Property 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...
View ArticleFirst Community sees income growth, declares dividend
First Community Bancshares Inc. (NASDAQ:FCBC) recently reported net income that had grown more than 9 percent for the second quarter and first six months of 2016. The company reported net income of...
View ArticleSurrey Bancorp reports 33 percent rise in net income
Surrey Bancorp (Pink Sheets: SRYB), the holding company for Surrey Bank & Trust, recently reported earnings for the second quarter had jumped a third over the same period in 2015. For the quarter...
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Most Wanted
The Surry County Community Corrections office is seeking information on the whereabouts of the following individuals for probation violations: • Joshua Lewis Hall, age 27, white male, who is on...
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Radio in the blood
Radio sports broadcaster Hal Epperson is still excited about Galax High School’s December 2015 state football championship win. The team had started out the season 1-4 but then ran off 10 straight...
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Is planned facility a threat to arts council?
Officials of the Surry Arts Council are hoping a proposed performing arts center in Mount Airy won’t serve to bring the curtain down on their organization. A new performing arts/business center is one...
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New SRO named for middle school
In his new role with the Mount Airy Police Department, Officer Garrett Chamberlain will be returning to some old stomping grounds. Chamberlain, a four-year veteran of the police department, has been...
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Former Dobson cheerleading official indicted
DOBSON — A Dobson woman accused of pocketing about $1,200 belonging to Dobson Eagles Little League Cheerleading was indicted Monday on seven counts of embezzlement and felony obstruction of justice....
View ArticleFlea market rules eyed for city
A discussion on possible new regulations for outdoor flea markets in Mount Airy is on the agenda for a Thursday afternoon meeting of the city board of commissioners. Commissioner Jim Armbrister has...
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Crowds flock to Dobson for National Night Out
DOBSON — A few afternoon showers didn’t deter a crowd of local residents from attending the town of Dobson’s National Night Out celebration Tuesday evening. The National Night Out was the town’s second...
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Alleghany Fiddlers Convention names winners
The Alleghany County Fiddlers Convention had 197 individuals and 27 bands competing in Sparta on July 15-16, including junior and senior old time and bluegrass categories and a dance contest. The...
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Mary Jo’s Kids tour Hyannis
Over the years (since 1982), Mary Jo’s After School Children have taken many educational trips. Among these trips have been ones to Washington, D.C., New York City, Philadelphia, Canada and this year...
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Meal program means more than food
The air is full of anticipation on Granite Road, where during a hot day at noontime residents — mostly youths — are gathering along the street and in yards rather than taking refuge inside. Soon the...
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Rain holds off for night out
Despite the rainfall that occurred earlier in the day, the National Night Out event hosted by the Pilot Mountain Police Department went down without a hitch Tuesday evening. “I log it as a success...
View ArticleIndictments
DOBSON — Felony charges were dismissed against Mount Airy resident Wendy Kristen Odum the day after she was indicted by a Surry County Grand Jury. Odum , 48, of Atkins Lane, Mount Airy, was charged...
View ArticleAccident closes interstate
One or more traffic accidents caused the northbound lanes of I-77 to be closed Wednesday. Wednesday afternoon at about 3:45 p.m. at least one accident at mile marker 96 on I-77, just north of the...
View ArticlePolice reports
• A Dobson woman turned herself in at the Mount Airy magistrate’s office Monday on outstanding warrants for charges of larceny and conspiracy to commit larceny, according to city police department...
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Museum awarded grant for operations
The Mount Airy Museum of Regional History was awarded with a grant from the Enterprise Foundation recently. Though the grant was only for $1,500, museum executive director Matt Edwards said the funding...
View ArticleLocal man guilty on drug charges
DOBSON — A Siloam man facing several felony drug violations including trafficking was convicted of lesser charges Tuesday in Superior Court. Michael Bradley Wall, 42, had been arrested in September...
View ArticleRain brings flood of problems to area
The area is recovering from persistent rains Wednesday which brought a torrent of problems to Surry County, including flooded roadways and numerous accidents due to hydroplaning. It also was feared...
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