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Guest Column: A tribute to EHS music teacher Tonya Smith
The year was 1976. I was in Mrs. Fosters fifth grade class at North Elkin Middle School. As a new arrival to North Elkin, I learned of the annual talent show. Time to let this place know that I’ve arrived. There was only one thing to do — gift the adoring crowd with my rendition of “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown” by Jim Croce. I knew the words by heart. I sang along with the radio every time it played. Mrs. Foster said there was a little girl in the seventh grade that could play the piano, and might be persuaded...
Perry to talk about White Sulphur Springs on Sunday
Local author and historian Tom Perry will be presenting part of his Tom Talks History series on Sunday, discussing his new book, “White Sulphur Springs North Carolina: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow.” “This 100 page book tells the history of the White Sulphur Springs on Riverside Drive, Highway 104, just north of Mount Airy,” he said of the new publication. Perry said there was once a nearly 200 room resort hotel along the Ararat River, where people came to drink sulphur water that smelled like rotten...
NC Trail Days 2024 brings events to Jonesville May 30 – June 2
The fifth annual NC Trail Days Festival is planned for May 30 through June 2 with events happening in Jonesville and Elkin. Elkin and Jonesville have become destinations for hikers, paddlers and nature-lovers as the region boasts three great state trails: the NC Mountains-to-Sea Trail, the Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail, and the Yadkin River State Trail. Jonesville will host numerous events during the festival including trivia night, night hikes,...
Meredith to speak as part of Writers Road Show
The Northwest Regional Library is hosting a Book Tour Event and will be welcoming author Patti Meredith to Mount Airy this weekend. A part of the library system’s Writers Road Show, Meredith will be speaking about her book ‘South of Heaven’ at Pages Books & Coffee at 192 N. Main Street in Mount Airy from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The library said Meredith is recognized as a book club...
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