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Story by Corey Williams Foraged quietly (or not so quietly) on a winding road between Halifax and Caswell Counties, is the Virginia International Raceway, home to dozens of motocross & road racing events. I had the opportunity to visit the track and check out an event that intrigued me and left me feeling humbled. I arrived on the skidpad midmorning ...

Distinguished Young Women – Chapter 3 By Norwood Walker (Click here to read first story in this series: Junior Miss to Distinguished Young Women) When the 25 participants in this year’s Roxboro’s Distinguished Young Women’s Program take the stage at the Kirby on Saturday, September 21, 2019, they will have much in common with previous participants. For the young women ...

Caswell Prepares for Their Own in September By Amanda Hodges, Director Caswell County Chamber of Commerce One of the things that bonds rural communities together is their festivals, with arts, crafts, agriculture and home cooked food. Through time, festivals have been a way to celebrate heritage, traditions and the culture of people and regions. The events can add structure to ...

Heyday Inboards NC CWSA Wakesurf Championship Tour 2019 By Robyn Kinsey Mooring Whether you know how to wakesurf or just want to spend a day on the lake, you’ll want to mark September 21, 2019 on your calendars now. That’s when the 4th annual Heyday Inboards NC CWSA Wakesurf Championship Tour 2019 is coming to Hyco Lake for a weekend ...

Story and Photos by Corey Williams Danville, Virginia has quite the comeback story; to witness a city rise from its ashes and completely recreate itself is a lifetime experience. I grew up in South Boston, Virginia – a quaint, little Southern town about forty-five minutes east of Danville so as a family we would drive to Danville fairly often: back-to-school ...

Story and Photos by Corey Williams Meet Andrew Adkins and Chris Stockard: two multi-instrumentalists who together make up Bearded Whiskey, an Americana folk and roots band based out of Danville, Virginia. Andrew and Chris met at an open mic event in Milton, North Carolina and later performed in a production of “Smoke on the Mountain” at the Kirby Theatre in ...

The Danville-Pittsylvania County Fair By John Theo On Friday, September 13th the Danville-Pittsylvania County Fair returns to celebrate its 29th year. The fair runs for nine days and brings back all of the attractions people have come to expect, and more. Along with rides, games, food vendors, and a livestock building there is an opening night concert featuring country music ...

By Norwood Walker When you enter The Old Country Club Steakhouse you immediately notice many portraits of young women lining the walls, in the main left dining room there are more of the same. All of these young women share the title of Roxboro’s Junior Miss, Young Woman of the Year, or Distinguished Young Women, which are really all the ...

New Location for PCTDA Office and New Visitor Center for the Area By Norwood Walker Person County is not just the home of many Distinguished Young Women (Click here and here previous stories) but also the home of distinguished women period. Two of these have done more for Person County than many people realize. Back Story Forming a Tourism Development ...

Distinguished Young Women The Story Continues By Norwood Walker (Click here to read first story in this series: Junior Miss to Distinguished Young Women) Thomas Wolfe is credited with the quote “You can’t go home again.” Many young people, male and female’ have taken that quote to heart over the years and never fully returned to the area of their ...