By Ariella Monti, The Raleigh Public Record, Reprinted With Permission By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Clyde Cooper’s BBQ isn’t going away, but its historic location is. Developer Gregg Sandreuter confirmed Tuesday the restaurant will move to another location once construction begins on a six-story mixed-used retail and residential building.…
By Karen Tam, The Raleigh Public Record, Reprinted With Permission By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – The Holleman brothers died 150 years ago, within a month of each other. Both were Confederate soldiers and were buried in West Raleigh. Because the West Raleigh area is slated for development, on Saturday,…
By The Raleigh Telegram WASHINGTON DC – The Space Shuttle Discovery has made its final flight as it recently flew over Washington DC before its installation as an exhibit in the Smithsonian’s Air & Space Museum. The final flight took place on Tuesday, April 17th when the Space shuttle Discovery,…
By R.Gregg, The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH - Fourteen years ago, one of the worst tornadoes ever to hit North Carolina swept through the downtown area of Stoneville, North Carolina, obliterating the small town in its path. On Friday March 20, 1998, an F3 tornado with winds over 200 miles per…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – A local Irish native who grew up in Northern Ireland remembers visiting the Belfast shipyard where the famous ship “Titanic” was built. The 100th anniversary of the ship’s sinking is being remembered this month and the White Star cruise ship’s story in the movie…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – If you visit the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences this weekend during their 24 hour re-opening gala, there are plenty of new exhibits to view, but you will still be able to see a giant towering creature that has delighted museum visitors for…
By The NCDCR, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram CAPE HATTERAS – “Have struck iceberg.” The alarming message sent from the R.M.S. Titanic on the night of April 14, 1912, was first received and recorded at the Hatteras Weather Bureau Station. The log page from that date will be on public…
By Ted Landphair, Voice Of America, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram WASHINGTON DC – More than 54,000 Americans died in the Korean War, or “conflict,” as it was referred to, from 1950 through 1953. Or died of their injuries later. Half a million South Koreans and other United Nations troops…
By The NCDCR, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram FOUR OAKS – In July the staff of Bentonville Battlefield State Historic Site will know if those are just stains on the floor, or the blood of a fallen Civil War soldier. A forensic team recently visited to examine the floors and…
By The NCDCR, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – For many families, spring break means time to enjoy a get-away together. The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources offers wonderful escapes around the state that won’t “spring break” the budget. From the Easter Bunny Express at the Transportation Museum in Salisbury,…
By The Raleigh Telegram MIDLAND – Visitors can try to “strike it rich” at Reed Gold Mine in North Carolina. The Reed Gold Mine is the site of the first documented discovery of gold in United States. The tour takes visitors 50 feet underground through original mine tunnels and visitors can…
By The Raleigh Telegram GREENVILLE – Recovered artifacts from the Queen Anne’s Revenge, the sunken ship of famous pirate Blackbeard’s sunken ship, will be on display and open to the public next month. Items that will be part of the open house will include a 12 foot anchor and a…
From NC Department of Cultural Resources, Reprinted By The Raleigh Telegram NEW BERN – For nearly six hours on March 14, 1862, 11,000 Union forces and 4,500 inexperienced and ill-equipped Confederate troops battled for control of New Bern — a battle that drew the line in North Carolina and changed…
By Brent Lancaster, The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – On Christmas Day in 1944, North Carolina native George Preddy was in the skies over Belgium, chasing German planes in his P-51 Mustang, when his luck ran out. He lost his life when an American anti-aircraft team on the ground missed the…
By The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – The North Carolina Museum of History will host its 11th Annual African American Cultural Celebration on Saturday, January 28th from 11am to 4pm. The event is one of the largest such festivals in North Carolina and will feature more than 75 presenters — well-known musicians,…
By Andy Martin, The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Art lovers are flocking to the North Carolina Museum of Art in Raleigh this week to catch a final glimpse of dozens of original Rembrandt paintings before the special exhibit closes. With paintings such as “The Night Watch,” Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn…
By Dave Chase, Special Warfare Center & School, US Army, Special To The Raleigh Telegram FORT BRAGG, NC – In 1997, eight Special Forces Soldiers traveled to Bolivia to train and advise a battalion of Bolivian Army rangers. Beyond running the battalion’s light infantry certification training, the Special Forces team…
By The Raleigh Telegram, From NC Hall of Fame RALEIGH – The 2012 North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame will be inducting eight new members later this year including Wilt Browning, Wray Carlton, M.L. Carr, Sam Esposito, Dr. Jerry McGee, Kristi Overton Johnson, Lennie Rosenbluth, and Henry Trevathan. They will…
By The NC Department of Cultural Resources RALEIGH – This year marks the 150th anniversary of when the Civil War came home to North Carolina in 1862. Union General Ambrose Burnside captured Roanoke Island in February, New Bern in March and Fort Macon in April. Takeover of North Carolina’s coast was…
By Robert Butler, Special To The Raleigh Telegram RALEIGH – Long time North Carolina radio personality Harry Barclay “Bart” Ritner, Jr. died of complications from cancer early on Wednesday, December 28th. Ritner was born in Rocky Mount, November 27, 1935. The former radio host at both WRAL-FM and WPTF radio…
World War II fighter pilot Hal Shook (above and below) flew P-47’s in World War II and later flew the F-86 Sabre jets in the Korean War. He later served in the Vietnam War before retiring. Photos provided to The Raleigh Telegram by Hal Shook. By Bryan LeClaire, The Raleigh…
