The first blues song I heard growing up on Atlanta college radio was “Cross Road Blues,” 1936, by genre progenitor Robert …
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John W. Thomas was always confident, a make-it-happen type of guy. He had to be. John grew up fast when …
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It’s officially called the Qualla Boundary, a name most of us aren’t familiar with. We know it by its more …
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When you think of coal mining and coal mining disasters, you don’t think of North Carolina. But the Egypt Coal …
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We’ve all heard of Eng and Chang Bunker – the Siamese twins – who became famous and called North Carolina …
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In politics you often have the boss, the one who works behind the scenes, to pull the levers of power. …
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It’s the eternal home for the rich and famous, and for the poor and unknown. Located in Asheville, the Riverside …
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Robert Babington was reading his newspaper in Gastonia in 1909, when he came across a disturbing article about a young …
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What’s unique about Rutherford College, North Carolina? Well, for one thing there is no college there. The small Burke County …
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When outnumbered, a little ruse can work wonders.
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