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Mappa Memorial Ride set for Saturday
Though Philip Mappa is no longer around in body, his spirit lives on in the form of an annual event that raises funds for various causes he supported. The Philip Mappa Memorial Ride, which began in...
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How many tomatoes are too many?
If there is any consolation prize for the hot, muggy misery of summer, it is the abundance of tomatoes brought on by that humid heat. Tomato season is short and then it’s another year until they’re...
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City schools debate youth sports
State school officials recently approved athletic participation for sixth-graders, but is it the right move? City school officials discussed this matter Tuesday at their monthly board meeting, held...
View ArticleNo answers on sunken car
PILOT MOUNTAIN — It looks like the case of the sunken car will remain a mystery. According to Michael Boaz, interim town manager of Pilot Mountain, a car that was discovered in a pond off of Lola Lane...
View ArticleState official to visit Dobson
DOBSON — A top state official will visit Surry County next week. On Wednesday Andrew Heath, state budget director, will meet with business and government leaders at the Shelton-Badgett Center for...
View Article$1.14M settlement awarded to family of highway accident victim
WINSTON-SALEM — The family of a Surry County couple killed in a 2014 wreck on U.S. 52 will soon be awarded a $1.14 million settlement. Jesse and Felicia Hickman, of Mount Airy, died from injuries...
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Party hails Neighborhood Watch effort
Arriving at Banner Street, one finds it closed — and beyond the barricade a fire truck and police cars are visible as uniformed officers and other public safety personnel have converged on the scene....
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Alleged carport fraud suspect arrested
DOBSON — An Ararat woman accused of stealing thousands of dollars from customers expecting carports was arrested Thursday morning. According to information provided by the Surry County Detention...
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 ArticlePolice reports
• A BB gun was used to cause estimated damage of $600 to a Freightliner truck in Mount Airy, according to city police department reports. The crime, discovered Monday, occurred in a parking area at 801...
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It’s not fashion, it’s trashion
Eight designers worked the runway at the Mount Airy Public Library on Saturday, making a statement with clothing handcrafted using found and recycled materials. Angela Llewellyn, programming director,...
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Board rejects SAC parking lot upgrade
A proposed upgrade to the parking lot at the Andy Griffith Playhouse will have to wait, due to action — or the lack thereof — at a meeting of the Mount Airy Board of Commissioners Thursday night....
View ArticleDefendant fires back in wrongful death suit
DOBSON — A defendant in a wrongful death suit has filed a counterclaim for slander, and county officials have been voluntarily dismissed from the suit. In March, Dobson resident Terena Dawn Wood filed...
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State won’t prosecute in Lowgap stabbing death
DOBSON — No criminal charges will be filed in the stabbing death of Levi Joe Haynes, the Surry County District Attorney’s office announced Friday, more than three months after he was killed. On May 7,...
View ArticleCruise-in today to have Sixties theme
The 1960s was an interesting time in American history and those who lived through the decade — along with others curious about it — have a chance to experience a slice of that period this afternoon. A...
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Mountainside theater enthralls
ARARAT, Va. — The Cherry Orchard Theatre summer season is in full bloom with three different plays scheduled for the next three weekends. Now in its 17th year, the natural amphitheater located on the...
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Man arrested after search of home
A Mount Airy man has been charged with numerous crimes after sheriff’s deputies executed a search warrant at his home. According to the Surry County Sheriff’s Office, deputies arrested Benjamin Jason...
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Brinkley addresses bush-cutting incident
It wasn’t on the agenda, but Commissioner Shirley Brinkley used the occasion of a Mount Airy city council meeting Thursday night to address a recent incident in which she personally cut down bushes and...
View ArticleCharges filed against Pilot Mountain candidate
PILOT MOUNTAIN — Pilot Mountain commissioner and candidate Kimberly Quinn has filed charges against fellow candidate Frank Nichols. The charges include disrupting a public meeting and disorderly...
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Bikers out in force for charity
Part of a group of about 50 motorcycles roars out of Veterans Memorial Park in Mount Airy Saturday morning for the fifth-annual Phillip Mappa Memorial Ride. Participants were beginning a 95-mile round...
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