Welcome back to Alamance County Life. In this episode, host Steven Meyers Jr. pulls back the curtain on the constant friction between the visible power that built our region and the dark secrets hidden in its shadows.

In This Episode:

• The Village and the Mayor: We dive deep into the sweltering summer of 1990 to examine the haIunting, unsolved murder of Pamela Hoy, exploring how political gravity and jurisdictional turf wars severely crippled the investigation.
• Iron Arteries & Populist Champions: Discover the brutal, iron-forged 1855 origins of the North Carolina Railroad repair shops that birthed the city of Burlington, and the legacy of agrarian populist Governor W. Kerr Scott.
• Monsters in the Mud: We venture into the murky, flood-prone banks of Goat Island along the Haw River to uncover the terrifying, generations-old lore of the 'Chris-Chris' monster.
• Monuments and Tear Gas: A stark look at the modern civil rights flashpoint at the historic Graham courthouse, detailing the intense October 31, 2020, protests, emergency interventions, and the deep divides within the community.
• Community Events: Your weekly rundown of local happenings, including the 4th Fridays Concert Series in Burlington, the Mebane Farmers Market, Saturdays in Saxapahaw, and North Carolina's Ugliest Dog Pageant.

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