Thanks to our partners at the W. B. Wicker Alumni Association, DigitalNC is proud to announce that a brand new title, the Hometown News, is now available online! This is the debut batch for the Hometown News, and what a collection it is! This amazing collection includes thirteen years of monthly issues, from 2007 to 2010 — when you …
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Organization Creates Database for Unmarked and Missing African American Graves
Generations of African Americans are buried across the Shenandoah Valley, but many of their final resting places remain unmarked or undocumented. In response, the Shenandoah Valley Black Heritage Project is launching a public database to identify and preserve these burial sites. From Winchester to Roanoke, residents are encouraged to share any information they may have …
More than 50 Years After Police Found the Remains of a Mmurder Rictim, They Now Know His Name
Kansas police have finally identified the remains of a teenager who went missing 52 years ago. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation announced on Tuesday that it used DNAtechnology to determine that remains discovered in 1973 belonged to 16-year-old Jimmy Dollison. The teenager had been living in Kansas City when he went missing in the autumn of 1972. His family reported his disappearance but …