CHINA GROVE — Tickets are now on sale for the annual China Grove Christmas Tour of Homes.

The event will be Dec. 5, with tours at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. Thirty minutes prior to the tour, guests will be given an opportunity to tour the mill. The buses leave from the historical China Grove Roller Mill located at 308 N. Main Street, China Grove at 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.

This year, the tour includes four outstanding homes. One is a beautifully decorated 1950s home that includes a basement that is the envy of every hunter. Across the road is a lovely recently renovated farm house. Traveling down Miller Road is a gorgeous two story home and also a stunning Georgian traditional home nestled in the woods.

The tour is sponsored by the Historical Society of South Rowan. For more information call Judy Haire at 704-425-5323. For tickets, make checks payable to the Historical Society of South Rowan and mail to PO Box 473, China Grove, NC 28023. Tickets are $30 each and include tour, meal and transportation.

Proceeds will be used to maintain the historic China Grove Roller Mill.