Traffic on Gaines Street will be temporarily detoured today (May 6th) while city workers repair a sinkhole. The detour will still allow traffic to and from each residence.
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“There'll be scary ghost stories and tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago...”
Did you know that telling ghost stories around the Christmas tree was a popular tradition during the Victorian era? Even today, who doesn't love Charles Dicken's "A Christmas Carol"? This year, the Robert Toombs House challenges you to write your own Christmas ghost story. It can be a chilling tale about a haunted ornament or a more lighthearted story about a ghostly great uncle who keeps eating all the sugar cookies. A panel of judges will select four stories to be read at our Ghosts of Christmases Past event. All entries will be compiled in a booklet that will be given to each person who enters and to those who attend the event on December 20th or 21st.
Entry Rules:
- The contest is open to Wilkes County residents aged 13 years or older.
- All entries must be submitted by midnight on November 30th to events@roberttoombshouse.org.
- Each story must be between 1,500 to 3,000 words.
- It should be set during Christmas time in the 19th Century (1800-1899). Time travel is an option.
- While it’s preferable for the story to be set in Wilkes County, this is not required.
- All stories must be appropriate for ages 13 and up. If you have specific questions about this, please contact us.
Please visit the event page on Facebook for additional information regarding the contest and the Ghosts of Christmases Past event. You may also reach us at 706-678-2226. Tickets for the event will go on sale in early November.
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