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Most Wanted
The Surry County Community Corrections office is seeking information on the whereabouts of the following individuals: • Jackie Kipp, age 38, a white female who is wanted on post release violations and...
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Parade puts Dobson in holiday spirit
DOBSON — Fueled by pleasant early December weather and a holiday spirit that had enthusiastic crowds lining Main Street, the Dobson Christmas Parade rolled through town Saturday afternoon with a...
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Surry Community Aktion Club wins at convention
DOBSON — The Creating Successful Learners Aktion Club at Surry Community College recently attended the 2017 Carolinas Aktion Club Convention in Denton and came away with multiple awards. Aktion Club is...
View ArticleSCC named ‘military friendly’ school
Victory Media, a service-disabled, veteran-owned small business that connects classrooms to careers for the nation’s next generation of professionals, has named Surry Community College as a Military...
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Cana man arrested as fugitive
A Pittsylvania County, Virginia, fugitive has been arrested in Carroll County, Virginia, and charged with multiple drugs and weapons charges. The arrest took place in Cana. According to Carroll County...
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Trial set in Carroll deputy’s death
The Bedford County, Virginia, man charged in the police chase that led to the death of a Carroll County Sheriff’s Office deputy in March will stand trial in Carroll County in the spring, more than a...
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Meth, crack busts occur in city
Felony drug charges have been filed against four people involving seizures of methamphetamine and crack-cocaine at two separate locations in Mount Airy where search warrants were executed. The busts...
View ArticlePolice probe fatal wreck in Cana
Virginia authorities are still investigating a fatal wreck that occurred in Carroll County last week. State Police Trooper K.D. Blackburn is overseeing the probe into a fatal single-vehicle crash Cana...
View ArticleRural King linked to former Kmart site
Rural King, which bills itself as “America’s Farm and Home Store,” could soon have a presence in Mount Airy at the site formerly housing Kmart. Reports surfaced in early November that a contract had...
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Surry County Sheriff Reports
DOBSON — The Surry County Sheriff’s Office has released the following arrest reports: • Harlie Amber Beavers, 20, of Sparta, was served an order for arrest Nov. 28 in Mount Airy on three felony counts...
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County joins suit against drug makers
DOBSON — The Surry County Board of Commissioners voted Monday night to join a class-action lawsuit against drug companies as part of an effort to combat the growing opioid crisis. At the end of...
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Toys For Tots meeting goals
The Marine Corps League of Surry County, Detachment 1322 and Toys for Tots of Surry County are conducting their 2017 campaign to provide toys for needy children in Surry County. Local car dealerships...
View ArticleCounty sidesteps school name change
DOBSON — The Surry County Board of Commissioners brought back a school issue that came up a month ago. When the commissioners met in Mount Airy in November, local resident Jim Roberts came before the...
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• A Mount Airy man was arrested in the local hospital parking lot early Monday on vehicle break-in and related charges, according to city police department reports. Officers responded to Northern...
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Mayberry Mall may close by Feb. 1
A line in the sand has been drawn regarding the future of Mayberry Mall in Mount Airy — which could be closing by Feb. 1, or sooner, unless some major breakthrough occurs. That was the word Wednesday...
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County schools talk HVAC, gas needs
DOBSON — Surry County Schools has put one special project on the back burner in order to take care of an urgent need at a middle school. The county Board of Education back in the spring discussed some...
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White Plains science fair winners named
White Plains Elementary School recently held its annual science fair. The overall winners were Mae Danley in first place, Fisher Leftwich and Madison Gray taking second, and Bailey Ray taking third...
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Franklin names science fair winners
Franklin Elementary School recently held its annual science fair, naming winners in grades three through five as well as overall school winners. “Our students implemented the six-step scientific method...
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Surry Early College holds science fair
The Surry Early College High School recently held its annual science fair competition. The school saw students enter projects in the technology division, chemistry division, and the micro-biology...
View ArticleMCA hosting plays tonight
Millennium Charter Academy is hosting three short plays this evening with a holiday theme. The community is invited to the free evening performance in the commons area of the school starting at 6 p.m....
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