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‘A man who should be celebrated’

‘A man who should be celebrated’

Just months before his death, Tommy Hall reflected upon the legacy he’d left in a small North Carolina town.

Posted on February 8, 2020March 23, 2020 by Mike SchoeffelIn People9 Minutes Read

‘The people were calling me that Old Catman’

‘The people were calling me that Old Catman’

Harold Sims (aka, the Catman) dedicated his life to creating the nation’s greatest house cat museum. Against all odds, he pulled it off.

Posted on September 17, 2019 by Mike SchoeffelIn People8 Minutes Read

Kruk carries on

Kruk carries on

A legendary high school basketball coach in North Carolina battled his most difficult opponent off the court.

Posted on September 1, 2019 by Mike SchoeffelIn People6 Minutes Read

Telling the story of my grandfather

Telling the story of my grandfather

What a guy named Speed taught me about slowing down to listen.

Posted on July 15, 2019August 6, 2019 by Mike SchoeffelIn People5 Minutes Read

David Grasty’s School of Bushcraft and Survival

David Grasty’s School of Bushcraft and Survival

In the mountains of Western North Carolina, a 20-year Air Force veteran is teaching folks the ways of the wild.

Posted on July 13, 2019July 13, 2019 by Mike SchoeffelIn People5 Minutes Read

An Artist’s Life

An Artist’s Life

From her hard-scrabble days in Oklahoma and Texas to her golden years in Western North Carolina, Gretchen Clasby has always been an artist, through and through.

Posted on June 22, 2019June 24, 2019 by Mike SchoeffelIn People10 Minutes Read

Riley Howell wasn’t a ‘cookie-cutter type of person’

Riley Howell wasn’t a ‘cookie-cutter type of person’

One of Riley Howell’s oldest friends reflects on the legacy of his late buddy after the shooting at UNC Charlotte.

Posted on June 18, 2019June 22, 2019 by Mike SchoeffelIn People4 Minutes Read

Tales from the Mystical Yoga Form

Tales from the Mystical Yoga Form

The lessons Hanna Mathis learned during a pilgrimage to a Guatemalan yoga farm gave her a new perspective on American life.

Posted on June 15, 2019June 16, 2019 by Mike SchoeffelIn People10 Minutes Read

Meet William Wells, an extreme runner

Meet William Wells, an extreme runner

The Alabama Daredevil is constantly searching for his next challenge in the Smoky Mountains.

Posted on June 8, 2019June 14, 2019 by Mike SchoeffelIn People6 Minutes Read

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