History Tag

Home Away from Home

Barium Springs always there for the children By Mike Savicki   At age 82, Mr. Joe Ben Gibbs of Troutman remembers the 8 years he spent at Barium Springs as the “best growing up years of his life.” He is a proud man who freely…

A Farmer, Family Man and Visionary

Life Lessons from a Man Named John Connor  By Mike Savicki   A small grove of fruit trees sits peacefully atop a small hill on John Connor Road in Cornelius as it has for nearly ninety years. Surrounded by million dollar homes and priceless sunset…

Family Ties

Henry and Dot Pender share memories as Cornelius opens a road named in their family’s honor By Mike Savicki   The Town of Cornelius, like thousands of other small towns across the country, has a crisscrossing array of roadways named to honor those who have…