Let’s explore the story behind “The News of Kyrgia”, the local newspaper of the village Kyrgia, in the region of Drama. For 35 years, it has been published against the grain of modern trends — a quiet act of resilience in a rapidly changing world.
From the rural heart of Drama, the paper reaches across Greece to communities of internal migrants, and even further — to Germany, the United States, and Australia, wherever members of the Kyrgia diaspora have put down roots.
The village of Kyrgia is known far and wide for its celebrated halva, and in earlier decades, for its exceptional tobacco, once considered among the finest varieties in the world.
In this episode, we meet the soul behind the newspaper, Stratos Saridis, as well as author Theodoros Vassileiadis, who has documented the proud history of the village’s beloved football team, the storied AE Kyrgion.