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You’ve probably heard of our JoCo BBQ Trail – a self-guided culinary tour of Eastern North Carolina BBQ perfection. You’ve probably even heard of Jerry Stephenson with the Redneck BBQ Lab – a ‘que…

Option 1 – the Beer, Wine, and Sine Trail *please note that hours of each craft beverage location vary and that 6 to 8 hours won’t be enough time to explore all of the trail. We recommend you pick…

Option 1 - Visit the Ava Gardner Museum and Lunch at SoDoSoPa Ava Gardner Museum Exit 95 off I-95 Address: 325 E. Market St. Smithfield, NC 27577 Phone: (919) 934-5830 One of the greatest movie…

Option 1 - SoDoSoPa Exit 95 off I-95 Address: 146 S. Third St., Smithfield, NC 27577 Phone: (919) 205-1076 Whether from Tennessee, Texas, Georgia, Louisiana, or the Carolinas, southern BBQ is the…

Media Contact: Ashby Brame abrame@johnstoncountync.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Smithfield, NC (July 15th, 2019) – There are now over 70 Johnston County farms and agribusinesses listed on the Visit NC…

Contact: K. Todd Johnson Johnston County Heritage Center Phone 919-938-4708 todd.johnson@johnstonnc.com For Immediate Release Smithfield, NC, June 7, 2019: The Johnston County Heritage Center and…

Clayton, NC (October 3rd, 2018) - Boyette's Family Farms Inc. has farm fresh fun for the whole family. Johnston County locals and visitors have been traveling to Clayton, NC to experience hayrides and…

Media Contact: Ashby Brame abrame@johnstoncountync.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Smithfield, NC (February 7th, 2019) – When planning excursions around festivals that happen annually in the south, keep…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Chip Hofler chip@ncsports.org RALEIGH, North Carolina, February 5, 2019 – Wit Tuttell, the Executive Director of Visit NC, announced the 2019 Cycle North Carolina…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (January 28, 2019 - Smithfield/Johnston County, NC) - The Johnston County Visitors Bureau (JCVB) is pleased to announce the arrival of the 2019 Official Johnston County…