Organizers of the 42nd annual National Hollerin’ Contest in North Carolina said turnout was high with 27 competitors and hundreds of spectators. Chief organizer Wayne Edwards said people from across the country came Saturday to Spivey’s Corner to share their best hollers, hoots, yodels and bellows to benefit the Spivey’s Corner Volunteer Fire Department. Tony Peacock of Silver City, North Carolina, said he was surprised his hollering rendition of Gershwin’s “Summertime” earned him the top prize. Sheila Frye, who won the women’s competition for the fourth time, said the key to a good holler is preparation. She says it doesn’t hurt to be “committed to the tradition.”
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