FROM THE ARCHIVES: A look back at The Friendship 9, Rock Hill's sit-in movement
On Jan. 31, 1961, a group of nine students was arrested after staging a sit-in at a segregated lunch counter at McCrory's Five and Dime store on in Rock Hill.
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Wyoming Freedom Caucus’ ‘Five and Dime’ bills pass through House with little change
CHEYENNE — Five key bills in the Wyoming Freedom Caucus’ “Five and Dime Plan” passed through the state House of Representatives within the first eight days of the general session ...
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McCrory’s project should be praised
Downtown Altoona’s former McCrory’s 5 & 10 building at 1306 11th Ave. is a great example of the latter. Other communities should take notice and heed an opportunity that should become reality ...
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Rising from ruins: McCrory’s building nearly finished with transformation into Center City Market
Developer Christopher Cook expects to open a first-floor food court and upstairs apartments within a month in the former McCrory’s 5 & 10 — the result of a $2.5 million renovation. The Center ...
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Thomas Gaither, Who Chose Jail After Civil Rights Sit-ins, Dies at 86
In the next sit-in, at the lunch counter of a McCrory’s dime store in Rock Hill, Black students led by Mr. Gaither were dragged off counter stools by police officers. But this time, instead of ...
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Factory Five Begins Production of the Mk5 Roadster
Factory Five Racing is rolling out a new version of its Cobra replica called the Mk5 Roadster. The Mk5 has room for larger drivers and an optional removable hardtop that includes the windshield.
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On Your Dime: Thousands of Rhode Island state workers aren't in the office 5 days a week
The number of state workers that come to the office five days a week varies widely from ... and four under a remote agreement. ON YOUR DIME: Unfunded education mandates in question amid school ...