Oaklawn Alums

09/24/2026

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Join us as we celebrate National Authors Day with regionally renowned author Rudolph Young! 📚

In partnership with the Oakawn African Heritage Center (Lincolnton, NC), we invite you to an inspiring afternoon honoring powerful storytelling, history, and literature.

Sunday, November 1, 2026 @ 2:00 PM

📍 Location: The African American Museum of History and Culture at Loray Mill
(300 South Firestone Street, Suite P, Gastonia, NC 28052)

🎟 Admission: FREE

Mark your calendar, invite a friend, and come celebrate our rich culture and authors! We can’t wait to see you there.

09/24/2026

Mr. Narvell Odum, 75, of Lincolnton, North Carolina transitioned on Sunday, September 13, 2026 in Stone Mountain, Georgia. He was born in Lincoln County, North Carolina on May 19, 1951 to the late Robert Reinhardt and Pauline Odum Reinhardt. Narvell graduated from Lincolnton High School, Class of 19...

09/24/2026

09/24/2026

Dennis Fisher joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1966 after a year of college to be a combat photographer. It took six months after arriving in Vietnam (by boat) in December that year before he got his wish. He tells all and includes scores of his war photos in his memoir, "Then All Hell Broke Loose. "Here's Bob Wartman's review, just posted on Books in Review II: https://vvabooks.wordpress.com/.../then-all-hell-broke.../

08/19/2026

08/19/2026