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Please don’t miss the Johnston County Heritage Center’s 14 th annual Historical Ghost Walk on October 25, starting at 6:30 pm beside St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, corner of Second and Church Streets…

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Visit North Carolina announced that domestic visitors to and within Johnston County spent $239.09 million in 2017, an increase of 2.75% from 2016’s numbers. These statistics are from the “Economic…

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Boyette's Family Farms Inc. has farm fresh fun for the whole family. Johnston County locals and visitors have been traveling to Clayton to experience hayrides and haunted houses at Boyette's for many…

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As long as there have been governments, there have been taxes. And since governments began trying to collect those taxes, people have looked for ways to avoid them. That's the story of moonshine and…

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The Johnston County Visitors Bureau marketing team has been busy creating new Map Publisher trails, day trips , custom itineraries , and culinary themed maps for visitors to enjoy. This new feature is…

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My mother gave me many lectures. Some of which I listened to (don't take candy from strangers!), and some of which I didn't (what is even the point of having a dryer if we have to hang up every…

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In 1987 when the Johnston County Tourism Authority was created, the very first grant for a Capital Project was the new Paul A. Johnston Auditorium which received $235,000 in funding. The new 2019…

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For more than four years now, I have been serving on the board of The Clayton Piano Festival, working with Jonathan Levin on marketing and public relations. And Jonathan was the topic of one of our…

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"And all at once, summer collapsed into fall." -Oscar Wilde How well we know, especially in North Carolina, the quickness with which the dog days of summer give way to autumn's chill. Some of…

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It’s been some time since we caught-up with Nate and Colleen Roby on the JCVB blog in an official capacity . It’s actually been 3 years, almost to the day. I would like to say I planned it that way,…

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Meet Local Ghost Legends in Smithfield

2017 Another Good Year for Tourism

Clayton Fear Farm is Open for Fun and Fright

'White Liquor and White Lies' details county's history of moonshining

Visitors Bureau Offers New Maps on Website

Produce Stands & Farmers Markets

Tourism Authority Exceeds $2 Million in Grants

Jonathan Levin's Gift of Music

FALL in Love with JoCo This Autumn

Simple Twist Succeeds with a Heap of Hard Work and a Dash of Fate

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