One of the most fun parts of my job here at the Greater Fayetteville Business Journal is getting to explore the areas we report on. 

For this Sampson County focused issue, I was able to really put on my photographer hat and make my way to Clinton, NC to capture photos for some of the most important stories featured in this issue including the City of Clinton's involvement in the Main Street America program (the cover story), the current Star Communications Clinton location to compare to their new headquarters coming to the area (page 5), R & R Brewing and their new location coming to Downtown Clinton (page 11) and every other possible or potential story subject I could get my lens on. 

One thing I learned during my time as a broadcast journalist: You can never have too much B-Roll, particularly when going out to rural areas more than 30 minutes away. While I was in North Dakota, I made it a point to get B-Roll of any small towns, oil fields and agriculture related shots I could. That footage would later come in handy when we would have a story break about one of those particular subjects or in the outskirts of an area and it saved me loads of time when cutting a story together. 

I can say that I have pulled over on the side of a field and gotten footage of cows. They are lovely animals and are more curious than afraid of a camera than you would expect. I learned the hard way that they will lick if they are curious.

All I can say is that there is a lot going on in the City of Clinton and rest assured, I made sure to get photos of everything in that area so we are more than ready to help share the stories as they arise. 

I hope you enjoy this issue and look forward to our next issues featuring Wonderful Waitstaff on Aug. 25 and Moore County on Sept. 8. 

Thank you, our readers, for following us throughout our coverage area and for sharing your stories! We look forward to connecting with you for our next issues!