Amongst the beautiful Brushy Mountain range in Wilkes County, third generation arborist Donald Hendren and his wife Rhoda raised three daughters on their family apple orchard. An idyllic life for the close family who instilled the value of hard work and the importance of community. As the daughters grew up and had families of their […]
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The Alzheimer’s Association – Western Carolina Chapter has formed several new local caregiver support groups for family, friends and caregivers who care for someone living with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. Alzheimer’s Association support groups, conducted by trained facilitators, are a safe place for caregivers. They allow participants to develop a support system […]
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“I’m proud to be the daughter of a dad who in spite of what he had to face in the military — fighting the fires with the jets [during the Korean War] — he’s a hero to me,” proclaims Tammy Wiles of King, North Carolina. James Henry Creasy, aka Papa Creasy, is now 90 years […]
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Over the past year, society has focused on nurses as being one profession deserving of all the hero medals. We all have an image of this hero nurse in our head: hardworking, kind, selfless, warm. While nurses were front and center this past year, they have heroes in our community long before that — much […]
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