JCVB Blog Posts

The bureau staff and a host of local contributors write for our visitors and residents of JoCo, weekly blogs to promote what's happening in tourism around the county.

Category - JoCo Has Talent!

You may have seen him on the ABC 11 nightly news last week, but JoCo local Nathan Wayne was also kind enough to sit down with us for an interview as well (over the phone for social distancing…

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“I grew-up in Smithfield. My Dad and his brother owned Heavner-Wallace Implement Company – which started as a mule company a very long time ago. But I was always around farms and farmers in the…

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We teased it in our JoCo Has Talent Update and now here it is! The exclusive premiere of local Johnston County artist HeartMouth's new single Nothing at All . Plus, some behind-the-scenes footage of…

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Johnston County is full of talented people and we here at the JCVB have two blog series dedicated to the local artists that call JoCo home: Meet the Makers and JoCo Has Talent. This week, we’d like…

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*Printed with permission from the Four Oaks Benson News in Review. By Mike Dart Four Oaks-Benson News in Review A South Johnston High School graduate hailing from Benson faces off with seven…

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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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UPDATE: Since I spoke with her last, back in 2015, Rebekah Todd has been hard at work hustling her way to new music on a full-length studio album (her second). She has been meeting with people in the…

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The Clayton Piano Festival is celebrating their 5th season this Fall with an astounding line-up of artists. The season schedule of concerts will run October 14th through October 22nd. Organizers are…

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I get to introduce a lot of artists on this blog - Johnston County artists with talent in music, painting, pottery, and other mediums. But it isn’t often I get to share with you “word” artists. Susan…

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If you read my Journey blog or any of the JoCo Has Talent series blogs you'll already know two things. One, I love music on a very personal and visceral level. Two, Johnston County has some amazing…

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JCVB Blog Posts

Category - JoCo Has Talent!

Local Musician Performs for (Other People's) Tips

Learn More About JoCo Native Emily Wallace and Her Delicious New Book

Behind-the-Scenes with HeartMouth, Plus New Music

JoCo Has Talent Update

Man from Benson in Reality Competition Series

Music and History Combine to Tell a Story

Rebekah Todd Brings the Hustle in New Album

Festival Celebrates Five Years of Making and Sharing Music

Meet the Author with Susan Schild

Tis' the Season & Snare

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