8/26/2010-8/28/2010 – Winterville, NC – Winterville Watermelon Festival
8/27/2010-8/27/2010 – Jacksonville, NC – Starlight Fridays
8/27/2010-8/27/2010 – Valdese, NC – Family Friday Nights
8/28/2010-8/28/2010 – Cary, NC – Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival

Starlight Fridays – The Blind Side

August 27th
6:30 PM – ?

Food and drinks will be available for purchase!
In case of rain, the event will be held indoors at the Jacksonville Commons Recreation Center.

Visit our Special Events calendar to see other Starlight Friday movie events.

For additional information, please contact Nicholas Brauninger at 910.938.5317.
Event date: 8/27/2010 6:30 PM

Event location: Jacksonville Commons Recreation Complex-Ballfield

Lowest Prices on Regular Gas within last 24 hours:

2.439 – Murphy Gas near new Wal-Mart
2.439 – WilcoHess at 1495 Burgaw Hwy
2.439 – Go-Gas at 257 South Marine Blvd US-17 Bus
2.449 – Exxon – 143 South Marine Blvd near Marina Cafe

Based on information at time of posting August 18, 2010

Regular Gas – 2.489 at Murphy Gas near new Wal-Mart
Plus Gas – 2.629 at WilcoHess – 1495 Burgaw Hwy
Premium Gas – 2.669 at Kangaroo – 4450 Gum Branch Road
Diesel – 2.699 at Exxon – 2945 Richlands Hwy near Marina Cafe

Based on information at time of posting August 14, 2010

Jacksonville NC – 27th Annual Freedom Festival at Onslow Pines Park off US 17 South, Many activities starting at 3pm with fireworks at 9pm

Swansboro NC – Fourth of July Celebration in Downtown Swansboro from 6 to 10 pm – fireworks at 9pm

Emerald Isle NC – Emerald Isle Fourth of July Fireworks will be held at 9pm – can be viewed at the Chapel by the Sea

Holly Ridge NC – Holly Ridge Fourth of July Fireworks will be at dark at the Holly Ridge Municipal Park, 417 Craft Street. Activities starting at 5:30pm

Consumers can receive weekly hurricane preparation tips from Allstate Insurance through the month of August by texting STORM to 23157.

Within each tip there is also a link to the company’s mobile Hurrican prep WAP site for additional tips and information or you can go there directly at www.allstate.com/getready

The SwanFest Sunday Summer Concert Series will kick off its summer schedule today, June 27, and continue  each month through September. The Swansboro Concerts are scheduled as follows:

• The Big Drink on June 27
• Scearce & Ketner on July 18
• Wild Honey on August 15
• Bobby Webb on September 5

The Sunday evening concerts are to be held from 5 PM to 6:30 PM at the Swansboro town square property at the corner of Church and Front Streets. Make sure you bring your own seating. No pets or alcohol allowed.

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