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Eye of the storm, center of information
By Mark Scott, executive director of Market MontGOmery Chamber & Tourism • Weather reports tell us we are going to get lots of rain from Hurricane Florence at the very least and at the most we could get heavy, damaging winds and catastrophic flooding. With those...
MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT, SEPT. 10
A $700 pumpkin?
By Mark Scott, executive director of Market MontGOmery Chamber & Tourism • Market MontGOmery Chamber & Tourism is raffling five amazing prizes on Sept. 25, including a hand-blown glass pumpkin made by the artisans at STARworks and valued at $700. There will...
MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT, SEPT. 4
Review: A meaningful book that’s only a cup-of-coffee long
By Bob Tedder • “Rome Antics” is not noted illustrator David Macaulay’s most recent book nor is it the one which has garnered him the most literary honors. However, if you have never sampled his oeuvre this niftily titled 80-page smileathon is a great place to begin....
Fact: Oct. 20 is a big day in Gilead
By Mark Scott, executive director of Market MontGOmery Chamber & Tourism • Getting to know the 10 Days of Uwharrie Festival, fact or fiction style. Fact or fiction: There will be a Bigfoot Brisket Cook-Off as part of the festival paying $300 for first...
Review: ‘Beowulf’ is very old but still very relevant
By Bob Tedder • There are two certainties concerning the opening declaration of the Old English masterpiece “Beowulf.” There is no explicit definition of the initial word “Hwæt!” and over the past 1,000 years or so various translators have concentrated more on the...
MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT, AUG. 27
Back-to-school safety tips
By Pat Preslar, Mt. Gilead police chief • As summer draws to a close and children start heading back to school, family life can get pretty hectic. It's important to remember – and share with your children – some key tips that will help keep them safe and healthy...
Leadership Montgomery taking applications
By Mark Scott, executive director of Market MontGOmery Chamber & Tourism • Leadership Montgomery is a program started by the Montgomery Chamber of Commerce 25 years ago that is now put on jointly by the chamber and Montgomery Community College. It’s a program of...
Review: A unique approach to WWII
By Bob Tedder • It is axiomatic to state that one no longer needs a closet full of dictionaries, much less a Roget’s, to ascertain something simple; for instance, there’s no workable synonym for “thesaurus.” World War II, however, is a completely different matter....