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Civil War event targets education
ARARAT, Va. — The blue and gray met once again Saturday on a hillside in Patrick County, where the mission wasn’t to wipe out the enemy but educate the public about the history of the Civil War....
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The Surry County Community Corrections office is seeking information on the whereabouts of the following individuals: • Alexander Scott Gullatt, age 26, a white male who is wanted on a post-release...
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DOBSON — Surry County has agreed to pitch in $25,000 to land a $500,000 grant to help a Mount Airy business expand and add 50 jobs. The county Board of Commissioners held a public hearing to discuss...
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A flood of cyclists rolled through Elkin earlier this week when the Cycle NC Mountains to Coast Ride came through town. Nearly a thousand riders pedaled their way to the town on the southern-most...
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Hundreds show up to sample sonkers
As with many local gatherings at this time of year, the 38th-annual Surry County Sonker Festival offered great old-time music, fellowship and a chance to enjoy an early fall day in a rustic setting....
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Randleman announces for District 45 Senate race
Less than a year after winning election in a landslide, State Senator Shirley Randleman (R-Wilkes) announced Monday that she will do it all again for a new district when elections are held in 2018. The...
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Autumn Leaves Festival nears
Fifty-one years into an annual festival, one might think there’s little to be offered that is new. The folks running the Mount Airy Autumn Leaves Festival, however, are doing their best to make it...
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Race cars take to the streets
Anyone visiting Pilot Mountain Friday evening could have been forgiven if they thought maybe they had stumbled into a NASCAR event. That’s because Main Street was lined with race cars, the town filled...
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• Anthony Briggs Church Bottoms, 26, no address listed, was arrested Saturday on offenses including resisting, obstructing or delaying a public officer, according to Mount Airy Police Department...
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Developer bails out of Spencer’s project
One of three developers seeking to re-use portions of the former Spencer’s industrial property now owned by the city government has withdrawn from an option agreement to buy a site there. Tom Webb, a...
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City turns up heat on cooking fires
Special weeks or days designated for a certain cause sometimes come and go without notice. However, a Mount Airy public safety official is using the occasion of Fire Prevention Week on Oct. 8-14 to...
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Mountain View enjoys mountain view
On Oct. 5, a warm autumn day, the Mountain View Gardeners Garden Club traveled to Westfield to visit Bill and Margie Imus, owners of Minglewood Farm and Nature Preserve. Minglewood is a non-profit...
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Surry residents drive in presidential motorcade
After providing drivers for then-candidate Donald Trump’s visits to central North Carolina during the 2016 presidential campaign, A.J. Daoud, former NC GOP 6th District Chairman and former Lottery...
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Nolie Boyles marks 100 years
Taking life a day at a time is the secret to centenarian Nolie Boyles’ longevity. “I never had much spare time to do things for myself,” she said. “There was always work that needed to be done.” A...
View Articleliving healthy with diabetes class offered
The Surry County Senior Center is hosting free interactive workshop sessions on Thursdays from Oct. 12 to Nov. 6, focusing on problems common to individuals dealing with type 2 diabetes. Participants...
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Beulah holds 10th annual reunion
Once again fellowship filled the walls of old Beulah school celebrating the school’s 10th annual reunion on Saturday, Sept. 30. Graduates in attendance ranged from those who graduated in 1947 when...
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Fire claims life of Dobson woman
DOBSON — A house fire south of Dobson claimed the life of a 39-year-old woman Wednesday afternoon. John Shelton, Surry County emergency services director, said 9-1-1 received a call at 1:48 p.m. from a...
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• A trailer valued at $2,000 was discovered missing from a Mount Airy residence Tuesday, according to city police department reports. The black Leonard flat-bed dual-axle car hauler, owned by Charles...
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Cruisin’ even when it rains
With fall well underway, with festivals and fairs popping up seemingly everywhere, downtown Pilot Mountain bid a festive farewell to summer on Saturday with its last Hot Nights and Hot Cars cruise-in...
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Sparks heading national military group
Many people know Dr. David Sparks as the pastor of Flat Rock Pentecostal Holiness Church, a post he’s held since 1994, but Sparks also is a veteran and recently was picked to head a national military...
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