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Locals and visitors alike seek to make Johnston County their wedding destination. A JoCo wedding can be rustic, unique, elegant, outside in a vineyard, or inside a whimsical historic home. And with…

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Almost 100 Years of Song With the 2019 event coming-up in June, the 99th year, the Benson Sing is approaching a major anniversary! According to their website, "The State Annual Singing Convention,…

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The board members of the Ava Gardner Museum may have heard a thousand times that the fans of Ava Gardner are old, dying off, and that soon no one will remember her or visit the museum. That was 18…

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I sat down recently with April Phillips of Sonlight Farms. Sonlight is a new farm experience for families in Johnston County. April and her husband Josh own and manage a farm in the northern part of…

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In Johnston County, NC the peak of the eclipse event will take place at around 2:30PM-2:45PM. This means that around that time on this coming Monday the 21st, about 93% of the sun will be covered by…

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Summer is a great time to plant yourself in a lawn chair or on a bar stool with a cold one in your hand and enjoy some music. Johnston County has great one-off concerts coming up soon, as well as a…

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It’s the time of year again! NC Beer Month is in April! Our JoCo brewers are ready to welcome you with cheers and beers! When Deep River’s Paul and Lynn Auclair set out to open Johnston County’s…

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The Ava Gardner Museum in Downtown Smithfield, NC unveiled a new exhibit on the 10th of December last week. The museum has displays that change annually so that visitors to the museum can see new…

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If you’ve been to, or heard of, Farm Fest then you know that The Farm in Selma, NC puts on one heck of a show. Last year, their first ever New Year’s Eve bash was a packed-house success. This year’s…

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It’s the dog days of summer and in the south that means a lot of lazy front porch sitting with a cold glass of lemonade or sweet tea clutched in your hand like a lifeline. But, it can also mean…

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Category - Featured

Weddings in Johnston County - Expos and Expectations

State Annual Singing Convention Celebrates 99th Year

Ava Gardner Museum is Still Standing, and They Said It Wouldn’t Last!

Spend Some Time at Sonlight Farms

JoCo Eclipse Parties and Safety Tips

JoCo Summer Concerts

NC Beer Month is Full of Beer and Cheer

Ava’s London Comes to Smithfield in New Exhibit

Celebrate New Year's Eve at The Farm

Make a Splash. Cast a Line.

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