Growth fuels Eastward housing push spurs resistance
In Johnston County Smithfield area residents push back as planning board considers Crocker's Station, a 38 home project at Crocker and Old Sanders roads. Critics argue loss of farmland and increased traffic strain rural roads, while supporters note need for housing. Local farmers and neighbors stress preserving farmland and safe access amid a growing rural to residential shift.
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Creech’s Mill Road
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Photographer Finds His Passion in HDR Travel Images
Selma resident Kyle Wilson 55 discovered photography through curiosity and HDR, a method capturing detail in bright and dark areas. He recalls a kind New Zealand traveler who shared techniques, inspiring his journey into travel photography.
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Selma
Kyle Wilson
New Zealand
McKenzie Miller
Johnstonian News
Man held in Clayton shootings
Police arrest Amory Gregory Grant 33 of Raleigh in the July 23 shooting at a Pond Street home injuring Andrea Bailey 28 and a 14-year-old boy. He faces two counts of assault with intent to kill inflicting serious injury plus burglary firearm possession by a felon and firing into an occupied dwelling. Both victims were taken to WakeMed. the teen remains serious.
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Pond Street
Amory Gregory Grant
Raleigh
Andrea Joi Bailey
Grant
Pond
Durham Streets
Bailey
WakeMed
Joyner Street
DOT Funds Widen Clayton Intersection for Smoother Traffic
The N C Department of Transportation awards a 3.7 million contract to S T Wooten Corp of Wilson to widen the Clayton intersection at Shotwell Road and U S 70 Business. Plans include a second left turn lane eastbound, a second left turn lane on Shotwell Road, a dedicated right turn lane, signal poles, concrete medians and sidewalks, drainage, curbs and gutters. Construction starts this fall with lane restrictions from 6 a m to 8 30 p m and should finish by end of 2025.
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N.C. Department of Transportation
S.T. Wooten Corp
Shotwell Road
U.S. 70
S.T. Wooten
DOT
NCDOT
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