Source:  ROANOKE-CHOWAN NEWS HERALD, 7/26/11
 

What started over a quarter-century ago as a four-hour affair has blossomed into one of eastern North Carolina’s biggest events. The North Carolina Watermelon Festival begins its 26th annual run in Murfreesboro tomorrow (Wednesday); not as a four-hour event, but one that spans four days.

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