Last spring, on a busy Saturday at the North Carolina Zoo, Mitchell Whitley and Asheboro Mayor Joey Trogdon stood on a viewing deck overlooking the Watani Grasslands habitat, engrossed in conversation. Behind them, about 50 yards away, a pair of African e... See more
Tim Crotts stands near Robby’s Sales, a sporting goods store and Mount Airy institution, watching droves of Autumn Leaves Festival visitors parade up and down North Main Street. Some of them stop at every booth, looking for a painting or a piece of handma... See more
HIGH POINT Before Jennifer Watson initiated her fledgling chocolate company from her home last year, she didn't know how to make a chocolate bar any more than she knew how to make a crowbar. "I kid you not, I had never made ... (chocolate) before," the 43... See more
Before Jennifer Watson initiated her fledgling chocolate company from her home last year, she didn’t know how to make a chocolate bar any more than she knew how to make a crowbar. “I kid you not, I had never made ... (chocolate) before,” the 43-year-old H... See more
HIGH POINT Before Jennifer Watson initiated her fledgling chocolate company from her home last year, she didn’t know how to make a chocolate bar any more than she knew how to make a crowbar. “I kid you not, I had never made ... (chocolate) before,” the 43... See more
