Pennsylvania: "Wobbly Bob" on a beer barrel is dropped. Red Lion, Pennsylvania: A wooden cigar held by a lion is raised. Richland, Pennsylvania: A cigar is dropped. Shamokin, Pennsylvania: A chunk of coal is dropped, turning into a diamond at the bottom; the event has been held since 1987–88. Shenandoah, Pennsylvania: A giant pierogi with kielbasi is dropped at 7:00pm, during 2017. Shippensburg, Pennsylvania: An anchor is dropped. Strasburg, Pennsylvania: Ping pong balls are dropped. Sunbury, Pennsylvania: An incandescent lamp is lit as an homage to the Hotel Edison and its namesake, Thomas Edison. Tamaqua, Pennsylvania: A group of eagles are raised at The ABC Tamaqua Hi-Rise. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania: A chunk of coal is dropped, turning into a diamond at the bottom. The Wilkes-Barre celebration, which began in 1995–96, is an homage to the one in Shamokin. Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania: A cigar is dropped, an event that began in 2012. York, Pennsylvania: A white rose is dropped at midnight after a children's countdown from 6 to 8pm. South Carolina Hilton Head Island, South Carolina: A giant, lighted golf ball is lowered from the Harbour Town Lighthouse, in honor of the Sea Pines Resort's golf courses (which include Harbour Town Golf Links, host of the PGA Tour's RBC Heritage tournament). Folly Beach, South Carolina: A giant pair of flip flops are dropped at the end of Center Street, which draws a crowd. It was started in 2010/2011. Tennessee (Eastern) Gatlinburg, Tennessee: A ball is dropped. Knoxville, Tennessee: A ball is dropped on Market Square. Virginia Richmond, Virginia: A copy of the Times Square Ball is raised rather than dropped, on the Byrd Theater in Carytown. Roanoke, Virginia: A 10-foot illuminated star is dropped. Charlottesville, Virginia: A ball is dropped. Fredericksburg, Virginia: An illuminated pear is dropped. South Hill, Virginia A 6-foot tall illuminated Star is dropped from 80-foot tall flag pole in the center of town at the Farmer's Market Square. Chincoteague, Virginia: The Pony Island Horseshoe Drop, on the Downtown Waterfront Park in Chincoteague, Virginia. US Central Time Zone Alabama Mobile, Alabama: A 600-pound, lit Moon Pie is lowered from the RSA Tower in the "MoonPie Over Mobile" festivities sponsored by Chattanooga Bakery. The drop is televised locally by WKRG-TV and syndicated to Alabama television stations owned by Raycom Media (who is headquartered in the tower). Festivities also include a Mardi Gras-styled parade, as moon pies are a traditional "throw" at