Friday Five: People I hate, put up your buggies and new stores Mark Plemmons Apr 30, 2021 Apr 30, 2021 Updated Jun 7, 2021 0 This is not where buggies go, and the parking lot is not the trioval at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Mark Plemmons, Independent Tribune Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mark Plemmons Hate is such a strong word and I probably should cut down on using it.kAm}@] `k^AmkAmx 5@?’E 92E6 >2?J A6@A=6] x H2D E2=<:?8 H:E9 D@>6@?6 E96 @E96C 52J H9@ D2:5 “D@\2?5\D@” E9:?<D J@F 92E6 E96> 2?5 E96? H6 E2=<65 2 =:EE=6 =@?86C 2?5 2?@E96C ?2>6 42>6 FA H9@ 2=D@ E9:?<D x 92E6 E96>] x7 x 92G6 8:G6? 2?J @7 J@F E92E @A:?:@? x’> D@CCJ]k^AmkAm&?=6DD J@F 2C6 2 (2D9:?8E@? A@=:E:4:2? @C 2 4@FA=6 @7 A6@A=6 5@H? :? #2=6:89[ :E :D F?=:<6=J x 92E6 J@F] x >:89E 5:D28C66 H:E9 J@F – 3FE E92E’D ?@E 92E6]k^Am kAmxE H@F=5 E2<6 @?6 92?5 E@ 4@F?E E96 A6@A=6 x 92E6 2?5 y6DFD 2?5 x 2C6 H@C<:?8 @? 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Concord beach music Hall of Fame singer dies in crash Howard Douglas Winstead Jr., a singer, trumpeter and member of the Carolina Beach Music Hall of Fame, died in a crash early Saturday in Dunn, …
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