Enjoy Valentine's Day in JoCo
Whether you are looking to go out with your loved one or your best friends, Johnston County has the perfect event for you to celebrate Valentine's/Galentine's Day this year! Galentine's Day Events:…
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Whether you are looking to go out with your loved one or your best friends, Johnston County has the perfect event for you to celebrate Valentine's/Galentine's Day this year! Galentine's Day Events:…
Continue Reading →Below please find the 2024 Johnston County Visitors Bureau Annual Report, which covers the fiscal year 2023-24. The 36-page report provides a review of 2023 Visitor Spending highlights provided to…
Continue Reading →The Ham & Yam Festival began 39 years ago as a celebration of Smithfield’s agricultural roots and Southern heritage. Over the decades, it has grown into a premier event that showcases the community’s…
Continue Reading →When planning excursions around festivals happening annually in the South, keep Johnston County’s towns in mind. Johnston County, JoCo to the locals, is conveniently located where I-95 and I-40 come…
Continue Reading →Before relocating to Johnston County, I had never been to North Carolina. Being from Indiana with family in Michigan, nothing prepared me for all the changes I would experience when moving to the…
Continue Reading →A new group of community-minded individuals has popped up in Johnston County, this time in Benson. If you’re familiar with Activate Selma, then Elevate Benson will seem familiar in some ways and…
Continue Reading →For the following projects by the N.C. Department of Transportation, you may encounter delays traveling through these active work zones. Details of any potential road, lane, or ramp closures can be…
Continue Reading →Walking into Quantum Toad in Downtown Selma is like stepping into a cool, sun dappled pond. It presents as both a historic speakeasy and a futuristic lounge; I imagine it’s the sort of vibe you might…
Continue Reading →The 160th anniversary reenactment of the Battle of Bentonville will take place March 15-16, 2025. Tickets for the event, “A Terrible Storm,” are now on sale. The battle scenarios on Saturday and…
Continue Reading →The Downtown Smithfield Development Corporation (DSDC) has a new Executive Director and a new direction towards the future. I recently sat down with Heidi Gilmond to discuss what brought her to…
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