev erym onth. Club m em bers suggest the titles to read, and the library lends copies of eachm onth's selection to the m em bers. For m ore inform ation, call Katie Barbour at 91 9-93 4-81 46 ext.3 or em ail kbarbour@pljcs.org. Downtown Smithfield Development Corporation - Want to stay up to date withwhat's happening in Downtown Sm ithfield? Click here to sign-up for their newsletter orcall 91 9-93 4-0887 for m ore inform ation.

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