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McDowell News Reporter- Mike Conley joined WNCW on December 1 to cover some of his latest stories across the county, including the recent passing business leader, Pierce Bradley (96), whose vision opened many doors for the people of Marion and McDowell County. He also discussed how a partnership between the town of Old Fort and UNC-Chapel Hill will make more outdoor trails accessible for Old Fort.

Linda Goodman, a Virginia Appalachian Mountain native of Melungeon descent, learned the art of storytelling from her father, a former coal miner who was himself a master yarn spinner. Through her story, Linda reminds us that Thanksgiving is a special time, a time to appreciate loves ones, giving thanks for their health welfare, and that anyone with a loving family is rich indeed.

On this segment of WNCW's More to the Story, we skip the usual top news headlines to conduct Turkey Talk with a trained expert from Butterball. Turkey-Talk-Line Representative Ronnie McDaniel spoke with us just before Thanksgiving. However, their bird cooking tips are also good for Christmas and any other time you plan to include a turkey in your meal plans. This interview originally aired Nov. 24, 2021.

While visiting the campus of Isothermal Community College (Spindale) last month, Thomas Stith dropped by to talk about his first year on the job with WNCW. Stith has been making visits to colleges in the system statewide to see their strengths in action and how they all benefit higher education. Learn about his goals and what's to come. This inerview originally aired Nov. 26, 2021.

In this story, Kathy explains what Bar-B-Que really is, or isn’t. “That is not Bar-B-Que, that’s cooking out!”

It is always heartwarming to witness the spirit of generosity that is central to so many music artists. When you come across musicians who are not only kind but also are incredibly talented and well spoken, magic can happen. All of these things came together when Alexa Rose and Joseph Terrell came to WNCW’s Studio B in early November, 2021, where they played a live session and then stayed for extra innings to record a conversation for this episode.

There may never be an episode of Southern Songs and Stories featuring music as far flung as this one, and at the same time there may never be an episode with a storyline that is so unexpectedly close knit. It started out by bringing together two artists I knew but who did not know each other, and who have differing styles of music. Then came a serendipitous revelation that set the stage for a great conversation, and concluded with another surprise when both artists picked a mutual favorite song to talk about in this Three Song Set, one from Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, whom you probably know better as George Michael.

A native of West Virginia , Donna Marie Todd trained in classical vocal performance at the renowned Peabody Conservatory of Music with Metropolitan opera soprano Marilyn Cotlow and now writes and performs a unique combination of original story woven with artful song.

Every Man Heart Lay Down is a Liberian Christmas tale originally collected and retold by children’s book author Lorentz Graham.