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Charles Wise Akers

Charles Wise Akers, 85, died on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. He was born May 21, 1934 in Montgomery ...

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Inspiring quotes from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

As they do every year, the Davie County NAACP will sponsor a Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ...

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Iranian trouble a reminder of college in the ’70s

For a few weeks in 1977 or 1978, I lived with a poster of Ayatollah Rohollah Khomeini of ...

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Rezoning request reveals flaws in zoning enforcement

Vivian Allen was right on target when she approached county commissioners last month. A neighbor, Jerry Douthit, had ...

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Yankee Doodle Dandy lyrics still changing

My apologies to Dr. Richard Shuckberg, or whoever first wrote “Yankee Doodle Dandy” way back when. More on ...

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Crosswalk plan falls short

Mocksville’s – er, the N.C. Department of Transportation’s – plan to upgrade pedestrian safety in Downtown Mocksville falls ...

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John Butero a good man; crosswalk woes

He was a good man. How could any one of us want anything more to be said after ...

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Presidential Thanksgiving proclamations

By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation. Whereas it is the duty of all ...

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Thank you, Marie Collins; all about pets

On the other side of this page, there is a letter from Marie Collins. The founder and executive ...

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Native Americans important to nation’s military

It was great to see our veterans – at least some of them – at Monday’s observance of ...

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