Alert Top Story VIEWPOINT VIEWPOINT: Myrick Howard to the rescue D.G. Martin One on One Nov 9, 2023 Nov 9, 2023 Updated Dec 13, 2024 0 D.G. Martin Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save D.G. Martin One on One He is a hero to thousands of North Carolinians who live near precious old buildings that, but for Myrick Howard, would have been destroyed.kAmq642FD6 @7 w@H2C5’D H@C<[ D4@C6D @7 @=5 D49@@= 3F:=5:?8D[ 9:DE@C:4 9@>6D[ 4@>>6C4:2= 3F:=5:?8D[ 2?5 @E96C EC62DFC6D — 2 E@E2= @7 2=>@DE h__ — 92G6 366? 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