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Author: Donna Bailey-Taylor

Donna Bailey-Taylor started as the Director of the Visitors Bureau in August 1996, and continues to love her job and promoting the county. Donna has deep roots in the county as her father's family is from Benson and her mother was born in Clayton. Donna has big dreams for the county in the area of tourism development, hoping the Mountains to the Sea Trail will be completed between Clayton and Smithfield and the new Visitor Center/Museum at Bentonville Battlefield will happen. There are many tourism development projects in the works and it's an exciting time for tourism growth in the county. Keep in touch via Donna's blog!

In this article you'll learn...that many businesses are not taking full advantage of the Johnston County Visitors Bureau and losing sales leads and brand awareness as a result. Read on to find five…

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The new Benson Museum of Local History opened on May 28, 2010 after three years of fund raising, building renovations and exhibit design and installation. The Town of Benson and the new museum, and…

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$209,000 Awarded to 9 Capital Projects Nine Tourism Capital Grant applications were approved by the Johnston County Tourism Authority at the August 14 board meeting, for a total of $209,000 in…

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Join us for the new season! Once again artistic director of the Clayton Piano Festival, Jonathan Levin, has created a program of depth and variety to bring classical music to Johnston County and…

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2018 County Spending by Domestic Visitors Increases by 7.1% Governor Roy Cooper announced this week that in 2018 domestic visitors to Johnston County spent $256.02 million, which is an increase of…

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For more than just dinner out, surprise your Valentine in 2019 with dinner, wine and keys…88 of them to be precise. This year, Clayton Piano Festival teams up with Brick and Mortar Events on…

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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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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Am I an artist? No, I think of myself as somewhat artistic, often creative, lover of photography, a crafty decorator, but I can’t call myself an artist. An artist is someone driven by the passion to…

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Getting to work with talented and truly gifted artists like Jonathan Levin, a native of Clayton, is just one of the greatest perks of this job. It's not very hard to write a few words in a blog or…

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Author: Donna Bailey-Taylor

Five Tips for Working with the Visitors Bureau

Benson Museum of Local History

Tourism Authority Supports Destination Development

2019 Clayton Piano Festival Line-up

JoCo Ranks 3rd in NC for Visitor Spending Growth

Think Clayton - Think Valentine's Day

Visitors Bureau Offers New Maps on Website

Jonathan Levin's Gift of Music

Music and History Combine to Tell a Story

JoCo Has Talent - A Classical Jonathan Levin

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