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Full details on the Brushy Mountain Apple Festival on Saturday in downtown North Wilkesboro are in the official festival program, included in this issue.

OLD TOWN and OLD ORCHARD — It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our brother, Kenny, on Jan. 30, 2023, after a brief illness. Kenny was born No. 20, 1932, the fifth child of Louis J. and Melvina (Duplessis) Paradis. He grew up in Old Town, graduating from Old Town High […]

State Rep. Ben Moss upset longtime State Rep. Jamie Boles in a tightly run race Tuesday for the newly redrawn House District 52 seat, which includes parts of Moore County

Press Argus-Courier Alma has received multiple awards from the River Valley Master Gardeners. These awards include RVMG Project of 2020, Business Friend of the RVMG Award, and two locals also received awards.  The Popeye Garden in downtown Alma received the Project of the Year Award. Once known as the "Spinach Capital of the World" because of the now-closed Allen's Inc. vegetable cannery, Alma still holds a special place for spinach eaters, and the famous cartoon character who ate spinach to gain super powers. The garden was built in 2007 and features a bronze statue of the cartoon characte...

Dump truck on rubber tracks. >> reporter: so, ken, how will obama care impact your business? >> well, initially we don't think there is an immediate impact. the worry we have looking forward is what will obama care do to the rise in premium rates from the insurance companies within virginia. if we're faced with 50, 60, 70% increase in premium costs that we have to pass to our employees, then we have a new decision to make. and that decision is do we leave the traditional health insurance marketplace and force our employees into the exchange, or do we force our employees to pay a greater part o...