Big Rock News

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO It was an old-fashioned Christmas at the home of Martha Parker in Dover as, from left, great-nieces Beverly Anne, Lillie and Virginia Pugh help decorate the Christmas tree in the fashion that the Parkers did in Big Rock in the 1940s.

The year 2012 is almost here, and a look back at the previous year brings up a plethora of news in the Stewart and Houston County area.

The holiday season, as well as the rest of the year, held shining examples of people in Stewart and Houston counties reaching out to each other in ways to make a difference in our collective lives.