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Top county educators honored
DOBSON — School administrators surprised two educators with annual awards which recognize their commitment to education. Mason Midkiff was named the Surry County Schools teacher of the year for the...
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DOBSON — Friday is the voter-registration deadline for a June 7 primary election in Surry County. It will include Republican and Democratic candidates for the Fifth District congressional seat now held...
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• A Pilot Mountain teen turned himself in at a local magistrate’s office Tuesday on a felony charge of possession of marijuana with intent to sell or deliver and possession of marijuana paraphernalia,...
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Each year, more than 2.5 million older Americans are injured in falls, and medical costs from those injuries exceed $30 billion annually. Then there is the toll a broken hip, for example, can take on a...
View ArticleWorkForce Unlimited acquires Laurinburg operation
WorkForce Unlimited, a full-service staffing firm based in Mount Airy, recently announced it had acquired the light industrial staffing division of Associate Staffing of Laurinburg. The light...
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Dobson Class of 59 holds 57th reunion
The graduation class of Dobson High School 1959 recently held its 57th class reunion at Salem Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. The reunion was catered by Wanda Dobbins. Committee members were: Avanelle...
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Murder suspect nabbed; victim ID’d
Although Jordon Ross Lowdermilk has been charged with murdering an elderly Mount Airy woman early Wednesday, it was his criminal past that provided a key link to Lowdermilk’s apprehension. At the time...
View ArticleMan in serious condition after I-77 stabbing
The victim of a stabbing incident that occurred on I-77 in Mount Airy early Wednesday morning was listed in serious condition at Wake Forest Medical Center that evening, and authorities were looking at...
View ArticleMother sentenced to time served in infant daughter’s death
DOBSON —A mother accused in the 2012 death of her infant daughter pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of involuntary manslaughter and negligent child abuse in Surry County Superior Court on Tuesday....
View ArticleVietnam Veterans poker ride is Saturday
The Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 1021, will be holding a poker run Saturday, beginning at the corner of Willow Street and Independence Boulevard. Organizers say that proceeds from the event...
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Library group opens book store
A downtown book store aimed at providing funding for the public library will hold a grand opening event today. Christi Stevens, president of the Mount Airy Friends of the Library organization, said a...
View ArticleSurry County Indictments
DOBSON — On Monday a Surry County Grand Jury returned indictments for two counts of felony larceny to Micah Lamar Swanson, of Ararat, who is accused in the August 2015 theft of two golf carts. Swanson...
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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...
View ArticleElkin homicide investigation continues
ELKIN — With an arrest made in two of three violent crimes reported Wednesday, the homicide of a Mount Airy woman and connected I-77 stabbing, few details have emerged regarding the homicide of an...
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Summer arrives early at Playhouse
The Bard returns to the Andy Griffith Playhouse this weekend as Millennium Charter Academy presents William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” on Sunday. Millennium high school students, ages 14...
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Between the Covers hosts grand opening
The Mount Airy Public Library’s Friends of the Library organization officially opened the doors of its secondhand book store, Between the Covers, Friday afternoon. The store contains more than 20,000...
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Squad finally getting increase from city
It could be viewed as a symbolic achievement that greatly exceeds its monetary value, but a funding increase is finally in store for the Mount Airy Rescue Squad from the city government. Each spring...
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Man imprisoned for sex offenses
DOBSON — A Pilot Mountain man, who was already a registered sex offender, was ordered to serve six to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to sex crimes involving a juvenile victim late Friday in...
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Second fire breaks out at Mount Airy home
Firefighters responded to a property on Springs Road for the second time in six weeks on Friday. At about 2 p.m. the Mount Airy Fire Department responded to a fire at 2038 Springs Road on the city’s...
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Senior Games off and running
The Yadkin Valley Senior Games are off to a great start, according to coordinator Bradley Key. Key, who works for the Surry County Parks and Recreation Department, said more than 10 events in the...
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