Massachusetts State

Mount Airy, NC

North Carolina State

Members of the group deftly maneuver three-wheelers along the parade route. An alligator strolls confidently through Mount Airy’s central business district as if he owns the place. Tom Joyce | The News. Clowns amuse onlookers during the parade. Tom Joyce | The News. Mini-trucks are a big hit at...

Shriners out in force for parade

Tennessee State

Surry County, NC

Bands from Surry County made a good showing at the 51st-annual Mount Airy Bluegrass and Old-Time Fiddlers Convention during the weekend, along with other local competitors in individual instrument and other categories. Harrison Ridge, based in Mount Airy, took second place in the adult bluegrass band contest, won by The...

Locals fare well at fiddlers convention

Mark Alderman is seen holding a check that was being presented to the Children’s Center of Northwest North Carolina in March 2022. Alderman was sworn in last month as the new North Carolina State Elks Association President; his term in office runs to May 2024. A local man was...

Alderman sworn in as NC Elks president

Georgia State

A group of musicians mostly hailing from Georgia jams without the protection of a tent canopy or other shade, seemingly oblivious to temperatures in the upper 80s. Lynn Frederick, a resident of Ohio, performs a lively old-time fiddle tune, “Ducks on the Pond,” from a spot at Veterans Memorial Park, accompanied by fellow Buckeye Dan Gellert.

Music fans flock to fiddlers convention

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Cross Creek celebrating 50 years

The old red barn is seen on the grounds of Cross Creek Country Club in this photo adorning the wall of the club. (Submitted photo) At...

Cross Creek celebrating 50 years

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