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Carolina Kudzu Crazy turns invasive plant into tasty treats, more
THURMOND — The choking vine that turns pockets of untended land into shapeless monsters of leafy greens is more than just a useless hostile invasion. For those who know how to harvest it, kudzu can be...
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SCC holds children’s music camp
DOBSON — Surry Community College recently held its second-annual Surry Old-Time and Traditional Music Camp for children ages 8 through 14. Led by five local old-time music greats, Caroline Beverley,...
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Teachers told: Treat everyone special
Educators — along with school administrators and local business officials — received some advice recently on how to deal with people in their lives. “Make everyone feel like somebody.” Those were the...
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Houston built on land meant for flood projects
HOUSTON (AP) — The explosive expansion of Houston subdivisions into prairies far to the west helped make the city affordable for the average 345 people who moved there each day, but it also paved over...
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DOBSON — The Surry County Community Corrections office is seeking information on the whereabouts of the following individuals: • Michael Draper Gravely, 39, a white male, wanted on probation violations...
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Churches help children’s center
The United Methodist Churches of the Greater Mount Airy Area have recently completed a mission’s outreach project to helping the Surry Children’s Center. The local churches that make up the missional...
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Mall repair plan still up in air
Nearly two weeks after Surry County officials confronted the owner of Mayberry Mall during a conference call regarding mandated repairs to the deteriorating facility in Mount Airy, no clear-cut plan...
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Local groups plan Harvey relief
Local groups are gathering supplies to help victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas. In 2016, eastern North Carolina was hit hard by Hurricane Matthew. Many local residents donated food supplies, water,...
View ArticleHospice re-store is re-opening
Mountain Valley Hospice & Palliative Care will celebrate the relocation of their Re-Sale Shoppe, with a grand re-opening on Friday, Sept. 15, at 10 a.m. The public is invited to attend the ribbon...
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Alliance honored for fifth straight year
Alliance Insurance Services has retained its Best Practices status for the fifth year in a row. Alliance Insurance Services achieved this honor by participating in a Best Practices study group under...
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Top students honored at SCC
Every spring, one student from each of the 58 community colleges in the North Carolina Community College System is recognized for excellence in academics. Erin Peyton Jones of East Bend was the North...
View ArticleOutreach center ending Monday meals
At its recent meeting, the Pilot Mountain Outreach Center Board of Directors approved a pair of changes that will affect longstanding center programs. Effective immediately, the center is discontinuing...
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Surry County Sheriff Reports
DOBSON — The Surry County Sheriff’s Office has released the following incident reports: • Sierra Marie Perrell reported a break-in at her residence on Borden Lane in Pinnacle. She said on Aug. 26...
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Busy summer for 4-H
As summer is giving way to the coming autumn, Surry County’s 4-H program is sharing with the community just how much the organization has gotten done. “Surry County’s 4-H’ers have had a busy summer...
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Recent additions to the book collection at The Mount Airy Public Library, include: Point of Contact by Tom Clancy, fiction Testimony by Scott Turow, fiction The Last Chance Olive Ranch by Susan Albert...
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Sisters spend summer living in the past
While many children would not consider raising well water with a bucket, making dyes or corncob darts fun, Avery Pace, age 10, and her sister, Anne-Campbell Pace, age 7, are fine doing just that. Fact...
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• Two unknown suspects stole an unattended purse last Wednesday night at Walmart which contained an undisclosed sum of money and a BB&T Visa debit card, according to Mount Airy Police Department...
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Upcoming event is for the birds
At first glance, pigeons have no apparent relationship to providing food for students — yet those small winged creatures will play a giant role in doing just that later this month in Mount Airy. This...
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Surry County fair starts Thursday
The chilly air that has been noticeable in recent days can mean only two things: fall is near and so is the Surry County Agricultural Fair. Although autumn doesn’t officially arrive until late this...
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Roaring River man drowns on Yadkin River
ROARING RIVER — A Roaring River man drowned late Sunday after his kayak overturned on the Yadkin River, according to a sheriff’s report released Monday morning. Luther Lee Key, 70, of Rocky Ford Road,...
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