Precious places

How many of you watch WRAL’s News on Fox 50 between 7:00A.M. and 9:00A.M.? Kelcey, Elizabeth, Brian and I really enjoy our two hour broadcast on Fox because it is a little less formatted and allows us more flexibility than other programs. One of the fun segments in “Hometown Hello” at 7:10 and 8:10 each morning. We profile a NC community as part of a week-long theme. The theme this week is communities named for precious stones.

What other themes should we tackle in coming weeks? Please offer you suggestions. In recent weeks we’ve focused on movie towns, towns with colors and communities with girl and boy names.

Here are the five Hometown Hello locations this precious stone theme week. Did I miss any?

-n Northampton County

-Post Office here 1828

-near Conway

-near Milwaukee

-sw Transylvania County

-near Horsepasture River

-named for sapphires in the area

-also known for vivid blue sky

-central Craven County

-settled in 1868

-named for a local citizen

-Highway 55 town

-se Carteret County

-Bogue Banks town

-Incorporated in 1957

-named by Florida consultant

-s Henderson County town

-named for zircon mines of 1880

-December birthstone

-near Flat Rock & Hendersonville