Johnston County's Courthouse was completed in 1921 and is a three-story frame building in the…read moreClassical Revival style. It has a four column portico and a stone balustrade at the roofline. There is recessed entrance a large vertical windows on the second and third stories. The roof line is flat. In the interior, the main courtroom is located on the third story and has a balcony on the rear side. Johnston County was formed in 1746 and Clayton was selected as the county seat with the county's first courthouse. The seat was moved to Smithfield in 1771 and the new courthouse was built here. A third courthouse was built in 1786 and then a fourth in 1843. This one is the fifth and is considered "the old courthouse" as the current one was built in the 1980s. There is a Civil War marker on the front steps - General William T Sherman used the 1771 courthouse as his headquarters on his march toward Raleigh. On April 12th 1865 Sherman received a telegram from General Ulysses S Grant informing him of General Robert E Lee's surrender at Appomattox while in Smithfield. There is also a WWI memorial with a "doughboy" holding his rifle "In memory of the illustrious dead of Johnston County who died in the Great World War 1917-1919" with a list of names. [Review 328 of 2024 - 3584 in North Carolina - 21362 overall]

We drove out here from Raleigh for their passport services. I called last week and was able to…read moresecure appointment which was amazing!! The lady in the Register of Deeds awesome was fantastic and the entire process was seamless and we were done in 15mins. I would totally recommend calling this location to make appointment.!!!!!

The Hocutt-Ellington / Clayton library is a hidden gem! The staff is universally friendly and…read morehelpful. The collection within the four walls is small, to be sure, but the inter library loan system that they have with other libraries means local patrons could check out just about anything with a little bit of patience. The collection is updated and reflects diverse interests as well as backgrounds and subjects. When looking through their collection of old and new books I frequently thought, oh wow, this is not for me, but I'm glad that they have it for others. On one visit, I saw that they had wrapped up books with a description of the book but not the title or author so that patrons could be surprised when they checked the book out. I found that kind of awesome, and someone told me they do this kind of creative thing all the time. This town is very lucky to have this resource right in the heart of downtown. I feel lucky to be able to visit periodically and I'm looking forward to visiting again.

This is a small library in the main center of Clayton. It is a small building and definitely not…read morespacious. They have a few tables for working or study and a reasonable selection of books. I have seen much larger in my travels. But the wifi is free and the access to the library resources is also free. Several stacks of fiction and non-fiction, reference, periodicals and a couple of computers for study. Street parking. [Review 11820 overall, 1602 of 2019.]

Mr outlaw, Mr circoto and an other officer came to my house for a incident and took them less than…read morea minute to arrive and handle the situation very beautifully. If I could.. I would pay them money! Great job officers

Had what could've been a really bad experience. I'm from Florida and in town visiting when I got…read morestuck in a ditch waiting for AAA which was going to take a very long time. A big THANK YOU to Officer Chris Outlaw, who helped me get the car out. He was very nice and very professional. Wish the police officers in Miami were this helpful!

Tammy, Heather and the board of directors really know how to help promote your business. I am a…read moremember in several Chamber of Commerce's but I have never had more of a return on my investment that I have from the Dunn Chamber.