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Centenarian ‘Billy’ Center… a mild mannered distiller

William Perry “Billy” Center, born Jan. 8, 1875, near the Glassy Mountain Baptist Church, was the son of James Alexander “Jim” and Sarah Ballew Center. ... Read more

by Dean Campbell, Tuesday, February 24, 2015 10:00 pm

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Twice Told Tale

‘Will the circle be unbroken’ ballad Ada R. Habershon wrote a Christian hymn in 1907, with music by Charles H. Gabriel. It was called “Will ... Read more

by Dean Campbell, Tuesday, February 10, 2015 10:21 pm

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Double murder of Will Center, Harrison Fricks

Twice-told Tale BY Dean Campbell On the early evening of June 19, 1938, three Greenville County deputies—H.C. Harrison, Tom Charles and Frank Reid—were on Dill ... Read more

by Dean Campbell, Tuesday, January 27, 2015 10:00 pm

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Poinsett Bridge has been doubly ‘haunted’

Twice Told Tale, By Dean Campbell Poinsett Bridge, South Carolina’s oldest standing bridge on present-day Callahan Mountain Road, has been the subject of two haunting ... Read more

by Dean Campbell, Tuesday, January 13, 2015 10:00 pm

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Marine’s message from Afghanistan

Modern-day YouTube.com is filled with thousands of human interest stories that can evoke hundreds of emotions (unfortunately along with, seemingly, millions of stupid, inane “selfie” ... Read more

by Dean Campbell, Tuesday, October 21, 2014 11:36 pm

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The Block House…a major stopover for drovers

A major friendship treaty in 1755 between the South Carolina Colony and the Cherokee Nation established the Old Indian Boundary Line, which began at a ... Read more

by Dean Campbell, Tuesday, September 23, 2014 10:51 pm

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Dr. Joseph Baylis Earle…outstanding Gowensville native

The third child of Dr. Thomas J. and Jane Kennedy Earle, Joseph Baylis, was born in Gowensville on September 30, 1862. As a child, he ... Read more

by Dean Campbell, Tuesday, September 9, 2014 9:52 pm

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Two WWI casualties occurred in the Dark Corner

Far removed from the war zones of Europe, two World War I casualties—one military and one day-old baby civilian—resulted from the removal of folks from ... Read more

by Dean Campbell, Tuesday, August 26, 2014 10:00 pm

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The ‘Black Sentinel’ would run to Fort Gowens for protection

One of the amusing tales that was told and retold in Revolutionary times and years afterward in the Dark Corner area was about a ... Read more

by Dean Campbell, Tuesday, August 19, 2014 10:00 pm

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Red River Valley a favorite ballad

Cowboy ballads were especially well liked by Dark Corner residents. The independent spirit of the man on horseback was a trait that Appalachian men (and ... Read more