>> WELCOME TO "NORTH CAROLINA WEEKEND."
I'M DEBORAH HOLT NOEL.
FROM ITS ROUGH AND TOUGH BEGINNINGS AS A LOGGING AND
TURPENTINE CENTER AND THEN AS A STOP ON THE WILMINGTON TO WELDON
RAILROAD, THE LITTLE TOWN OF DUNN IN HARNETT COUNTY HAS QUITE
A HISTORY.
NOW, TOWN LEADERS HAVE GIVEN THE TOWN A FACELIFT OF SORTS, AND
PRODUCER DEREK LONG PAID IT A VISIT TO SEE WHAT'S NEW IN DUNN.
>> I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME TO DUNN, EXPERIENCE WHAT WE TAKE
FOR GRANTED HERE EVERY DAY, LOOK AT OUR NEW STREETSCAPES, VISIT
WITH OUR MERCHANTS WHO ARE JUST LOVELY PEOPLE, VERY FRIENDLY.
JUST GET A TASTE OF THE ORDINARY, BUT YET IT'S UNIQUE.
THE STOREFRONTS HAVE ALL BEEN REMODELED AND REVITALIZED.
NOW WE HAVE A FRESH BEGINNING, WE HAVE A NEW LOOK, AND WE'RE
EXCITED ABOUT IT.
>> AND THE PLACE TO BEGIN YOUR VISIT TO DUNN IS SHERRY'S
BAKERY.
>> SWEETEST SMELLING CORNER IN TOWN.
WE'RE OPEN FROM 6:00 UNTIL 6:00, SIX DAYS A WEEK, NO SUNDAY.
WE MAKE ALL KIND OF BAKERY PRODUCTS, WEDDING CAKES, DONUTS,
DONUT HOLES, ALL THE THINGS THAT GO WITH DONUTS, BROWNIES.
ANYTHING SWEET, WE MAKE IT.
OUR SPECIALTY IS 10-LAYER CHOCOLATE, AND THEN IN THE DONUT
LINE, IT'S LONG JOHNS OR ÉCLAIRS.
>> IN ADDITION TO ALL THE WONDERFUL BAKED GOODS, YOU CAN
GET BREAKFAST, LUNCH OR DINNER FROM THE GRILL, EVERYTHING FROM
BREAKFAST PLATTERS TO HAMBURGERS, HOT DOGS, HOMEMADE
SOUPS AND SANDWICHES, INCLUDING MARY WILLIFORD'S POPULAR
HOMEMADE CHICKEN SALAD.
>> OH, YEAH.
MY WIFE MAKES FROM 75 TO 100 POUND OF CHICKEN SALAD.
IN FACT, SHE MAKES IT EVERY THURSDAY.
AND THEN PEOPLE COME HERE FROM ALL OVER EVERYWHERE TO BUY
CHICKEN SALAD.
>> SHERRY'S IS ALSO KNOWN FOR THE WISDOM TABLE, A DAILY
GATHERING OF RETIRED MEN FROM THE COMMUNITY.
>> THAT IS WHERE THEY COME AND THEY DISCUSS POLITICS.
THEY DISCUSS THEIR FAMILY LIFE.
THEY DISCUSS EVERYTHING GOING ON.
>> THEY'VE BEEN COMING HERE FOR MANY, MANY, MANY YEARS.
AND THEY SOLVE ALL KIND OF PROBLEMS.
DOESN'T MATTER WHAT IT IS, IF IT'S MARRIAGE, IF IT'S WAR, YOU
KNOW.
ANYTHING, THEY SOLVE IT.
NO PROBLEM.
THEY DON'T EVER RUN INTO ANYTHING THEY CAN'T HANDLE.
>> DOWNTOWN, YOU'LL DISCOVER A VARIETY OF SHOPS FROM FASHION
BOUTIQUES, TO HOME FURNISHINGS, TO ANTIQUES.
THE GIGGLIN' PIG OFFERS AN ECLECTIC MIX OF ARTS AND CRAFTS
FROM HOMEMADE SOAPS AND LOTIONS TO SOPHIE'S CHOICE DOGWEAR.
>> ANYTHING FROM 2 TO 3 POUND TO A 65-POUND DOG.
>> THEY ALSO OFFER SEWING AND QUILTING SUPPLIES AND FABRICS AS
WELL AS QUILTING CLASSES.
>> WE DO QUILTING CLASSES, AND THEY'RE USUALLY ON SATURDAY OR
TUESDAY NIGHTS.
THEY'RE LIKE $20 FOR ONE MONTH, $50 FOR THREE MONTHS.
THREE MONTHS WILL GET YOU A FULL QUILT MADE.
>> A SHORT STROLL AWAY IS SUNRISE ANTIQUES.
>> THAT IS PROBABLY 3500 SQUARE FEET.
IT'S AN OLD COCA-COLA PLANT.
YOU CAN SPEND HOURS IN THERE.
>> OR SPEND SOME TIME IN JORDAN'S JEWELRY, WHERE YOU'LL
FIND SOMETHING FOR THAT SPECIAL SOMEONE OR OCCASION AND WHERE
YOU'RE LIKELY TO BE CHARMED BY THE OWNER, MISS JOYCE JONES.
>> WELL, WE'RE TOLD BY OUR CUSTOMERS THAT WE SELL A LOT OF
THE THINGS THAT YOU DON'T SEE IN OTHER STORES NOW.
WE DO A LOT OF BRIDAL BUSINESS, SILVER, CHINA, CRYSTAL, ALL
KINDS OF JEWELRY.
AND IF PEOPLE KIND OF GIVE US AN IDEA WHAT THEY'VE GOT IN MIND,
WE USUALLY FIND SOMETHING THEY LIKE.
>> BROAD STREET DELI & MARKET IS THE PLACE TO STOP FOR LUNCH FOR
THEIR FRESH MADE-TO-ORDER TO ORDER SALADS, SOUPS, SANDWICHES,
AND DESSERTS.
AFTER LUNCH, TAKE A STROLL OVER TO THE WILLIAM C. LEE MUSEUM ON
WEST DIVINE STREET.
>> GENERAL LEE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN DUNN.
HE'S CALLED THE FATHER OF THE AIRBORNE.
HE'S THE ONE THAT TALKED THE ARMY INTO JUMPING OUT OF
AIRPLANES, ACTUALLY.
IT'S A BEAUTIFUL THREE-STORY OLD HOUSE THAT HAS THE GENERAL AND
HIS WIFE'S FURNITURE IN THERE, HIS MILITARY UNIFORMS, MILITARY
GUNS.
IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THE HISTORY, THAT WOULD BE A REALLY
GOOD PLACE TO GO VISIT FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS.
>> NOW YOU'RE READY FOR AN AFTERNOON TREAT AT THE CHOCOLATE
MELT.
>> WE HAVE ANYTHING FROM CUPCAKES AND CUSTOM-MADE CAKES,
CHOCOLATE CANDIES.
WE ALSO FEATURE HOMEMADE ICE CREAM, LUMPY'S ICE CREAM, AND
ALL OF OUR CUSTOMERS COME BACK OVER AND OVER.
THEY LOVE IT.
>> CUSTOMERS ALSO LOVE THEIR POTATO CHIP CANDY.
>> YOU HAVE THE SALTINESS OF THE POTATO CHIP MIXED WITH THE
SWEETNESS OF THE CHOCOLATE.
AND THAT SALT AND SWEET TOGETHER IS VERY UNEXPECTED, BUT IT IS
SOMETHING THAT'S JUST ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS AND VERY ADDICTING.
>> AS IS THE FRIENDLY, WELCOMING FEELING FROM THE FOLKS YOU MEET
IN DOWNTOWN DUNN.
>> WE'RE HOMETOWN PROUD, IS WHAT WE LIKE TO SAY AROUND HERE.
>> THIS IS DEREK LONG FOR "NORTH CAROLINA WEEKEND."
>> AND IF YOU VISIT DUNN THIS WEEKEND, YOU'LL RUN RIGHT INTO
THE NORTH CAROLINA COTTON FESTIVAL IN DOWNTOWN DUNN WITH
ENTERTAINMENT, FOOD, AND FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY.