As these articles, ads and other spots run for the public to see, it draws attention to our area and drives up the potential to bring more revenue into the area — which is a good thing for jobs, businesses and the general economy.
Promoting tourism, whether its Mayberry, the wine region, the outdoor possibilities, all of these and more, can only benefit everyone in Surry County.
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To organizers of all the area July 4th celebrations and events, for making sure area residents have a way to show support for our country and celebrate the independence and freedom we take for granted so much of the time.
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To the county for making recycling opportunities more accessible county-wide, and to the residents who are making an effort to recycle.
In a day and age when throwing bottles and other items in the trash can is much easier, the county commissioners are going out of their way to make sure county residents have a place to recycle those bottles more readily instead — and area citizens are taking advantage of it, according to numbers reported this week.
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To the Piedmont Land Conservancy for continuing its efforts of preserving the land on and around Fishers Peak for future generations to enjoy.
Too many times developers get ahold of precious parcels of land like Fishers Peak and turn them into housing developments and other eye sores that can be seen for miles around below them. Thanks to PLC and the landowners the group is working with, the peak will be open for the public to enjoy and the wildlife to live on for years to come without the danger of being developed.
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