Free Daily Headlines

Tags

Set your text size: A A A

Search Results

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Slavery connection sparks talk of Wingate name change

 Locked  Comments

RALEIGH — Could an obscure historical discovery force Wingate University and the town to change names? That question is roiling Wingate, a small Union County town 30 miles southeast of Charlotte.   Read Story »

Tags: Wingate College | Wingate-Pardee-BRCC campus | slavery

Hendersonville Opinion

LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Is Wingate best choice for mill property?

 Locked  Comments

The developer who won the right to renovate the old Grey Hosiery Mill for an expanded Wingate University campus downtown seems well qualified and well intentioned.   Read Story »

Tags: Hendersonville City Council | Grey Hosiery Mill | CathFord Wingate proposal | Robert Englander Jr. | Wingate College