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3 weeks ago | 
ourstate.com | Alan Hodge |Rebecca Woltz |Tamiya Anderson |Lynn Wells
More than 200 species of birds have been observed at Carrot Island, including Wilson’s plover. Answer No. 6 to learn which nature refuge the island is a part of. photograph by Jared Lloyd
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1 month ago | 
ourstate.com | Alan Hodge |Lauren Eberle |Brad Campbell |Mark Kemp
Completed in 1805, the Dismal Swamp Canal was dug entirely by hand. Today, about 2,000 recreational boats travel the waterway each year. photograph by VisitNC.com/Bill Russ
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2 months ago | 
shelbyinfo.com | Alan Hodge
Teddy Bear and Friends hold barbecue sale to benefit North Shelby School
What do you get when you combine caring volunteers, deserving special needs students, and over 1,000 barbecued chicken halves with all the fixins'? The answer is the Teddy Bear and Friends Chicken Dinner at North Shelby School. For over 20 years, Carl "Teddy Bear" Fortenberry and his friends have held an annual chicken dinner fundraiser for the senior class at the school.
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2 months ago | 
ourstate.com | Alan Hodge |Chloe Klingstedt |T. Edward Nickens |Lynn Wells
The Last of the Mohicans film crew (left) shot a waterfall scene at Chimney Rock State Park. Answer No. 2 to find out which falls are featured in the movie. photograph by jadimages/Alamy Stock Photo, Chimney Rock Management
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Dec 30, 2024 | 
ourstate.com | Alan Hodge
You can immerse yourself in enduring remnants of our state’s Gilded Age at Reynolda House (left) and Biltmore House (right). photograph by Emily Chaplin & Chris Council, Jay Sinclair
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
ourstate.com | Alan Hodge |Jill Lucas |Leah King |Jo Grey
For more than 50 years, a dazzling chandelier has hung in the dining room of the Executive Mansion in Raleigh. Only recently has its remarkable backstory been fully illuminated.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
shelbyinfo.com | Alan Hodge
Shelby event to honor and aid veterans
Military veterans, along with their families and caregivers, often face serious challenges as they navigate their way through the services and assistance that can make life easier for them post-discharge. Now, Cleveland County Government is stepping up with a special event that will showcase many of those aids and agencies in an upbeat atmosphere of education and empathy that will connect veterans to the services they need.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
ourstate.com | Alan Hodge |Kristin Davis |Lynn Wells |Hannah Lee Leidy
To find out which river hugs the western edge of the Uwharries, answer No. 3. The waterway is visible from the summit of Morrow Mountain. photograph by MATT WILLIAMS PHOTOGRAPHY
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
ourstate.com | Alan Hodge |Billy Warden |C.A. Carlson |Genie Safriet
12 Bones Smokehouse, a beloved barbecue joint near the banks of the French Broad River, has gone through many changes: location, owners, a new brewery. But no matter where it goes or what’s on the menu, the tables are always full and the ’cue always tender.
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Sep 18, 2024 | 
shelbyinfo.com | Alan Hodge
Cleveland County Fair celebrates 100th anniversary
Strike up the band because the Cleveland County Fair is hitting the century mark of operation this year. The centennial show will open the gates at its traditional location, 1751 E. Marion St., in Shelby on Thursday, Sept. 26 and will be providing fun, food, agricultural displays, music, and mechanical merriment until closing day on Sunday, Oct. 6. The first fair was held in 1924, with 70,000 people in attendance.
