Children?s book author Jane Scaletta was born in Jamaica in the early 1960s and boldly rode her first horse at the tender age of three. And thus began a genuinely enduring love affair with all things equine which lasts to this very day. Her passion ...

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Children?s book author Jane Scaletta was born in Jamaica in the early 1960s and boldly rode her first horse at the tender age of three. And thus began a genuinely enduring love affair with all things equine which lasts to this very day. Her passion ...

RACINE ? It was Friday afternoon and Cocoa still needed a bath. He?d get a trim and a new hairstyle, too, before the day was through. After four hours with a bottle of ?Man ?O War? shampoo, some industrial-sized clippers and a vision, Cocoa ...

A new method in handling appraisal review board (ARB) hearings may leave taxpayers waiting as others argue their assessed property values starting today. At 9 a.m. an attempt will be made to settle 10 individual protests by having those taxpayers ...

The long wait is over. The Watauga Valley Art League?s Summer Show is on display at Sycamore Shoals State Historic Area through July and features a member?s exhibition and the competitive entries, judged by Lisa Boardwine from Grundy, Va. The ...

If you are the world's most famous teenager, the speculation that swirls around you is often less interesting than the reality. For instance, Daniel Radcliffe is not gay, but he does have an interest in cross-dressing: "The one piece of advice I ...

"We do it all," said Greg "Coach" Neal, who owns the ranch with his wife Amy. "The fun part about the trail rides is that you go under these 100-year-old oak trees. These are big, beautiful trees. You instantly get away from city life." Double Lucky ...

Here's how the following institutions will observe the July Fourth holiday on Friday and Saturday: Mecklenburg ABC stores: Open Friday, closed Saturday.

Ranchers have gone the way of the dinosaur in the Brush Creek Valley, but memories remain.

I went over to look at the Silver Lining Ranch the other day, never having seen it, but it was "gated" - perhaps the Aspen Jewish Center will have a more welcoming facade.

A handful of fans at Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino in Altoona picked up on the irony Saturday night when CIETC Scandal and Archie's Glitter were entered for the sixth race. Fans wondered aloud if the first was purchased with "dirty money" and ...

Finally! The nightmare exams are over, and for the next three months the horses will have my undivided attention until I go to university in September.

An 8-year-old boy and an aunt and uncle have drowned in a swimming pool in western South Carolina.

Normally, the Panhandle Animal Welfare Society has at least one horse-neglect call that it is investigating. These are not normal times. Since the first of the year, the number of calls for horse neglect has gone from about one a month to one or two ...

Craig McPherson's "Braddock" is among David Conrad's gifts to the Kiski School. To television viewers, David Conrad is Jim Clancy, former firefighter and husband of Jennifer Love Hewitt, who plays the title role in the successful series "The Ghost Whisperer." To local theatergoers, he's the energetic man who produced, directed and starred in a ...

I read Nan Mooney's book My Racing Heart some years ago, when I was still a New Yorker and horses were not yet a daily part of my life.

Normally, the Panhandle Animal Welfare Society has at least one horse-neglect call that it is investigating. These are not normal times. Since the first of the year, the number of calls for horse neglect has gone from about one a month to one or two ...

Laura McGovern's 26-acre horse farm in the town of Harvard has the look and feel of a rural operation.

Normally, the Panhandle Animal Welfare Society has at least one horse-neglect call that it is investigating.

An 8-year-old boy and an aunt and uncle have drowned in a swimming pool in western South Carolina. Multiple media outlets reported the adults jumped into the pool at a horse farm near Easley to try to rescue the boy Monday afternoon. EASLEY, S.C. (AP ...

Top: The new squeeze will make cattle handling safer; bottom, plug-ins in the outdoor pens will provide power to park users.

Fireworks are popping up everywhere this weekend in Hampton Roads and beyond. Here's a lineup of where to go and what to see: Busch Gardens The theme park will celebrate America's birthday with patriotic fireworks tonight and Saturday.

An 8-year-old boy and an aunt and uncle have drowned in a swimming pool in western South Carolina. Multiple media outlets reported the adults jumped into the pool at a horse farm near Easley to try to rescue the boy Monday afternoon. EASLEY, S.C. (AP ...

Here's a look at some of what's making headlines around Western North Carolina: South Carolina serial killer: Police in upstate South Carolina say a serial killer is responsible for four days over the past week, reports the Hendersonville Times-News . Evidence links the killings, and Cherokee County, S.C., Sheriff Bill Blanton says, "Yes, we have a ...

Here's a look at some of what's making headlines around Western North Carolina: South Carolina serial killer: Police in upstate South Carolina say a serial killer is responsible for four days over the past week, reports the Hendersonville Times-News . Evidence links the killings, and Cherokee County, S.C., Sheriff Bill Blanton says, "Yes, we have a ...

A man who helped recruit dozens of people in a check-cashing scheme to defraud the state?s social services agency of up to $5 million has pleaded guilty. U.S. Attorney Walt Wilkins said 42-year-old Jonathan Moses of Columbia pleaded guilty Tuesday ...

Michael Owen completed his shock move to Manchester United last night after being put through one of the most gruelling medical examinations in football history.

Michael Owen completed his shock move to Manchester United last night after being put through one of the most gruelling medical examinations in football history.

A man who helped recruit dozens of people in a check-cashing scheme to defraud the state?s social services agency of up to $5 million has pleaded guilty. U.S. Attorney Walt Wilkins said 42-year-old Jonathan Moses of Columbia pleaded guilty Tuesday ...