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Gladys Knight says being married to a western North Carolina native has turned her into a
country girl at heart, and she’s hoping to turn that new affection into possibly the best thing that’s
ever happened to Canton.
The Asheville Citizen-Times reports Knight and William “Billy” McDowell, a Canton native, have
launched a fundraising campaign for the Reynolds Community Center at the site of Reynolds
High School.
Organizers need to raise up to $5 million to renovate the 20,000-square-foot building, which was
constructed in 1930 and was functional until 1966. It was once the only African-American high
school in western North Carolina west of Asheville.
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source: Associated Press // EEW Magazine
