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Mount Olive To Benefit From Small Town Revitalization

The spirit of small town life sure does appear to be catching on.....finally!!!

Mount Olive Small Town group looking for more input, members

By Steve HerringPublished in News on December 7, 2008 2:00 AM

MOUNT OLIVE -- The revitalization of the west side of the 200 block of North Center Street is the most visible sign of the Small Town Main Street group's support of efforts to help spark a renewed life and interest in downtown.
However, there are other, less obvious and mostly free advantages to being one of the four initial towns in the program -- advantages chairman Stephanie Kornegay and the group are working to promote.
Complementing those efforts is the group's desire to find out what downtown merchants, as well as the public, want it to pursue in its vision for the town.

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Article in "Today's Dietician" mentions In Search of Mayberry

I promptly emailed the publisher of Today's Dietician and thanked her for kindly mentioning my book in their article on small town living. See below...

Armchair Guide to Discovering Small-Town Dining
Best Food in Town: The Restaurant Lover’s Guide to Comfort Food in the Midwest by Dawn Simonds (Emmis Books, 2004)

In Search Of Mayberry: A Guide To North Carolina’s Favorite Small Towns by Scott Dickson (Parkway Publishers, 2004)

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Ron Howard Answers Questions

Q: You seem to have been one of the very few famous child stars who survived without any disorders. How did you do it? Mark Flowers, LOGANVILLE, GA.

A: I can't take a lot of credit for it. My parents did a fantastic job. The way my father described it to me as a kid, being on television is a career choice. It's a way of working, and you want to do that with integrity, but everybody works. I think that his common sense wore off on me a little bit.

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Christmas in Davidson

Davidson is one of the prettiest small towns in North Carolina, especially during Christmas.

It definitely brings to mind The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry.

Barney's first car would fit right in at the parade.

SATURDAY, DEC. 6, 1 p.m., downtown Davidson to downtown Cornelius - 26th annual North Mecklenburg Christmas Parade with fire trucks, floats, marching bands, old cars and more. Sponsored by Davidson Fire Department, Cornelius-Lemley Volunteer Fire Department, Davidson Lions Club. Note that Main Street and many other streets along the route will be closed for the event. Details on the Cornelius Parks & Recreation website, http://www.corneliuspr.org/

Click HERE for Christmas fun in Davidson, NC.

Christmas in Mayberry

Before you start in on me about Mount Airy not being Mayberry just save your breath. I know it's not Mayberry, but it's just as close as any other small town in NC. The fact that it's Andy Griffith's hometown and that The Andy Griffith Show and Mayberry was modeled after Mount Airy, North Carolina just makes it even more authentic and reputable. Griffith now acknowledges that he use alot of Mount Airy on the show, but he always denied until just recently.

Christmas in Mount Airy is special. Check out all the cool Christmas fun to be had in Mount Airy this year by clicking HERE.

Christmas in Dillsboro

Everyone knows that Dillsboro is an incredible small town down in the western corner of NC. But, not everyone knows that during Chrismas time the town is like a picture by Currier and Ives.....literally. The shops, the streets, the sidewalks, the train...yes, the train (http://www.gsmr.com/) is even decorated for Christmas.

Dillsboro's Christmas event is called "Lights and Luminaires" and takes place over the first two weekends in December. Barney Fife would be in heaven.

Lights and Luminaires, First Two Fridays & Saturdays in December - December 5-6 & 12-13, 20085:00 pm to 9:00 pmAdapted from an old Scandinavian custom of lighting the way for the Christ child, more than 2,500 candles in small white bags line the streets and every storefront is aglow with Christmas lights and decorations. Shopkeepers hold "Open House" and serve coffee, warm cider, hot chocolate and home baked goodies and stay open late to accommodate holiday shoppers. Even Santa Clause fits a trip to Dillsboro into his busy schedule to listen to the children's gift requests.

http://www.dillsboronc.info/events.html