Years ago, most city people lived in neighborhoods that were close to everything essential, and everyone walked. Kids walked to school and parents walked to the hardware store or grocery store. It was not uncommon to walk to restaurants or bars, and everyone walked to parks, libraries, and places of worship. In those days, adults and children spent time on their front porches and waved at neighbors when they strolled by. Back then, neighborhoods were safer, the air was cleaner, and people were healthier. Many families managed with just one car.

It was the pride of the community when it first opened on East Main Street in 1912. The Daily Progress called the 1,000-seat theater with the elegant plasterwork by French sculptor Victor Pierret “a real playhouse” with “a corker” of a stage. “The policy of the management will be to run high class vaudeville and moving pictures afternoons and evenings, except when theatrical productions are booked,” the paper reported.

If you're thinking of selling your home, and you expect that the total amount you owe on your mortgage will be greater than the selling price of your home, you may be facing a short sale. A short sale is one where the net proceeds from the sale won't cover your total mortgage obligation and closing costs, and you don't have other sources of money to cover the deficiency. A short sale is different from a foreclosure, which is when your lender takes title of your home through a lengthy legal process and then sells it.

Low-Income Rural Homeowners Get Funding for Home Repairs from Piedmont Housing Alliance, through Grant from USDA Rural Development

Williams Joins Monticello Country REALTORS®