October 2014

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Our Favorite Facebook Photos: 10/31/14

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Seeing Southern: Wine in North Carolina’s Yadkin Valley

Would you believe that North Carolina has over 400 vineyards and 100 wineries? Who are they, Napa? Claiming the same number of vineyards and the same AVA designation, Napa and North Carolina are duking it out in the winemaking world.
Pictured from left to right: Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy, Johnse Hatfield, Roseanna McCoy and Capt. William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield.

Hatfields & McCoys, Revisited: Part 6 – Examining Justice in the “Lawless” Tug Valley

Many fables posing as “Feud history” begin with a few basic premises. Chief among these is the claim that the Tug Valley in the 1870’s-‘80’s was a lawless place. But court records for Pike and Logan Counties refute this contention entirely.
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Our Favorite Facebook Photos: 10/24/14

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Our Favorite Facebook Photos: 10/17/14

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Even More Sweet Virginia Breezes

Casually cruising to Claytor Lake in southwest Virginia, I felt like I had come home – back to where it

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