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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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After a long break, our Meet the Makers series continues with local author Hope Toler Dougherty (pronounced Dockerty). Hope is originally from the Brogden area – I immediately asked if she was…

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Our on-staff, local photographer Jamaal Porter, with Massive Motives, has been working with us for a year now. The JCVB is so grateful to him for capturing what makes Johnston County special so that…

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Have you been to JP's Pastry in Downtown Benson, NC? It's a certified gluten-free and vegan bakery known nation-wide; their products are sold at Whole Food Market stores across the eastern US. But,…

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Updated: 6/15/18 Did you know that Johnston County has a Rugby team? Well, it does. The Bootleggers. Appropriate for this area, no? Established in 2013 the Clayton Rugby Football Club , or the…

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Almost 100 Years of Song According to their website, "The State Annual Singing Convention, which brings thousands of people to Benson each year, began modestly in a tobacco warehouse in 1921. About…

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The Clayton River Walk on the Neuse is a beautiful 4-mile, 10-foot wide paved trail that begins at the Wake/Johnston County line and parallels the Neuse River under Covered Bridge Road. Similarly,…

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As you cruise along US Highway 301 in Johnston County you travel a bi-way that's been largely forgotten to time since the creation of Interstate 95. Traversed now mostly by locals, 301 goes directly…

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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

An Interview with Local Author Hope Toler Dougherty

A Year Photographing JoCo

Certified Gluten-Free Bakery in Benson

Clayton Bootleggers Expanding Club with Professional Partnerships

State Annual Singing Convention Celebrates 98th Year

Did You Know That the Mountains-to-Sea Trail Cuts Through JoCo?

JoCo 301 Endless Yard Sale Road Trip

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