Friday is now a WRAL Weather Alert Day. Parts of Hoke, Cumberland and Sampson counties are under a level 2 risk for storms Friday afternoon and evening. The biggest threat will be damaging winds and heavy rain, but an isolated tornado can’t be ruled out in our southern counties. The storms are expected to impact these areas from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m.

🚨WRAL Weather Alert Day🚨 Risk upgraded to Level 2 for southern counties, damaging winds & isolated tornadoes possible Friday

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This family-run hardware store is 100 years old this year, and to mark the anniversary the store has recreated grainy photos that trace Burney's long history through the decades. The store is located in the Moore County town of Aberdeen and prides itself on good, old-fashioned customer service.

IN HARRY POTTER 20th ANNIVERSARY ON JANUARY 1st. >>> THERE AREN'T MANY FAMILY RUN HARDWARE STORES BUT THERE IS ONE IN MOORE. >>  THAT'S WHERE WE FIND THE TARHEEL TRAVELER. SCOTT MASON VISITS A 100 YEAR OLD LANDMARK. >>  A HARDWARE STORE IN ABERDEEN WITH A LONG HISTORY AND A LONG HISTORY OF CUSTOMER SERVICE. AND THOSE ARE PRETTY GOOD TOOLS. >>  IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY NEED SOMETHING TO REPAIR. >>  I LIKE -- TO THINK WE ARE PROBLEM SOLVERS. >>  IT SHOWS ADS FROM THE 20'S AND THE OLD STOVES. THE OLD FOOLS AND MEMORIES. OIL LANTERN. HEAVY DUTY. >>  THE 40'S. >>  HISTORY THROUGH THE DECADES. >>  OKAY. THE 50'S. COSTUMES CHANGE A LITTLE BIT. >>  THOSE ARE CURRENT EMPLOYEES. >>  WE TRIED HARD TO GET IN THE BACKGROUND EVERYTHING SHOULD BE ACCURATE. WASHING MACHINE FROM BACK THEN. >>  THE LEDGER BOOK FROM THE 30'S. >>  KEEP GOING. THERE IS THE 60'S. THE NEWSPAPER ADS. THE LOOK OF THE PAPER IS CHANGING. >>  IN THE 70'S THE LOOK OF THE CUSTOMERS WAS CHANGING. >>  WE DID THE MOD SQUAD. >>  HIS DAD BOUGHT THE BUSINESS IN THE 80'S. MOVED, EXPANDED. >>  WE WENT FROM 3,000 SQUARE FOOT TO OVER 13,000 SQUARE FEET. >>  WE DIDN'T KNOW IF WE WOULD MAKE IT. JIM'S DAD NEVER WAVERED. >>  GOOD MEMORIES. >>  CHRISTY IN THE LATE 80'S. THEY TOOK OVER THE STORE. >>  WHAT SHE LEARNED. JIM DID TOO. >>  CUSTOMER CALLED ON THE PHONE AND WANTED TO KNOW IF WE CARRIED ANY DRILL BITS. I WAS LIKE OKAY, WHO IS THIS. >>  THIS IS BERNIE HARDWARE. IN ABERDEEN. >>  AS LONG AS YOU TREAT THE CUSTOMER RIGHT YOU WILL SURVIVE. >>  IT'S MY LIFE. >> >>  JUST GOT TO LOVE THAT PASSION. ITS OPEN SIX DAYS A WEEK. IT'S CLOSED ON SUNDAY. IT'S IN THE MOORE COUNTY TOWN OF ABERDEEN WITH THE SECOND

Moore County family-run hardware store celebrating 100 years in business 

It's an iconic hardware store in downtown New Bern that dates to the 1800s. It attracts customers from around the world with its unique items and old-time feel.

TO AGING. THINGS LIKE CHIPS, COOKIES, AND FAST FOOD BURGERS. >> ALL OF YOUR FOOD GROUPS. >>> THE LOCALS SAY IF THEY DO NOT HAVE IT COME YOU DO NOT NEED IT. >> TONIGHT WE FIND OUR HURDLE TRAVELER IN MITCHELL HARDWARE. >> Reporter: IT IS A FAMILY RUN HARDWARE STORE RUN BY SISTERS. >> IT IS A WORKING HARDWARE STORE, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO SEE. WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING. THERE IS SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY WHO COMES IN. IT IS NOT JUST A HARDWARE STORE . >> Reporter: MITCHELL HARDWARE A GENERAL STORE , COUNTRY STORE. >> THE WOODEN FLOOR HAS THIS COUNTRY STORE FEEL. THE OLD COUNTERTOPS. IT IS REALLY NEAT.  A LOT OF HISTORY. >> Reporter: MITCHELL HARDWARE OPENED IN NEW BERN IN 1898. >> IS OWNED BY SOMEONE IN THE MITCHELL FAMILY UNTIL 1987. IT WAS ACROSS  THE STREET IN THE OLD CITY HALL BUILDING. >> Reporter:  HER UNCLE AND HERS BECAME THE NEW OWNERS. >> THEY HIRED OUR FATHER TO RUN THE STORE. >> Reporter: CRAIG SMITH  RAN IT FOR 30 YEARS. HE DIED IN JANUARY 2018. >> SHE WAS SO KIND AND GENUINE AND FULL OF LIFE. >> Reporter:  THEIR LIVES HAD ALWAYS REVOLVED AROUND THE STORE. FOR THEM TO OWN THE STORE AND TO RUN THE STORE? >> WE SAID WE KNOW WHERE WE ARE GOING TO BE THAT WE HAVE TO DO THIS AND WE WANT TO DO THIS AND WE NEVER LOOKED BACK. >> Reporter: BUT THEY HAVE NOT BACKED , FONDLY. >> YOU HE IS NOT HERE COME HE TEACHES US EVERY DAY. >> Reporter: OR PEOPLE SURPRISED TO SEE FEMALE OWNERS? >> SOME PEOPLE ARE BUT THEY SHOP WITH US BECAUSE THEY LOVE THE EXPERIENCE. >> WE CANNOT TELL YOU HOW MANY ITEMS.  WOULD LIKE TO SAY 50,000 BECAUSE WE JUST HAVE NO IDEA. >> Reporter: THE IDEA IS TO STOCK THE STORE AND BEGIN EACH DAY WITH A GRATEFUL HEART  AND TO PRESERVE THE LONG TRADITION OF MITCHELL HARDWARE . >> WE LOVE THAT TRADITION AND NOW IT IS US AND WE GET TO FORM RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE AND IT IS JUST SO MUCH FUN. >> SO CHARMING. MITCHELL HARDWARE IS LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN  NEW BERN.

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Moore County family-run hardware store celebrating 100 years in business

Sisters continue tradition, legacy of New Bern's Mitchell Hardware