by Myra | Mar 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
Editor’s note: The author, Brooke McIntosh Crump, is a working mom in Mt. Gilead. Y’all know Mt. Gilead loves a good meeting and this week, we’ve been meeting in the name of education. On March 3, I attended Professor Ted Shaw’s talk on Julius Chambers. For those of...
by Myra | Mar 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
Photo: MCC President Chad Bledsoe chats with Montgomery County Schools board member Sandra Miller on Monday night, while MCS Superintendent Dale Ellis looks on. By Kyle Poplin • “It’s all about economic development.” That’s what Dale Ellis, superintendent of...
by Myra | Mar 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
The issue: Several downtown merchants are worried about the speed of traffic downtown. Last week, we talked about the idea of turning the stoplight at Ingram and Main streets into a four-way stop, as a way to “calm” traffic. That drew the responses below. Express your...
by Myra | Mar 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Bob Tedder • My Grandfather Tedder had sagacious advice for those wanting to grow kudzu. Plough a 40-acre field, take a kudzu clipping to the exact center of the area, drop the cutting and then run as fast as you can. James Dickey had a more polished but equally...
by Myra | Mar 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Mark Scott, director, Market MontGOmery Chamber & Tourism • How would you describe Montgomery County if you were trying to attract managers and workers to this area? In real estate the old saying is: location, location, location. We’re midway between Atlanta...
by Myra | Mar 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Bob Tedder • Not being a well-traveled tourist, I have at best a schoolboy’s knowledge of Philadelphia. So I faced a quandary when presented with Professor Kenneth Finkel’s book “Insight Philadelphia.” Did I care enough about this relatively unknown and...
