It was quite a chilly night, but everyone seemed to enjoy The Sandlot! After receiving an overwhelming response to the movie survey that went out to residents this past Monday, we now have a complete line-up for the rest of the year. Out of the ten options given, the top 5 with the most votes won a Friday slot. The winners, in order starting with most votes received, are:
- The Goonies
- E.T.
- The Wizard of Oz
- The Princess Bride
- The Lion King
Location: 500 Flowers Parkway (The grove behind the Visitor Center)
- May 21 – 8:45pm – The Princess Bride (Rain date May 23)
- June 25 – 9:00pm – The Lion King (Rain date June 27)
- July 23 – 8:50pm – The Wizard of Oz (Rain date July 30)
- August 20 – 8:20pm – The Goonies (Rain date August 22)
- September 17 – 7:40pm – E.T. (Rain date September 19)
IMPORTANT REMINDER
The gas pumps will continue to operate outside only. If all goes as scheduled, the store will reopen on Friday, May 14th. Updates will be posted on the door and their facebook page here:
The Grocery Bag | Facebook. They are excited to share all their updates with our residents and locals!
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING PROPOSAL TO CONSOLIDATE THE ARCHER LODGE FIRE SERVICE DISTRICT AND THE THANKSGIVING FIRE SERVICE DISTRICT
MONDAY, MAY 17, 2021 @ 6PM
JOHNSTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE
207 E. JOHNSTON STREET, SMITHFIELD
COURTROOM NO. 4
Residents of Flowers Plantation may have received a notice in the mail from the Johnston County Board of Commissioners regarding the consolidation of the Archer Lodge and Thanksgiving Fire Districts. A public hearing is scheduled for Monday, May 17th at 6pm in the Old Superior Courtroom (Courtroom No. 4) located in the Johnston County Courthouse in order to hear the views of the residents of Johnston County on this proposal.
Paul Zias, the current Fire Chief of Thanksgiving Fire Department, explains why he believes this is a positive move that will benefit the community. “With us combining into the North Side Fire & Rescue, we will have a staffed truck 24/7/365 with a response time of 90 seconds or less. We will also have an immediate response from 2 other trucks coming out of the Archer Lodge Station. Service to the customers will be greatly improved, response times will be greatly reduced, and total certified firefighters will be increased.”
Fire Chief Zais also addressed the question that will be on a lot of people’s minds…Will my taxes go up??? The answer is NO. The current tax rate for the fire district is .09 cents and will stay the same. He also mentioned that all volunteers with their department will remain on board, and will be able to set schedules that are more flexible to accommodate their daily lives.
Are you a Flowers Plantation resident and love to run? Would you like to meet up with other residents who share your love of the sport? The Flowers Running Group would like to invite you to join their weekly runs that are scheduled at different times throughout the week with different routes. Be sure to click the link and request to join their facebook page. Members can post about upcoming times and events, and invite anyone to join their run!
Run Schedule & Special Offer
- Saturday runs at 8:15 – Flowers Visitor Center
- Tuesday runs at 6:00 pm – Neuse River Pool Parking lot
- Brew to Brew is offering a 10% discount on a single item after the Tuesday evening runs. Discount code is Run.
For a complete schdule, click here.
5:00PM-7:00PM
Harris Teeter
Hours | 6am-11pm
State Farm Insurance
Mon-Fri | 9am-5pm
CVS Pharmacy
Open | 8am-8pm
Don Betos Tacos y Tequila
Mon-Thu | 11am-9pm
Fri-Sat | 11am-10pm
Sun | 11am-9pm
UNC Health
Open | 7:30am-5pm
Digital Doc
Mon–Thu | 10am-7pm
Fri–Sat | 10am-6pm
Sun | 11am-2:30pm Edward Jones Mon-Fri | 8:30am - 5pm Coldwell Banker Mon-Fri | 9am - 5pm Fantastic Sams Cut & Color Mon–Fri | 9am-7pm Sat | 9am-6pm Sun | 12pm-5pm Asia Cafe Tue-Sun | 11am-11pm LAVIE Nail Salon Mon-Fri | 10am-7pm Sat | 9am-7pm Sun | 12pm-5pm
Petco Mon-Sat | 9am-8pm
Sun | 10am-7pm
Hwy 42 Cafe
Hershey's Ice Cream Shop Monday-Saturday | 6am-9pm Sunday | 7am-9pm Kenneth F. Jones, CPA, PLLC Mon-Fri| 8am-6pm La Cucina Italiana Mon-Sun | 11am-10pm Percy Flowers Store Grocery Bag Sun | 7am-6pm Mon–Sat | 6am-8pm Publix NOW OPEN!
