Union Grove News

Don Minor was disturbed when he learned the Ku Klux Klan was planning to stage a rally and cross burning near this rural community on Memorial Day weekend.

A sponsor of a motorcycle rally in Iredell County has backed out due to concerns about the event organizer and his prior run-in with the law.

In this video, Casey VanHoy speaks to Union Grove's musical hearitage. He plays with local musicians J.P. VanHoy, Jr., Clay Lunsford, Jack Lunsford, and Bobby Martin.

Before the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band topped pop charts with its cover of "Mr. Bojangles," the band performed at the Old Time.

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