Good morning, Clayton! A short and sweet Dispatch this week! I've got a few bigger stories in the works that need more time and attention, so instead of rushing them out, I'm keeping things simple this week. We've got a rundown of Monday night&
Good morning, Clayton! I took last week off from Dispatch Duties to catch up on work and a couple of other personal projects I have in the hopper, but nonetheless, WE'RE BACK, and we've got a lot to talk about! There's been a lot
Good morning, Clayton! Welcome to the Harvest Festival Issue! If you've followed me at all online, you probably know I have some pretty strong feelings about the festival, and they're often critical. For this week's lead, I've done my best to lay
Good Morning, Clayton! Glad to be back after a week off! I had a great time in Hollywood. Got to recharge the ol' creativity battery, catch up with some friends, and watch some classics — such as Friday the 13th Part VI! — on film in old movie theaters. Which is
Good morning, Clayton. Action-packed dispatch this week. I’ve spent a lot of the past couple of weeks digging through documents, asking questions, and trying to make sense of a story that started with one person telling me I needed to look into Clayton’s water agreement with Novo
Good Morning, Clayton! Lots going on this week, including part 2 of what I'm sure will be a multi-part series following the progress of the BM Robertson Mule Building. If you need a refresher on part 1, check it out here. We went over how the town
After nearly two years away, Denetra Witherspoon Jackson has reopened Patty Cake’s Littlest Cupcakes in Downtown Clayton — returning to the same storefront where an unexpected breast cancer diagnosis forced her plans to change almost as soon as they began. Each Sunday, we're sharing a small bright spot
Good Morning, Clayton! How about that traffic? As someone who worked on Capital Boulevard in Raleigh for most of the oughts, I can tell you things aren’t as bad as they could be. But we’re getting there. Clayton Boulevard — I really do hate that name — is definitely messy
Each Sunday, we're sharing a small bright spot from the previous edition of The Weekender UPDATE: We initially had MIDSOMMAR scheduled for October 3. That was an error and has now been corrected. MIDSOMMAR is showing on Saturday, October 10. Sorry for any confusion. After getting absolutely bullied
Good morning, Clayton! It’s a pretty light week, so instead of doing a big lead, I’m using this space to let you know The Clayton Dispatch now has a mailbag. Is something happening in Clayton that you feel the need to speak on? Go for it. Have a
Each Sunday, we're sharing a small bright spot from the previous edition of The Weekender Joel Fitzgerald turned a free record player, a stack of somebody else’s records and a lifelong need to make things into Four Track Records, Clayton’s little traveling record shop. Joel Fitzgerald
Good Morning, Clayton! So... this past week I spent most of it chasing a story about stormwater, construction sites, retaining walls, erosion control, and a ton of emails containing the words "100-year storm." And honestly, that story is still cooking. One thing I'm trying really