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American Songwriter

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Born 81 Years Ago Today in North Carolina, the High School English Teacher Who Became a Grammy-Winning Country Music Star

On this day (November 10) in 1945, Yvonne Vaughn was born in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Today, she’s better known as country singer Donna Fargo, who kicked off a string of four straight No. 1 hits with 1972’s “The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A.”. Among the...

Mt Airy, NC · 3d

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Four Virginia Lunch Counters Where Grilled Cheese And Milkshakes Still Taste Like 4

Some lunches are about more than food, and a grilled cheese at a real counter is one of them. Virginia still has a handful of spots where shakes are mixed to order and sandwiches come off a flat grill the old-fashioned way. These four places stretch from Fredericksburg to Floyd,...

Fredericksburg, VA · 9d

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This No-Frills North Carolina Seafood Shack Still Piles A Full Platter On Your Plate For Under $18

Some of the best meals in North Carolina come from places with paper menus, padded chairs, and a parking lot that fills up fast on a Friday night. In a small Forsyth County town just east of Winston-Salem, one such spot has built a loyal crowd by doing something that feels almost rare these days: serving big seafood platters at prices that do not sting.

Forsyth County, NC · 3d

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You’ll Want To Drive Across North Carolina For The Fried Chicken At This Unassuming Restaurant

Somewhere in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, there’s a brick building with a skateboarding skeleton on the window, and inside that building is fried chicken that will genuinely change your expectations. That place is Slappy’s Chicken, and it has been quietly earning one of the most devoted followings in the entire...

Winston-Salem, NC · 2d

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A Bologna Sandwich And A Horror-Movie Cameo Made This North Carolina Country Store A Local Legend

Priddy’s General Store in Danbury, North Carolina has appeared in a horror film, serves one of the most talked-about bologna sandwiches in the South, and somehow still manages to feel like the most welcoming place you’ve ever walked into. If that combination doesn’t make you want to get...

Danbury, NC · 2d

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Earth Fare “Share the Health” Food Donation Drive brings in 2,760 pounds of food for Feeding Southwest Virginia

Earth Fare partnered with Feeding Southwest Virginia for a “Share the Health” Food Donation Drive from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6. Community members and Earth Fare shoppers dropped off shelf-stable food items at the Earth Fare location on Franklin Road SW to help nourish their neighbors. The food drive brought in 2,760 pounds of food for a local agency partner, Good Samaritan Christian Soldiers, whose pantry serves the neighbors of Roanoke City and the Town of Vinton.

Roanoke, VA · 21h

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Rare albino deer spotted in Greensboro

Greensboro, NC · 1d

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In Greensboro, North Carolina, Locals Say The Best Fried Chicken In Town Comes Double-Fried And Piping Hot

Some fried chicken shows up hot enough that people wait a few minutes before the first bite, and in Greensboro that pause has become a local habit. Regulars on the north side of the city talk about a small counter-service spot where the chicken can come single-breaded, lightly fried, or double-fried.

Greensboro, NC · 2d

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5 Best Italian Restaurants in Greensboro, North Carolina that Will Make You Feel Like You’re in Rome

Greensboro, North Carolina — a city stitched together by red brick and green canopies, where the scent of magnolias drifts through neighborhoods old and new, and where every block hums with the laughter of families, the quiet pride of students, and the stories of newcomers and old-timers alike. Here, the architecture is a patchwork: stately Victorians, mid-century storefronts, and the ever-present spires of churches and schools that anchor the city’s soul. Greensboro is a crossroads — of history and hope, of Southern roots and global dreams, of barbecue smoke and the sweet promise of something simmering on the stove.

Greensboro, NC · 2d

American Songwriter

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Country Singer Who Made History With a Top 10 Hit and Wrote for George Jones Dead at 58

Mark McGuinn, the singer best known for his 2001 hit “Mrs. Steven Rudy,” has died. He was 58. According to his obituary, McGuinn died on Oct. 26. No cause of death was disclosed. A Greensboro, North Carolina, native, McGuinn grew up alongside three brothers and one sister. The...

Greensboro, NC · 1d

Raleigh News & Observer

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Live roaches, no food thermometer: 2 Triangle restaurants get B grades

The News & Observer publishes a weekly roundup of restaurant sanitation scores to keep you up-to-date on the health grades at Triangle dining spots. Sanitation scores and their corresponding letter grades are used in North Carolina to assess restaurants’ adherence to rules and standards intended to mitigate and prevent the spread of food-borne illnesses. You’ve likely seen sanitation grade cards at restaurants you’ve visited, and The N&O previously explained what those scores mean and how they’re calculated . Here are sanitation scores in Triangle counties from Nov. 3-9. Wake County sanitation scores The Wake County inspection management system shows 73 restaurant inspections were completed Nov. 3-9. Two restaurants received a B grade (a score of at least 80 but lower than 90): Dum N Grill (1000 Market Center Drive, Morrisville) received a score of 87 on Thursday, Nov. 5. The restaurant was in violation of 17 standards. Violations include gnats at a sink, no sanitizing solution test strips or food thermometer available, employees not washing hands while switching tasks and an employee tasting cooked rice with gloved hands and then putting the excess rice back into the pot of cooked rice, among other violations. The restaurant previously has not previously

Wake County, NC · 4d

FOX8 News

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Caitlin Little gets married, begins new chapter after amnesia recovery

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — It’s amazing what people can accomplish if they just don’t give up. But sometimes a challenge can seem to daunting to continue fighting. “Had I known in that first year, oh, this is going to take five years, I don’t know that we could have survived it,” says Jennifer Little about […]

Greensboro, NC · 1d

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Wake Forest claims 'Bachelor U' status after Sam Hartman news

Wake Forest football is the only program, the school says, to have had three former players feature in "The Bachelor" franchise.

Winston-Salem, NC · 20h

FOX8 News

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Travelers in Triad still feeling impact from FAA’s nationwide ground stop

GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Grounded flights nationwide, including at the Piedmont Triad International Airport, left travelers figuring out next steps. The Federal Aviation Administration resumed airplane departures nationwide after hours of grounded flights on Friday evening. Mary Duet arrived at PTI around 4:30 p.m. She anticipated getting on her flight when her sister sent her […]

Greensboro, NC · 17h

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10 Hole-In-The-Wall North Carolina Restaurants You’d Never Know Serve Such Incredible Food

Looking for hole-in-the-wall restaurants in North Carolina that serve incredible food?. These 10 spots are packed with flavor and Southern character you won’t forget!. 1. Zack’s Hot Dogs (Burlington) You might drive past Zack’s Hot Dogs on West Davis Street in Burlington and think it’s just another little...

Burlington, NC · 2d

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Bring a Cooler to This North Carolina Butcher Shop Where Fresh Cuts Still Sell at Honest Prices

I almost drove right past it, a small storefront off a quiet road in North Carolina with a parking lot that was strangely full. Curiosity won, and I walked in hungry and walked out with an armload of fresh meat that cost far less than I expected. Grocery bills keep...

Thomasville, NC · 3d

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Burlington’s Blue Ribbon Diner, With Its Neon Glow And Applejack Grilled Chicken, Still Hits Different For North Carolina Diner Fans

Some restaurants chase trends, and some just keep the jukebox running and the booths ready. In Burlington, one neon-lit spot has been doing the second thing for so long that families now bring their own kids to the same tables they sat at as children. The menu leans on comfort...

Burlington, NC · 3d

FOX8 News

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Ribbon-cutting ceremony held for new mural in Mebane

MEBANE, N.C. (WGHP) — A ribbon-cutting was held on Friday afternoon for the Make Your Mark Community Mural in Mebane. The mural is on the side of Lou’s Bakery on East Clay Street, and it faces the downtown farmers’ market lot. The mural is designed to inspire the future. Mayor Ed Hooks spoke at the […]

Mebane, NC · 20h

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Archdale horse rescue treats horse with broken jaw

ARCHDALE, N.C. (WGHP) — An Archdale rescue is helping a horse recover from a broken jaw. Safe Haven Equine Rescue and Retirement found a horse named Melman at an unnamed farm with a fractured jaw. Another horse had kicked Melman in the face. Veterinarians had to wire both his top and bottom jaw to set […]

Archdale, NC · 23h