Kevin McLaughlin: Rocky Mount
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2022 NC Main Street Champion Watch The Recognition Video Three years ago, Kevin McLaughlin established the Larema Coffee House, a coffee...
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- Mar 17, 2023
Beth Townsend: Roxboro
2022 NC Main Street Champion Watch The Recognition Video One would have to look far and wide to find a better friend to Uptown Roxboro...
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- Mar 17, 2023
Rick Segal: Rutherfordton
2022 NC Main Street Champion Watch The Recognition Video Rick Segal is one of Rutherfordton's most loyal supporters and volunteers. He...
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- Mar 17, 2023
Chet Mann: Sanford
2022 NC Main Street Champion Watch The Recognition Video Downtown Sanford, Inc. would like to thank former Mayor Chet Mann for his...
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- Mar 17, 2023
David Royster IV: Shelby
2022 NC Main Street Champion Watch The Recognition Video In his six years of service, David Royster IV (the fourth) was a model member of...
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- Mar 17, 2023
Gloria Brindle: Smithfield
2022 NC Main Street Champion Watch The Recognition Video In January of two thousand twenty, after nearly two years of working to find the...
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- Mar 17, 2023
Emma Cadman: Spruce Pine
2022 NC Main Street Champion Watch The Recognition Video Since moving to Spruce Pine two years ago, board member Emma Cadman has made...
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- Mar 17, 2023
Marin Tomlin: Statesville
2022 NC Main Street Champion Watch The Recognition Video For sixteen years, Marin Tomlin held the position of Executive Director of...
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- Mar 17, 2023
Laurie Bryson: Sylva
2022 NC Main Street Champion Watch The Recognition Video Laurie Bryson’s dedication to Sylva’s downtown has set the standard for...
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- Mar 17, 2023
Kate Stahlman: Waxhaw
2022 NC Main Street Champion Watch The Recognition Video For many years Kate Stahlman has lived and raised her family in Waxhaw. She...
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- Mar 17, 2023
Garris Family: Wilson
2022 NC Main Street Champions Watch The Recognition Video Andra "Tig" and Marty Garris had a dream of opening a restaurant in Historic...
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- Mar 17, 2023
ARTS Wake Forest Volunteers: Wake Forest
2022 NC Main Street Champions Watch The Recognition Video Wake Forest Downtown, Inc. is proud to recognize the volunteers of ARTS Wake...
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Salisbury Parks & Recreation Department: Salisbury
2022 NC Main Street Champions Watch The Recognition Video A true example of a Main Street Champion is the City of Salisbury Parks &...
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City of Morganton Grounds Team: Morganton
2022 NC Main Street Champions Watch The Recognition Video The natural aesthetics of downtowns are often admired but rarely celebrated....
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Steve and Kathy Chalk: Morehead City
2022 NC Main Street Champions Watch The Recognition Video Kathy and Steve Chalk have been involved with Downtown Morehead City, Inc. for...
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Katie and Taylor Brummett, Jamie and Tommy Brubaker: Lenoir
2022 NC Main Street Champions Watch The Recognition Video In two thousand nineteen, Katie and Taylor Brummett, and, Jamie and Tommy...
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NC Apple Festival Board of Directors: Hendersonville
2022 NC Main Street Champions Watch The Recognition Video The North Carolina Apple Festival's Executive Board is an all-volunteer group...
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- Mar 17, 2023
Dana Rabon and Carlee Goldston: Elizabeth City
2022 NC Main Street Champions Watch The Recognition Video Dana Rabon and her daughter, Carlee Goldston, are a team to be reckoned with in...
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- Mar 17, 2023
Grace W. Ho and Ken T. Yang: Clinton
2022 NC Main Street Champions Watch The Recognition Video In June two thousand nineteen, Grace W. Ho and Ken T. Yang, a wife and husband...
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- Mar 15, 2023
2022 Award of Merit: Salisbury
Bell Tower Green Park 2022 NC Main Street Award: Design Best Outdoor Space Improvement City of Salisbury Bell Tower Green, Inc....
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- Mar 15, 2023
2022 Award of Merit: Mount Airy
The Andy Griffith Plaza 2022 NC Main Street Award: Design Best Outdoor Space Improvement Mount Airy Downtown, Inc. Mount Airy Tourism...
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- Mar 15, 2023
2022 Award of Merit: Waxhaw
Waxhaw’s Livery Stables 2022 NC Main Street Award: Economic Vitality Best Adaptive Reuse Project American Bank of the Carolinas Steve...
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- Mar 15, 2023
2022 Award of Merit: Belmont
North Main Station 2022 NC Main Street Award: Economic Vitality Best Infill Building Project InStep Properties, LLC Belmont Main Street...
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- Mar 15, 2023
2022 Award of Merit: Fuquay-Varina
The Spring Townhomes 2022 NC Main Street Award: Economic Vitality Best Infill Building Project Karen & Bob Rowe Concept 8 Holdings, LLC...
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