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Bobbie and Doug Smith of Winston-Salem talk to 1st Lt. John Siemers and Corey Adams of the 38th North Carolina Troops at a Civil War encampment and drill held at Horne Creek Living Historical Farm.
Civil War comes alive at Horne Creek
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Visitors to Horne Creek Living Historical Farm in Pinnacle got a taste of the Civil War on Saturday when the 38th North Carolina Troops, Company B, held an encampment, drill, and recruitment. For the encampment, company members set out tents and blankets to create a Civil War camp atmosphere. Women were present to cook food relevant to the er...
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Wreck on I-77 claims life of one
A wreck that took place early Saturday morning by Interstate 77 claimed the life of a Florida man. Jacob Daniel Griggs, 26, of Green Cove, Fla., died after his Chevrolet pickup truck collided wit...
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Lauren Phillips and Pete play football to win the best dog trick contest at Bark For Life. Bark For Life a success
More than 20 dogs and their owners turned out on Saturday for the first Bark For Life held at Fisher River Park. The event raised money for the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life. “I didn’t...
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Lisa Browning, assistant manager of the Mount Airy Goodwill, adds another item to the box of goods going to Foothills Food Pantry and Yokefellow Ministry. She dressed up as a clown to promote the food drive. Goodwill gets creative with food drive
When donations weren’t coming in, employees at the Goodwill in Mount Airy got creative with their food drive. Customers who entered the store on Wednesday were greeted by an employee dressed like...
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North Surry s J.B. Coram. Hard road ahead: New conference means no certainties for area teams
The consensus among area boy’s basketball coaches is that the newly formed Northwest 1A/2A Conference is a relative toss up. With the addition of Surry Central, North Surry, West Stokes and most i...
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Mount Airy’s Andy Temoney, center, bounces off a West Columbus defender at the goal line Friday. Temoney scored three touchdowns in the Bears 39-14 win. Bears blast past West Columbus, 39-14
There was a party in Wallace Shelton Stadium Friday night, and Mount Airy’s defense brought the punch. The Granite Bears capitalized on four first-half turnovers by West Columbus, turning all four...
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Surry Central’s Ethan Wilmoth races upcourt against Forbush Friday. Eagles rally for first victory
DOBSON — The Surry Central boys basketball team brushed off the first-game jitters and rallied in the second half for a 56-41 non-conference victory over visiting Forbush Friday night in the sea...
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Kathryn Freed wipes tears from her face as she stands with her daughters, Kaylee, center, and Hettie, during the Candlelight Reflections service for caregivers and families of Alzheimer’s patients Thursday night at Franklin Heights United Methodist Church. Kathryn’s father was caregiver to her mother, Pat Hardy, who now has Alzheimer’s, until his death earlier this year. Hardy was a caregiver for her father-in-law when he had the disease and she started the Alzheimer’s support group many years ago that meets in the fellowship hall of the church the first Sunday of each month at 1:30 p.m.
Kathryn Freed wipes tears from her face as she stands with her daughters, Kaylee, center, and Hettie, during the Candlelight Reflections service for caregivers and families of Alzheimer’s patients Thursday night at Franklin Heights United Methodist Church. Kathryn’s father was caregiver to her mother, Pat Hardy, who now has Alzheimer’s, until his death earlier this year. Hardy was a caregiver for her father-in-law when he had the disease and she started the Alzheimer’s support group many years ago that meets in the fellowship hall of the church the first Sunday of each month at 1:30 p.m.
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OPINION
Rees deserving of recognition
A few nights ago Mount Airy Commissioner David Beal suggested the city find some way to “permanently honor” the recently deceased Floyd E. “Flip” Rees. It’s a dangerous precedent to start honorin...
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The agony and the ecstasy of Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is what I consider a schizophrenic kind of holiday, due to the dual personalities it exhibits. And like many things nowadays, there is more to Thanksgiving than what meets the eye. Th...
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Thumbs Up
To all of the area athletes and coaches who have concluded, or are nearly finished with, the fall sports season. Participating in sports can be a lot of fun, but like anything else in life there i...
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