A drive through North Carolina invites us to veer off the four-lane roads and see the jewels that are our state's small towns. Yet, too many of these are no longer the well-kept, bustling places they were even thirty years ago. Hard times and small towns: A sad relationship that is the reality, not only in our state, but all over our country. One small town, however, has decided that it isn't ready for its demise just yet. Our little town is investing in an exciting revi