Jackie Ray running out of candy Halloween night and giving away cornbread muffins she baked for guests? … Zach Spivey getting picked up by his dad on a John Deere tractor following band practice at SCHS? ... No one sitting in chairs designated for the elderly at opening ceremonies Friday for the Pecan Festival luncheon? ... Former Whiteville First Baptist Church minister Roy Walker delivering that church’s homecoming sermon Sunday? ... It was his first time in that pulpit in 25 years and almost 30 years to the month since his arrival in Whiteville. ... Chip and Connie Gore feeling earthquake vibrations while visiting their daughter Carol Gore and friend, Blake Langdon in San Francisco last week? … An irate resident stopping by to report that a substitute vendor for The News Reporter had left trash on the Courthouse Square? … Rep. Dewey Hill dancing with the Edgewood Steppers at the Pecan Festival? … Kasey Barker becoming a “megastar” backstage with the Blue Man Group at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville? ... The News Reporter’s “Scoop” enjoying a hot dog at Jerry’s Sandwich Shop during the Pecan Festival? ... The race to see who finishes first - the new Burger King or the new Lowe’s? ... Brett Coleman trumpeting “Taps” for friends Harrison Fowler and Zach Stanley during their Eagle ceremony Sunday? ...