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As our staff is reminded every delivery cycle, Johnston County is a big place. As such, there is a host of activities planned to celebrate the Christmas season. There are parades, tree lightings and…

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Everyone has their own opinions surrounding Black Friday. Some would classify it an obsession. Some, a tradition. While others find its slow erosion of Thanksgiving Day and family-time appalling.

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The Clayton Piano Festival has set the date for the third annual Holiday Gala for December 13th at The Barn at Broadslab near Benson, NC. This year’s concert will feature performers Josh and Lindsey…

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What makes a recipe Southern? If a Brooklynite makes sweet potato pie, is the pie still Southern? If a born and bred North Carolinian makes spaghetti… is it then Southern spaghetti? Does the chicken…

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Located along the I-95 Corridor at exit 97 in Selma, NC the long-running American Music Jubilee has been a Johnston County tradition for many years. Recently rebranded as Live @ The Rudy audiences…

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The 6th Annual Clayton Sculpture Trail has been turned into an easy-to-navigate map on our website. Find it below. Each location has the name of the sculpture and the artist listed on the map. The…

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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 Now Holiday Guide - Christmas in JoCo

Small Business Saturday: Where to Shop in JoCo

Clayton Piano Festival Announces Holiday Gala

Room at the Table - Southern Holiday Recipes

The American Music Jubilee is Now Live @ The Rudy

The New Clayton Sculpture Trail

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

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