Clayton police called in Wake County’s canine unit to try to locate three teens who ran away from a group home in Clayton.

Business and Community Expo is coming to The Clayton Center soon.

The annual Serve the Vet fundraiser at the Clayton Steakhouse helps raise money to provide services for local veterans.

The Old Red and White Grocery store on Front Street will be getting a makeover soon.

Spring is a time when there is a shortage of food donations at Clayton Area Ministries. Thankfully, two groups have stepped up to help fill gap.

Little Miss Selma Railroad Days sees Miss America in her future.

Special Olympics brings cheers to Riverwood Middle School.

Corinth Holders event will feature foods from around the world.

Two Clayton firefighters paddling the length of the Neuse River for charity arrived a day early to their final destination, New Bern.

A local government group says Johnston County businesses aren’t using a benefit that would save them money when importing and exporting goods.

Clayton Police officer completes traffic enforcement and investigation certification.

A 65-year-old Clayton man who walked away from his group home on Sunday has been located safe and sound in Augusta, Georgia.

Clayton arrests and incidents Apr. 19-26.

Any visit to Reefkeepers exotic fish store on Old U.S. 70 would make it clear that it is no ordinary fish store. The owner, Bill Gately, keeps his own aquariums at the store and they are filled with some of the rarest fish in the world.

JoCo Teen Drivers and Johnston Community College host the first statewide teen -driving summit.

Most of the 56 dogs rescued last month from a Sampson County breeder have been placed, according to the Humane Society of North Carolina.

Clayton is about to experience even more growth, now that six development projects are on the horizon, from an expanded hospital to new apartments, and senior living options.

The town council on Monday approved additional loan funding to complete the sewage line from Clayton to Raleigh.

County officials are trying to convince state legislators to restore some of the lottery funding it’s lost in recent years. But it’s been reduced by nearly $2 million a year in the last 2-3 years to help cover the state’s budget shortfall.

Clayton arrests and incidents Apr. 5-18

The following is by Jayne McBurney, a family and consumer educator with the Johnston County Cooperative Extension Service. For more information, call her at 919-989-5380.

Local child care centers take home top honors.

Hocutt-Ellington Memorial Library is gearing up for its annual Spring Book Sale, which is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 20.

The American Cancer Society is looking for 250 healthy participants from Johnston and Wayne counties to participate in a nationwide cancer study.

There were four video sweepstakes parlors in town, where people could buy Internet time, and play casino-like games for a chance to enter a sweepstakes, and now those sites have turned off their lights following a controversial lawsuit.

Several town leaders and town employees are taking part this year in St. Baldrick’s, an annual head-shaving event to raise money for childhood cancer research.

Johnston County Commissioners have agreed to give Johnston Community College more money.

The Triangle jobless rate dropped to 7.2 percent, the lowest it has been in more than four years. The region also experienced a surge of new jobs, much of it in education, health services and government. But economists cautioned that the lopsided numbers are not sustainable.

Many people use slow-moving mopeds to save money or because they’ve lost their driver’s licenses. Legislators consider requiring them to pay for license plates and insurance.

The school board discusses next year’s budget and caps enrollment at 25 schools across the county.