SPIVEY'S CORNER -- A North Carolina man who won the National Hollerin' Contest says he almost disqualified himself by going over the four-minute time limit.
The Fayetteville Observer reported that Tony Peacock of Siler City won the 42nd annual contest this past weekend in Spivey's Corner. His hollerin' rendition of the popular Gershwin tune "Summertime" got him the title.
Peacock says he had to cut short his last holler because he had only two seconds left.
The contest is held to benefit the Spivey's Corner Volunteer Fire Department. The winner gets bragging rights and opportunities to perform at events and on television.
Participants competed in several categories: men's national hollerin' contest, ladies callin', conch shell blowin', whistlin' and junior and teen hollerin'.
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