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september 2016

Fried Apple Pies Recipe
Recipes

Fried Apple Pies

We just can’t help saying: These portable hand pies are the apple of our eye.

by Lynn Wells
A 3-Member Church Creates a Lasting Legacy in Pender County
Features

A 3-Member Church Creates a Lasting Legacy in Pender County

In a small community in Pender County, Saints Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church hangs on, thanks to the devotion of its faithful — all three of them.

by Susan Stafford Kelly
How One Woman Saved the Wild Horses of Shackleford Banks
Features

How One Woman Saved the Wild Horses of Shackleford Banks

Wild horses have roamed this small barrier island for centuries. When they were in danger of being wiped out, a woman who knew nearly nothing about horses rounded up experts, facts, and moxie to save them.

by Jeremy Markovich
Farm-to-Table Restaurants in the Foothills
Travel Guides

4 Farm-to-Table Restaurants in the Foothills to Try This Fall

Cooler weather means a whole new crop of fall produce, and these Foothills farm-to-table restaurants are taking advantage of autumn’s bounty.

by Rosalie Catanoso
At UNC Chapel Hill, The Clothes Make the Fan
Sports

At UNC Chapel Hill, the Clothes Make the Fan

At the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, football fans wear their own sort of uniform, one that doesn’t always fit everybody. At least not at first.

by Jonathan Jones
NC State Wide Receiver's Journey from Walk-On to Starter
Sports

NC State Wide Receiver’s Journey from Walk-On to Starter

From Friday nights in Apex to Saturday afternoons in Raleigh, a Wolfpack wide receiver chases his gridiron dream.

by Tim Crothers
Sports

Appalachian State Fans Take School Spirit on the Road

Home-field advantage is fine, but the true nature of Appalachian State football emerges when the team and its fans get out of town.

by Jeremy Markovich
East Carolina University Fans are Pirates to The Core
Sports

East Carolina University Fans are Pirates to The Core

East Carolina football fans are rabidly energetic and fiercely loyal, and they don’t back down. Ask them why, and you’ll find out that their team, their town, and their school all have something to prove.

by Shane Ryan
History: A Football Friendship Lives On
Sports

A Football Friendship Lives On

In 1960, a historic victory brought two Lenoir-Rhyne teammates together — and they haven’t stopped rooting for each other since.

by Jimmy Tomlin
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