At first, May 4 sounded like a day to stay away from Belmont.
They called it the “Million Dollar Mill” – the largest textile plant in the South under one roof.
Even in that distant, pre-digital age, it was still a small world.
When our grandkids from eastern North Carolina come for a visit, one place they always want to go is Belmont’s Stowe Park.
The towering Tyrannosaurus Rex worked its usual magic.
Carl “Cotton” Bolick, 89, of Cramerton is taking his time writing an important letter.
Liz Ratliff knows for certain she’ll have a white Christmas this year.
In Stanley, off Blacksnake Road, Harper Park is coming along nicely.
It was a little past 6 a.m. when we drove across the old bridge for the last time.
These days, the Gaston County Board of Elections is like a speeding train getting a little bit faster.
