Council reverses course on subdivision in Smithfield
CMH Homes Inc wins approval to build seven homes on nearly five acres at Galilee Road and NC 210 after the Town Council originally blocked the project in April. The attorney argues the future land use map governs rezonings, not by right subdivisions, since the land is zoned R20 A for residential lots of 20 000 square feet. The plan aligns with existing zoning and aims to encourage affordable homes while limiting commercial uses in residential neighborhoods.
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Smithfield
Galilee Road
N.C. 210
Samuel Morris
CMH Homes Inc
Morris
Galilee
N.C
CMH Homes
North Carolina
N.C. Court of Appeals
Clayton Homes
NLT presents Angel Street a Victorian thriller in Smithfield
Neuse Little Theatre unveils Angel Street by Patrick Hamilton with Joyce Kilpatrick-Jordan as Elizabeth and Patsy Castellano directing. The 1880s period piece centers on Jack Manningham’s gaslighting of Bella to hide a fortune, with two doctors approving her alleged madness if needed. Cast stresses fidelity to the original play and era.
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Smithfield
Neuse Little Theatre
Angel Street
England
Patsy Castellano
Patrick Hamilton
Jack Manningham
Bella
Castellano
Jack
Joyce Kilpatrick-Jordan
Elizabeth
Manningham
Kilpatrick-Jordan
Larry Grey Jr
Marianna Morin
Theressa Rose
Child sex offender sentenced in Johnston County case
A Johnston County man, James Martin, was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Keith Gregory to 125 to 175 years in prison for abusing children aged 4 to 13. The plea followed pretrial evidence of abuse in Massachusetts, Kentucky and North Carolina from 2012 to 2021. Victims in out of state cases were permitted to testify, with sentencing delayed to May 14 to accommodate their travel. The DA praised the brave survivors and the community’s support.
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Smithfield
Johnston County
Martin
Massachusetts
Kentucky
North Carolina
Paul Jackson
Jackson
Clayton
Divided council backs rezoning for light industry
SMITHFIELD A sharply divided Town Council voted to allow light industry on 15 acres on Swift Creek Road across from Johnston Regional Airport. Councilmen Sloan Stevens and David Barbour represented the two camps. Stevens was reluctant to support without knowing what might go there. Planning staff noted brokers simply seek to market the land, and a distinction was drawn between light industry and heavier industrial uses.
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Smithfield
Swift Creek Road
Johnston Regional Airport
Sloan Stevens
David Barbour
Stevens
Stephen Wensman
Wensman
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Gaslight
Keith Gregory
James Martin
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