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Markers highlight the past

Road signs surround us in our daily lives as we drive hither and yon, giving valuable information as we pass by. However, a specific set…

Rock Castle

“To forget one’s ancestors is to be a brook without a source, a tree without roots.” – Chinese Proverb Here in the foothills of the…

America’s sock capitol?

Mount Airy has been known for many things — a big, gleaming rock, beautiful yet simple well-made furniture, quality bright leaf tobacco, the Happiest Girl…

America’s sock capitol?

Mount Airy has been known for many things — a big, gleaming rock, beautiful yet simple well-made furniture, quality bright leaf tobacco, the Happiest Girl…

Let there be light

As the chill of winter creeps in, we huddle in the warmth of our homes, and turn on the lights to drive away the dark…

Let there be light

As the chill of winter creeps in, we huddle in the warmth of our homes, and turn on the lights to drive away the dark…

Surry families stretch back to the Mayflower

On Nov. 11, 1620, the Mayflower anchored in Plymouth Bay. Those aboard had endured a horrific 66-day journey and they weren’t done. The 102 passengers…

Surry families stretch back to the Mayflower

On Nov. 11, 1620, the Mayflower anchored in Plymouth Bay. Those aboard had endured a horrific 66-day journey and they weren’t done. The 102 passengers…

Maybry Mill a familiar site to many

As leaves of amber, chocolate, and sunshine brush by windshields of cars driving along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia, just north of Surry COunty,…