Pageants, crafts and cars bring crowds to annual Rhododendron Festival

  • Submitted photo. Andi Creech was named 2025 NC Rhododendron Queen and Allison Fairchild was named 2025 NC Junior Rhododendron Queen at the annual North Carolina Rhododendron Festival. From left are junior runners-up Scarlett Burleson and Scout Stevenson, Fairchild, Creech, and queen runners-up Carly Sanderson, Kaylyn Fairchild and Jessie Grant.
Mariel Williams editor@mitchellnews.com   Andi Creech was named North Carolina Rhododendron Queen at the North Carolina Rhododendron Festival in Bakersville last weekend, with Allison Fairchild…

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