Greensboro News & Record (8/20/2008)
Engineers determine that patch-up work on the 1926 War Memorial Stadium has not been enough to keep it standing. But will voters support a bond measure to save this landmark?

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Richmond County Daily Journal (8/15/2008)
"A book on the history of 284 architectural properties in Richmond County dating from 1794 to 2005 is to be available Sept. 2 . . . The Architectural History of Richmond County will be on sale for order by phone or mail, or available at several locations in the county."

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Wilmington Star-News (8/16/2008)
As part of the five-state Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor, places like Navassa in Brunswick County have new incentives to preserve a nearly lost part of their African American heritage.

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Macon News (8/14/2008)
The N.C. Department of Transportation has just issued a new edition of its guide to the state's byways, a guide to historic and scenic trips off the beaten (Interstate) path.

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NC Rural Center
Historic preservation and rural development can go hand in hand. Learn more—with examples from Kentucky and Arkansas, Ireland and Australia—at this year's Rural Partners Forum, in Raleigh, October 2–3.

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