Johnston County will mark America’s 250th anniversary in 2026 with a series of commemorative events, heritage programs, and community celebrations designed to honor the nation’s founding while

What makes a recipe Southern? If a Brooklynite makes sweetpotato pie, is the pie still Southern? If a born and bred North Carolinian makes spaghetti… is it then Southern spaghetti? Does the chicken

Statewide, visitor spending in 2024 rose 3.1% to reach a record $36.7 billion. Direct tourism employment increased 1.4% to 230,338. These statistics come from the “Economic Impact of Travel on North

Celebrating the Power of Travel in Johnston County During National Travel & Tourism Week

Each year in early May, the travel industry comes together to celebrate

Events Celebrating & Honoring Black History Month

The Johnston County Heritage Center will be hosting a program at the Public Library in Smithfield on February 27th at 6:30 PM. It will feature a

Statewide, visitor spending in 2023 rose 6.9 percent to reach a record $35.6 billion and direct tourism employment increased 4.8 percent to 227,224. These statistics come from the “Economic Impact of

As a native of Johnston County, I can say with conviction that what matters most to locals around the holidays is food. It always seemed particularly cruel to me that the Grinch not only took

Travel statewide rose 15.2 percent in 2022 to set a record in visitor spending. That increase followed a 2021 turnaround from the pandemic’s 2020 peak, which brought a devastating drop of 32 percent

In 2019, the county hired Adrian O’Neal as the Parks, Greenways, and Open Spaces Coordinator - a brand new position. In 2021, a year into his new role, the JCVB interviewed him for a blog which you

Johnston County will be joining with communities across North Carolina in celebrating the 2023 Year of the Trail, a statewide campaign inviting North Carolina residents and visitors to get outside