We wrap up our special three-part series of stories on the Valle Crucis, N.C. area media tour with a visit to a store that’s been called, “The Heart and Hub of Valle Crucis”.

WJHL Viewer Ed Horton offers his perspective on the damage to his beloved former residence.

They call them “hate” crimes.  The first time I heard the phrase, the irony struck me – as though a crime of violence could be anything BUT a “hate” crime.  Duh.  Obviously the perpetrator hates – hates the victim, hates society, hates his or her mother, hates people who wear Birkenstocks – hates something.  Isn’t it pretty much a given that violence is a result of hate? 

The media is reporting that the Sunday shootings at a church in Knoxville may have been a “hate” crime, which will up the ante when it comes to punishment.  The reporters who are speaking of the possible “hate” crime put a more sinister spin on the heinous act than before the “hate” label started getting tossed around.

By now, even the most casual sports fan has heard about the ugly drama that unfolded Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Drivers were universal in their disgust after the high-stakes blowout at the Brickyard.

The internet is now a hotspot, and you don’t have to deal with a bunch of spam!