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Greenville Chili Cookoff Save Email Print
Posted: 7:55 PM Aug 28, 2008
Last Updated: 9:33 PM Aug 28, 2008
Reporter: Dave Jordan

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Citizens and community members lifted up their spoons and dished out some cash for the United Way of Pitt County Thursday afternoon.

Greenville Fire & Rescue held its chili cookoff Thursday afternoon at fire station number one on Greene Street.

Thirty participants from the police, fire and city workers cooked up their favorite chili and served up bowl after bowl for the cause. For just three bucks, hungry donors got a bowl of chili, crackers and a drink. All proceeds go to the United Way.

Two fire rescue members won for their chili. Wayne Harris came in third, Mike Hobgood takes second, while Jay and Stacey Pigford at the Greenville public works department took home first place.

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Posted by: GoPirates Location: GVegas on Aug 29, 2008 at 10:12 AM
Are you kidding me DAVID??? Why are you knocking down our fire/police dept. The proceeds go to UNITED WAY!! Did you miss that?? Dont think that they wouldnt have dropped everything to go put out a fire!!

Posted by: David Location: Greenville on Aug 29, 2008 at 01:15 AM
Nothing like a bunch of firefighers fighting about whose chili is hotter instead of fighting fires.

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