If you’ve been down Booker Dairy Road in Smithfield, NC anytime in the past few months, you’ve probably noticed that there’s something big being built thanks to all the construction equipment. That’s the SRAC - the Smithfield Recreation and Aquatics Center. So, maybe you’re thinking “great, just another gym with a pool - big deal.” Well, it actually IS a big deal because there’s really nothing else like this in the area or in Johnston County. Take a look at what this center offers:
- An eight-lane competition pool
- Fitness room
- Strength training room
- Group fitness/aerobics room
- Indoor walking track
- Two racquetball courts
- A double-gym
- Splash pad
- Multipurpose rooms
- Concession area
- Banquet room
- Locker rooms
- Sitter service
- A place for birthday parties, crafts, personal training, camps, aquatics programs, senior activities and more…
And this is all in one place. As you can see, it’s WAY more than “just a gym.”
I told you it was important. The center is scheduled to open in January, 2009 and enrollment starts on September 8th. But don’t expect to be member #1 or member #2 because if you real the Smithfield Herald, 
you’ll know that the SRAC held a tagline contest that encouraged the public to submit taglines for the center’s brochures and other marketing material. The winner and runner-up from that contest are now currently members #1 and #2.
If you’re looking for a place in Smithfield to get in shape that offers more than “just a gym,” the SRAC is for you. There are affordable membership rates and plenty of amenities to make it worth your while. Enrollment starts September 8th, 2008, and for a limited time there is NO ENROLLMENT FEE. Also, the first 100 people to enroll in an annual contract get one free month.
Learn more about the SRAC through its blog. You can see construction photos, get answers to questions, contact info and more.
Oh, and the winning tagline entry: “The benefits are endless…”
Written by RelocateClayton on September 3rd, 2008 with no comments.
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“As fuel prices have increased, so have the cost of many fertilizer materials. Commodity prices are also up dramatically from last year but many farmers wonder if the increase in commodity prices will offset the increased input costs. Prices are changing and fluctuating daily, but on average fertilizer materials to supply nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium are costing farmers about twice as much as they cost at this time last year.”
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Written by RelocateClayton on May 19th, 2008 with no comments.
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Morganton, NC native and UNC at Chapel Hill graduate Bill Leslie, is a Tarheel through and through. Not only a talented story-teller as a WRAL-TV5 news anchor, Bill is a world-class musician, praised by Yo-Yo Ma as “one of the greats in modern Celtic Music.”
When Yo-Yo Ma talks about you, people listen.
The Clayton Historical Association is presenting an afternoon of Bill’s music, with a cultural event called “Tarheel Tales and Tunes”, to be held at The Clayton Center, (111 East 2nd Street, in downtown Clayton, NC) on June 1, 2008 at 3pm.
This special event will include selections from Bill’s recently finished album Blue Ridge Reunion – a CD and companion book project available this fall. For this project, Bill revisited his late father’s favorite mountain vistas that inspired his father’s watercolors. Bill drew musical inspiration from these same vistas for his new songs. The companion book will feature the late William Leslie’s Blue Ridge paintings, along with Bill’s narratives.
Tickets for this event are $15 (General Admission), $10 (CHA members), and $8 (Children under 12) and are available at the Clayton Center box office at (919) 553-1737, online at www.theclaytoncenter.org, or by contacting the Clayton Historical Association at claytonNChistory@gmail.com
Proceeds from this event go to the Clayton Historical Association (CHA). The mission of the CHA is to preserve and share the history of Clayton and to recognize and preserve the historic properties of Clayton. The Clayton Historical Association is funded in part by the Town of Clayton Cultural Arts Fund. To find out more about the CHA, visit them on the web.
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Written by RelocateClayton on May 15th, 2008 with no comments.
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“WWE wrestler Gregory Helms, who has been out of action this year due to neck surgery, was reportedly assaulted at a bar in Smithfield, N.C., late Monday night by an acquaintance named Dustin Curtis Narron.
According to one the Web site of one of Smithfield’s radio stations, Smithfield Police were summoned to the business after an altercation between Helms, 33, and Narron, 29, of Selma, according to Police Detective Lt. Keith Powell.
Narron is accused of slapping Helms following an altercation. Helms obtained a warrant for assault on Narron, which police served about an hour later. Narron was released on $500 bail pending his court appearance on the charges.
Helms also wrestled under the gimmicks Sugar Shane Helms and, more recently, Hurricane Helms.
In his MySpace blog, Helms said he is “fine” and mostly shocked that someone would try to fight a wrestler in this day and age.” Source - zwire.com
While the staff at Relocate Clayton don’t think it’s wise to pick a fight with a wrestler, we’re pretty sure anyone with the name “Sugan Shane” should change it.
Written by RelocateClayton on May 14th, 2008 with no comments.
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“Four Oaks, N.C. — Charges were pending against a Johnston County farmer after sheriff’s deputies uncovered more than $5,000 in moonshine and illegal substances at his farm.
Sheriff Steve Bizzell said investigators were looking for a stolen tractor when they happened upon the smell of fermenting mash at Stony Brook Farms in Four Oaks.” Source - WRAL
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Written by RelocateClayton on May 14th, 2008 with no comments.
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Kids R Kids of Clayton is offering 50% off your registration fee when you submit a referral card at your time of registration. You can get a referral card from Relocate Clayton by sending an email with your name and mailing address to reclocateclayton@jasonpedley.com. This is a limited time offer, so if you, or someone you know, are looking for quality child care in the Clayton area, this is a perfect opportunity to enroll AND SAVE MONEY.
Kids R Kids’ love for children and strong belief that they should have a solid foundation in early care and education make the perfect fit. The center is approximately 17,000 square feet with 10 classroom suites, a cafeteria, a resource room, a large activity gym for before and after school programs, as well as large play areas separated for age groups.
This is a 5-STAR North Carolina Daycare that has been in operation for just over two years. Our son attends the school and has loved every minute.
Written by RelocateClayton on March 8th, 2008 with no comments.
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According to the Dunn Daily Record and the Poverty Blog:
All counties in this region were below the national income average. Only Johnston and Wake counties ranked above the state average.
Wake County has the state’s largest median annual household income at $57,741 per year. Johnston County’s figure was $45,342 per year.
Wake County’s 2005 figure dropped slightly from 2004, when it was $57,846 per year. Johnston County’s income increased slightly, from $44,099 in 2004.
Written by RelocateClayton on January 23rd, 2008 with no comments.
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The Clayton Center will host a traveling film festival on Thursday, February 7, 2008. The film fest spotlights twelve short films created by filmmakers who live and work in the Southeast.
The 1st Annual Short Circuit Traveling Film Festival, a project of the Southern Arts Federation, will present a dozen short films selected for their artistic merit by a panel of media arts professionals. After the screening at the Clayton Center, two filmmakers will be present to answer audience questions about their films and the film industry in general. The film selections range from fiction and animation to experimental and documentary by filmmakers from Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina and Tennessee.
The Johnston County Arts Council and The Clayton Center are collaborating to present the festival.
The festival will begin at 7:00pm and will last for 2.5 hours. General Admission is $2.50.
Featured in the 2007-2008 Short Circuit Traveling Film Festival is the documentary “The Cole Nobody Knows” about musician Nat King Cole’s younger and equally talented brother, who at age 75 is at last being recognized for his own musical talent. Director Clay Walker will be present at the screening in Clayton to introduce his film and answer questions. The Film Festival is a prelude to The Clayton Center’s February 9 concert featuring Freddy Cole. Admission to the film festival is free to individuals who purchase tickets to Saturday’s concert.
Heidi Stump, Executive Director of The Clayton Center says she is excited about hosting Clayton’s first film festival and hopes to build an audience for future film fests.
“Johnston County is an area rich in musical, theatrical, literary and visual arts, but film is one area that is only just beginning to reach the community. The Short Circuit Film Festival will be an excellent opportunity to introduce residents to a new and exciting art form,” states Jessica Meadows, Executive Director of the Johnston County Arts Council.
For a list of films and the festival schedule visit the Short Circuit Traveling Film Festival at www.southarts.org/shortfilms.
Written by RelocateClayton on January 20th, 2008 with 1 comment.
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This is your chance sweet potato fans. This could be your way to turn $5 in Wal-Mart sweet potatoes into real cash. $5,000 in prize money is up for grabs for the best soup, salad, side or sweet recipes. $500 will be awarded in each of three categories and $3,000 will go the overall winner.
The North Carolina Sweet Potato Commission, located in Smithfield, NC is sponsoring the Commission’s first-ever NATIONAL consumer sweet potatoe recipe contest. A total of $5,000 in prize money will be awarded - a $500 prize for the winner in each of the four categories (soup, salad, side, sweet) and a grand prize of $3,000 to the winner who will be chosen from among the four category winners. A contest Web site is up and just waiting for sweet potato lovers to submit their favorite sweet potato creations.
The place to submit your recipes is: http://www.getfreshwithsweetpotatoes.com/.
Who: North Carolina SweetPotato Commission with promotional sponsor Taste of the South magazine
What: The get Fresh with North Carolina Sweet Potatoes Recipe Contest
Where: Open to legal residents of the United States
When: Recipe submissions are being accepted through April 15, 2008. Final judging will take place in test kitchens of Taste of the South magazine. Winners will be announced May 2008.
Why: To discover the creative and innovative ways home cooks are using fresh sweet potatoes and to reward their efforts. And because sweet potatoes taste good!
How: Enter online at http://www.getfreshwithsweetpotatoes.com/ or mail entry(ies) to:
Get Fresh with North Carolina Sweet Potatoes Recipe Contest,
P.O. Box 575,
Selma, N.C. 27576.
Complete rules are posted on the Web site, or you can send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the contst address above with a request for a copy of the rules.
The staff of Relocate Clayton is also accepting submissions for professional sweet potato recipe tasting and pre-judging. There are no losers in the Relocate Clayton tasting contest. Everybody wins. We eat. You get told that your cooking is good. What better reward could there be? I mean, other than the chance at $3,500 in the national contest? Email us at relocateclayton@gmail.com for details and submission arrangements.
Written by RelocateClayton on January 16th, 2008 with no comments.
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Now is the time to welcome the people of Selma, NC to America. Yes, the town known for antiques has made the jump into 2008 with the addition of a McDonald’s at the intersection of U.S. 70 and I-95. Ok, it’s not IN the intersection, but you get the idea. That would be one heck of a drive thru.
Anyway, to celebrate Selma’s modern-day dining facility, the new McDonald’s will be selling cheeseburgers for 49¢ on January 17th & 24th between 5:00 and 8:00pm.
Limit ten per customer. So eat ‘em slow, ya hear?
Written by RelocateClayton on January 12th, 2008 with no comments.
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you’ll know that the SRAC held a tagline contest that encouraged the public to submit taglines for the center’s brochures and other marketing material. The winner and runner-up from that contest are now currently members #1 and #2.
