by Commander | Apr 6, 2025 | Articles
Cycling Fundraiser on the Natchez Trace Parkway Once again, intrepid athletes Rich Clarke and John Buford are pedaling to benefit the Veterans History Museum of the Carolinas! This time, their endurance, grit, and determination will be tested on the 444-mile Natchez...
by Guest Author | Mar 28, 2025 | Articles
Honoring the Service of Veterans’ Families Joy and Ted Minnick — in love for 58 years. One Year He was gone one year. He left on our anniversary, July 2, 1969, and came home on our anniversary, July 2, 1970. When you say “he was gone one year,” it doesn’t...
by Guest Author | Mar 10, 2025 | Articles
Ed Cottrell I had the pleasure of hearing WWII Army Air Corps veteran Ed Cottrell speak last year at the Etowah Library. His talk so resonated with me that I wondered if he would speak to my community.The Cliffs at Walnut Cove is located in Arden with a large...
by John Luzena | Feb 14, 2025 | Articles
War tears most things apart War tears most things apart. But in the case of Jack and Eileen Breedlove, it was war that brought them together, wearing the uniforms and standing up for the cause of their respective nations, America and England. Jack hailed from Toxaway,...
by Duke Woodhull | Jan 14, 2025 | Articles
Photo Top Left: Jim Tyson holding a book of his father’s oral history remembrancesPhoto Top Right: US Navy Full Lieutenant James Tyson Doctor James William Tyson has led a life of uncommon drama, challenge and service to others. Born in the Philippine Islands on...
by Commander | Dec 23, 2024 | Articles
Editor’s note:This holiday favorite is back by popular demand;i.e., one person asked for it. The Night Before Christmas by Michel Robertson(with apologies to Clement Clarke Moore) ‘Twas the night before Christmas in our little town. The sheriff was making his...
