Community Postcards

WFDD Community Postcards

The 32 counties that make up WFDD’s listening area are full of fascinating stories. History, science, culture…from captivating tales of local legends to mind-boggling insights into natural wonders, each community postcard promises to ignite your curiosity and leave you awestruck by the wonders that surround us. Join us on this journey of discovery, and don’t forget to submit your own postcard. We might feature it right here.

June 2025 Postcards

Meat Camp, North Carolina

The medic was a hero

Wilmington's New Deal art

May 2025 Postcards

The Secret Game

Rock 'n' roll in Blowing Rock

A little bit of hollerin'

April 2025 Postcards (We revisit some favorites.)

The Pisgah Covered Bridge

The healing waters of Vade Mecum

The hellbender salamander

The Kennedy Rocker

March 2025 Postcards

Millie Dunn Veasey and the Six Triple Eight

The midwife from Groundhog Mountain

Krispy Kreme's secret ingredient (maybe)

A parachute for Tiny Broadwick

February 2025 Postcards

Young lobbyists call for state cat

Taking the bell from the tower

Cold justice

Sam Brinkley's wonderful whiskers

January 2025 Postcards

A tribute in change

A murder and a folk song

Wilson whirligigs wow onlookers

Sting operation saves a historical document

December 2024 Postcards

The Pisgah Covered Bridge

Patrolling the streets in style

A Christmas Tree Tale

Salem's pig problem

November 2024 Postcards

Finding Joara

The town built for whiskey

Greensboro's O.R.D.

Roanoke Island's Mother Vine

October 2024 Postcards

A little more horsepower

The Devil's Tramping Ground

Mysterious mountain lights

The Devil Dog of Valle Crucis

September 2024 Postcards

Carolina's carnivorous plant

Dr. Sloop wins a big award

The Kennedy Rocker

Winding the clock

August 2024 Postcards

Mount Airy's speedy turtles

Yadkin County's prestigious law school

A buzzworthy surprise

A hamburger for "The King"

July 2024 Postcards

A trip to Chicago saves mountain crafts

Piedmont Punch: an in-flight treat

John Dimery rides the Underground Railroad

North Carolina's giant rancher

June 2024 Postcards

The healing waters of Vade Mecum

Why not Whynot?

The Land of Oz

A Father's Day myth

May 2024 Postcards

The white squirrels of Brevard

Southern sanctuary

A presidential-sized legend

Buried barbecue history

April 2024 Postcards

Surry County's unique dessert

Peepers: a sign of Spring

America's first Little Theatre

Babe Ruth in Winston-Salem

March 2024 Postcards

Annie Oakley's days in N.C.

Thomasville's big, big, chair

Bennett College theatre boycott

A record is set

February 2024 Postcards

The Hellbender Salamander

Martin Luther King Jr. at Wake Forest University

The Spach Rock House

Speed & Spirits