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Strawberries Spring 2022. Photo: Kay Whatley
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“JoCo Grows” Agriculture Initiatives Continue Through 2022 Strawberry Season

May 17, 2022 Guest Author or Contributor

The Johnston County Visitors Bureau (JCVB) in partnership with the NC Cooperative Extension Johnston County Center, and the JoCo Grows Agriculture Steering Committee, is working to bridge the gap between consumers and the farming community. […]

Smithfield Ham and Yam Festival, prior year photo. Source: Downtown Smithfield Development Corp.
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Smithfield, NC: Ham & Yam Festival Set for May 7

May 2, 2022 Guest Author or Contributor

The Downtown Smithfield Development Corporation is pleased to announce that the 36th Ham & Yam Festival presented by Stevens Sausage and Agri Supply will be held on Saturday, May 7, 2022, 9am-6pm.  After three long […]

Crowds at the 2021 "301 Endless Yard Sale" shop along a row of vendor booths. Source: Ashby Brame, Johnston County NC
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Selma, NC & Beyond: The 301 Endless Yard Sale Reaches Year 10

March 14, 2022 Kay Whatley

This year’s 301 Endless Yard Sale is set for June 17 and 18, 2022. Along the 100-mile plus stretch of highway, the event offers deals, antiques, collectibles, DIY furniture, crafts, and more. Founded in Selma, […]

Degradation and movement of the wooden beams over time are causing the barn to slide slowly off it’s stone foundation. Source: Melody L. Worthington, Tobacco Farm Life Museum
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Kenly, NC: Tobacco Farm Life Museum’s Historic Tobacco Barn At Risk

February 24, 2022 Guest Author or Contributor

Due to the continued support from the public, grants, and the state, the Tobacco Farm Life Museum has grown and persevered even through these last two exceedingly difficult years. However, as the museum’s 40th anniversary […]

Polar Bear Run 2022. Source: Melissa Dooley, Town of Selma Parks and Recreation Department
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Selma, NC: Polar Bear Run Registration Includes Humans and Their Pets

January 10, 2022 Guest Author or Contributor

Join in the fun with the annual Polar Bear Run (5K run/walk), presented by Selma Parks and Recreation, Register by January 14, and participate in the run on Saturday, January 15, 2022, 10am. This 5K […]

Friends of Johnston County Parks Encourages You to #OptOutsideJoCo Thanksgiving Weekend. Source: Ashby Brame, Johnston County NC
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Friends of Johnston County Parks Encourages #OptOutsideJoCo Thanksgiving Weekend

November 12, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

The Friends of Johnston County Parks group is hosting their second annual #OptOutsideJoCo event Thanksgiving weekend.  This event is to encourage people to spend time with family and friends outside during Thanksgiving weekend in Johnston […]

LIVE@THE RUDY Theater Christmas Jubilee. Source: Ashby Brame, Johnston County
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Selma, NC: LIVE@THE RUDY Christmas Jubilee Returns, 2021 Tickets On Sale

November 7, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

Shows are back at the LIVE@THE RUDY theater and the holiday season is upon us; Christmas Jubilee Shows have started and will continue through Christmas. An evening of southern hospitality, great American music, and side-splitting […]

Reggie Barnes doing the first layup on the new court. Source: Selma Parks and Recreation Department
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Town of Selma, NC Announces Opening of The Reggie Barnes Basketball Court

October 27, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

The Town of Selma, North Carolina, Parks and Recreation Department announced on October 26, 2021 that the Reggie Barnes Court “is  open and ready for play!” The Reggie Barnes Basketball Court is located on the […]

Riverside Cemetery. Source: Johnston County Heritage Center
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Smithfield, NC: Ghost Walk Will Be In-Person on Oct. 28

October 14, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

The Johnston County Heritage Center will stage its 17th-annual Ghost Walk on Thursday, October 28, 2021, in Smithfield’s historic Riverside Cemetery. Beginning at 6pm, five characters from Johnston County’s past will be brought back to […]

Johnston County Heritage Center, Smithfield, North Carolina. Photo: Kay Whatley
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Johnston County Heritage Center Call for Submissions Open for Literary and Historical Journal

September 10, 2021 Kay Whatley

The Johnston County Heritage Center, located in Smithfield, North Carolina, has opened the Call for Submissions for Johnston County-related short stories, essays, and poems. Entries will be judged, and selected writings included in the inaugural […]

Author Oakley Dean Baldwin. Source: Johnston County Writers Group
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Johnston County Writers Group Events in August 2021

August 11, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

The Johnston County Writers Group, based in Selma-Smithfield, North Carolina, will be holding an in-person monthly meeting and an Open Mic event in August 2021. Non-members are welcome to attend. Visit the Johnston County Arts […]

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Things To Do in NC When You’re Bored: June 3-5

June 1, 2021 Kay Whatley

This weekly things-to-do listing may include in-person events in the North Carolina counties of Edgecombe, Franklin, Nash, Johnston, Wake, Wayne, Wilson, or beyond — unique coastal or mountain events are occasionally included. Things to do […]

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Things To Do in NC When You’re Bored: May 27-29

May 26, 2021 Kay Whatley

This weekly things-to-do listing may include in-person events in the North Carolina counties of Edgecombe, Franklin, Nash, Johnston, Wake, Wayne, Wilson, or beyond — unique coastal or mountain events are occasionally included. Things to do […]

Remodeled Ava Gardner Museum, Smithfield, North Carolina. Source: Ashby Brame, Johnston County
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Ava Gardner Museum to Re-open May 22

May 21, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

The Ava Gardner Museum will hold a Grand Re-opening on Saturday, May 22, 2021. After months of expansive remodeling due to water damage, the Ava Gardner Museum in Downtown Smithfield will be open to the […]

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Things To Do in NC When You’re Bored: May 20-22

May 20, 2021 Kay Whatley

This weekly things-to-do listing may include in-person events in the North Carolina counties of Edgecombe, Franklin, Nash, Johnston, Wake, Wayne, Wilson, or beyond — unique coastal or mountain events are occasionally included. Things to do […]

Things To Do in NC When You're Bored. Source: The Grey Area News, Zebulon NC.
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Things To Do in NC When You’re Bored: May 13-15

May 12, 2021 Kay Whatley

This weekly things-to-do listing may include in-person events in the North Carolina counties of Edgecombe, Franklin, Nash, Johnston, Wake, Wayne, Wilson, or beyond — unique coastal or mountain events are occasionally included. Things to do […]

NC News. Photos: Frank and Kay Whatley
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Amazon to Create 500 Jobs at a New $100 Million Distribution Operation in Smithfield, NC

May 10, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

Amazon.com will launch a state-of-the-art import processing center in Smithfield, North Carolina (Johnston County), creating more than 500 jobs which offer a starting wage of $15-an-hour and comprehensive benefits beginning on the first day of […]

Source: Johnston County Writers Group
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Johnston County, NC: Writers Group to Hold Adult Spring Writing Contest for Residents

March 18, 2021 Guest Author or Contributor

All residents of Johnston County, North Carolina are invited to submit their best stories or poems to the Johnston County Writers Group’s first-ever Adult Spring Writing Contest. The contest opens March 30, 2021, with submissions […]

Mary Susan Heath with her book, Legs Astride the World. Source: Cindy Brookshire, Johnston County Writers Group
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Kenly, NC Native Publishes Uncle’s WWII Memoir, Selma Book Signing on Nov. 28

November 11, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

Mary Susan Heath, a native of Johnston County, North Carolina, has published a memoir about her uncle, military veteran Lehman “Legs” Johnson, Jr., entitled Legs Astride the World. Heath will be signing copies of her book […]

Mystery writer Jean Heller and the cover of her novel Burning Rage
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Jean Heller Virtual Meeting for Johnston County, NC Writers Group is Nov. 12

November 6, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

The upcoming Johnston County Writers Group meeting will feature a guest presentation on the writing craft for November — National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo).  Eight-time Pultizer Prize nominee Jean Heller will present via Zoom during […]

JoCo Writers Conference 2020
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CANCELED: Johnston County, NC “Spring Writers Workshop”

March 16, 2020 Kay Whatley

UPDATE: The Johnston County Writers Group’s annual Spring writers workshop has been canceled due to concern for the health of attendees and need for social distancing. ________ Original article included below. The “Spring into Action” […]

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Update: “The Story of BBQ in NC” Exhibit at PLJCS is Canceled, Rescheduling Underway

March 13, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

UPDATE March 13, 2020: The exhibit will not be opening March 18 as planned. The Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield is in the process of cancelling library events through the rest of March […]

Book cover for "The Triangle" by Oakley Dean Baldwin
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Wake County NC Author Releases New Book on “The Triangle”

March 9, 2020 Kay Whatley

Author Oakley Dean Baldwin of Garner, North Carolina has released a new work of nonfiction that tackles strange happenings close to home. His book, The Triangle, released in February 2020, is a collection of true […]

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Library in Smithfield, NC to Host Financial Wellness Series in March 2020

February 19, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

On three Mondays in March, the Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield (PLJCS) will host presenters for a Financial Wellness series. No registration is required for these free sessions. This is the first time […]

Soul Food Feast 2020 flyer. Source: Town of Selma, North Carolina
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Selma, NC: Soul Food Feast Returns on Feb. 8, 2020

January 28, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

The town of Selma’s Parks and Recreation is holding the third-annual Soul Food Feast on Saturday, February 8, 2020, 11am-1pm. Admission and meal are free for all ages. Come with family and friends and “feed […]

Vintage games to kick-off the fun. Source: Selma Public Library
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Selma Historical Museum to Host Its First “Game Night” on Jan. 30

January 22, 2020 Guest Author or Contributor

  The Max G. Creech Selma Historical Museum will be hosting a vintage board game night at the Selma Public Library on Thursday, January 30, 2020, 5:30-7:30pm. Eric Jackson, Program Director states: “At the recent […]

Shopping local at Selma Saturdays 2019. Source: Selma, NC Parks and Recreation
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Selma Saturdays 2019 Gave Local Artisans Opportunities; Returning in 2020

November 19, 2019 Kay Whatley

Selma Saturdays, organized by the Town of Selma, North Carolina’s Parks and Recreation, brought together shoppers and local makers for six dates in 2019.  This “Uptown” market provided space for local artisans, and these vendors […]

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Things To Do in NC When You’re Bored — Oct. 10-13, 2019

October 10, 2019 Kay Whatley

Compiled by Kay Whatley, Editor This week’s list may include events from North Carolina counties of Edgecombe, Franklin, Nash, Johnston, Wake, Wayne, Wilson, and beyond — occasionally including unique coastal or mountain events. While most listed […]

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  • Degradation and movement of the wooden beams over time are causing the barn to slide slowly off it’s stone foundation. Source: Melody L. Worthington, Tobacco Farm Life Museum
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Poster for the Georgey Noory and Friends event August 27, 2016, in Asheville NC. Source: Danheiser/Wagner Entertainment.
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Paranormal Talk Coming to NC

June 8, 2016

An August 27, 2016, special event brings the host of Coast to Coast AM, George Noory, to Asheville NC. Noory will be joined by Ufologist Micah Hanks, The Paul Revere of our century, William R. Forstchen, […]

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UFO Sightings by US State: May 2020

June 11, 2020

By Kay Whatley, Editor Across the United States each year, thousands of unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings are reported. UFO reports cover close encounters of various types, range from blinking lights in the sky to […]

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Research Team Led by Denver, CO Museum Curator Announces Discovery of “Crazy Beast”

April 30, 2020

International Team of Researchers, Led by David Krause of Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Discover 66 Million Year Old ‘Crazy Beast’ — Blockbuster discovery of a bizarre opossum-sized mammal that lived among dinosaurs,massive crocodiles, […]

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