In Brief: Goodnight Brothers: Recall affected labeled ham product; Jackson Sumner wins national award

A recall from Johnston County Ham Company in Smithfield only affected one product that carried a Goodnight Brothers label, according to the Boone-based company, but it was not produced by Goodnight Brothers. "The product that is being recalled is a Fully Cooked Country Ham Deli Loaf that carries the Est# 2646," Goodnight said in a Thursday statement.

Recall issued for hams from North Carolina company new

Federal officials have ordered a recall of ham products from a North Carolina company after investigators found listeria contamination, which led to one death. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service said Wednesday the ready-to-eat hams were produced by Johnston County Hams of Smithfield between April 3, 2017 to Oct. 2, 2018 and shipped to distributors in Maryland, North Carolina, New York, South Carolina and Virginia.

Democrats vie in U.S. House primary race

U.S. House District 2, which includes Nash County, deserves more than a Washington politician out of touch with North Carolina, according to three Democratic candidates vying for victory in Tuesday's primary. Ken Romley, Linda Coleman and Wendy May are running to challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. George Holding or his GOP primary challenger Allen Chesser.