NASA built a state-of-the-art satellite tracking center in the mountains of Transylvania County, complete with towering antennas and dishes. NASA also used PARI to spy on the Russians! Today, the ...

Tar Heel Traveler Scott Mason meet Beverly Burnette in Raleigh who is a founding member of the NC Association of Black Storytellers. Among Beverly's stories is her own compelling personal account of ...

This week, the Tar Heel Traveler honors people he has profiled who have since passed away. Such as Warren Boone of Spring Hope who died last month. Warren was famous for almost never wearing shoes ...

The restaurant owners rebuilt, and today the angel oak stands as its symbolic protector. People sometimes talk of miracles this time of year. Can a tree be considered a miracle? A guardian angel?

Max and Ruth Cruse ran the place for years, and the couple spoke of their devotion to it and each other on the Tar Heel Traveler. But sadly, both have since passed away. And yet, the store ...

Our tribute to Tar Heel Traveler characters who have passed away continues with a man from Washington, NC, who died in October and spent years collecting everything Coke: posters, calendars ...

Scott Mason reflects on those who have left us as he takes a journey down memory lane. During his travels, he recalls meeting The Piano Teacher in Charlotte back in 2011. Scott Mason reflects on ...

A husband and wife from Wake County have been collecting little toy mice for years, and during the holidays their house is covered with the decorative little critters. A husband and wife from Wake ...

Santa has just made the rounds. Now he's relaxing at the bowling alley in Aberdeen (Moore Co.). And his heart is still filled with love and kindness for people of all ages. Santa has just made the ...

It's a small community with an unusual name tucked between Kinston and Greenville. And yet, it is full of intriguing history--which includes the history behind the name itself.

This cozy cafe has been a staple for the community in Bailey for decades, but a few years ago, a fire nearly destroyed it. Tracy's has since reopened at a nearby location, and as 2025 begins, it's ...

Jan.15 is Martin Luther King's birthday. Lloyd Turlington of Pikeville met Dr. King in 1968 shortly after Turlington, a white basketball coach, integrated an all-white college in Georgia. This Wayne ...