RALEIGH -- The Sept. 16 barbecue by the Wake County Republican Party in conjunction with the state GOP will start earlier than previously announced. The event will run from 5:30 until 7 p.m. at the N.C. GOP Headquarters, 1506 Hillsborough St., Raleigh. Wake GOP Chairman Claude Pope Jr. and state GOP Chairman Tom Fetzer are listed as co-hosts. Attending the event is free, but the food costs $10. RSVP by Thursday via e-mail torsvp@ncgop.org, or by calling 828-6423.




