A New Chapter: Walnut Cove to get advice on revitalizing Main Street

By Mary Giunca
WINSTON-SALEM JOURNAL REPORTER

WALNUT COVE

Jack Gardin looks at the mellow brick shopfronts along Main Street and sees stories.

There are the stories of the people who used to stop on the way to the mineral springs near Danbury, of the students who attended the nearby Walnut Cove Colored School and of the farmers who still come to the old roller mill to grind feed.

"I don't know too many people who don't want to listen to a story if it's told well," said Gardin, who is the town manager.

He and other residents will receive some help in getting the town's stories out to a wider audience. This month, Walnut Cove became the most recent addition to the N.C. Small Town Main Street Program. It was the only town in the state selected for the honor this year.