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9/18/2018
Free Opioid Overdose Info & Lifesaving Kits on Sept. 26 (Register Now)
Call Johnston County Opioid Task Force at 919-989-5200 to register for this potentially-lifesaving opportunity. Learn how to recognize and react to an OPIOID OVERDOSE! Join us 6 p.m. Wednesday, S...
8/13/2018
Pack a Police Car to Support Local Schools!
Help Clayton Police provide needed school supplies directly to Clayton area schools! From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, we'll be in the Walmart parking lot accepting donations to pack a pol...
8/3/2018
State of the Chamber, Sesquicentennial Committee, Customer Satisfaction Survey Results and Much More at Monday's Town Council Meeting
We hope you will join us 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 6 for the Clayton Town Council meeting at The Clayton Center/Town Hall, 111 East Second Street in Downtown Clayton. You can view the full agenda pac...
7/26/2018
Don't Miss National Night Out August 7th!
Clayton Police Invite You to Get to Know Your Neighbors National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to ...
7/6/2018
Clayton Police to Debut Blue Uniforms Monday
On Monday, Clayton Police are switching to a more traditional municipal police uniform: all Navy-Blue! We’ve been testing different uniforms for nearly a year now – running sample uniforms throug...
6/28/2018
Town Facilities Closed July 4, Festivities at Municipal Park
All Town of Clayton facilities will be closed Wednesday, July 4 for Independence Day – except for Municipal Park, where our 38th annual July 4th Celebration and Fireworks begins at 4 p.m.! ...
5/23/2018
$10,000 Reward Offered For Info in 2016 Clayton Murder
The Town of Clayton and State of North Carolina are offering a $10,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest in the 2016 murder of a Clayton man. Around 1 a.m. Saturday, July 2, 2016,...
5/22/2018
Town Facilities Closed, Garbage Routes Delayed for Memorial Day
All Town of Clayton facilities will be closed Monday, May 28 for Memorial Day. Emergency police, fire and rescue services may be reached by calling 9-1-1. All Star will NOT run garbage, recycl...
5/18/2018
Take the Torch to the Trails! Join Clayton Police Friday, May 25 for Special Olympic Torch Run!
Wouldn't it be cool to carry an Olympic Torch? Want to join the “Guardians of the Flame” and run with the “Flame of Hope” side by side with local law enforcement?! Help Clayton officers light...
5/4/2018
A Lifesaving Firehouse Subs Grant, Miss Clayton, a Budget and More on Monday's Town Council Agenda
We hope you will join us 6 p.m. Monday, May 7 for the Clayton Town Council meeting at The Clayton Center/Town Hall, 111 East Second Street in Downtown Clayton. You can view the full agenda pack...
4/13/2018
Sign up NOW for FREE Clayton Police Teen Summer Academy
Sign up now for our FREE Clayton Police Youth Summer Academy! Conducting traffic stops, going through an interactive police weapons simulation, and visiting the Johnston County jail - those are ju...
4/10/2018
April 28 is Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day in Johnston County
Need to get rid of some household chemicals, old batteries or leftover medicine? Drop them off at the Johnston County Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day, scheduled for 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sa...
3/26/2018
Town Facilities Closed Good Friday, Garbage and Recycling Will Run As Usual
All Town of Clayton facilities will be closed Friday, March 30 for Good Friday. If you have an emergency, call 911. Good Friday and Easter will NOT affect garbage, recycling or yard waste col...
3/7/2018
Free Medicine Drop & Health Screenings Thanks to Two Great Community Groups
Have you been meaning to get your eyes checked? Concerned your child might have a hearing problem? Worried about your blood pressure, but just aren't taking the time to make that doctor's appoin...
2/22/2018
Clayton Police & Johnston County Public Schools Stand Against School Threats
Tonight the Clayton Police Department is standing up for our Clayton Comets to say: THREATS AGAINST OUR SCHOOLS WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. Since the tragic school shooting in Florida, schools all acr...
1/28/2018
15-year-old Charged for Attempted 1st Degree Murder
Clayton Police have arrested a 15-year-old girl after she attempted to shoot her mother with her father’s handgun in their home early this morning. The mother was not harmed. Officers were initi...
1/24/2018
Mother Arrested for Second Degree Murder
Clayton Police arrested 57-year-old Elizabeth Wilkins Yarborough at her home on Stetson Lane in Clayton today on charges of Second Degree Murder in the death of her adult son. The arrest was the r...
1/17/2018
Town of Clayton Facilities Back to Normal Operation - Garbage Routes Running Saturday
Town Facilities are back to normal hours Including Town Hall, The Clayton Center, Clayton Community Center & Clayton Library All Star Waste has completed Wednesday routes and started on Thursday. ...
1/13/2018
Clayton's Urban Archery Season: Jan. 13 – Feb. 17, 2018
Nearly 60 different municipalities across the state have been given permission by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission to participate in a specified Urban Archery season. After receivi...
1/11/2018
Town Facilities Closed Monday for MLK Day – Garbage/Recycling Unaffected
All Town of Clayton facilities will be closed Monday, Jan. 15 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. E mergency police, fire and rescue services may be reached by calling 9-1-1. Closures include H...