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Two local schools do well at Olympiad event
Students from East Surry High School and Surry Early College High School were among many from around the state competing in the Feb. 25 Regional Science Olympiad at Wake Forest University in...
View ArticleCollege hosting old time music performance
Surry Community College will be hosting an old-time performance featuring a trio of musicians – Kirk Sutphin, Kevin Fore and Andy Edmonds – on Tuesday, March 21 in Room A-121 on the college campus in...
View ArticleFAA investigating gyroplane crash at Mount Airy airport
An aircraft crashed at the Mount Airy-Surry County Airport on Sunday, and an investigation into the incident is underway. There were no injuries in the incident. According to a Federal Aviation...
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Youth compete at Tommy Jarrell Festival in Mount Airy
The legacy of Tommy Jarrell lives on in the Mount Airy area and the world. That was no more evident than when a group of young musicians showed they are ready to carry on the late fiddle player’s...
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Jarrell Festival youth winners announced
The Surry Arts Council has released the results from a youth music competition which took place on Saturday. Saturday’s competition has been a part of the Tommy Jarrell Festival for the duration of the...
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SCC instructors win ‘EMS Today’ competition
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — Four emergency medical professionals from the area took gold in a national competition in Utah recently. The four professional, affiliated with Surry Community College’s...
View ArticleHealth Department Inspections
Health Department Inspections is a regular listing of inspections conducted in Surry County establishments by North Carolina health officials. The listing includes restaurants, schools, day care...
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Underground line costs exceed half-million
Going underground can be challenging for everyone from cave explorers to coal miners, and it also represents a costly proposition in downtown Mount Airy where moving electrical lines underground is...
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Dental office to provide free services
Free services will be provided at a Mount Airy dental office on April Fools’ Day— which is no joke. During the April 1 event at the office of John Gravitte, D.D.S., P.A., at 140 North Pointe Boulevard,...
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Long-time Mount Airy retailer Main Oak Emporium closing
A long-standing downtown retailer will soon close its doors and is offering some deals as part of its close-out sale. Burke Robertson announced Tuesday that Main Oak Emporium, a retailer which has been...
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Bates family ‘Mayberry’ show airs Thursday
“Mayberry” will find itself back in the national television spotlight Thursday night when a new episode of a reality show will be shown. Mount Airy is to be featured on a segment of “Bringing Up...
View ArticleDiabetes program recognized
Patients involved in a diabetes management program at Northern Family Medicine took great strides in controlling their condition. According to a statement from Northern — which was designated a...
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Health Department Inspections is a regular listing of inspections conducted in Surry County establishments by North Carolina health officials. The listing includes restaurants, schools, day care...
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Local banker testifies in Congress
First Mr. Smith went to Washington and later Mr. Trump, and more recently Mr. Ashby made an appearance in the nation’s capital. That was Ted Ashby, the president and CEO of Surrey Bank & Trust in...
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Walter Leonard, third-generation owner of Mount Airy’s Leonard’s Jewelers,...
A long-time downtown business owner died on Tuesday, and there is uncertainty regarding whether operations at the establishment will continue. Walter Leonard was 87 when he succumbed to complications...
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Shoals PTO holds Valentine’s dance
The Shoals Elementary PTO sponsored its annual Valentine Dance on Saturday Feb. 11. Everyone came out dressed in their finest and danced the night away. Carson Industries sponsored the event for the...
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Farm Bureau receives award
Surry County Farm Bureau was presented the President’s Award for sales recognition. David Haynes, president of Surry County Farm Bureau, accepted the award from Larry Wooten, president of NC Farm...
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Red Bank Ruritans host Zone Meeting
The Red Bank Ruritan Club, Claudville, Virginia, hosted The Dan River District Ruritan’s Winter Zone Meeting on Feb. 21, beginning with a buffet supper. James and Wendy Griffin were the cooks. Kitchen...
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City to tackle ‘tricky’ intersection
Mount Airy officials are on a collision course with a busy local intersection they describe with such words as “complicated” and “tricky.” The source of the concern is the area where North South...
View ArticleArt contest entry deadline is Friday
The deadline to enter the The Northwestern Regional Library art and photography contest is Friday. The contest winners, along with some other select pieces, will be featured in the library system’s...
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