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The Many Charlotte Hornets

Last week, writing about Alabama Pitts, I mentioned the existence of a Charlotte baseball team...

One summer night in 1941, a guy walks into a bar in Valdese. The beer taps are flowing regularly...

The early days of the Great Depression caught most folks unaware and unprepared for the lean times...

This evening, August 13, the Historical Association of Catawba County will celebrate a milestone....

Last Sunday, a guy walks into a bar. He notices a game of poker going on and asks to sit in. With...

As the city of Hickory struggled to grow after it incorporated in 1870, one of the new...

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