In 1936, a young man from Lexington left the orphanage that raised him and built a legacy from the ground up. His company — appropriately called National — keeps women around the country dressed in comfort, and his story continues to inspire.
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4 Items for Your August To-Do List
Eat, watch, experience, and celebrate what North Carolina has to offer this month.
Occoneechee Speedway Is the Track That Time Forgot
Occoneechee Speedway was born at the same time as NASCAR, lived a short but spectacular life, and then faded away into the woods in Hillsborough. The forest that hid it for decades has given it new life as a hiking trail.
The 1970s: A Political Sea Change
The election of two young politicians to state’s top offices — including the first republican governor in generations — signals new ideas on the horizon.
The Medicine Museum
In Nash County, doctors, nurses, and the remedies they once used to heal patients across North Carolina are memorialized in a repository for all things curative.
North Carolina’s Pioneers of Nursing
The story of nursing in North Carolina starts with the nurses who laid the foundation for today’s health-care heroes.
Native Healing in Pembroke
Growing up in the close-knit Lumbee community, an educator in Robeson County walked the same farmland as her ancestors. Today, she gives back to that land by nurturing nursing students from across rural North Carolina.
North Carolina’s Heroes of Healing
Nursing has a long history in our state, yet the stories of the women and men who care for us too often go untold. The past year has renewed our appreciation for these health-care heroes, so this month, we’re shining a spotlight on their work — and saying thank you.
The 1970s: Room to Roam at the North Carolina Zoo
In Asheboro, the rolling piedmont starts to look like a slice of Africa as a new state-supported zoo aims to teach the value of conservation — and give its animals space to be themselves.
