Daughtry novel explores sharecropping era in the South
Leo Daughtry an attorney and former state lawmaker writes Talmadge Farm a debut novel set in the 1950s and 1960s Eastern North Carolina. It follows black and white sharecropping families amid changing economics and social status with memories of Sampson and Johnston counties shaping the tale. The work draws on Daughtry’s farm background and uses Hobbsfield as a composite town name.
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Smithfield
Leo Daughtry
Daughtry
Sampson County
Police arrest Moore in Clayton Domino's shooting case
Clayton police arrest Jahlin Devonte Moore 21 on robbery with a dangerous weapon and assault with a deadly weapon charges after a Domino's delivery driver was shot on Browning Court during a delivery. The victim was taken to WakeMed with non life threatening injuries and the investigation continues.
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Jahlin Devonte Moore
Browning Court
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Domino’s Pizza
U.S
Domino’s
Selma
Richard B. Harrison Alumni Association
S. Brevard St
Alumni Association
Richard B. Harrison
Johnston county 12 year incentives plan for new industry
The notice describes an expanded twelve year funding timeline for county grants tied to property tax payments and job creation. It notes incentives are paid after investment and employment, with a public hearing set for 11 a.m. on Monday, June 24, at the Smithfield courthouse.
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Oral County
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Smithfield
Young authors celebrate library book project success
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Lillie
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