NEWBY —
Let me introduce myself. My name is Carol Prewitt, wife of William Allen (Buck) Prewitt.
Buck was born and raised in Newby, and we live in the house where his parents, James Edmond and Edith, kept house.
Although I have lived in seven different states over my lifetime, Newby is now home to me in more than just the physical sense.
Newby must have been quite a place back in the day. I have been told there was a school, a post office, a buggy repair/mechanic shop, funeral home, furniture store and five general stores. Of course, there were the hard-working farmers, who made up most of the population.
I have heard many stories and tall tales, some of them happy, some sad, many funny, from the people who have lived those stories or been told the facts by family members.
Newby is a great community, and we are trying to keep the old values and traditions alive for the next generation.
If you come to visit be sure to stop by the Newby Grocery and have a great sandwich made by owner, Jerry Rose. He may even share a tall tale with you or pull out his guitar and sing a tune.
We have three churches nearby, the Richmond House of Prayer, Newby Baptist and Newby Union, a non-denominational church. Newby Union hosts a gospel sing every third Saturday of the month and invites everyone to join in.
I will be writing a regular column of community news for the Richmond Register. So, if you have any news you would like to share, please contact me. If you have any special memories, I would like to hear that, too.
Look for Newby News updates weekly right here. Call me at 625-0355, e-mail me at carolsnewbynews@gmail.com, or send to 525 Maple Grove Road.
Let’s do this together.
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I was just thinking the other day about how different things are today when compared to how things were when I was young.
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Rose rosette disease symptoms appearing now
There have been several roses brought into the office in the past week exhibiting the same symptoms. These plants have excessive thorns and abnormal shoot development. Unfortunately, these roses are suffering from a disease called rose rosette.
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It’s Yard Sale Season
Yard sale season has arrived! If you, like me, love yard sales, this weekend will be a great opportunity to shop the first US 25 yard sale. If you just hit the sales in Madison County it will probably keep you busy all morning.
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Madison County Farm Tour to visit South Carolina, Georgia
The Madison County Farm Tour planning committee has been busy at work planning our upcoming trip. This year the group is headed to South Carolina and Georgia. The dates for the tour are Sept. 23-28.As usual we will be traveling in a bus from Bluegrass Tours and there is room for people.
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Recent research, published in the journal Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise found that habitual runners gain less weight than habitual walkers, when the amount of energy they expend in their workouts is the same.
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The nation’s second oldest music camp will mark its 78th season this summer at Eastern Kentucky University.
The annual Stephen Collins Foster Music Camp will open Sunday, June 9 and continue through Friday, June 28 and feature options in band, orchestra, vocal, piano and world percussion for students grades 5-12. -
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A Psychology Today article titled “What Will You Do if You Win the $550 Million Powerball Lottery?” caught my attention. Helping lottery winners with their money is my long-time gig.
The author, Galen Guengerich, Ph.D., is a minister who admits that he has “never been much of a lottery person.” He makes a point that I hammer on in two bestsellers, “Life Lessons from the Lottery” and “Son of a Son of a Gambler: Winners Losers and What to Do When You Win the Lottery.” -
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