Civil Municipal Magazine - Dec 2023

96 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 12 all over the country,” says the mayor. The Collard Festival, in its 49th year, is recognized as one of North Carolina’s official state festivals. It features a unique event, as Mayor Tripp illustrates, “The Collard eating contest is something that we do at two o’clock on Saturday. It’s how many cooked collards can you eat in 30 minutes. Last year the record