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Founded in 1986, Yellow Branch Pottery & Cheese hold distinction as the oldest farmstead cheese producer
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Jernigan advises being a good naturalist will make you a great wildlife photographer. More about Jernigan and his work can be found on his YouTube channel (outube.com/c/NeilJernigan).
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Eunice Mildred Haywood grew up Raleigh and began quilting as a child. At age seventy-three, she has been quilting for over sixty years. Her first quilt, which she named 'Broken Dishes,' was made for her daughter when she went off to college. The quilt made such an impression that people would ask her daughter if it was for sale. Two of Haywood's quilts have been displayed in the art department of North Carolina State University. Now a resident of Wake Forest, Haywood is devoted to gospel music. In 2000, she and her daughter Millicent formed 'We Care,' which is dedicated to drawing attention to the music through a series of quilts entitled 'Signature Quilts.'
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In the summer of 1999, 200 Special Olympics' delegations will gather in the Research Triangle Metropolitan Area for the Special Olympics World Summer Games. The state delegation consists of 114 athletes and 30 coaches. A roster of names and counties is included.
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In the early1940s, Roanoke Rapids had three movie houses, including The Crum. Richard Lore describes The Crum, films featured at the theater, and popular culture during this time period.
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For the past twenty years, electric cooperatives in North Carolina have awarded nearly nine-million dollars in grants to teachers, benefiting over one-million students. Bright Ideas grants provide funding to North Carolina teachers for innovative classroom projects. Some of the projects have included building rollercoasters, growing gardens, producing plays, and developing modern technology.
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Garrison discusses what Civil War reenactors seek to accomplish and some of the history of the 26th Regiment North Carolina Troops. The 26th is the largest single reenactment group in the state and one of the largest in the country.
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The nation’s rural electrification program is marking fifty years of success on May 11. Since then, the Rural Electrification Administration has completely transformed rural communities by extending electric power to rural areas. This article discusses how the program was established, and presents excerpts from interviews with North Carolinians recalling rural life with and without electricity.
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Located in Brevard, the 6,000 square foot store was included in USA Today's 2014 list of the 10 Best Toy Stores. Tw other branch stores are located in Greenville, South Carolina and one recently opened in Hendersonville.
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The steam locomotive, Cliffside Railroad 110, operated on the three-mile Cliffside Railroad in Rutherford County from the early 1900s until it was replaced by a more efficient diesel in 1962. The locomotive has been in residence at the Stone Mountain Park in Georgia for a number of years, but it was recently returned to the New Hope Valley Railroad Association in Wake County. The Association plans to restore it over the next five to seven years at an estimated cost of $350,000 to $500,000.
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High Country is an area of western North Carolina, between Asheville and Boone. From Mount Mitchell and Craggy Gardens on the south to Grandfather Mountain and Blowing Rock on the north, this one-hundred-mile stretch of the Blue Ridge Parkway, nearly all in Pisgah National Forest, provides unique nature experiences. This article describes some of the most scenic attractions along the parkway.
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Littleton, N.C. is now home to the Cryptozoology and Paranormal Museum, aka the Bigfoot Museum. Owners Stephen Barcelo and wife relocated to North Carolina sue to the high cost of living in New York.
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Impending changes in the nation’s telecommunications industry are expected to bring a complete transformation of traditional telephone service, a transformation that may make this vital service unaffordable for most Americans. Rural areas in North Carolina will be adversely affected by both the AT&T settlement and industry deregulation. Industry officials are asking Congress to take steps that will alleviate the situation.
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Innovative, according to Lindsey Linstrom, , is defined by the new services provided to customers in the Piedmont region, courtesy of Randy Brecheisen’s efforts. As for this CEO of thirty-three years, he might have also defined it by a considered second career—a new way to define “retirement.”
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Tales relayed by Charles Canady’s father proved to be entertaining and enlightening: he passes the stories’ baton to his three children and applies the lesson to any encounter with felines.
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