by Myra | Oct 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Bob Tedder • Raised on meat and taters and, if the truth be known, more taters than meat, I have never been accused of being an epicure. Fortunately, my early association with Mt. Gilead’s tiny little library – Mrs. Safrit’s domain down beside Parker’s Hardware –...
by Myra | Oct 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Bob Tedder • There’s always something to be learned from sparse books, even sparse history books that are more journalistic than historiographic. James T. Cheatham’s “The Atlantic Turkey Shoot: U-Boats off the Outer Banks in World War II” is a case in point. If one...
by Myra | Oct 23, 2018 | Uncategorized
Saturday’s festival was a huge hit, y’all. That’s not just us saying that; Mayor Chip Miller agrees. “I thought our first Fall Festival On Main was very successful,” he said. “It was truly a team effort of many hours from our town...
by Myra | Oct 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Bob Tedder • Outside the embrace of the interstate highway system with its commercial homogeneity, the American South remains an enigmatic confluence of geography, history and people. After confronting the region’s peculiarities, historians, journalists and...
by Myra | Oct 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Mark Scott, executive director of Market MontGOmery Chamber & Tourism • 10 Days of Uwharrie: The Official North Carolina Outdoor Festival will kick off at 4 p.m. Friday with a concert that will last into the night at Lilly’s Bridge Marina. The 10 Days of...
