"A Universe of Stories!"
Summer Reading Program
June 8-July 26, 2019

This summer, Hocutt-Ellington Memorial Library is joining libraries across the country to celebrate "A Universe of Stories!"- a Summer Reading program inspired by space exploration!  We hope to ... Read More

DEVELOPERS BREAKFAST!
Friday, June 14 
8:30 a.m.  The Town of Clayton is hosting the third in a series of informational breakfasts for area developers! Come learn about new changes, and updates to previous changes, regarding the Town of Clayton's processes for development applicatio... Read More

TAX RATE REMAINS UNCHANGED: The Clayton Town manager will present his recommended FY 2019-2020 balanced budget at Monday’s Town Council meeting/public hearing at 6 p.m. May 20^th. This will be the second public hearing regarding the town’s upcoming budget, which outlines proposed spending... Read More

Five FREE Concerts!
Grab a blanket or chair & enjoy a night on Town Square!

Expect lots of construction traffic, delays and possible closures at Fayetteville and Second streets for the next two weeks as crews are working to wrap up the paving of new parking spaces around Town Hall/The Clayton Center.

Work from April 30 through May 11 may require Second Street ... Read More

You'll find the best book bargains around at THIS week's Friends of the Library's Spring Book Sale at The Clayton Center! You read that right – we have so many books, we've moved out of the library and are holding the sale in the vast Council Chambers of The Clayton C... Read More

UPDATE:

TUESDAY, MAY 14^th – SECTION OF HORNE STREET NEAR TOWN HALL BLOCKED

A small section of W. Horne Street right in front of the Town Hall parking lot will be blocked to thru-traffic beginning Tuesday, May 14^th – staying closed 24 hours a day through Thursday, May 23^rd.

This closure is n... Read More

Through April 1st, residents in and around Clayton may notice the scent of chlorine coming from their tap water.

This is normal.

Your water will still be safe to drink and to use for cooking, bathing and all other household purposes.

So what’s going on?

All year long, Johnston County, which p... Read More

It takes both an appreciation of the past – and a vision for the future – to make a downtown work.

When the Town of Clayton hired Kaitlin Crocker three years ago, they welcomed a Downtown Development Coordinator who had lived her downtown’s transformation firsthand. A 3rd-generation... Read More

We hope you'll join us Monday, Feb. 18 at 6 p.m. for the the regularly-scheduled Clayton Town Council meeting inside The Clayton Center/Town Hall, 111 East Second Street in Downtown Clayton. There are several public hearings, numerous citizen recognitions and an update on town'... Read More