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• Clayton Piano Festival Celebrates it's First Season February 10-17, 2012
• Stop by the Clayton Mid-Day Rotary Club's Corn Hole tournament Saturday, Nov. 12...
• While the Clayton News-Star celebrates its 100th year of service to the Clayton...
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• 1:20 from the Castaways and the unofficial kickoff to the Harvest and "Music" Fe...
• Brian Rapp has left the building. His integrity and professionalism will be miss...
• Welcome to the new Clayton News-Star website! Be sure to bookmark!
• Just eight county schools meet federal progress guidelines after standards are r...
• Read about the power of people...on display again in this week's Clayton News-Star!
• The latest chapter in the Clayton Bypass development debate; driver in NC 42 fatal wreck charged; some minor changes for the remaining Town Square Concert Series; dog bites man – a Clayton policeman, in this case; good business news for two busines
• Here's a first look at the newcomer (and incumbents) for local office here in Clayton in November.
• Highlights of the 1960s in Clayton (including Cooper High School's state basketball title and the town's 100th anniversary celebration); the final disposition of a fatal motorcycle accident on Shotwell Road; a local missionary's impression
• A final farewell to retiring Riverwood Elementary Principal Frank Knott; county commissioners approve a $165 million budget for 2011-12; and a photo tour of the July 4th festivities in Archer Lodge, Clayton and Cleveland – all in this week's p
• The sixth installment in our series of 100-year anniversary reflections – Clayton in the 1950s; details on Archer Lodge's approved 2011-12 budget; the protest that wasn't at a local soldier's funeral; the list of holiday closings for
• Matthews Motors and the Chamber of Commerce will sponsor a Bloodmobile Thursday, July 7 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Matthews Motors, 11315 U.S. Hwy. 70 in Clayton. “Think Green and Red.” Recycling extends life so give blood. All blood donors wil
• Big changes for your hometown newspaper.
• A bid to begin construction on East Clayton Community Park is approved; more on last week's fatal motorcycle accident on Shotwell Road; a CHS rising senior performs Sunday in Washington, D.C.; and burlesque makes an appearance at The Flipside . . .
• Further info on current air quality conditions and the fires causing it....
• It's a good day to stay inside!
• Travis Stephenson and the crew of the Double B hung on to win the Big Rock Blue Marllin fishing tournament and over $500,000. Stephenson is originally from the McGee's Crossroads community. He graduated from Clayton High School and played basketball
• Further details on yesterday's fatal accident in Clayton...
• Johnston County roads claim another victim...
• Angler Travis Stephenson of the Cleveland area is the leader after day 1 of the Big Rock fishing tournament. Fishing aboard the Double B, Travis caught this 652.8 pound Blue Marlin.
• A watercolor named "Flipside" by local artist Janie Prete, won the 2011 Clayton Visual Arts Poster Contest and the $1,000 prize that comes along with it. The watercolor and other entries are currently on exhibition at The Clayton Center.
• Found - Small black and white female cat near Neuse Parkway, Clayton. Call 585-2649.
• Clayton High School hurler Jason Creasy was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the eighth round of the Major League Baseball first-year player draft. See next week's review for an update.
• Graham Lowder performed admirably at the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C., but unfortunately did not qualify for the semi-finals. In the written portion, Graham was correct on 21 of 25 words. In the first two oral rounds, he correctly sp
• Along with the the back story behind our "American Idol" champion, read about a 66-year wait for a World War II decoration; Saturday's first CVA Faire on Horne Square; a resurrected version of the music component of Millstock; and the Clay
• Jim Green's look at how Scotty McCreery's journey from Garner to American Idol champion actually began on a stage at The Clayton Center 20 months ago....
• Graham Lowder of Clayton is faring well in the Scripps National Spelling Bee that is underway in Washington, D.C. He performed very well in the written portion and correctly spelled his first word in the first oral round. We'll keep you posted.
• If you haven't already seen it, here's how it all started: Scotty McCreery's audition for Clayton Idol, September 2009.
• The deadline to advertise in the News-Star's salute to the seniors at Clayton High School is today at 5 p.m. Don't miss this opportunity to show your graduate how proud you are. Call Diane at 553-7234 for info.
• The hometown boy did it!
• An update on last week's bank robbery, a look back at the Clayton of the 1940s, what to expect from a new sub shop, and high school spring tournament playoff results, all in this week's Clayton News-Star.
• Voice your opinions at the pubic forum tomorrow night at The Clayton Center.
• Well, at least Scotty got wet too!
• The students at Clayton High School won the Fox 50 Lib Dub competition and $10,000 for their school. Congratulations!
• Police investigate source of shooting rumor at Clayton High School; a preview of Saturday's "Unplugged" event at Horne Square; River Dell Elementary's "Cone Man' Is the JCS Volunteer of the Year; CHS's golfers finish 7t
• Edinburgh Subdivision Neighborhood Garage Sale - Saturday, May 14 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Hwy 70 East toward Smfld., Left on Gordon Rd., 1/4 mile on right.
• A look at Johnston County's Teacher of the Year, Talecris' annual community service contributions to the Clayton area, further details on Johnston County Schools personnel reductions, the final tally on damages caused by the April 16 tornado in
• Check out this awesome photo submitted by reader Norwood Thompson. It was taken at Portofino this morning.
• Whoops! The CNS made an error on this week's front page. The JCAC Arts and Food Festival is Friday night! The Johnston County Arts Council will hold its second annual Arts and Food Festival Gala at 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 29 at the Johnston County
• Johnston County Emergency Services has opened temporary storm shelters to provide safe havens from today's weather dangerous weather conditions. The Clayton Fire Department Station 1, 325 W. Horne St., is open until 7 p.m. Thursday, April 28. For o
• Breaking developments in Johnston County Schools:
• A look back at Clayton in the 1930s, remarks by U.S. Sen. Richard Burr during last week's visit, a local dance team qualifying for a world championship -- and honoring the memory of its coach's mother -- and features on a local pre-school teach
• The latest updates on The Tornadoes of April 16, where to call for assistance and organizations accepting donations; Johnston County Schools facing major layoffs in wake of proposed state education budget; a local sports star revisits his hometown; and a
• An official summary of Saturday's storms from the National Weather Service:
• Shrinking funds mean hard choices ahead...
• Club plans a city-wide cleanup Saturday; Clayton's oldest? (102) citizen looks back on a century-plus of memories; a local couple turns their home business into a major economic contributor; and a CHS graduate and Emit community native are selected
• Shrinking funds mean hard choices...
• The final word on Johnston County Schools Academic Enhancement Calendar proposal:
• A look at the annual Neuse River spring clean; Saturday's third opening day for the Clayton Farm and Community Market; the need for four new schools in the next 10 years; the return of the Clayton Woman's Club rummage sale; and s sneak peak at
• Details of Clayton's 2010 police report, the latest on the former firefighter who burned his own home last week an a look back at local highlights of the 1920s as we continue our 100th year birthday celebration -- all in this week's Clayton New
• DOG FOUND in Cleveland School Road area near Glad Acres - male boxer mix, call 631-5466.
• Spring BBQ Pork Fundraiser Horne Memorial United Methodist Men will host its Spring BBQ Pork Sale on Friday, March 25 at the church, 121 Second St. in downtown Clayton. Plates include chopped BBQ, slaw, potatoes, bread and dessert (with free coffee or te
• A looming $4 million hole in the local school budget; a long-awaited memorial to Clayton's fallen police officers; a new name for the town's new downtown parking lot; and a new Miss Clayton High School is crowned. Read all about it in this week
• A legislative bill could kill Johnston County Schools plans to allow interested schools to switch to a non-traditional calendar next year
• Police search for suspects in Main Street shooting; Powhatan Elementary School staff rejects academic calendar; Chamber of Commerce leaders lay out an ambitious work plan for 2011. All this plus Sports Editor Jim Green's spring sports tab on Clayton
• Clemmons Educational State Forest is now open! Rangers officially opened the gates for the 2011 year Tuesday morning at 9 a.m. Clemmons has hiking trails, picnic areas, a learning center, and the famous "Talking Trees." One of Clayton's tr
• The annual report for the Clayton Police Department is now available. A detailed look at the report will appear in the March 23 issue of The Clayton News-Star.
• Sports Editor Jim Green has been busy working on a 20-page Spring Sports Report coming out in the March 16 edition. Pick up your copy of the Clayton News-Star next week to get the latest on varsity athletics at Clayton, Cleveland and Corinth Holders high
• A multimillion dollar development project breaks ground in Clayton; Colin Hay, former singer for Men at Work, performs at The Clayton Center on Sunday; and Clayton's Town Council approves a controversial request to publish public notices on the town
• Here's the accurate details on Johnston County Schools' survey of elementary school staff about the proposed change to the academic enhancement calendar
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• Big business news for Clayton!
• Big Screen Dreams for Successful 'Cool Calvin' Storyline
• Updates on Clayton High School's basketball Comets in the state playoffs now appear on our website following each game! Here's a quick recap of last night's girl's win over Knightdale:
• Johnston County crowns a new spelling bee champion, word of Millstock's demise may have been premature and a final word on the aftermath of the Clayton High School history test controversy -- all in this week's Clayton News-Star.
• When a telephone pole rots off at its base, and falls across the street without hitting a passing car or a parked car, and with no one around, did it make a loud crash?
• There's a lot of misinformation out there regarding Millstock. Check out this Wednesday's Clayton News-Star for an article and editorial.
• An update on the high school history test controversy, a look at an award-winning local business honored by Johnston Community College and the latest post-season tournament results for local prep teams -- all in this week's Clayton News-Star.
• Clayton's Fire Department now has 24-hour, full-time staffing! Read it here and in this week's issue:
• Millstock has left the building..check it out:
• The Johnston County Spelling Bee, sponsored by The Clayton News-Star, will be held tomorrow, Thursday, Feb. 17 at 6 p.m. at Selma Elementary School. Come out to see who will become the best speller in the county. The winner advances to the Scripps Nation
• Want to read about who will compete to be Johnston County's Spelling Bee champion? What specials local florists are having for Valentine's Day? Or how athletes from Clayton, Corinth Holders and Cleveland high schools did in post-season wrestlin
• The latest - and most accurate -- info on the history test controversy at Clayton High School is on our web site now.
• Congratulations to Dale Daniel, winner of the Our Town Photo Contest! One of the judges said his photo "screams Clayton." Check out next week's News-Star for other winners and their photos.
• Better late than never! Our web site server was down yesterday due to the blizzard up north, preventing us from updating as we usually do on Wednesdays.
• Clayton joins Los Angeles as an all-star winner in the 2010 National Night Out campaign...check it out.
• Detailed features on the Clayton Chamber of Commerce's annual award winners, Clayton High School's conference-winning swim team and what happen when your baby son turns out to be -- your baby daughter! Read about it in this week's Clayton
• A demonstration on fruit tree pruning will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at the NC State agricultural research facility on U.S. 70 Business, next to Walmart.
• Meet Clayton's new planning director, read Part II of our roundtable discussion on the future of local business and get the details on Monday's school budget talks.
• Clayton's only hometown newspaper is kicking off a year of celebration of our 100th birthday!
• Monday's kitchen table school budget talk at Clayton High School produced some surprising results....get the details in tomorrow's Clayton News-Star (or get it on newsstands right now)!
• And then there were...none!
• Clayton PD scores another W...
• A look at the county's diminishing dropout rate, a roundtable discussion on the town's business present and future and updates on Clayton, Corinth Holders and Cleveland high sports teams...all in today's issue of The Clayton News-Star!
• Here's the full story on last Friday's tragic accident...
• Another teen lost in a fatal Johnston County accident...
• The latest issue of The Clayton News-Star features a look at the rebuilt Mt. Calvary Baptist Church (destroyed by an arsonist in June 2009), retiring Powhatan Elementary School Principal Nancy Nettles and the upcoming "Blues Bash VI: Superharps"
• Johnston County Schools will be on a two-hour delay tomorrow (Jan. 12) for students. Buses will run on a two-hour delay. Staff should report at the regular time. In the event that travel is unsafe for an employee, he/she should notify the principal/super
• County schools closed Tuesday; board meeting postponed Due to inclement weather conditions, Johnston County Schools will be closed for students and staff on Tuesday (Jan. 11). The Board of Education meeting scheduled for tomorrow will be moved to Wednesd
• County schools closing early Monday Due to the winter weather warning issued by the National Weather Service for the area, Johnston County Schools will dismiss at 10 a.m. Monday (Jan. 10). All activities scheduled for Monday afernoon and evening are canc
• County schools cancel Friday, Saturday events Due to the winter weather advisory issued by the National Weather Service for the area, Johnston County Schools is canceling all basketball games for tonight (Jan. 7) as well as any other evening activities a
• County schools cancel Friday evening events Due to the winter weather advisory issued by the National Weather Service for the area, Johnston County Schools is canceling all basketball games for tonight (Jan. 7) as well as any other evening activities at
• Read about Clayton's retiring planning director, Skip Browder (and the man named to replace him) in this week's Clayton News-Star; also a new community program to train citizens to respond to emergencies.
• Hey everyone.....WE'RE BAAA-AACK!
• Illegal parking is going to get more expensive starting Saturday...
• Pick up Wednesday's edition for our look back at the top headlines, business news, sports happenings and school developments of 2010 - all in our annual Year in Review issue!
• Johnston County Schools have canceled all athletic events and practices scheduled for Monday, Dec. 27, as well as the Rams Christmas Classic Basketball Tournament at Cleveland High School Dec. 28-29. The Clayton High School girls basketball team will pla
• More Clayton snow scenes...
• Mallards and Canada geese on the Neuse
• Clayton's town square and Clayton Center, 2 p.m. Dec. 26 after 10-inch snowfall -- in NORTH CAROLINA!
• Share your wintry photos with us.
• See a Bethlehem newspaper reporter's account of an event that changed the world.
• Holiday closings to note: All state, county and town offices closed Dec. 24 and Dec. 27; banks closing early Dec. 24; county landfill closed Dec. 24 and 25; SECU closed Dec. 24 and 27; Post Office closing Dec. 24 at noon, reopening Dec. 27 at 10 a.m.; Ho
• Chek out Clayton's own Christmas light spectacular!
• Check out our special Christmas-themed stories and editorials in this week's Clayton News-Star -- on newsstands now!
• Due to inclement weather, Johnston County Schools will operate on a 2 hour delay tomorrow. All teachers and staff should report at regular time unless travel conditions are unsafe. Early and Middle Colleges will operate on a regular schedule.
• Despite frightful weather, the 2010 Clayton Christmas Parade still provided some delightful moments for the hearty participants and spectators who braved the elements. Check out the story and additional photos in today's Clayton News-Star!
• Johnston County Schools could lose up to $17 million in funds if projected cuts are approved for next year's state budget. See the grim statistics in today's issue of The Clayton News-Star.
• Clayton police are asking individuals and businesses to be on the lookout for counterfeit money. Seven bills in $10, $20 and $100 denominations have been passed at four local businesses between Nov. 27 and Dec. 9. Anyone discovering a suspect bill is ask
• The Clayton Christmas Parade is still on! Grab your umbrella and join the celebration on Main Street starting at 3 p.m.!
• Don't forget the Clayton Christmas Parade Saturday at 3 p.m. on Main Street. For details on this and other top stories of the week, check out the latest issue of The Clayton News-Star at www.yourcns.com
• Looking for something different to do this weekend? The Raleigh Astronomy Club and Howell Woods will present an evening of star gazing Saturday, Dec. 4 from 6:30 p.m. to midnight weather permitting:
• Meet the Clayton News-Star's new (old) editor:
• Don't forget the 2010 Clayton Christmas Village and Tree Lighting! The festivities start at 6 p.m. Thursday in downtown Clayton. Main Street will be closed to thru traffic between Smith Street and O'Neil Street from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Parking fo
• Rochelle Bolyard of Clayton, a great ambassador for the Senior Games and benefactor to the Clayton Parks and Recreation Department, passed away Wednesday. Her funeral is Friday at 2 p.m. at Baptist Center Church. The family will receive friends one hour
• Civitans win Super Bowl. Pick up a copy of this week's Clayton News-Star for some great photos and story.
• Betty Ortiz, owner of the Lucky Chicken Peruvian restaurant, is profiled in this week's Clayton News-Star. Pick one up and read all about her.
• Calling all cooks!!! end us your favorite holiday recipes! On Dec. 8, The News-Star will publish Home for Christmas, a collection of our readers' favorite Christmas recipes. Send recipes to laura.crosio@claytonnews-star.com or drop them off a our of
• Montrelle Sanders' 10-yard run in overtime lifted Clayton's football team past Wilmington Hoggard 20-14 Friday night at Comets' Stadium. The Comets (7-5) play either at New Bern (10-0) or host Greenville Rose (7-4) next week in the second
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• Fresh Pork BBQ!!!
• Photos by Jim Green/Clayton News-Star.
• Brooks & Dunn brought their Last Rodeo Tour to Walnut Creek on Saturday night with special guest Jason Aldean. Photos by Jim Green/Clayton News-Star.
• All photos by Jim Green/Clayton News-Star.
• Photos by Jim Green/Clayton News-Star.
• Dave, Beth and Kelsey Huff of Clayton took the Clayton News to Parma, Honduras in August, while on a mission trip there. They were with a group from the Quest Fellowship church and Hephzibah Baptist Church in Wendell.
• A few of last year's rides ... similar to this year.
• It's gotta be the shoes. Editor Rick Mercier will be a walker in Harbor's Walk a Mile in Her Shoes fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 2. (He's accepting donations - email him at rick.mercier@claytonnews-star.com.) Visit www.harborwalkamile.com f
• Dave, Beth and Kelsey Huff of Clayton took the Clayton News to Parma, Honduras in August, while on a mission trip there. They were with a group from the Quest Fellowship church and Hephzibah Baptist Church in Wendell.
• A few of last year's rides ... similar to this year.
• It's gotta be the shoes. Editor Rick Mercier will be a walker in Harbor's Walk a Mile in Her Shoes fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 2. (He's accepting donations - email him at rick.mercier@claytonnews-star.com.) Visit www.harborwalkamile.com f
• A few of last year's rides ... similar to this year.
• It's gotta be the shoes. Editor Rick Mercier will be a walker in Harbor's Walk a Mile in
• Editor Rick Mercier playing soccer with some of the boys at the Ryan Epps Home.
• Dave, Beth and Kelsey Huff of Clayton took the Clayton News to Parma, Honduras in August, while on
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