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Art and Real Life Meet
Playwrights, actors have face-to-face with sit-in icon On Feb. 8, 1960, Carl Matthews conducted a one-man sit-in at the S. H. Kress lunch counter on the corner of Liberty Street and Fourth Street in
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local sports legends Added to Hall
There have been many seminal moments in Rodney Webb’s life, but two stand out. His union to his wife, Rita, more than 30 years ago is tops; he called his induction last week into
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Q & A with hometown legend
Carl Eller’s life as a legendary football player is well-documented, and he’s enshrined in nearly everybody’s Hall of Fame (college and pro). Recently, the man they call “Moose,” came home to Winston-Salem to receive
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Eller’s friends and family proud of his many achievements
City native Carl “Moose” Eller received more than a few accolades over the course of his storied 15-year NFL career. A first round draft pick in 1964, the Atkins High School alumnus was selected
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McCorkle lauded for breaking college’s color line
Fifty years ago, James McCorkle stepped onto the campus of Guilford College and forever changed the course of the school’s history. Last week, the Winston-Salem native and retired educator returned to his alma mater
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