Community members are gearing up for the 16th Biennial Binkley-Barbee Community Yard Sale happening this Saturday from 7 a.m. until noon at Binkley Baptist Church in Chapel Hill.

The event is co-sponsored by the Binkley Baptist Church and Barbee’s Chapel Harvest Word Church and Ministries. All proceeds will go to support affordable housing nonprofit EmPOWERment.

Lillian Lee, Kimberly Eastman Zirkle, and Delores Bailey sat down with WCHL’s Ron Stutts to discuss the event.

Binkley-Barbee Yard Sale

 

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