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Suspect arrested
A California man who violated his parole was arrested in Clayton on Jan. 27.
John Regets, 34, of Orange County, Calif., was arrested by the Clayton Police Department about 1 p.m. at a home at 2056 Deer Trail. After officers arrived, Regets fled, leading them on a foot chase in a wooded area near Cooper Elementary School. The school was temporarily locked down while police sought Regets. He was arrested shortly after the chase and is being held at the Johnston County Detention Center pending extradition to California.
Ag board meets
The advisory board of the Johnston County Voluntary Agricultural District will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8, at the Johnston County Agricultural Center, 2736 N.C. 210, Smithfield.
Republican
women meet
Republican Women of Cary and Southwestern Wake host a business lunch meeting at Prestonwood Country Club the first Thursday of each month. Social time begins at 11:30 a.m. followed by the luncheon/program at noon. The next meeting will be Feb. 4. The cost is $15 for the buffet. The upcoming meeting's guest speaker will be N.C. GOP Vice Chairman Tim Johnson. To attend, call Victoria at 363-9574. For more details, go to www.republicanwomenofcaryandsw-wake.org.
Cardiologist joins hospital medical staff
A new cardiologist has joined the medical staff of Johnston Medical Center in Smithfield.
Dr. Matthew S. Forcina is in practice with Smithfield Heart & Vascular Associates. He is seeing patients at the practice's new office on Berkshire Road in Smithfield and is doing procedures at the hospital on Mondays.
Forcina earned his bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1995 and his medical degree in 2001 from Temple University in Philadelphia.
In 2004, he completed an internal-medicine internship and residency at Duke University Medical Center.
In 2007, Forcina graduated from a fellowship in cardiovascular disease at the William Beaumont Hospital in Michigan. He finished a sub-specialty fellowship in clinical cardiac electrophysiology at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston in 2009. He is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease and board eligible in cardiac electrophysiology.
Forcina says he chose the field of cardiology because it demands a combination of critical thinking and finely honed procedural skills. He adds that new and evolving technology can control and even cure heart diseases. His clinical skills include implantation of cardiac devices, such as pacemakers and defibrillators, for the management of heart failure and prevention of sudden cardiac death.
Forcina also specializes in treating abnormal heart rhythms with catheter ablation, which offers the prospect of a cure for patients with health issues such as atrial fibrillation.
"The risk factors for atrial fibrillation are age and high blood pressure," Forcina said. "As the population ages, the prevalence of this disorder is predicted to more than double in the next 40 years."
Town meetings
The Town of Clayton has scheduled several upcoming meetings and events.
Clayton Downtown Development Association meeting -- 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 8, Room GS223 of The Clayton Center.
Council retreat -- 8:30 a.m. till 4 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 9 and 10, at Comfort Suites, 761 Enterprise Drive, Clayton.
Destino: Popera with a Soul Infusion -- 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, at The Clayton Center.
Council meeting -- 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 15.
Board of adjustment meeting -- 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 17.
Planning board meeting -- 7 p.m. Monday, Feb.
Blues Bash V: Soul Mates featuring Eric Bibb and Ruthie Foster -- 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 26.
Johnston FRESH: A Local Food Fair (sponsored by the Clayton Farmers Market) -- 6 p.m.Saturday, Feb. 27 The Clayton Center.
Council meeting -- 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 1.
Clayton Downtown Development Association meeting -- 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 8, Room GS223 of The Clayton Center.
Riddick joins
school system
Francine Piscitelli Riddick has joined the Johnston County school system as director of human resources development. She succeeds Patricia Hester, who retired in December.
In 2009, Riddick earned her doctorate in educational administration and supervision from N.C. State University. She holds a master's degree in school administration, a master's in curriculum and instruction and a bachelor's in mathematics education, all from N.C. State.
Riddicks comes to Johnston County from the Orange County Public Schools. She has also been an administrator and teacher in Wake County.
Riddick makes her home in Clayton.
Pediatrics practice to build new home
Sunshine Pediatrics in Smithfield is building a new home. The practice has hired Bobbitt Design Build to build a 4,750-square-foot medical-office building in Booker Dairy Office Park on Booker Dairy Road. Completion is scheduled for this summer.
Sunshine Pediatrics currently makes its home in the Medical Arts Pavilion on the grounds of Johnston Medical Center in Smithfield.
Lottery winner
A Johnston County woman is among the latest winners in the N.C. Education Lottery. Lisa Morgan of Clayton won $10,000 playing "$200 Million Extravaganza."
Public hearing
Johnston-Lee-Harnett Community Action will hold a public hearing on its 2010-2011 Community Services Block Grant. The hearing is scheduled for 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, in the conference room at 1102 Massey St. in Smithfield.
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