Surry County Health and Nutrition Center offering free flu shots
Free flu shots will be available for 150 Surry County residents this Friday. The Surry County Health and Nutrition Center will be offering the flu shots at the county human services building located at...
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Most Wanted
The Surry County Community Corrections office is seeking information on the whereabouts of the following individuals: • Richard Allen Edwards, 22, a white male who is wanted on probation violations and...
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Hillary Irwin is reaching for the stars
There’s an old saying that all horse people know all the other horse people and that’s usually true on a local level but for Hillary Irwin, it’s also true on a national and even international level....
View ArticleThe Surry County Board of Commissioners to consider incentives with CK...
County commissioners will consider an amended agreement with Mount Airy’s CK Technologies at the board’s meeting Monday evening. According to County Attorney Ed Woltz the new agreement with CK is the...
View ArticleReal property transfers in Surry County
In recording deeds, the state of North Carolina does not require that the amount paid for a parcel be stated on the deed. However, a tax stamp at the rate of $2 for every $1,000 in value is affixed to...
View ArticleCommunity Thanksgiving service set
Flat Rock Pentecostal Holiness Church and its pastor, Dr. David Sparks, will host a multi-denominational Thanksgiving Worship Service on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 5:50 p.m. The church is located on Highway...
View ArticleMarriage licenses issued in Surry County
The following marriage licenses were issued in Surry County. • Jamey L. Comer, 32, and Cindy M. Fowler, 32, of Mount Airy. Issued Nov. 5. • Leo A. Gagne, 52, and April D. Oehl, 36, of Mount Airy....
View ArticleDivorces granted by the Surry County Clerk of Court
The following divorces or annulments were granted by the Surry County Clerk of Court. • Sheila L. Lester and James E. Lester. Married April 23, 1977. Divorce granted Nov. 9. • Jerry A. Brown and Marcus...
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Mount Airy City Schools get SWIVL robot with grant
A new James Bond film opened recently, but the big screen isn’t the only place to find some fancy spy technology. Some Mount Airy students have been filmed in real classroom interactions thanks to a...
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Boy Scout leaders recognized for service
PILOT MOUNTAIN — Boy Scouts from across Surry County gathered in Pilot Mountain Tuesday for the Dogwood District Annual Recognition Banquet. Dogwood District Executive Brady Adcock shared a...
View ArticleHealth Department Inspection Scores
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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A fire claimed a Durham Street home in Mount Airy Sunday
A fire claimed a home on Durham Street in Mount Airy in the early morning hours Sunday, but residents of the home were able to escape the blaze without injury. According to Fire Chief Zane Poindexter,...
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Habitat ‘village’ celebrates teamwork
One thing was readily apparent when the Greater Mount Airy Area Habitat for Humanity held an appreciation dinner: A tremendous team effort is required to provide quality, affordable housing to...
View ArticleLatest drug trend – marijuana concentrate or “dabs”– hasn’t yet hit Surry County
DOBSON — Surry County might lag behind the rest of the country in certain respects, but when it comes to the latest drug trends, being behind the times is not necessarily a bad thing. The key is to...
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Surry County Commissioners approve an incentive agreement with CK...
DOBSON — County commissioners approved an incentive agreement with CK Technologies (CK) at the board’s meeting Monday night, and the “Interstates” sewer project was once again a topic of conversation....
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Fire victim still not ID’d
CANA, VA — Carroll County officials on Tuesday evening had still not identified a person killed in a Friday night house fire in the Paul’s Creek Road area of Cana. While the owner of the residence,...
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Surry County’s Marine League Detachment 1322 serves the community through...
A group of local marines who have served the country is now serving the community. Toys for Tots, according to the organization’s website, began in 1947 when a marine officer’s wife made a doll to be...
View ArticleHospital fights drug-resistant infections
Northern Hospital of Surry County is part of a nationwide effort to fight drug-resistant infections, a fact that is particularly relevant this week, which President Obama proclaimed National Get Smart...
View ArticleBusiness merger gone bad left to jury in Surry County Superior Court
DOBSON — A trial began Monday that aims to resolve a contract dispute over a business merger between Maximum Security and Advanced Consumer Electronics. Plaintiff Mary Boyles testified Tuesday in Surry...
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American Legion Post 123 donates the the Surry County Sheriff’s ‘Give a Kid a...
American Legion Post 123 donated $500 to Sheriff Graham Atkinson’s “Give a Kid a Christmas” program Monday. According to Atkinson, last year the program brightened the holiday for 700 Surry County...
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