Blast from the Past: West Fourth Street in 1963
Here’s view of West Fourth Street, facing east and taken from Spring Street, dated January 1963. There have been a few changes in the look of this street over the last 55 years. How...
Monthly Archive: October 2018
Twin-City Profile: Phillip Hardin Lybrook
Phillip Hardin Lybrook was born in 1868 in Patrick County, Virginia, to Judge Andrew Murray Lybrook and Mary Josephine Reynolds Lybrook. Phillip was the oldest child of at least eight children. His mother, Mary...
October Feast: Pickled Okra
Many people spend the hot days of August and September in their kitchens, canning and freezing the bounty from their gardens. Hot, dry, summer days usually produce a good okra crop. In addition to...
Photo Essay: Dixie Classic Fair in 1957
The Dixie Classic Fair ran for five days in 1957, from Tuesday, October 8th to Saturday, October 12th. Miss North Carolina, Elaine Herndon, opened the fair at 9:30 a.m. Wayne Corpening, the Fair Commissioner, was...