Surry County Board of Commissioners to consider Microsoft contract, mandatory...
DOBSON — Software used by local government operations would cost Surry County taxpayers more than half a million dollars over the next three years if approved Monday evening. Meeting in Elkin this...
View ArticleMan critical after fire incident
PILOT MOUNTAIN — An elderly Long Hill man has died after he was transported in critical condition following a bad burn on Friday, while in Beulah a home was destroyed by a fire on Saturday. EMS crews...
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Surry Central victors in Quiz Bowl
Ten teams clashed, and one walked away victorious in an annual Quiz Bowl held in Mount Airy. The 10 teams included all five traditional high schools in Surry County and teams from Alleghany High...
View ArticleSchool boards plan meetings this week
Both city and county school boards will be meeting this week. The Mount Airy Board of Education will be holding its regular public forum, while the Surry County Board of Education has called for two...
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Former janitor set to become a super
It’s a rags-to-riches story. Cleaning rags, that is. A former school custodian recently completed training that will allow him to move up to assistant superintendent, then one day head superintendent....
View ArticleBooksmarts
The following titles have been received at the library, and are available for checkout: Dangerous Games by Danielle Steel, fiction Treasured Grave by Tracie Peterson, fiction Without Mercy by Jefferson...
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Surry County Sheriff Graham Atkinson retiring to pursue new opportunity
DOBSON — Surry County Sheriff Graham Atkinson will soon end his service as sheriff, according to a text from the sheriff Monday afternoon. Via a text message, Atkinson confirmed he will be leaving...
View ArticleMayberry Food Truck Fest planned for Sunday in Mount Airy
There will be plenty to eat and drink downtown this weekend. On Sunday the city will host the Mayberry Food Truck Fest. Lizzie Morrison, coordinator for Mount Airy Downtown Inc., said the Food Truck...
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• A resident of Creed Street reported being the victim of a fraud-related crime Sunday, according to Mount Airy Police Department reports. Shania Tanea Carter told police that an unknown suspect took...
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Surry County residents caught in Patrick County drug snare
STUART, Va. — A round of indictments in Patrick County has led to drug charges against 100 people, including several Mount Airy-area residents who were still at large at last report. The investigation...
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City deploys funds for Honor Guard bus
As former service personnel who now attend military funerals, local Veterans of Foreign Wars Honor Guard members are accustomed to deploying when needed — but now it’s Mount Airy officials who’ve sent...
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Surry County Commissioners urge change to Article 43 sales tax
ELKIN — Surry County Commissioners went all in with their support of proposed sales tax legislation which could create revenue for school capital projects. The Board of Commissioners unanimously passed...
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Surry Central victors in Quiz Bowl
Ten teams clashed, and one walked away victorious in an annual Quiz Bowl held in Mount Airy. The 10 teams included all five traditional high schools in Surry County and teams from Alleghany High...
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Surry County Sheriff’s Office investigating homicide near Mount Airy
BANNERTOWN — Officials are investigating an apparent homicide in the Mount Airy area. According to a statement from the Surry County Sheriff’s Office, on Friday deputies responded to 151 Blue Ridge...
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Surry County Board accepts Sheriff Graham Atkinson’s resignation
ELKIN — After a decade in office, Surry County Sheriff Graham Atkinson will be missed by the members of the Surry County Board of Commissioners. Fighting back tears while noting Surry County will lose...
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City board debates rules on benches
A simple request to place a granite bench in downtown Mount Airy in memory of a longtime business owner there has triggered a debate on who should and shouldn’t be honored with such fixtures. Although...
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Surry Fiddlers Convention tuning up
DOBSON — The location of the Surry Old-Time Fiddlers Convention is different this year, but organizers say its goal remains the same: to preserve this area’s traditional stringed instrument music by...
View ArticleGirl shot in Cana
HILLSVILLE, Va. — Carroll County authorities reported Wednesday morning that a girl had been shot in the Cana area of the county. The victim, a 9-year-old female, was shot through the right arm,...
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• A thief with an apparent eye toward fashion struck a local retail business in recent days, according to Mount Airy Police Department reports. Police learned of the crime on Saturday, which occurred...
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School board to fire Central official
Surry County Schools will terminate an assistant principal from Surry Central following his arrest last month on drug-related charges. Benny Lee Baliles Jr., 31, was arrested on Feb. 7 by the Dobson...
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