One of our most celebrated cultural centers, the Weymouth estate, is nearly lost when it’s willed to a local community college in 1974. “Just when it seemed that James Boyd’s homeplace was to go under the bulldozers, a group of interested Sandhills citizens was galvanized into action.” The Friends of Weymouth, Inc., forms and purchases the home and grounds to restore the property to its original glory. The nonprofit maintains Weymouth’s park trails and facilities and continues to promote conservation.
From the stone that built Mount Airy, one man shapes a living story of community.
Snow in North Carolina may be fleeting, but when it falls, the state settles into a peaceful pause.
A long-forgotten series of recordings from 1925 puts a new spin on the beginnings of one of our most enduring music genres.
In tight-knit Southern circles, recipes get around. The ones that impress find their place in community cookbooks, local encyclopedias of care and feeding.
