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More "She was a pillar and stalwart to our family and provided much-needed love, support and understanding to us all," a statement from her family posted to social media Saturday evening reads, in part. "She was the seed that sprouted leaves and branches which is now our family. God saw fit to make her the matriarch of your family and blessed us to be her caretakers and recipients of her legacy." Born on August 15, 1904, in Lancaster, South Carolina, Ford lived through countless historical events. In fact, living during a pandemic wasn't a new experience for her -- she was alive during the 19...

By Mark Starling North Carolina To Add Congressional Seat After Census Results (Raleigh, NC) -- A rising population means North Carolina will soon have a new member of Congress. The Census Bureau revealed yesterday the state's population grew close to ten-percent, or just over 900-thousand people between 2010 and 2020. State lawmakers will now be in charge of figuring out where new district lines will go, in order to fill 14 Congressional seats. The U.S. saw one of its smallest growth rates ever at seven-point-four-percent. Cooper Urges Bipartisan Unity In State Of State (Raleigh, NC) ...

Hester Ford, who was America's oldest person living, died at her home in Charlotte, N.C., on April 17. Ford was at least 115 years old, though some records say she was possibly 116. Ford lived through sharecropping, the 1918 flu pandemic, the Great Depression, World War I and II, Jim Crow laws, the civil rights movement and the coronavirus pandemic. After growing up on a farm, she got married at age 14 to John Ford, and the pair purchased a farm and started raising their family in Lancaster, S.C. Together they had 12 children, four of whom are still alive, 68 grandchildren, 125 great-grandch...

Listen • 5:29 Hester Ford, center, celebrates her birthday in 2019 with her family members. Ford died last Saturday at 115 or 116. Hester Ford, who was America's oldest person living, died at her home in Charlotte, N.C., on April 17. Ford was at least 115 years old, though some records say she was possibly 116. Ford lived through sharecropping, the 1918 flu pandemic, the Great Depression, World War I and II, Jim Crow laws, the civil rights movement and the coronavirus pandemic. After growing up on a farm, she got married at age 14 to John Ford, and the pair purchased a f...

Our weekly selection of links across the web. Scot McKnight Image: Unsplash Good morning! We’ve had a cold snap in Chicagoland that seems to be letting up. Our blue winged teals are still on the local lake and we spotted another Sand Hill Crane on a walk this week. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WJZY) — The oldest living American and Charlotte resident, Hester Ford, has died at the age of 116, her family posted on Facebook Saturday night. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Mother Hester McCardell Ford today,” the statement read. “She was a pillar and st...