Johnston Now Magazine

01/05/2026

Our Matter of Principle column for January.

By Qarol Price So! It is January and the curtain has closed on Johnston County’s 2025 Christian holiday season. After the festive lights have been extinguished and the seasonal tunes have fallen silent, how do you feel? For these last three months, we have been invited to connect with the…

01/04/2026

Our Wellness Wisdom column for January.

By Dr. Mindi Miller-Jentes January has a way of softening the world. The fields lie still, the air sharpens, and creation settles into a holy hush. Out here, where the land stretches wide and life moves at the pace of a heartbeat, we are given a rare gift this time…

01/03/2026

By Jamie Strickland One of North Carolina’s oldest and most storied baseball franchises is getting ready to write its next chapter — right here in Johnston County. The Wilson Tobs, founded in 1908 and known for more than a century of baseball tradition, will relocate to Smithfield and take the.....

01/02/2026

Our editor column for January.

By Jamie Strickland Somewhere between graduating college and my early adult life, I stopped reading for pleasure, or more accurately, for the desire to feed my hyperactive brain new scenarios to stew over. I just didn’t have time, I told myself. Now I have even less time than I used…

01/01/2026

Our publisher column for January.

By Randy Capps One of the Capps family traditions is to take a Christmas-themed trip in December. Usually, it’s to Williamsburg, to soak up some holiday spirit at Christmasland. This year, we decided to change it up a bit and visit Gatlinburg. The highlight of that trip had to be…

01/01/2026

Our cover story for January, featuring the Comets' run to Chapel Hill.

By Randy Capps CHAPEL HILL — With five seconds left, and facing a 10-point deficit, Clayton’s Aiden Smalls took a shotgun snap. By the time he had taken a few steps to his right, there wasn’t enough time left to score, kick an extra point and try to recover an…

01/01/2026

The digital version of the January 2026(!) edition of Johnston Now is now live!

Check out a look back at Clayton's run to the NCHSAA 7A state title game.

01/01/2026

12/22/2025

Our friends at Coates Hearing Clinic, PA are sweeter than these cookies. Thank you!

12/15/2025

Last day to take advantage the January advertising special, or to get an ad in to congratulate the Clayton Comets on making it to the state championship! Last day to get an ad in the January JNOW Magazine! Congratulate the Clayton Comets on making it to the state championship game! https://johnstonnow.com/advertise-with-us/

Don't miss the official high school football preview covering all of Johnston County schools.