Photo of the town hall sign atop the Lizard Lick town hall in this 1998 file photo. The Wake County school board rejected using Lizard Lick Elementary as the name of a new school, even though it was ...

Photo of the town hall sign atop the Lizard Lick town hall in this 1998 file photo. The Wake County school board is holding off on naming a new school in eastern Wake ...

The stars of “Lizard Lick Towing” from left to right: Ronnie Shirley, Amy Shirley and Bobby Brantley. Some Wake County school board members are concerned about naming a school Lizard Lick due to the ...

An upcoming elementary school in Wendell will be named "Marshburn Road Elementary School," the Wake County Board of Education voted 5-1 on Tuesday. The lone vote against the name came from Cheryl ...

Lizard Lick Towing was a popular show for a multitude of reasons. Watching a reality show based on people getting their cars repossessed drew in a huge crowd. From the fights to the over-the-top ...

Many years ago when I was an innocent radio reporter working with Famous Bob Inskeep on Mix 101.5 a discussion emerged about funny North Carolina town names. We talked about the origin of places such ...