Josh Shaffer
Josh Shaffer
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JOSH SHAFFER
Shaffer: Skeleton of young boy still unnamed, unclaimed after 15 years
Somebody dumped the body of a 10- or 12-year-old child on Industrial Drive outside of Mebane, and after 15 years, nobody has come looking for him.
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JOSH SHAFFER
Shaffer: Elizabeth Cotten's 'Freight Train' celebrated in Carrboro
After countless guitar students have built their chops on Elizabeth Cotten's songbook, she gets a permanent landmark in Carrboro pointing out the street where she strummed her first chord.
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JOSH SHAFFER
Shaffer: Searching for Rockefeller at Carvers Creek, newest state park
Land near Spring Lake is the only state park in Cumberland County and features the haunt of a rich banker who lived to be 102.
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JOSH SHAFFER
Shaffer: Man finds stuffed turkey abandoned on Zebulon road
Somebody spent a lot of money for a beautifully mounted turkey gobbler -- and then let it fall off a truck.
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JOSH SHAFFER
Shaffer: Mystery sheep delights, puzzles Durham neighborhood
During the past week, Bubba the wandering Barbados-Mouflon sheep has scotched every attempt to tranquilize, lasso, net and otherwise snare his bearded, big-horned body a cloven-hoofed folk hero living like he busted out of the zoo.
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JOSH SHAFFER
Shaffer: He was born in Tryon Palace barn, proud of it
Bob Kennel, 77, is the only living human being to be born in Tryon Palace, the colossal colonial mansion where our royal governors once sipped claret, raising taxes for fun. To be precise, Kennel got his start in the palace horse stable - the only structure to survive the fire of 1798 and persist...
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JOSH SHAFFER
Shaffer: Hanging death a mystery in Fletcher Park
The call reached Thomas Austin early on a Sunday, bringing news a father dreads most. Police found his son dead that morning, hanging from a tree by his own belt.
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JOSH SHAFFER
Shaffer: NC State scientists brew brainy beer
The idea at NC State University is to train the eyes of science onto North Carolina’s brewing trade, which now produces more than 6 million barrels a year and sparks envy nationwide.
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JOSH SHAFFER
Shaffer: Crushed by the teenage Scrabble king
I challenge Andy Hoang, young Scrabble champion fresh from the tournament in Las Vegas, and lose with a few shreds of dignity intact.
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JOSH SHAFFER
Shaffer: Armadillos invade NC, challenging possums for roadkill title
Biologists believe the armored mammal has appeared in at least 10 counties, mostly along the state’s southern border.

