Governor Roy Cooper announced recently that in 2021 domestic visitors to Johnston County spent $255.47 million, which is an increase of 40.5% from 2020 data. These findings are prepared by the US Travel Association and commissioned by Visit North Carolina, a unit of the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina. “Johnston County has seen a…

Smithfield, NC– The Johnston County Board of Commissioners recently adopted a $309 million budget for fiscal year 2022-2023 during its regularly scheduled Board meeting. The budget takes effect on July 1, 2022 and maintains the current tax rate of 73 cents per $100 of property value. “We are pleased to adopt this budget as we…

A new historical marker will be unveiled on April 30 at C3 Church near Clayton to commemorate the Triangle area’s earliest known church. Local Baptists built Three Creeks Meeting House prior to 1757 in the aftermath of the First Great Awakening. Worshippers came from farms scattered along Black, Middle, and Swift Creeks and the congregation…