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Resource Fair set for Surry Community College on Oct. 11
The upcoming Community Supervision Resource Fair aims to connect people that need help with agencies and organizations that provide different kinds of assistance. Hosted by Surry County Community...
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 ArticleEMS may soon provide blood transfusions
DOBSON — Local paramedics may soon be able to provide an additional life-saving treatment in the field. The Surry County EMS could become one of two EMS departments in the nation that could administer...
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Most Wanted
The Surry County Community Corrections office is seeking information on the whereabouts of the following individuals: • Thomas Lee Pardon, age 41, a white male who is wanted on post-release warrants...
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Golden Age of radio returns for two nights
In the early days of broadcasting, listeners would eagerly gather around the radio each evening to hear their favorite shows, including mystery series like “The Shadow,” “Lights Out” and “The Inner...
View ArticleSouthern States annual meet set for Oct. 13
Southern States Cooperative will review its operations at a series of local annual meetings, including the upcoming meeting for members of Southern States Cooperative Inc. – Mount Airy Agronomy Plant....
View ArticleTruck driver training orientation set for Oct. 10
Surry Community College will be starting a new session of classes for people wanting to start a career in truck driving. Orientation will be held Oct. 10 at 10 a.m. at The Yadkin Center, 1001 College...
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White Plains students rewarded for summer reading
Recently 62 students from White Plains Elementary School visited the Earle Theater as a reward for reaching their reading goals during the school’s summer reading program. The criteria for the field...
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Paint the Town Pink is coming soon
Paint the Town Pink is the theme for a series of events scheduled for Oct. 8 in Pilot Mountain, as part of the town’s efforts to recognize October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month. “It’s a day about...
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EMS to charge for blood transfusions
DOBSON — Surry County EMS will be charging for a life-saving procedure, following a meeting which was capped with an abnormal closed session. Monday evening the Surry County Board of Commissioners...
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County health employee receives recognition
DOBSON — Healthcare providers make differences in the lives of people every day, and one local nurse was recognized for her work with children and families. Tiffany Bullins, a registered nurse who...
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City schools’ MAPSS success draws attention from state education director
Three Mount Airy Middle School seventh graders found themselves grouped with a newcomer in math class Monday — Catherine Truitt, the state’s education director. On a tour of the school’s Math and...
View ArticleCounty continues shift from PayPal
DOBSON — The county continued to shift away from using PayPal for any online payments in action taken by the Surry County Board of Commissioners Monday evening. The county board approved an agreement...
View ArticleLitter pick-up program begins
DOBSON — A mutually beneficial program will become an important facet of Surry County’s “war on litter.” As part of the new program, non-profit groups registered as 501(c)3 organizations may pick up...
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Sonker Festival offers taste of history
A heavily attended weekend event at the Edwards-Franklin House was a chance for people from all over to learn about history — that is, when they weren’t munching a unique dessert. Appropriately, the...
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White Plains holds student elections
White Plains Elementary School recently held student elections, choosing Student Council leadership positions of president, vice president, secretary and treasurer. On Sept. 20, sixteen students in...
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Officials brace for hurricane
DOBSON — A state of emergency has been declared, and officials are preparing for the worst, as a category 3 hurricane looms off the coast. Surry County EMS Director John Shelton said on Wednesday it’s...
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‘American Pickers’ may visit Surry
Two guys from Iowa in a familiar white van could be seeking collectibles in Mount Airy and Surry County this fall as part of a visit by the “American Pickers” television crew to North Carolina. Their...
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Fifth grade from Shoals Elementary visited the Science Institute at Meadowview Magnet Middle School recently, becoming scientists for a couple of hours while they investigated and explored the human...
View ArticleRelay for Life postponed
Hurricane Matthew claimed its first casualty in Surry County, as the storm forced Relay for Life organizers to postpone this weekend’s event. The annual Relay for Life gathering was scheduled to begin...
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