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Health fair offers something ‘for everybody’
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Marie Deans, 78, of Fancy Gap, Va., seemed a little apprehensive as she grasped the hand-held device that resembled a ray gun one might see in a science-fiction movie. But rather than emitting any kind of a beam that would stun an attacking alien, the Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis (BIA) instrument simply provided helpful information about ...
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<p>Josh Armstrong/The News</p><p>Blockbuster on 725 West Independence Boulevard will end it video rental service on Sunday, before completely closing its doors in March.</p>
Blockbuster closure signals end of an era
The screen is fading to black for one former movie rental giant in Mount Airy. For more than two decades, Blockbuster was the preferred choice for city residents eager to check out the newest vi...
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<p>Officers survey the damage from a two-vehicle collision on South Renfro Street in Mount Airy Thursday night involving an intoxicated driver.</p>
Suspected drunk driver causes collision in city
An apparently intoxicated man who had left a Mount Airy bar on foot later was involved in a collision in the city that sent him and another driver to area hospitals late Thursday. “The suspect a...
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City, county schools shine on annual report
Students surpass peers across the state in classroom performance
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<p>Jeff Linville/The News</p><p>Surry Central&#8217;s Brittany Lewis hits a midrange jumper in the first quarter over West Stokes.</p>
Lady Eagles fall to West Stokes 62-44
DOBSON — West Stokes steadily built a big lead, then held off the Lady Eagles for a 62-44 win Friday. The Lady Vikings went up 12-5 in the first quarter and led 30-19 at the break. Surry Centr...
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<p>Jeff Linville/The News</p><p>Surry Central&#8217;s Luke Haymore splits between West Stokes&#8217; Alston Furr (right) and Reid Goodson for a bucket in the first quarter. The junior scored seven early points.</p>
Foul shooting lifts Cats over Eagles 58-53
DOBSON — Surry Central tried to come back on West Stokes, but the Wildcats couldn’t miss at the foul line. Junior Josh Spainhour hit all 10 free throws in the game, eight of them in the last two...
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Mount Airy wrestlers finish regular season with big win
DANBURY — Mount Airy’s wrestlers took three straight falls to finish off North Stokes 60-21 Thursday. In the Bears’ last regular season match, the entire meet took only 44 minutes, the shortes...
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Jeff Linville/The News Dance Works is performing on a cruise in September and has used the local basketball games as live dress rehearsals.
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OPINION
What exactly determines the price of gas?
I’m not a conspiracy theorist by any means, although I’m still trying to figure out how the UNC Tar Heels lost to Florida State by 33 points two weeks ago. But one thing that really makes me sus...
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Foundation meeting a critical need in county
Once again this community has shown itself to be one whose people understand how to take care of their own. The struggling economy has hurt local school systems in two ways. First, significant f...
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PART project needs a few more details for public meetings
The Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (PART) announced yesterday it will be holding a series of meetings around the region for public input into a project “designed to strengthen our ...
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