Gift will preserve Civil War coat
A coat worn by a North Carolina officer who was badly wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg has been stowed away at the N.C. Museum of History since 1914.
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Legion Post No. 254 Honored As Main Street Champion
American Legion Post No. 254 is honored as Eden's Main Street Champion last week at the annual North Carolina Main Street Conference.
UNC's football coach has no time to waste
Larry Fedora learned here long ago the value of time, and the importance of not wasting any, and maybe that's part of the reason he feels a sense of urgency during his first weeks as North Carolina's new football coach.
First Woolworth sit-ins in North Carolina
Date of Event:Â Wednesday, February 1, 2012 Year:Â 1960 Teaser:Â Four African-American North Carolina A&T University students sit down at a Woolworth's lunch counter and, after being denied service, refuse to leave. These "sit-ins" spread across the Southeast, as students continued to fight segregation policies against African-Americans. On July 26, Woolworth's ended its company-wide segregation ...
Holy Church of N.C. Barbecue Divided
Several years ago, not long after I arrived home in North Carolina, Pilot Publisher David Woronoff and I were asked to serve as judges of an amateur barbecue cooking contest at the Carthage Buggy Festival.
Gators land top-five class with four top North Carolina prospects
One of Will Muschamp’s priorities in recruiting has been to take care of the state of Florida, and the Gators did that in the 2012 class. A total of 12 players in the 23-man class announced Wednesday are Sunshine State natives. After that, the Gators went after some of the top talent in the Southeast and had the most success in North Carolina.
Contest seeks redesign of city flag
Pitt County government wants to freshen its image and is looking for citizen help. Pitt County launched a flag redesign contest Wednesday and is soliciting entries from all citizens, young and old, amateurs and professionals.
Voter equality
The big picture, when you stop and think about it, is sort of breath-taking. Here we have South Carolina, birthplace of the Confederate rebellion and full not so long ago of Lost Cause red-hots.