Fergus County Jail
What makes a good song? Does it have to be catchy? Have a good beat? Move your emotions? For me-it varies-like…
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Spring & Summer On A Snowy Day
Like much of the country Western NC has had it’s fair share of snow this winter. For those of you who…
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Places With Old Names
Yesterday I traveled with Pap out to Asheville. As he often does-he entertained me with tales from yesteryear. One tale was…
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Appalachian Vocabulary Test 16
Time for this month’s Appalachian Vocabulary Test. Take it and see how you do: Hippens Hunker Hisn Hear tell Hesh…
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January the 23 the 1870
Several months ago, Peggy P. asked me if I’d be interested in reading a letter that had been handed down…
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Canning Sausage
I love my Ball Blue Book of Preserving-its full of canning and preserving advice-on everything from blackberries to clams. This is…
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Hard Times Come Again No More
Hard Times Come Again No More was written by Stephen Foster in 1855. Since Foster was a songwriter by trade…
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Firewood
Firewood by Keith Jones With central heating or even today’s highly-efficient wood heaters, few people now appreciate the sheer volume…
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Spreading The Love For January
Time to Spread the Love for the month of January. You’ve went along with me as I bemoaned the cold, killed…
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Burning Firewood
The Farmer’s Almanac predicted this would be a harsh winter-and so far it seems they’ve been right. Parts of the…
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Civil War Letters 5
It’s been a while since we checked in with W.C. Penland. Greasy Cove Tennessee Washington County March the 2nd 1863…
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Appalachian Writers
I’d like to introduce you to Peggy Poe Stern-have you ever heard of her? I’ve only known her a…
