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Smithfield Holds Ribbon Cutting for new Recreation & Aquatics Center
Ribbon Cutting held for New Aquatics Center
New Smithfield Recreation & Aquatic Center Opens
After years of planning and collaboration between the Town of Smithfield and the Johnston County Board of Education, the new Smithfield Recreation & Aquatic Center has opened. This 70,000 square foot facility will be a multi-purpose building for the Smithfield Parks & Recreation Department and the school system.
The center is located on Booker [...]
Country Club of Johnston County Open to the Public
The Country Club of Johnston County Board of Directors has voted to open the golf course to the public as of March 2, 2009. Traditionally, a membership only course, the board wants to promote the play of golf for everyone in the area by allowing non-members to play the Ellis Maples designed course built [...]
Get into the Arts in Johnston County
FREE MOVIE TONIGHT at JCC
The Johnston County Arts Council will highlight its Big Read program in celebration of “To Kill A Mockingbird”with a FREE film screening on Friday, February 20th at 7pm. The 1962 classic film version featuring Gregory Peck will be shown in the Paul A. Johnston Auditorium on the Johnston Community College [...]
JCVB runs the ABA Pre-fam for 8 operators
The American Bus Association is meeting in Charlotte, NC for the week of January 7-13, where 3,500 people from all over the country will have appointments with Destination Marketing Organizations, hotels, attractions and other suppliers to organize and plan group tour itineraries and networking.
The Charlotte organizing committee has been working on this event for over [...]
SEGWAY TOURS ARRIVE AT HOWELL WOODS
Neal and Lorine Davis, owners of Tarheel Adventures, announce today that they are now offering guided tours of Howell Woods Environmental Learning Center, a 2800 acre nature preserve owned by Johnston Community College. What makes their tours unique is that each participant rides a Segway Personal Transporter (PT) while on the tour.
“We provide every participant [...]
Smithfield Art Venue Opens After Ava Film Festival
As a result of the successful Ava Gardner Film Festival, local artists began a grassroots effort to bring an art gallery and venue for showing independent films year-round to Smithfield. The River City Arts (RCA) opened this November in Downtown Smithfield at 109 S. Third Street.
RCA will be a multi-purpose space offering an art [...]
Johnston County Tourism Authority Awards Special Event Grants
(Smithfield, NC) The Johnston County Tourism Authority held its monthly meeting, September 3, and disbursed $15,000 in Special Event Grants to help market the county’s events to visitors. For over 20 years, the Visitors Bureau has supported tourism development and marketing for events and festivals with a grants program.
The Tourism Authority reaches out to all [...]
“Paw-B-Que” and “Purr-fect Sweet Tea” available at Johnston County Animal Services Open House, Sept. 13
(Smithfield, NC) - Johnston County Animal Services will be hosting an open house on Saturday, September 13th from 10am-4pm, and the event is open to the public with all activities free of charge.
The Animal Shelter is always in need of basic items to care for the animals that they have taken in. If you are [...]
Summer’s almost over…what’s happening in September?
As most families are getting ready for school to start in just a couple of weeks, it made me think about September and what’s happening around Johnston County. Festival time is upon us throughout the county right after the Labor Day Holiday, so I thought I would blog about September festivals…..for a complete list of [...]
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