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Born December 17, 1957, Jimmy Streater became a sports icon representing his hometown of Sylva, North Carolina. Upon entering Sylva-Webster High School in 1972, Streator was a prominent athlete playing football, basketball, track, and baseball. His…

Black and white photo of Mr. Miller wearing a coat, shirt, and hat.

Cleve Miller (right) with first cousin William Bowens

William Cleveland Miller or “Cleve” was born December 10, 1884. “His mother Kate Bowens often told him that he was born in a cotton patch while she was picking cotton on a plantation in…

Wilburn Garfield McKinney was born and raised in Andrews, North Carolina or Cherokee County. Wilburn was born to Fanie Blye and Mack H. McKinney on the 22nd of September in 1922. McKinney would grow up in Andrews until he was drafted into the Navy…

1998 Gospel festival program. Music notes are on the top and bottom of the program with a choir in the center. Provides the date, time and location.

This registration card was issued to those who were born between July 1 and December 31, 1924, delivered to those who served in World War II. It is unknown of why Mintoria Lavrie would be the person he chose as someone who would always know his…

Walter "Little Willie" Scruggs was born in Franklin, NC in 1946. Little did anyone know, at the time of his birth, that Scruggs would go on to become one of the most influential people in Franklin, NC before he was even 18 years old. During the late…

Black and white photo of Mr. Jones kneeling in his uniform with his left hand resting on a basketball. The jersey number is 22.

Black and white photo of a brick building with white looking trim. There are cars around the block, Between each of the windows there is a small diamond on the brick. The doors are open and a woman was walking inside.