Record #:

8570

Author(s):

Secret, Mosi

Abstract:

Rising in Orange County, the Eno River flows through an urban and suburban landscape before merging with the Flat and Little rivers to form the Neuse. This small river has been fought over by developers who wanted to exploit it and environmentalists who wanted to preserve it. In the late 1960s, Holger and Margaret Nygard helped organize the Association for the Preservation of the Eno River to defeat Durham's attempt to dam the river. The association has helped to set aside almost 4,000 acres for the Eno River State Park. This is over half of the 7,000 acres planned for the park. The association is finding it harder to acquire and protect the remaining acreage. Many people want to live next to protected wilderness lands, and this has caused real estate prices around the river to soar.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 24 Issue 5, Jan 2007, p24-27, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Eno River State Park; Environmental protection--Orange County; Environmental protection--Durham County

Record #:

8571

Author(s):

White, Jim

Abstract:

Gastonia native Kathy Norcross Watts has published widely in journals around the state, exploring the folkways and traditions of North Carolina. Now living in Winston-Salem, Watts has a newly published book, A SIMPLE LIFE: A STORY OF SID OAKLEY. Oakley was a major figure in North Carolina arts. He founded the Cedar Creek Gallery near Falls Lake; was represented as a master potter in the Smithsonian's catalog; was recognized as a North Carolina Living Treasure; and had his creations exhibited in institutions as far away as Japan. When Watts began writing the book, she discovered that she had a story within a story that evolved from a school bus ride in 1945. Oakley was one of the children on the bus; another was Mildred, who was sent home because she was black. Watts shares her thoughts about writing and how Mildred became entwined in Oakley's story.

Source:

Independent Weekly (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 24 Issue 5, Jan 2007, p31, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Oakley, Sidney Ray, 1932-2004