The November 2025 issue of Surry Living Magazine is filled with stories that honor community, celebrate tradition, and highlight the rhythms of life in Surry County. This month’s feature spotlight shines on Renew Wound Care Center, introducing readers to the region’s only board-certified wound care specialists and their innovative in-clinic and mobile healing services. In the Lifestyle section, Kevin Pyles reflects on the power of discipline over motivation, while Kage Pyles encourages families to strengthen body and spirit together through fitness. Readers will enjoy heartfelt narratives like Opening Day, a hunter’s peaceful reflection on nature, and Navigating Life with a Horse, Faith, and Common Sense, a touching story of companionship and trust. The Southern Taste section brings comforting holiday flavors with Carmen Long’s green bean recipes, while Joanna Radford’s Heartfelt Harvest stirs warm memories of family Thanksgivings. The issue rounds out with inspirational columns, local history discoveries in Siloam, community events, hometown heroes, pet features, and snapshots from around the county, making this edition a rich tapestry of gratitude, connection, and the beauty of rural life.
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Featured
Renew Wound Care Center
A New Chapter in Healing:How Renew Wound Care Center Is Transforming Lives Across the Foothills In the foothills of North Carolina, surrounded by the quiet beauty of Mount Airy, a new kind of healing is taking place—one that goes deeper than bandages and beyond traditional care. At the heart of this transformation is Renew Wound…
Lifestyle
Fitness Rage with Kage
Kage Pyles Fitness Rage with Kage In a world that never seems to slow down, families often find themselves running in different directions. Between work, school, sports, and constant screen time, it can feel nearly impossible to find meaningful moments together. Yet one of the most powerful ways to reconnect, both physically and emotionally, is…
Opening Day
Eddie Lowe Just A Thought As the chilly fall morning sun slowly peeked over the horizon, its first beams found me already sitting at the base of a huge red oak tree. Trails of my breath drifted away, disappearing much like the frost that lay heavy on the leaves around me. All around, God’s little…
Home, Farm, & Garden
Navigating Life with a Horse, Faith, and Common Sense
Derina Pyles Horse Sense I was concerned. Traveler had scarcely touched his alfalfa hay and sweet grain for two days. He had also refused to go out and exercise in the pasture, one of his favorite things to do. I had a suspicion about what was bothering him. Now it was time to have a…
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Heartfelt Harvest: A Heaping Helping of Love, Laughter, and God’s Good Earth
Joanna RadfordHome, Farm, & Garden The crisp, clean autumn air, carrying a whisper of woodsmoke and the sweet, earthy scent of turning leaves, always pulls me right back to a time brimming with good, old-fashioned warmth, a heaping helping of gratitude, and the joyful racket of my large, loud family. It is a season that…
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The Whisper in the Chaos: Lessons from the Shepherd’s Staff
Larry VanHouse This Little Light of Mine If you have ever seen a shepherd’s staff, it doesn’t look like much, just a stick with a crook at one end. Yet in the hands of someone who spends their life on rugged hillsides, it becomes the original multi-tool. That simple piece of wood guided, rescued, defended,…
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Southern Taste
Green Beans: A Family Mealtime Tradition
Carmen LongSimply Delicious What is one dish found on nearly every dinner table when families gather? Green beans. Family reunions, church gatherings, Sunday dinners, weeknight meals, and holiday celebrations all seem to have this humble vegetable in common. The varieties of green beans and the ways they are prepared differ from region to region, but…
Departments
Between Rounds with Kevin Pyles
Kevin Pyles, PT Between Rounds Discipline Versus Motivation When we think about chasing a goal—whether it’s getting in better shape, spending more time outdoors, or finally learning a new skill—it’s easy to believe that all we need is a little motivation. Motivation feels exciting. It’s that burst of energy that pushes us to lace up…
Blake’s Take
Dear Blake, I just graduated high school, and everyone is pushing me to go to a big-name college. The problem is, I would rather go to a local tech school. The pressure from my parents and even my friends is building, and I’m starting to second-guess myself. How do I follow the path I feel…
By Gosh By Josh
Josh Snow, Author By gosh, did you know that beneath the quiet soil of Siloam, North Carolina, archaeologists from Wake Forest University have uncovered a rich tapestry of Native American history? This small community in Surry County has become the site of a remarkable archaeological endeavor, revealing artifacts that shed light on the indigenous peoples…
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‘Fur’ever Friends
THANKFUL FOR OUR PETS Send us a photo of your pet and we may use it here. Email: info@surryliving.comSubject Line: Furever Friends
