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Moving news further into the digital age

Turbulent 2020. Challenging and scary. Record-breaking. Pandemic, worse than a recession, stores and tourist destinations closed. These are terms we didn’t pepper in our conversations…

Dog days of summer arriving

Dog Days and the hotties are now with us. Dog Days of summer got their official start on Friday and they will be around until…

Dealing with fear

When I was about 4 years old, one night I had a most terrifying nightmare. It was so vivid I remember it to this day.…

Please don’t spread killer virus here

To the Editor, Please Don’t Spread Killer Virus Here I drove down Main Street in Mount Airy Saturday June 20m and past Wally’s Station. I…

Blueberry harvest season to begin

The beginning of the blueberry harvest. The 2020 harvest of Piedmont blueberries is now on the way as we move toward the end of the…

If you need me, call me

Editor’s Note: Community Commentary is a column featuring commentary from community leaders in Mount Airy and Surry County. The advances made in technology today is…

First day of summer finally here

Today is the first full day of summer. The first full day of the season of summer has arrived. It is the time when tomato…

My Panthers All-Decade Team

ESPN is running stories about the best players of the 2010s. That got me thinking, who should be named to the Panthers’ own all-decade team?…