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HAMLET — Although the doors have been open for about two weeks, owners of a new do-it-yourself craft studio in Hamlet will be snipping the red ribbon later this week.

HAMLET — The downtown streets are expected to be lined with fur this weekend for the inaugural 5K Walk and Wag, sponsored by Hamlet Depot and Museums.

HAMLET — Comic and gaming fans in Richmond County now have a place to openly be a nerd.

HAMLET — Call it a coffee shop with an edge.

HAMLET — The Seaboard City kicked off a month full of events Friday with the return of Food Truck Friday on Main.

Our featured leading lady today is another multi-talented leader who prefers to stay in the background. Richmond Senior High School Class of 1995 graduate Diane Leggett is one of those leaders whose presence is not nearly as noticeable as her absence would be.

The youngest of seven children, Nancy Little Averitte, was born in Aug. 3, 1940 in Rockingham. After graduating high school in 1958, she married her husband, Bill Averitte, in 1959 and the newlyweds made their home in Hamlet, where Nancy would later become a major contributor in the railroad community. 

Today (Saturday) we celebrate the leading lady in downtown Hamlet, who has introduced a wide range of events to the historic hub of the Seaboard since she became the Hamlet Depot & Museums director and Downtown Events coordinator two years ago.

HAMLET — After more than 20 years since its charter, AMVETS Post 316 will soon have a home.

Our featured leading lady today is a Hamlet native and although her career has taken her to various other locations in the country, her heart has always been in “Hub of the Seaboard.”