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Authors, scholars discuss a forgotten holiday tradition of telling scary stories at Christmastime

A Christmas Carol, directed by Sarah Hankins For some Americans, the spirits most associated with December are the ones used to spike punch and eggnog. Others may think of Ebenezer Scrooge’s nocturnal visitors and wish that “one-percenters” really could be supernaturally terrorized into becoming decent human beings. Holiday shoppers, when subjected to Andy Williams’s 1963 hit “The Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” momentarily wonder what “scary ghost stories” have to do with “tales of the glories of Christmases long ago.” In the land of Dickens, Shakespeare and the BBC, the answer is “a lot.” The English custom of telling scary stories on the longest and darkest nights of the year was born at a time when people feared not only 

High Point University Adds 10 New Members to Board of Visitors

HIGH POINT, N.C., Dec. 17, 2020 – High Point University has appointed 10 new members to its Board of Visitors. The board is composed of more than 140 business leaders, alumni, friends and community advocates for HPU, who are recognized for their character, success, philanthropy and leadership. “We welcome our new members to the Board of Visitors to continue High Point University’s mission to support and grow the surrounding community,” says HPU President Dr. Nido Qubein. “Our Board of Visitors bring incredible leadership, service and values that will help move us forward.” The recently appointed members are as follows: Melody Burnett Melody Burnett is the president of Visit High Point, formerly the High Point Convention & Visitors Bureau (HPCVB). She has more than 20 years of destination marketing and management experience in the Triad and a degree in recreation, parks and tourism with a minor in business. She holds a certificate in nonprofit managem

OPEN LETTER: Triad Stage Moving Forward

OPEN LETTER: Triad Stage Moving Forward
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