No fowl play this year: Gov. Stein pardons turkeys in annual Thanksgiving tradition
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Two turkeys will live to see another Thanksgiving Day after receiving pardons from Governor Josh Stein. In a ceremony at the Executive Mansion, Gov. Stein pardoned Krispy and Kreme. He was joined by the NC Poultry Foundation and Butterball. The ceremony is an annual Thanksgiving tradition but also an opportunity to […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Two turkeys will live to see another Thanksgiving Day after receiving pardons from Governor Josh Stein. In a ceremony at the Executive Mansion, Gov. Stein pardoned Krispy and Kreme. He was joined by the NC Poultry Foundation and Butterball. The ceremony is an annual Thanksgiving tradition…
RALEIGH, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- Gov. Josh Stein took part in an important holiday duty for the first time Friday morning. The governor pardoned a pair of turkeys ahead of his first Thanksgiving in office. The pardoned birds are named Krispy and Kreme; the famous doughnut company was founded in Winston-Salem and is now based in Charlotte’s South End. The lucky turkeys…
Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders pardoned two turkeys, Lilly and Sprinkles, during an event celebrating the Natural State's turkey industry, and Butterball donated 58,000 pounds of turkey products to Arkansas food banks.