Spencer’s design work to cost $288,900
Tonight’s Mount Airy Board of Commissioners meeting will begin with fanfare as three recently re-elected officials are sworn in, then it’s back to business as usual with their most-pressing project:...
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SCC students visit O’Keeffe exhibit
Surry Community College Associate in Fine Arts and Art Appreciation students recently visited the Georgia O’Keeffe: Living Modern exhibition at Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston-Salem....
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• A man listed as homeless was jailed on three offenses Tuesday after allegedly refusing to stop for a traffic checkpoint, according to Mount Airy Police Department reports. Dennis Medley, 57, was...
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Pilot Mountain facing millions in sewer, water needs
PILOT MOUNTAIN — Two engineers from McGill Associates made the second of two presentations to the Pilot Mountain Board of Commissioners Monday on the town’s future sewage needs. This special meeting...
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Mayor hospitalized with pneumonia
Mount Airy Mayor David Rowe has been hospitalized, according an announcement made at the start of a city Board of Commissioners meeting Thursday night. “He has pneumonia,” Commissioner Jon Cawley...
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Rosy Cheeks run to target toys
What happens when a 5K run merges with a Christmas variety show boasting a who’s who of characters? Mount Airy’s annual Rosy Cheeks event, which mixes athleticism and entertainment. The Rosy Cheeks 5K...
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The following marriage licenses were issued in Surry County. – John C. Creason, 40 of Elkin and Sonja E. Tilley, 44 of Pilot Mountain issued Dec. 6 – Fred T. Willard Jr., 53 and Mary A. Branson, 52 of...
View ArticleCause of fatal fire revealed
The cause of a house fire that claimed the life of a Mount Airy woman last Saturday has been ruled accidental, according to a local official. Nora B. Penn, 77, of 268 Maple Drive, died after flames...
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Sheriff needs last-minute Christmas boost
DOBSON — The Surry County Sheriff’s Office is looking for some last-minute donations to help ensure its holiday drive is successful. For more than 25 years the Surry County Sheriff’s Office, in...
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Zoning discussion snags on mobile homes
Members of the Pilot Mountain Board of Commissioners said on Thursday they would like to see a reduction in the number of residential categories in the town’s zoning ordinance — but there was some...
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SCC pottery students to sell their wares
The Surry Community College Clay Club is holding a pottery sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, Dec. 11 and 12. The sale is open to the public and will feature pottery made by students in the...
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Surry County Sheriff Reports
DOBSON — The Surry County Sheriff’s Office has released the following arrest reports: • Luis Cortes Jr., 18, of Janice Drive, Mount Airy, was served an order for arrest Dec. 1 for failure to appear in...
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Veteran Park lights up for Christmas
From now until the night of Christmas Eve, American Legion Post #123 is turning Veterans Memorial Park into a holiday walking trail of lights. Churches, businesses, schools, organizations and other...
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Gingerbread workshop defies weather
Mount Airy children had their holiday priorities straight on Friday when rapidly accumulating snow caused schools to close early, but the ginger cookie workshop at the Surry Arts Council defied the...
View ArticleHundreds more lose power on Saturday
This weekend’s winter storm put thousands of homes out of power as work crews have been busy trying to repair the damage from falling trees and limbs. On Friday afternoon, 9-1-1 calls poured in to the...
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Joint drug searches net two arrests
DOBSON — Two Surry County suspects face multiple drug charges due to a joint investigation, according to the Surry County Sheriff’s Office. A joint investigation involving the Mount Airy Police...
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Run nets hundreds of toys from snowy run
Some ran in tutus, some ran in tartan plaid, some ran in Santa hats and some ran in their jammie pants. But this year they all ran in the snow. The ninth-annual Rosy Cheeks 5K, a charity run to benefit...
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Ushering in the holiday season
Local towns and communities have all been ushering in the holiday season lately with various celebrations, and the town of Pilot Mountain is no exception. Folks there recently celebrated the start of...
View ArticleDivorces
The following divorce was granted in Surry County – Aubrey Loyd Johnson and Patricia C Johnson, married July 27, 2012, divorce granted Dec. 7. – Jennifer Anne Marion and Dennis Wade Marion married...
View ArticleReal Estate Transfers
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...
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