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By Bob Tedder • Nestled in a copse of trees on Pee Dee-Wadeville Highway stands a set of interconnected buildings identified by a small white sign as Woodland Hosiery. There, owners Jimmy and son Adam Bowles graciously shared their passion for their operation on a...

By Mark Scott, director, Market MontGOmery Chamber & Tourism • In two previous columns (Part 1 and Part 2) we looked at celebrity endorsements and product placements in movies that have great marketing effects, and we saw how obscure and outlandish things can lead...

Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of reviews that the author is calling “coffee shop friendly,” meaning the books can be thoroughly enjoyed while sipping one cup of your favorite coffee drink. All volumes in this series will be available for browsing at the...

In last week’s newsletter we asked people what we should do with the storage space we have in the back of our Speckled Paw building. Here are two replies: Build a space for musicians Hey! I think it would be wonderful to have a dedicated area for musical guests. It’s...

Asia Dumas retired from the Highland Community Center's Board of Directors after more than 26 years. He was the last of the original board members when Highland became a formal nonprofit organization in 1992. The Highland board approved the following resolution...

By Bob Tedder • It has been my experience that many historians upon earning a terminal degree inevitably publish their first book by rebranding their thesis. However, whether the book becomes a consumable work is another matter entirely. Determining if the market will...

By Mark Scott, director, Market MontGOmery Chamber & Tourism • One morning on the way to work I heard about a tourist spot in Northern Ireland that is so popular they’re limiting visits to 180 tourists a day so the land doesn’t get trampled and ruined. The day...

By Bob Tedder • “No Such Thing as a Free Gift: The Gates Foundation and the Price of Philanthropy” by Linsey McGoey is a massively researched amalgamation of data, interviews and selected reasonings all designed to skewer one of the world’s fastest growing industries...

This year-in-review report was prepared by Town Manager Matthew Christian:

By Mark Scott, director of Market Montgomery Chamber & Tourism • The Uwharrie National Forest is having an anniversary this month as it was designated as a national forest on Jan. 12 in 19?? (You have to complete the quiz below to find out what year.) The Uwharrie...

By Bob Tedder • F. Van Wyck Mason’s “The Winter at Valley Forge,” published in 1953, is a landmark book on levels not necessarily connected to its content. Foremost, it really is a Landmark Book. There in the upper righthand corner of the book’s cover is the unique...

By Mark Scott, executive director of Market MontGOmery Chamber & Tourism • Whether 2018 was a great year, mediocre year or bad year, everyone would like 2019 to be better. How do we make that happen? One of the most misapplied sayings in life is “No pain, no...