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Preparing for Christmas plants

Getting Christmas cactus and ferns ready to move April has reached the halfway point. The Christmas cactus, asparagus fern, panda fem and snake plant have…

What is child neglect?

Editor’s Note: Community Comment is a periodic column in The Mount Airy News featuring commentary from community leaders in Mount Airy and Surry County. This…

Purpose matters

“We Christians are going to have so many opportunities to model Christ in the coming days. I don’t know what form this should take but…

Calendars quietly mark the passing of time

Calendars have been a part of human history for centuries, and their use has evolved from tracking time and seasons, to becoming both a decorative…

Even sin is small compared to love of God

“The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because he loves us.” –…

Women played key role in settling area

Life in the backcountry and foothills of North Carolina was hard. Most carved their living out of the land daily, toiling despite weather, aliments, or…

Time to prepare for spring planting

Saint Matthias Day The day of Saint Matthias was Friday, Feb. 24. Something very important is said to occur on his special day. On this…

Time to prepare for spring planting

Saint Matthias Day The day of Saint Matthias was Friday, Feb. 24. Something very important is said to occur on his special day. On this…

A local love story for the ages

Pvt. Henry Wagoner advanced with his company across the German countryside near Aachen on a bitterly cold November day in 1944. “It rained and spit…

Buffalo Soldiers service in all arenas

During the Surry Countians Continuing the Dream Event this year, we took the time to honor local Buffalo Soldiers from our community who have served…