by Myra | Aug 1, 2018 | Uncategorized
From a press release • “North Carolina in the Great War,” a traveling exhibit about World War I, is on display at Town Creek Indian Mound through Aug. 12. “It’s an excellent opportunity to learn more about the war, and North Carolina’s role in it, for folks who might...
by Myra | Jul 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Mark Scott, executive director of Market MontGOmery Chamber & Tourism • If “octo” means “eight” in Latin and “dece” means “ten” … then why is August the eighth month of the year and October the tenth month of the year? Some say that the original Roman calendar...
by Myra | Jul 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Bob Tedder • To quote author Warren Bingham, his book “George Washington’s 1791 Southern Tour” is an essay not a thesis.” This reviewer will add that it’s an excellently executed one at that. Bingham, while a student at Mt. Gilead Elementary School, “fell in love...
by Myra | Jul 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Kyle Poplin • Members of two statewide organizations have concluded that Mt. Gilead “can become a destination town for vacationing and permanent residency” if it markets itself correctly and takes advantage of current resources, including a downtown area that could...
by Myra | Jul 24, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Mark Scott, executive director of Market MontGOmery Chamber & Tourism • We willfully stand in line for dinner or a movie assuming it is going to bring us pleasure when we are finished. We willfully get a flu shot hoping it will keep us from getting sick. We go...
