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“I notice you have a bouquet of flowers on your table. Are they for something special, or do you just like flowers?”

A Sherrills Ford woman has worn the same orange and black dress every Christmas for 51 years.

Editor’s note: Calendar items must be submitted at least six days before an event. Items are only guaranteed to publish once prior to the event. To guarantee placement in the

Optimism is an admirable quality, and one I try to master. In this business, we see and hear about horrific deeds every day — tragedies that make the mundane frustrations

The children were in the pew in front of me.

Editor’s note: As Christmas approaches, the Daily News looks at Christmases past through children’s letters to Santa that appeared on our pages:

What started as a homeschooling activity quickly became a family passion for competitive square dancing.

Stitching together hundreds of Christmas stockings is a big job. However, 42 area children with big hearts and nimble fingers took on this monumental task.

Part 1 of this series described how Mr. and Mrs. Tucker’s bitter divorce had created a “Family War”, and how this war had caused their two young children, Sam (9)

It seems everyone is missing someone: deployed, living far away or passed into immortality. The holidays can be especially hard and they’re okay to grieve — just don’t forget to