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Golding passes the buck on sewer project
DOBSON — A project that split the Surry County Board of Commissioners seems to be continuing to do so. Monday evening a one-page ordinance contained in the board’s consent agenda appointed Commissioner...
View ArticleMore than $3K in arts scholarships available in Surry County
The Surry Arts Council is accepting applications for the 2016 Scholarship Program. Scholarships are available for college bound students, current college students, and artists who are pursuing a degree...
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Program promoting city far and wide
If more people with northern accents start moving here, it could be due to a marketing campaign targeting the northeastern United States which promotes Mount Airy to retirees. But that is just one of...
View ArticleNew searchable website analyzes local traffic stop data for all North...
A website recently launched by a Durham non-profit aims to make traffic-stop data more easily accessible to the public and to law enforcement. OpenDataPolicingNC.com, was launched Dec. 17 by the...
View ArticleTraffic stop data incomplete from Surry County Sheriff’s Office
DOBSON — Few conclusions, if any, can be drawn on traffic-stop data based for the Surry County Sheriff’s Department, because that data has gone largely unreported for the past few years. For example,...
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Children’s center hosting fundraiser
DOBSON — Celebrate Valentine’s Day with the Surry Children’s Center. The center will host its annual “Heart of a Child” fundraiser on Feb. 13. The event, which is the eighth of its kind, will be held...
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County schools plan Parent Academy
DOBSON — Surry County Schools is planning training sessions for parents next month. The Surry Parent Academy will take place at three locations spread around the county to give parents plenty of...
View ArticleNo charges filed in pedestrian death
The North Carolina Highway Patrol has ruled a November fatality involving a high patrol officer an accident, and no charges will be filed in the incident. However, some are saying the department’s...
View ArticleNorth Carolina property protection law enacted
A bill aimed at protecting businesses from damages resulting from employees acting outside the scope of permissible access granted to them went into effect Jan. 1. Dubbed the Property Protection Act,...
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Captain Johnson retires from Pilot Mountain Police Department
PILOT MOUNTAIN — After 36 years of service, Captain Jeff Johnson of the Pilot Mountain Police Department is retiring from the force. He was honored with a luncheon recently in Pilot Mountain. “We’re...
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City gets grant for greenway amenities
The city of Mount Airy recently was awarded a $250,000 state grant that will aid the construction of a connector for the city’s two greenways while also providing for some extra amenities along the...
View ArticleWoman dies in crash on I-77
DOBSON — A Mount Airy woman died Friday after a two-car wreck on I-77. Frankie Worrell, 51, of Sunset Drive, was pronounced dead at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center at about 5:45 p.m. Friday evening,...
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Elvis tribute held an Mayberry Antique Mall in Mount Airy
Elvis fans young and old flocked downtown on the day after Presley’s birthday. The Mayberry Antique Mall played host to one of King resident Taylor Vaden’s Elvis tribute concerts Saturday afternoon....
View ArticleSchool Lunch Menus
Mount Airy City Schools B.H. Tharrington and Mount Airy High list only an exam brunch each day. Jones Intermediate, Mount Airy Middle Monday Beef Nachos Or Chicken Quesadilla Pizza Romaine Salad w/...
View ArticleNarcotics officer reports decline in use of synthetic cannabinoids in Surry...
DOBSON — The use of synthetic cannabinoids, known as “spice” or “K2”, once problematic locally, has significantly declined, according to a narcotics detective with the Surry County Sheriff’s Office....
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Most Wanted
The Surry County Community Corrections office is seeking information on the whereabouts of the following individuals: • Matthew Wayne Martin, 41, a white male who is wanted on probation violations and...
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Lowgap Coca-Cola collector and former employee dates square shaped Hutchinson...
A new voice has entered the debate about when the original Coca-Cola mural was painted on the side of a downtown Mount Airy building. Carroll Coleson, an avid Coca-Cola memorabilia collector and former...
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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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Piedmont Land Conservancy partners in largest addition to Pilot Mountain...
PILOT MOUNTAIN — Piedmont Land Conservancy has helped facilitate the largest land addition to Pilot Mountain State Park in more than 30 years, with a recent announcement of a 70-acre expansion there....
View ArticleMarriage licenses issued in Surry County
The following marriage licenses were issued in Surry County. • Austin Blu Key, 22, of Ronda, and McKenzie Desiree Bledsoe, 20, of Dobson. Issued Jan. 4. • Elidio Gonzalez-Rubio, 32, and Amanda Sue...
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