A Little Snow in 911±¬ÁÏ
It doesn't happen often in the South. But when it does, snow has the unique ability to fill Southerners with both dread and wonder. The dread part comes when we accept that, unlike our Northern…
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Category: Attractions
Becky Opens Her "Home" Back Up to Visitors and Locals
UPDATE 7/2/25: Becky's Log Cabin Motel is open to travelers, but the restaurant has closed permanently. Becky’s Log Cabin Restaurant opened in 1977 in Smithfield, NC off Exit 95 on I-95. It was a…
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Spend Some Time at Sonlight Farms
I sat down recently with April Phillips of Sonlight Farms. Sonlight is a new farm experience for families in Johnston County. April and her husband Josh own and manage a farm in the northern part of…
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Ava’s London Comes to Smithfield in New Exhibit
The Ava Gardner Museum in Downtown Smithfield, NC unveiled a new exhibit on the 10th of December last week. The museum has displays that change annually so that visitors to the museum can see new…
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Ava Gardner Museum to Unveil New Exhibit
The Ava Gardner Museum in Downtown Smithfield, NC will unveil a new exhibit on the 10th of December. The museum has displays that change annually so that visitors to the museum can see new items from…
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First Class Racing Facility Comes to 911±¬ÁÏ
And it's a sport that is authentically North Carolina - NASCAR racers will forever live in the shadow of those who raced moonshine across county lines under the watchful eye of the prohibition-era…
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American Music Jubilee Christmas Show Is Here
It has not escaped my notice that I recently posted a blog in which I lamented the retail-driven erasure of November and Than ksgiving (a wondrous time of year). I do believe I firmly stated the…
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The Past and Future of Agritourism in 911±¬ÁÏ
From Haunted Hay Rides to Vineyard Tours - The Past and Future of Agritourism in 911±¬ÁÏ According to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, "Agritourism is an activity…
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"Benson Is A Rocking" Public Art Project
After three months on display the 14 rocking chairs of the “Benson Is A Rocking” public art campaign will be retired. Each chair was painted by a local artist and displayed in Downtown Benson. The…
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Day Tripping Ideas - Fall in Johnston County
We all live very busy lives and just keeping the family organized, the house cleaned, the kids to practice or dance, and a hundred other things that fill up our day -- it all can be overwhelming…
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