The Museum is kicking off Ava’s Centennial year with the Ava Gardner Festival, October 7-9. This southern starlet will be celebrating her 100th birthday on Christmas Eve of 2022 and the museum plans…
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As February is Black History Month, we wanted to share the events going on around the county celebrating and honoring black history in JoCo. The Johnston County Heritage Commission's Black History…
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Craft distilling has been a growing industry across North Carolina for many year's now. Benson-based Broadslab Distillery has been offering tours and tastings since March of 2015. The tasting room is…
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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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If you’ve visited a shop in downtown Benson recently or were inside someone’s home in the area, you may have noticed a curious smell — sweet, tangy, salty, refreshing, warm, inviting. Follow your…
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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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**Note: Johnston County Hams is closed, but Lady Edison products are still available** I was going to start this blog off with the phrase, "can you think of anything more southern than ham?". But then…
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"Go down to the potter's house, and there I will give you my message." Jeremiah 18:12 As a child in Duplin County, Frank Grubbs remembers digging in the clay at creek beds to mold little works of…
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We have reached at least a temporary closing to our Meet the Makers . Broadslab Distillery is the last of the Beer, Wine, and Shine Trail locations to be discussed in this blog series. Broadslab's…
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Cruising the expanse of road that leads you through Gregory Vineyards and up to the tasting room gives you time to take-in the idyllic view. Rows of grapevines stretch out over an expanse of green…
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