Aunt Bee and wee hours

The week of Sept. 20 was a doozie. Stumbling to my feet in the wee hours, I found myself pacing the front yard. I found myself leaning on the stop sign in our neighborhood at 3 a.m., wondering if the beam of my flashlight was giving our six pounds of love stage fright.

Relevance is the new cool

“Relevance” matters. Semi-clever wordplay aside, researchers are starting to catch up to something local newspapers have been telling their customers about since long before programmatic retargeting started ruining folks’ social media experience: People won’t buy from you if you annoy them.

It’s the silly season

Municipal elections are going on all over the county right now leading up to Nov. 2, but there is nothing quite like an election in Demorest. Small-town politics are often entertaining, and they make quite good chatter around the neighborhoods and at the water cooler.

Success at Monopoly requires ... working together

A lot of people don’t know this about me, but I am CRAZY about Monopoly. I absolutely love the game. In fact, I actually collect Monopoly boards. My favorites include a Londonopoly board, a Dr. Who board, the Millennium edition with plastic money, and my brand new Firefly edition.

Odd-numbered elections matter

It’s not the silly season of political hijinks that we all experienced last year when the presidential election drove the nation bonkers and all of our state offices were turned over to new winners. But the odd-numbered 2021 election still makes a difference in our communities.

The inartful dodger

Butch Miller got in trouble this past week for saying what a lot of Georgians believe.

Letters to the editor

Robo-call and text economics To the editor: I earned a degree in Economics in 1974. By now, my guide, John Kenneth Galbraith must certainly be rolling over in his grave! The capitalist ethic and its accompanying morality is certainly eroding away!

Bobby L. Ayers

   Funeral services for Bobby L. Ayers, 68, of Mt. Airy, will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6, at Hillside Memorial Chapel with interment to follow the service in Eastview Cemetery, Mt. Airy.    Mr. Ayers passed away Sunday, Oct.