A bear and a pair of eagles find a home in Heritage Circle

Bluegrass music and the sputter and pops of John Deere hit-and-miss engines churning ice cream are familiar sounds in Heritage Circle during the fair. This week, the area was dominated by the sounds of Jerry Reid’s chainsaw. Reid, who lives off Lizard Lick road in Zebulon, has been hard at work on a stump carving for the area. During the fair, his 18-foot-tall carving of a pair of eagles and a bear will greet fairgoers from the center of Heritage Circle. “We wanted to create a nature scene that fit in with the feel of the area,” Reid said. “Every…