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'Hardrock' Harden fought in boxing's scrappy glory days
The 1930s and '40s are known as the golden era of boxing and no one lived up to the ideal quite like "Hardrock" Harden.
"Music has always been a big part of my life," singer-songwriter Brian Wiltsey said.
EMF will honor longtime Elon staff member
Dr. George Troxler was most comfortable teaching history to college students. Then, in 1987, his position at Elon College changed to that of a part-time arts administrator.
Column: As new memories are made, it's nice to know that home is still there
This past Sunday, I watched a moving crew transport Elon University's Holland House across railroad tracks, through some trees and to a new site on South Campus adjacent to Holt Chapel.
Ingle, others seek to replace Allred
The resignation of District 64 Rep. Cary Allred sets up a scenario that could result in lineup and leadership changes on the Alamance County Board of Commissioners.
This season's Sunset Rhythms concerts at the Historic Depot will conclude Friday with a performance by The Company Shops Band from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Depot amphitheater, at South Main and Front streets in downtown Burlington.
Southern Nash sophomore finishes first in singing competition
Morgan Rae Lane placed first in the 2009 National Association for Teachers of Singers Regional competition April 3 in Boone.
Published: Monday, April 20, 2009 at 4:46 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, April 20, 2009 at 4:46 p.m. Tonya Drake Austin and William Rogers Cooke Jr., were married April 11, 2009, at Riverview Blvd.
University, company need more local recognition
Recently, I attended an event at Elon University's Whitley Auditorium, slipping into an aisle seat near the back.
Gibsonville mail carrier hits 30-year mark
The mail has changed a lot in the three decades Robert "Bobby" Foster has delivered the rural post.
In what can only be labeled as an upset, an Elon College poll has determined that North Carolinians are ambivalent about the need for a constitutional amendment that would ensure that marriage remains between a man and a woman.
As you enter the 1920s era Fairmont Town Hall, you can't help but notice the distinctive aroma of tobacco.
Leta TMs begin with this stipulation: Smoking kills a ' and so does secondhand smoke, although how effectively someone elsea TMs cigarette will harm you can be legitimately debated.
She sent him to jail for rape; now they're friends
March 10: After DNA evidence cleared Ronald Cotton of the crime against Jennifer Thompson-Cannino, the two came together to fight injustice.
Burlington case the subject of Sunday's '60 Minutes' report
When former Burlington police Chief Mike Gauldin was working as a detective in the 1980s, he had no idea that the eyewitness identification method then used by investigators was flawed.
Right: Rape victim and an unlikely friend push for justice
Jennifer Thompson-Cannino was certain that Ronald Cotton raped her in Burlington in the summer of 1984.
Ronald Cotton of Burlington spent 11 years of his life in state prisons for a crime he didn't commit.
Tuesday at the North Carolina General Assembly
EDUCATION FIRST: The first bill Gov. Beverly Perdue signs into law will concern education.
Taking time to enjoy the roses
Four unrelated events that occurred in the span of seven days last month reminded me of my own mortality.
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