A symbol of change in Mount Holly
The 220-foot-long “grand hall” seemed to swallow me.
Joe DePriest is a columnist for the Neighbors of Gaston & Lincoln. You can reach him at (704) 868-7745 or by email at jdepriest@charlotteobserver.com.
As a courier, Jeffrey Lynn Reid covers a 100-mile radius around Charlotte/Douglas International Airport.
Two patriots. Two journeys.
Two patriots. Two journeys. Threads of Americana I recently connected with in Grover – a small town in Cleveland County on the South Carolina line.
The sound of breaking glass wakes you in the dead of night. An intruder slips in and begins stalking around the house. There's no telephone in your bedroom, and you can't dial 911.
The sound of breaking glass wakes you in the dead of night. An intruder slips in and begins stalking around the house. There's no telephone in your bedroom, and you can't dial 911.
It was a hot afternoon and senior preacher Austin Rammell wore short pants and a T-shirt.
Belmont native Mikie Cearley hears the clock ticking.
Mount Holly Police Chief David Belk looks north whenever he crosses the Catawba River on Interstate 85.
Six-year-old Cameron Hasson's world just got a little larger.
A piece of history brought to life in Shelby A Duke professor and a Hollywood director with roots in Gastonia team up for film on race Moviemakers had tinkered with my town.
Nine-year-old MacKenzie Creasman likes mystery movies, roller skating and Hannah Montana.
In the house where she's lived for 83 years, 100-year-old Ida Hoover sat down at the piano.
November 1965 in Vietnam's Ia Drang Valley. Death Valley, some would later call it.
November 1965 in Vietnam's Ia Drang Valley. Death Valley, some would later call it.