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Security, storage and secret locations: Where are North Carolina’s Confederate statues now?
WJZY via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFrom UNC-Chapel Hill's campus to the lawn of the state capitol, to the historic Durham county...
Pioneering pastor earns historical honor
The Sampson Independent, Clinton, N.C. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJul. 22—RALEIGH, N.C. — The life of a pioneering figure among African American Baptists in North Carolina will be recognized with a North Carolina Highway Historical Marker, the upcoming event ...
An honor for the fallen
The Sampson Independent, Clinton, N.C. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 28—At a farm in central Sampson County, troopers are perched atop meticulously manicured Percheron horses, a casket draped in the American flag in tow, training for a task they hope never ...
'Bicycle Man' leaves legacy of inspiration
The Sampson Independent, Clinton, N.C. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMay 1—For years, cyclist Perry Williams pedaled on roads throughout Sampson County, North Carolina and beyond to promote healthy living while fighting diabetes. In the process, he sought to ...
'A very historic day': Marker unveiled in tribute to Herring, school
The Sampson Independent, Clinton, N.C. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 13—At the site of the Clinton school where he taught hundreds of young African-American students, Professor George W. Herring and his school were immortalized more than a century later ...
Herring to be immortalized
The Sampson Independent, Clinton, N.C. via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 5—The professor who established a school in Clinton in the late 19th century to teach a generation of young African-American students a traditional curriculum and industrial skills will ...
Five years after the Unite the Right, NC protesters have confronted the Confederacy
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 2 years agoDays after the Charlottesville rally, protesters pulled down a Confederate monument in Durham. That...
Teen dies from wreck injuries; charge brought
The Sampson Independent, Clinton, N.C. via Yahoo News· 12 months agoJun. 8—An additional charge has been brought in a May 22 collision that ultimately claimed the life of a Hobbton High School student, according to local North Carolina Highway Patrol officials ...
Hope Alive receives its third denial; commissioners Campbell, Dial, Edge, Herndon sworn in
The Robesonian, Lumberton, N.C. via Yahoo News· 1 year agoDec. 6—LUMBERTON — Hope Alive Inc. took another loss Monday this time with the rejection of a request for a special-use permit. The Robeson County Board of Commissioners voted 6-2 to deny a ...
