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Life is a Journey…Fill your tank with Joy Features

Life is a Journey…Fill your tank with Joy

Lisa Harper 2026-04-17 00:00:00

 There’s something about the open road that feels a lot like life itself. Twists and turns, unexpected detours, long stretches of smooth sa...

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Colonel Thomas Beatty Features

Colonel Thomas Beatty

In 1749, John Beatty crossed the Catawba at a site that became known as Beattie’s Ford. Beatty, an early landowner Scots Irish pioneer, is one o...

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The Peace Within the Waves Features

The Peace Within the Waves

Lisa Harper 2026-04-10 00:00:00

 There’s something about the steady rhythm of ocean waves; the way they rise and fall, again and again....that brings a sense of calm we of...

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Halifax Resolves Features

Halifax Resolves

The most important event in the month of April  1776—and one of the most important of the entire Revolution—was the adoption of the H...

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“Springtime in NC: Where the Weather Keeps You Guessing” Features

“Springtime in NC: Where the Weather Keeps You Guessing”

Lisa Harper 2026-04-03 00:00:00

 If you grew up around here, you know spring doesn’t arrive, it sort of wanders in, looks around, and says, “I might stay… I m...

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Susan Twitty Features

Susan Twitty

 William Twitty was born in about 1734 in Goochland, Virginia. He married Susannah Beller – likely in 1745. The couple had eight children t...

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The House That Still Knows My Name Features

The House That Still Knows My Name

Lisa Harper 2026-03-27 00:00:00

 I’ve come to believe that some houses don’t just sit quietly on their piece of land, they remember things. The one I grew up in cert...

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Barbara Warlick Features

Barbara Warlick

 —Compiled by Mary S. Morrow, 8th Great Granddaughter and DAR Mary SlocombBarbara Warlick was born in about 1720 in Pennsylvania She became...

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Lent for the Overthinkers Among Us Features

Lent for the Overthinkers Among Us

Lisa Harper 2026-03-20 00:00:00

 Every year about this time the season of Lent quietly arrives, much like a well-meaning reminder that we probably should eat more vegetables and...

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John Rutherford Walker III & Elizabeth Watson Walker Features

John Rutherford Walker III & Elizabeth Watson Walker

2026-03-15 00:00:00

 —Compiled by Ben Setser, Catawba Valley SARJohn Walker III was born 10 May 1728 in New Castle County, Delaware, the son of John Walker II ...

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Spring in the Carolinas Features

Spring in the Carolinas

Lisa Harper 2026-03-13 00:00:00

 There is a certain kind of anticipation that comes with the approach of spring in the Carolinas. It doesn’t arrive suddenly or loudly. Ins...

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Jacob Forney Sr. and Maria Berger Forney Features

Jacob Forney Sr. and Maria Berger Forney

Jacob Forney and his wife Maria were among the first settlers to what is now Lincoln County - arriving here about 1752 following John Beatty and Adam ...

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When The Music Comes Back Features

When The Music Comes Back

Lisa Harper 2026-03-06 00:00:00

Sometimes, without warning, a melody drifts through my mind; a tune from my younger days. It may rise while I’m washing dishes, driving down a f...

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William Reardon Features

William Reardon

It seems only fitting that on Black History Month that we honor black patriots who fought in the Revolution and what better place to start than right ...

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Divine Comfort, Wrapped in Fur Features

Divine Comfort, Wrapped in Fur

Lisa Harper 2026-02-27 00:00:00

There are moments in life when love arrives without words, without explanation, just presence. Animals have a way of doing that. They sense what we ca...

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Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge Features

Battle of Moore's Creek Bridge

 On February 18th, Loyalist forces began their march towards the coast in North Carolina to meet British troops. What comes next may be one of th...

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