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The Alexander Funeral Home is the oldest African American owned business in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. Alexander Funeral Home was founded by Zechariah Alexander in 1914 when Alexander bought half of Coles and Smith Undertakes. In 1927 Alexander purchased the remaining part of the business and changed the name to the Alexander Funeral Home.
North Carolina's 1868 constitution adopted a "Township and County Commissioner Plan" for structuring local government, largely inspired by provisions in Pennsylvania's constitution. Townships were created under the county unit of government, with every county divided into them, and each given their own township board.
Thomas C. Dula (June 23‚ 1844 – May 1, 1868) [1] [2] was a former Confederate soldier who was convicted of murdering Laura Foster. National publicity from newspapers such as The New York Times turned Dula's story into a folk legend. Although Laura was murdered in Wilkes County, North Carolina, Dula was tried, convicted, and hanged in ...
Broadway and "Younger" star Sutton Foster is ending her marriage to screenwriter Ted Griffin just shy of their 10-year wedding anniversary.The 49-year-old Broadway actress on Tuesday filed for an ...
Butterworth was a pioneer of the modern approach to the business of undertaking. Clarence Bagley credits him as the likely coiner of the terms mortuary and mortician. He owned the first hearse north of the Columbia River. During Butterworth's lifetime, his business annually forgave the debts of customers who were not able to pay. [1]
Sutton Foster and husband Ted Griffin have split after nearly 10 years of marriage. Foster, 49, filed for uncontested divorce from Griffin, 53, in the New York County Supreme Court on Tuesday ...
North Carolina's 13th congressional district was re-established in 2002 after the state gained population in the 2000 United States census. Previously, the state had 13 districts from the first election following the 1810 census until the reapportionment following the 1840 census .
Name: Ted Hills. District/seat: Wake County Board of Education, District 5. Political party: ... Get the latest news about North Carolina politics from The News & Observer's award-winning team.