Fayetteville Dogwood Festival opens three-day run
Penny Wilkerson and George Bridges decided to sit this one out.Literally, they were resting on a park bench as the crowds started to pick up for the 37th annual Fayetteville Dogwood Festival in the downtown district.The longtime couple, from Maxton in Robeson County, typically works the midway for Michael’s Amusements out of Fayetteville. But on this windswept Friday evening, the 64-year-old Wilkerson and 67-year-old Bridges decided they would forego their usual […]