/blog/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:18:47 +0000 Nourish Your Appetite and Your Soul at Fiori in Clayton http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/nourish-your-appetite-and-your-soul-at-fiori-in-clayton/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/nourish-your-appetite-and-your-soul-at-fiori-in-clayton/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/nourish-your-appetite-and-your-soul-at-fiori-in-clayton/ Thu, 20 Nov 2025 08:00:00 -0500

This month, as Fiori Italian Restaurant & Bar in Clayton celebrates its first anniversary, I sat down with owner Orlando Marin to discuss the beginnings of Fiori, why you should absolutely give it a

]]> Competition Runs In The Redneck BBQ Lab Family http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/competition-runs-in-the-redneck-bbq-lab-family/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/competition-runs-in-the-redneck-bbq-lab-family/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/competition-runs-in-the-redneck-bbq-lab-family/ Thu, 27 Aug 2020 10:00:00 -0400


What is it they say? Behind every great man is a great woman? And Roxanne Manley has been 50% of the winning brother/sister duo that is Redneck Scientific’s competition BBQ team since 2015. To be

]]> Becky Opens Her "Home" Back Up to Visitors and Locals http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/becky-opens-her-home-back-up-to-visitors-and-locals/ http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/becky-opens-her-home-back-up-to-visitors-and-locals/#comments http://www.johnstoncountync.org/blog/post/becky-opens-her-home-back-up-to-visitors-and-locals/ Fri, 15 Sep 2017 16:00:00 -0400

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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