Police reports
• A Lowgap woman is facing violations of larceny and possession of stolen goods after allegedly stealing assorted children’s clothing valued at $204 from Walmart, according to Mount Airy Police...
View Article‘Interstates’ financing approved
DOBSON — County taxpayers will pay more than a half-million dollars in interest for a project to extend sewer services to the Interstates Water and Sewer District. Another question concerning the...
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Students shine at science fair
Surry County Schools recognized several students this week for their strong showing in a regional science and engineering fair recently. In November, nearly 100 entries vied for top marks in the...
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Local youth history club wins big at state competition
RALEIGH — Mount Airy was well represented here over the weekend when a group of junior historians won several awards in a statewide competition. The Tar Heel Junior Historian Association held its...
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Mayberry says goodbye to beloved barber
The crowd lining Main Street grew quiet Friday, observing a moment of silence as Russell Hiatt’s funeral procession made its way through downtown on Friday. Hiatt, known as the real life Floyd the...
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Raceway holding D.A.R.E. fundraiser
ELKIN — Some Surry County students have earned free admission to Friendship Motor Speedway. On May 14 the speedway will allow students from the county’s Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.)...
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...
View ArticleSurry County Sheriff’s briefs
DOBSON — Carlie Roxanne Quesenberry, 22, of Poplar Springs Road, was arrested May 4 and charged with felonious larceny, possession of stolen goods and two counts of obtaining property by false...
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Funds denied for museum security
City officials are OK with funding a structural repair and the purchase of automated electronic defibrillators (AEDs) for Mount Airy Museum of Regional History – but a security system upgrade...
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Former hospital CEO Lockhart passes
The first administrator at Northern Hospital of Surry County has died. John Lockhart, 89, had been living in Wilson in recent years, but spent most of his adult life in Mount Airy, overseeing the...
View ArticleSchool board attends national event
The Mount Airy Board of Education brought back some new ideas and concepts from a recent trip to Boston. Five of the seven board members made the trek to participate in the National School Board...
View ArticleSchool lunch menus
Here are the lunch menus for this coming week. Mount Airy City Schools Tharrington, Jones and Mount Airy Middle Monday Garlic Cheese Bread w/ Marinara Sauce Or Chicken Tender Wrap Corn on the Cob...
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...
View ArticleBooksmarts
The following books have recently been received at the Mount Airy Public Library, and are available for checkout: The 14th Colony by Steve Berry, fiction Hide Away by Iris Johansen, fiction Fast and...
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Most Wanted
The Surry County Community Corrections office is seeking information on the whereabouts of the following individuals: • Nathan Dean Wray, age 26, a white male who is wanted on probation violations and...
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Used instruments sought for band kids
DOBSON — Steve Boone sees a lot from his vantage point as the school resource officer at Central Middle School. During an orientation last year, he saw a rising sixth-grader pick up a trumpet in the...
View ArticleGOP convention process questioned
PILOT MOUNTAIN — Some area Republicans are crying foul play in the wake of the 6th Congressional District GOP convention. Among the party’s most important tasks is choosing delegates to represent...
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Hundreds march to help babies
The bad news is that one of every eight babies in North Carolina is born premature — defined as less than 37 completed weeks of pregnancy. But the good news is that efforts are ongoing to make a...
View ArticleMail carriers to collect food for needy
Mail carriers are known for making their appointed rounds through rain, sleet, snow and hail — and soon they’ll also be helping to feed the hungry in this area. That will occur next Saturday during the...
View ArticleMarriage licenses issued in Surry County
The following marriage licenses were issued in Surry County. • Stephen R. McMillian, 24, and Ayla C. Combs, 24, of Cana, Virginia. Issued April 28. • Dustin L. Gregory, 27, and Lisa S. Minton, 26, of...
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