09/02/2026
Washington is on the statewide stage tonight.
Jeremy Powers from The Hackney is in the mixology finals at the NCRLA Chef Showdown Grand Finale in Durham, representing 1000 Piers Gin from the Hackney Distillery right here on West Main.
Six mixology teams made it. One of them is ours.
In a town this size, when a local place earns a seat at a statewide table, that is the whole town's business.
Let's send them a little luck today.
Eastern North Carolina does not need to apologize for what it puts on a plate or in a glass. Tonight is one more night that proves it.