Just an hour southeast of Raleigh in Mt. Olive, the Pickle Parlor is a must-stop spot for road-trippers and pickle lovers.

Across the country, cities and towns have New Year's Eve drops that feature everything from New York City's crystal ball to a favorite product made by the people of Mt. Olive, North Carolina.

MOUNT OLIVE — The Town of Mount Olive hosted its first Pickles, Pigs & Swigs Festival on Friday, Nov. 19 and Saturday, Nov. 20. The event kicked off Friday night with a North Carolina Pork ...

Raw video from Mount Olive, North Carolina that celebrates NYE with a pickled drop. The pickle was dropped into a huge jar of ...

RALEIGH, N.C. – Mt. Olive Pickle Company, Inc. will create 167 jobs in Wayne County, Governor Roy Cooper announced Thursday. The company will invest more than $35 million to expand its manufacturing, ...

GOLDSBORO, N.C. (WITN) - Mt. Olive Pickles is expanding for the first time outside of its hometown. Gov. Roy Cooper announced the pickle company is adding manufacturing, warehouse, and distribution ...

MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. — Mount Olive Pickle Company Inc. announced Friday for the first time in 22 years, its annual New Year’s Eve Pickle Drop won’t ring in the New Year. The company said it had to cancel ...

MOUNT OLIVE —With its Pickle Drop earning a spot on USA Today’s Readers’ Choice awards, the Mount Olive New Year’s Eve celebration proved pickles are a big dill to Duplin County residents. The 23rd ...

MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. (WNCN) — A popular New Year’s Eve celebration — now in its 25th year — had a few problems Tuesday. The Mount Olive Pickle Drop, scheduled for early in the evening, did not go off ...

MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. (WITN) - One city here in the East stepped into the New Year a few hours early with a different take on the annual ball drop. The 23rd annual pickle drop was held at the University ...

From giant acorns to blueberries, the state has some of the quirkiest traditions that make ringing in the new year a unique ...