Plates of barbecued chicken will be on sale from 11 a.m. till 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, at Holt's Pond Church of God, 1285 Progressive Church Road, Princeton. The cost is $7 per plate, with delivery available for orders of 10 or more plates. Plates come with half a chicken, green beans, potatoes, bread and cake. For tickets, call Carolyn Stafford at 550-4838. Proceeds will go to Special Olympics of Johnston County.

Celebrating 4-H

North Carolina 4-H is celebrating 100 years of youth development. A Johnston County celebration is scheduled fom 6:30 till 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at the Agricultural Center, 2176 N.C. 210, Smithfield. The Wells Family will perform, and Fall Showcase entries will be on display. A silent auction will be held, and heavy hors d'oeuvres will be available. To attend, call Angie Hampton at 989-5380 by Sept. 25.

Benefit tractor pull

A benefit tractor and truck pull will be held Oct. 2-3 at the Four Oaks Pulling Track, 659 Tettersville Road, Four Oaks. Pulling starts at 7 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $7 for adults and $4 for children ages 4-12. For more information, call Jim Best at 919-796-2775 or James Norris at 919-902-9140.

Archer Lodge auction

The Archer Lodge community will hold its annual Country Auction on Saturday, Oct. 3. Barbecued pork, homemade Brunswick stew, hot dogs and french fries will be on sale from 11 a.m. till 1 p.m. An auction at 1:30 p.m. will offer pear preserves, pepper relishes, quilted items, jellies, jams and wood items.

McTeacher's Night

Wilson's Mills Elementary School will benefit from the next McTeacher's Night at McDonald's, 1209 N. Bright Leaf Blvd., Smithfield. Teachers and parents will serve up fries and drinks from 5 till 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29. A portion of sales will go to the school.

Computer class

A five-week course in office computer operations will meet Sept. 28-Oct.29 in Room 164 in the Elsee Building at Johnston Community College, 245 College Road, Smithfield. The class will meet from 8:30 a.m. till 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday. The course will cover Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Quickbooks. The cost is $180. To register, call Paula Parrish at 209-2108.

4-H seek entries

Johnston County 4-H is seeking entries for its fourth annual Fall Showcase on Saturday, Oct. 3. Prize money will go to winners. For more information, call 989-5380.

Time Out for Tots

An open house with "Time Out for Tots" is scheduled from 4 till 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, at the Johnston County Partnership for Children, 1406-A S. Pollock St., Selma. The Partnership offers "Tots and Tales" in Clayton and Selma. In Clayton, the next one is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Oct. 8 at the Early Learning Resource Library, 918 N.C. 42 West. In Selma, the next reading event is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. at the Partnership office.

NAACP banquet

The Johnston County Branch of the NAACP will hold its membership banquet at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, at Smithfield-Selma High School, 700 Booker Dairy Road, Smithfield. The Rev. William J. Barber II will speak. He is president of the North Carolina NAACP. For more information, call Dr. Gettys Cohen Jr. at 934-5778.

Dressbarn benefit

Starting Oct. 1, the dressbarn store in Smithfield will invite customers to "adopt" Biscuit, a stuffed plush dog, for $5. The net profit of $2 for each one sold will go to the American Cancer Society. The store is in Carolina Premium Outlets on Industrial Park Drive.

Business After Hours

The Smithfield-Selma Chamber of Commerce will hold its next Business After Hours on Tuesday, Sept. 29. The social is scheduled from 5 till 7 p.m. at Community Home Care & Hospice, 155 Meghan Circle in Blackstone Plaza in Selma.

Health screenings

Screenings to detect the risk of stroke and bone fractures will be held Wednesday, Oct. 7, at Wilson's Mills Baptist Church, 652 Swift Creek Road, Wilson's Mills. Packages start at $139, and the screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete. For an appointment, call 1-877-237-1287 or visit lifelinescreening.com.