Asheboro illustrator Rich Powell draws new life out of Andy Griffith's classic monologue about a country deacon's first football game. Then, the singing duo Letters from Home honors our nation's veterans with patriotic performances. Lastly, J. Larry Keith and the Lonesome Road Band perform The Story of Virginia Johnson, Keith's original song inspired by his wife's North Carolinian childhood.

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801 Episode | What It Was, Was Football/Letters from Home/The Story of Virginia Johnson

See North Carolina as never before! Whether visitor, recently relocated or longtime Tar Heel, UNC-TV brings more of our state home to you - to discover and to love. Inspired by the pages of Our State magazine, UNC-TV’s half-hour monthly series, Our State, takes you down-home in North Carolina for an in-depth look at the people and places that make our state great! Compelling stories, stunning digital videography and thoughtful narration take you beneath the surface, providing answers to the hows and whys of all things Our State.

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