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41 Years Later, Woman Reunited With Class Ring Lost in Pinebluff Lake
By Mackenzie Francisco NOTE: This article was originally published in The Pilot Newspaper on Sept. 7, 2021. Forty-one years ago, Margie Snow was wading in the lake at Cardinal Park when her class ring from Magnolia High School in Lumberton went MIA. Fearful of what her grandmother — still making payments on the ring at…
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Amid Shutdowns, Local Restaurant Owners Seek Answers
By Mackenzie Francisco NOTE: This article originally ran in The Pilot Newspaper on March 30, 2020. Local restaurant and bar owners met with Moore County’s state legislators last week, expressing concerns regarding the state’s role in protecting small businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. State Senator Tom McInnis and State Representative Jamie Boles phoned representatives from…
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Vito’s Ristorante & Pizzeria Celebrates 40 Years
By Mackenzie Francisco NOTE: This article was initially published on itsthesway.com and ran in the Aug. 13, 2020 issue of The Sway newsletter. Vito Gironda came to Southern Pines with a few dollars and incredible pizza-tossing skills tucked in his pocket. At age 22, he opened Vito’s Ristorante & Pizzeria with his brothers Giovanni and Frank in…
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Mockingbird on Broad Finds New Nest
By Mackenzie Francisco | SPONSORED BY MOCKINGBIRD ON BROAD NOTE: This article was originally published in The Sway on Jan. 14, 2021 as a paid sponsored content feature. Maybe you guessed it from our teaser Instagram posts, or maybe you thought the out-of-context updates were the result of us accidentally inhaling Expo marker fumes. Either way,…
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