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Union Street Gallery to provide free gift wrapping shop local Christmas shopping

Char Ogborn creates stained glass art, loves the crochet method of tatting

Warmer weather is helping to feed the excitement for Erwin’s First Friday for the month of April.

Warmer weather is helping to feed the excitement for Erwin’s First Friday for the month of April.

Downtown Erwin hosted the second “First Friday” celebration of local business on Feb. 3.

Downtown Erwin geared up for 2023 with the first “First Friday” of the year – offering music, hot chocolate, a food truck and camaraderie on Friday, Jan. 6.

The holiday season provided a time for shoppers to hit their favorite stores in the hopes of finding that perfect gift – and some small businesses in Erwin saw an

Community Civility Counts started as an initiative of the Gary Chamber of Commerce Public Policy Committee and it has expanded to include many partners both locally and nationally.

Jan Bowden is an artist who likes to give back, and that’s exactly what she plans to do with her latest work. “There’s been a lot of time sitting around thinking, ‘This town has been so good to us. What can I do as an artist to give back to this town to show them I appreciate everything that’s been done for me?’” Bowden, who owns Union Street Gallery in Erwin with her husband, recently created a fused glass piece of the old Clinchfield Depot, which she plans t...