Gillian Welch and David Rawlings will kick off the festival April 29.
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Two bourbons from Mount Pleasant's Southern Grace Distilleries earned Double Gold medals at the 2026 San Francisco World Spirits Competition.
- Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
Grandfather Mountain is getting into the holiday spirit Nov. 20 with a tree arrival celebration featuring Millie the Bear, hot chocolate, candy canes and crafts.
- Town of Harrisburg
Harrisburg has a new town council member. Jim Eskew was appointed in a 3-2 vote to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Chris Faw.
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About 40 volunteers will paint holiday scenes on storefront windows throughout downtown Concord on Nov. 14, just ahead of the city's Christmas celebrations.
- Jason Koon
Ford Jarrett sees this opportunity as a chance to push the family's athletic legacy forward in a new way.
- From staff reports
Downtown Concord will offer a trolley connecting downtown, Southern Strain Brewing and Gibson Mill Market for Small Business Saturday on Nov. 28.
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Former Notre Dame and LSU coach Brian Kelly has interviewed for Maryland’s vacant head football coaching position, multiple outlets reported Saturday. On3’s Pete Nakos first reported the news, identifying Kelly as a prominent candidate in the search to replace Mike Locksley, who parted ways with Maryland on Oct. 21 after a 2-5 start. Kelly, 65, is among the few candidates who are not currently ...
UNIVERSITY PARK, Texas — There’s no sugarcoating this one. Entering its final home game of the season still in contention for the ACC title, SMU (7-3, 5-3 ACC) was obliterated by No. 13 Wake Forest (9-1, 6-1 ACC), 49-7, ending its chances of playing for anything meaningful in December. SMU was embarrassed in all three phases, making crushing mistakes on offense, defense and special teams that ...
SEATTLE — A difficult trip to the Midwest just got more challenging. Washington was one of several college football teams whose travel plans were disrupted by Friday afternoon’s nationwide ground stop after the Federal Aviation Administration experienced communication problems related to air traffic control. UW was preparing to board its team charter flight to East Lansing, Mich., at King ...
DALLAS — National Football League rivalries can only die a slow, painful death unlike the college game where the greed of college commissioners and ADs makes Texas-Texas A&M, Oklahoma-Oklahoma State, Oregon-Oregon State disappear overnight. Sometimes they resurface, and sometimes they don’t. The Cowboys play the 49ers Sunday at AT&T Stadium, and it’s sad to see this thing on life support now. ...
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WFDD invites library supporters to a Nov. 14 book club discussion of Susan Orlean's "The Library Book" and a Nov. 17 behind-the-scenes tour at High Point Public Library.
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HopeHealth will host its annual AIDSWalk on Dec. 5 in Florence, featuring a resource fair, free HIV testing, breakfast, giveaways, and an awareness walk.
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UNCG women’s basketball visits Gardner-Webb Wednesday at 6 p.m., with series tied 4-4, recent Clemson recap, team stats, and ticket and coverage details.
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Riley Hill made the All-SAC Third Team and Maggie Ayers the All-Freshman team as Catawba women’s volleyball prepares for the SAC tournament in Rock Hill.
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