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Johnston County BBQ Team Wins Mountain State Fair Cookoff
FLETCHER, N.C. – A Benson barbecue team has taken top honors in the 2026 Got to Be NC Whole Hog Cookoff at the N.C. Mountain State Fair. Showtime’s Legit BBQ,…
Entries Sought For Johnston County Literary Journal
SMITHFIELD, N.C. – The Johnston County Heritage Center is looking for writers to contribute short stories, essays, and poems for its third Literary and Historical Journal, scheduled for publication later…
Clayton Library Celebrates Halloween With Returning Favorites
CLAYTON, N.C. – There is something about Halloween that brings out the imagination in everyone. Children get to become someone else for a night, ordinary places feel a little more…
Patriotic Church Service Honors ‘Hometown Heroes’
Johnston County ‘Hometown Heroes’ Honored During 9/11 Remembrance Service CLAYTON, N.C. – Music, historical videos, patriotic words and Biblical guidance filled Fellowship Baptist Church on Main Street in Clayton during…
77th Benson Mule Days Set For Sept. 24-27
BENSON, N.C. – Mules, rodeos, live music, a downtown parade and four days of carnival rides will return to Benson later this month for the 77th annual Benson Mule Days.…
Smithfield Lowe’s Volunteers Help Revitalize Four Oaks Park
FOUR OAKS, N.C. – Barbour’s Grove Park in Four Oaks received a two-day makeover thanks to volunteers from the Smithfield Lowe’s store. Employees worked at the park Aug. 25 and…
Clayton Carries 9/11 Stories Forward 25 Years Later
CLAYTON, N.C. – 25 years after September 11, 2001, the Clayton community carries forward the stories of those who were lost and the people whose lives were forever changed. On…
Free Concert Series Returns To Downtown Smithfield
SMITHFIELD, N.C. – Smithfield’s Fall Fridays on Front concert series returns Friday, Sept. 11, with the first of three free concerts planned this fall at the Neuse River Amphitheater. The…
Clayton To Explore Future Of Historic Robertson Mule Building
CLAYTON, N.C. – The Town of Clayton will host a public presentation focused on the history of the B.M. Robertson Mule Co. Building and possible future uses for the downtown…
Karen Padgett Named 2026 Recipient Of Stevens Award
GARNER, N.C. – A Garner resident with more than four decades of wide-ranging contributions to the community has been selected to be the 2026 recipient of the James R. Stevens…
Selma Proclaims Sept. 7-13 First Responders Appreciation Week
SELMA, N.C. – Selma police officers and firefighters were recognized as town officials proclaimed Sept. 7-13 as First Responders Appreciation Week. A number of members of the Selma Police Department…
Archer Lodge Adopts Updated Land Use Plan
ARCHER LODGE, N.C. – With its population expected to nearly double over the next 25 years, the Town of Archer Lodge has adopted an updated Comprehensive Land Use Plan to…
