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May 18, 2019 No Responses

Silver linings

It’s just before sundown when a cool breeze cuts through the blazing heat that had, for the better part of the afternoon, consumed the hundreds who converged on the Wayne County Fairgrounds Friday evening. And for a moment, the gust...

May 5, 2019 No Responses

Her father’s daughter

For more than a decade, Berris Sweeney left an indelible mark on hundreds of Wayne County families. Now, it’s Miyabi’s turn. A little boy jerks his left arm skyward to protect his head from the swooping hand of his sensei,...

April 27, 2019 No Responses

Always his co-pilot

Dillon Holt runs his finger along the hood of the red, white, and blue 1977 Corvette parked on the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base flight line. He looks back at his stepfather, Andrew, and smiles. “I want to drive,” the...

April 17, 2019 3 Responses

Bigger than baseball

PIKEVILLE — Moments after he steps out of the dugout, Adam Brodgen pauses. He takes a deep breath, adjusts his cap and crouches over a pitcher’s mound he has stood on hundreds of times since his Charles B. Aycock baseball...

April 6, 2019 No Responses

Pickin’ pigs with a purpose

Margo Johnson waits — her eyes turning skyward at the sound of a familiar voice. The 2-year-old knows what will happen when her grandfather leans down with a small plastic cup in his hand. This particular booth isn’t the duo’s...

March 24, 2019 one Response

The queen’s speech

CHAPEL HILL — It was supposed to be a graceful goodbye — a scripted show of gratitude for a fairytale year as the face of the American beauty pageant universe. But Wendy Dascomb knew that her time in the spotlight...

February 14, 2019 one Response

She’s everywhere … always

MOREHEAD CITY — Kathleen Templeton is everywhere. She reveals herself in her daughter’s smile — in the beautiful, caring young woman she’s growing into. She comes through her son’s car speakers — riding the lyrics of songs he hasn’t been...

January 26, 2019 4 Responses

A stroke of comfort

CHARLOTTE — In a simple stroke, it’s gone. The uncertainty. The drama. It all just goes away. There is no easel. No fancy paints or brushes. She doesn’t even use a chair. Instead, Amanda Miller makes her way to the...

January 8, 2019 one Response

His high note

CHAPEL HILL — More than sixty years ago, on a small piece of land nestled along the outskirts of rural Franklin, a little boy picked cotton until his fingers bled. “Those was rough days,” Dave Bullock said, looking down at...

January 3, 2019 No Responses

Horse whispers

CARY — Their eyes meet — and for a second, they connect. As Lorene Tanner runs her hand along the soft nose and silky cheek, she smiles. She says she has a soft spot for her gentleman caller — speaking...

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