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By Bob Tedder • For something that’s technically not a book, William White’s “....our flag was still there” becomes the best non-book I’ve encountered. Sure, it has an ISBN number, a copyright date and a reputable publisher, but the key to its non-bookiness lies in...

By Mark Scott, executive director of Market MontGOmery Chamber & Tourism • The judges have spoken: The winning name for the $700 hand-blown glass pumpkin is “Sasquash,” as submitted by Denise C. Saunders. She wins a free specialty drink at Speckled Paw on Main...

By Bob Tedder • David Baldacci is an author whose books are more likely to be found beside a man’s beach chair than, say, Nora Roberts’ or Nicholas Sparks’. Baldacci’s books feature recurring characters with a range of special talents often operating in the shadowy...

By Mark Scott, executive director of Market MontGOmery Chamber & Tourism • Can you imagine New York City not known as the Big Apple? Do you think of Earvin Johnson or Magic Johnson? No way you would think of a man from Wilmington, N.C., as Meadow Lemon III instead...

Editor’s note: Trudy Haywood Saunders will sign copies of her book "Bigfoot and Basketball" starting at 9:30 a.m. Saturday (Sept. 29) at the Paw. Stop by and pick up a special copy of the book and enjoy some great coffee and treats. By Bob Tedder • “Bigfoot &...

(Photo by Vicki Thomas Garner) By Mark Scott, executive director of Market MontGOmery Chamber & Tourism • During Hurricane Florence and the subsequent events of flooding, power outages, waterline breaks, etc., the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce has tried to...

By Bob Tedder • In the preface to the 1986 edition of “A Clockwork Orange” author Anthony Burgess describes his book as one he would be “be glad to disown for various reasons” – a desire that he sadly observed is not permitted. Not permitted, in large part, due to...

From the National Weather Service ...

By Pat Preslar, Mt. Gilead police chief • Hurricanes can create severe flooding, dangerous storm surges, high winds and tornadoes. The effects of these storms can be devastating to entire communities and can have long-lasting consequences, including loss of life and...