>> WELCOME TO "NORTH CAROLINA WEEKEND," I'M DEBORAH HOLT NOEL.
THE TOWN OF SELMA IS CELEBRATING ITS 150th ANNIVERSARY.
THE HISTORIC RAILROAD TOWN IN JOHNSTON COUNTY WILL BE HOSTING
EXTRA SPECIAL BIRTHDAY EVENTS, BUT WE FOUND OUT THAT SELMA IS
A GREAT PLACE TO VISIT ANY TIME OF THE YEAR.
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>> SELMA WAS FOUNDED IN 1867 AND THE FIRST PLATS OF THE TOWN
WERE ACTUALLY SOLD AROUND MITCHNER STATION, AND WE STILL
HAVE MITCHNER STATION IN SELMA TODAY.
IT IS BELIEVED TO BE, IF NOT THE OLDEST, ONE OF THE OLDEST
DEPOTS IN THE STATE.
SO, WE ARE VERY PROUD OF IT, AND SO OUR HERITAGE IS VERY
MUCH THAT OF A RAILROAD TOWN.
UNION STATION THAT WE ARE STANDING IN NOW WAS
BUILT IN 1924.
AND IT BEGAN OVER TIME TO GET IN A STATE OF DISREPAIR.
WE WANTED TO PRESERVE IT AS WELL AS MITCHNER STATION.
SO IN 2004, IT WAS RENOVATED AND WE HAVE A LOVELY FACILITY.
>> HISTORY AND TRAIN BUFFS WILL LOVE BOTH THE ORIGINAL AND THE
NEWER RENOVATED TRAIN DEPOT, BUT ANOTHER ATTRACTION THAT
HISTORIC SELMA HAS CREATED.
>> SELMA IS A GREAT WALKABLE, VERY WELCOMING DOWNTOWN AREA.
IT'S A SMALL TOWN IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND
IT'S VERY HOSPITABLE.
THERE'S A LOT TO DO AS FAR AS ANTIQUING.
OVER TEN ANTIQUE STORES IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
>> I THOROUGHLY ENJOY OUR ANTIQUE STORES.
THEY ALL HAVE THEIR AREA OF FOCUS.
STARTING NEAR THE RAILROAD, WE HAVE A MATTER OF RECORD WHICH
HOUSES VERY OLD VINYL RECORDS AS WELL AS EQUIPMENT.
THEN WE MOVE TO TREASURY ANTIQUES DOWN THE STREET.
AND IT HAS A LOT OF GLASSWARE,
HOUSEWARES, AND CONTINUING ON DOWN OUR MAIN STREET, WE HAVE
REED'S ANTIQUES, WHICH HAS THREE FLOORS.
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WE HAVE KEEPSAKE ANTIQUES, A
LITTLE BIT MORE FORMAL, WHAT YOU MAY THINK OF AS A CLASSIC
ANTIQUE STORE, AS WELL AS ANTIQUE WISH, WHICH IS ON
ANDERSON STREET.
IF YOU CONTINUE DOWN ANDERSON, WE HAVE A SEPARATE AREA FROM
UPTOWN AND IT, TOO, IS IN KEEPING WITH THE ANTIQUE
SPIRIT OF THE TOWN.
>> WHILE YOU ARE ANTIQUING, MAKE SURE TO STOP AND ENJOY
SOME OF THE REFRESHMENTS.
>> ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO GET AS FAR AS FOOD IN DOWNTOWN
SELMA IS AN ORANGEAIDE FROM THE PHARMACY, AND THEY PUT CHERRY
SYRUP IN IT, AND IT'S SWEET, AND SHAVED ICE, REALLY GOOD.
>> WE HAVE SHORT'S GRILL HAS CHANGED OWNERS THROUGH THE
YEARS, BUT STILL HAS THE LOCAL HOMEMADE FOOD.
>> SHORT'S GRILL MAKES RED'S HOT DOGS, I LIKE TO GET
THOSE ALL THE WAY.
>> ON WEEKENDS WE HAVE GREAT ENTERTAINMENT ON FRIDAY NIGHTS
AT OUR ICE HOUSE THEATER, AS WELL AS OUR
AMERICAN MUSIC JUBILEE.
♪ GOD BLESS THE U.S.A. ♪ >> THAT HAS MATINEES AND
PROGRAMS ON WEEKENDS.
THIS IS A VARIETY PROGRAM, NOT JUST COUNTRY MUSIC, BUT THEY
HAVE NOW INCORPORATED JAZZ AND OTHER TYPES
OF ENTERTAINMENT.
>> I SAY BOOM, BOOM.
AND IF IT --
>> EACH YEAR THERE ARE SEVERAL EVENTS IN WHICH THE TOWN
CELEBRATES ITS HERITAGE.
>> SO THE 4th OF JULY IN SELMA, WE CELEBRATE THAT EVERY YEAR,
AND THAT INCLUDES A FIREWORKS DISPLAY AS WELL
AS BLOCK PARTY AND THEN RAILROAD DAYS IN
OCTOBER, THAT IS A STREET FESTIVAL THAT TAKES PLACE IN
HISTORIC DOWNTOWN SELMA.
>> WHETHER IT'S RAILROAD HISTORY, ANTIQUE HUNTING,
FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT OR JUST GOOD OLD DOWN HOME SMALL TOWN
CHARM, HOP ON OVER TO JOHNSTON COUNTY AND VISIT THE
TOWN OF SELMA.
YOU'LL BE GLAD YOU DID.