Hospitals seek state OK to add beds at Clayton and Smithfield
SMITHFIELD UNC Health Johnston seeks state approval to add 12 acute care beds at Clayton, three neonatal beds, relocate obstetrics and C section services from Smithfield to Clayton, and create a unified women’s services center. The plan, costing about 94.75 million, adds 67,130 square feet new build and 18,550 renovated space, projected to address Johnston County demand with 24 extra beds. A second phase adds 12 acute care beds in Smithfield's bed tower, creating a progressive care unit for higher acuity care at the Smithfield campus, with a 7.82 million cost.
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Smithfield
UNC Health
Johnston
Clayton
Johnston County
Clayton Hospital
UNC Health Johnston
PCU
Robots open doors to STEM in Johnston County girls program
Clayton residents Shannon Mann and Kaitlyn Nolte lead G-Force Robotics, an all girls team formed in 2022 to introduce young women to STEM fields. Members like Madeline Gutierrez joined after a spark in a middle school class and a high school mentor guided them into robotics.
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Johnston County
Shannon Mann
Clayton
Air Force
G-Force Robotics
Mann
Madeline Gutierrez
Johnston County Early College Academy
Gutierrez
Kaitlyn Nolte
G-Force
Kaitlyn
Kendra Gregg
Caterpillar
Claire Fendrick
McKenzie Miller
Johnstonian News
Neuse Charter Funding Debate Emerges At County Retreat
At a Clayton retreat, Neuse Charter School funding for building projects surfaced as commissioners debated options under a new state law. Chairman Butch Lawter noted the law uses may, not shall, leaving discretion open but potential complications. Commissioner Ted Godwin pushed for a decision, but Lawter postponed the topic to a later date.
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April Stephens
Clayton
Butch Lawter
Lawter
Ted Godwin
Nine year old fundraiser battles Loeys Dietz syndrome
Zebulon Macon Mitchell, a 9-year-old Corin th Holders Elementary third grader, raises nearly 10 000 for hospitalized kids while living with Loeys Dietz syndrome. He endures multiple heart and vascular tests at Duke Medical Center as doctors monitor an aorta at risk, supported by his mother Jessi and church activities.
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Zebulon
Macon Mitchell
Corinth Holders
Wendell United Methodist
Macon
Loeys-Dietz
Jessi
Duke Medical Center
Jessie
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