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The Mount Airy Public Library celebrates international game day with a giant...
The Mount Airy Public Library celebrated international gaming day with a giant game of Twister on Saturday. In a world filled with video games, some children didn’t even know what Twister was, said...
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Pedestrian killed on I-74 when struck by Highway Patrol car
PINE RIDGE — A man is dead after he was struck by a North Carolina Highway Patrol vehicle Saturday evening. The incident occurred on I-74 about one mile east of N.C. 89, according to county Emergency...
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Elkin Man charged with sex crimes against a child, held at Surry County...
An Elkin man recently was served with additional sex crime charges from Yadkin County while in custody of the Surry County Detention Center for similar charges. Ronald Alexander Winters, 35, of...
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Horne Creek to hold Christmas By Lamplight program
PINNACLE — Horne Creek Living Historical Farm, located in Pinnacle, will recreate the warmth of a 1900s era Christmas, as the Hauser family and their neighbors would have experienced it Dec. 1, 3, and...
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Most Wanted
The Surry County Community Corrections office is seeking information on the whereabouts of the following individuals: • Joshua Shaun Wiles, age 30, a white male who is wanted on probation violations...
View ArticleThe Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce will hold an annual ‘Black Friday’...
Those looking to avoid the holiday shopping crowds can purchase their gifts in one stop at an event made possible by the Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce. The chamber will hold an annual “Black...
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City holiday parade set for Nov. 28
A sure sign of the holiday season is the annual Mount Airy Christmas Parade, which will roll in on Nov. 28 — when downtown merchants also will observe Small Business Saturday. “It’s just a big kickoff...
View ArticleHospital receives accreditation in ultrasound
Northern Hospital has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in ultrasound as the result of a review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Ultrasound imaging, also known as sonography,...
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Northern earns Top Performer recognition
Northern Hospital has been recognized as a 2014 Top Performer by The Joint Commission, an organization which accredits health care organizations in the United States. Northern Hospital was recognized...
View ArticleMount Airy man pleads guilty to drug charges in Surry County Superior Court
DOBSON — Nathan Dean Wray, 26, of New Creed Lane, Mount Airy, pleaded guilty to sale or delivery of a schedule II controlled substance, possession with intent to manufacture, sell or deliver a schedule...
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Surry Community College’s AKTION club holds food drive for Yokefellow and...
A local group of adults with disabilities put on quite an affair Saturday. Surry Community College’s AKTION club, which consists of adults with disabilities, was at Lowe’s Foods in Mount Airy. The...
View ArticleLocal trooper recognized for aiding motorist
Surry County Highway Trooper Patrick E. Ellis was among more than a dozen troopers statewide recognized in a awards in a ceremony held recently. Ellis received the Highway Patrol Samaritan Award from...
View ArticleHealth Department Inspections
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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Surry County Commissioners recognize Edward M. Armfield Sr. Foundation and...
DOBSON — County commissioners recognized the Edward M. Armfield scholarship program and two Mount Airy residents at the board’s last meeting. .neFileBlock { margin-bottom: 20px; } .neFileBlock p {...
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Local schools donate nearly 150 coats
Zibby’s Cleaners & Laundry received 149 coats from two local schools Friday as part of the annual Give-a-Kid-a-Coat campaign. In 1987 A Cleaner World kicked off the coat program with Kyle Petty and...
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...
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Prescribed burn set today at state park
PILOT MOUNTAIN — A prescribed burn is being held today at Pilot Mountain State Park. Matt Windsor, park superintendent, made the announcement this morning that the burn was planned for the Yadkin River...
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Mount Airy restaurant prepares to feed more than 1,300 in annual Thanksgiving...
The owners of 13 Bones and Mt. Airy Meat Center gave their annual Thanksgiving community outreach dinner a name —“Friends Feeding Friends” — that says a lot about why they spend their holiday cooking...
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Do tell!
Long before books or even the written word, stories were told not by the pen, but by mouth. However, as literacy rates rose throughout the centuries man has walked the earth, oral tradition, or...
View ArticlePolice mum on death
Details are slowly emerging regarding a weekend incident on Interstate 74 in Surry County in which an elderly man was struck and killed by a vehicle driven by a N.C. Highway Patrol trooper. The...
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