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<p>Mondee Tilley/The News</p><p>Mike Wiley leads a group of people from the audience that he recruited to be in his act, as they stroll across the stage at the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History&#8217;s Annex on Thursday night.</p>
Wiley’s program at museum was well received
As part of the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History’s programming for Black History month, actor and playwright Mike Wiley returned again this year to tell the story of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American to play national league baseball. Thursday night, Wiley performed his one-man act, “A Game Apart: The Life of Jackie Robinson,” at the museum’s annex to a crowd of 87. Amy Snyder, curator of collections at the museum, said she w...
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School dropout rate encouraging, but more work to be done
City and county dropout rates among the region’s high school students remained low last year, according to a report released Thursday by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. But local school administrators say there is more work to be done to eliminate dropouts entirely. The report, which counted the number of students who dropped out of high school as well as the number of violent incidents in the state’s schools, showed a ...
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<p>Mondee Tilley/The News</p><p>Renfro CEO and President Bud Kilby gives the keynote address during the 17th annual Surry County Economic Development Partnership meeting in the grand hall at Surry Community College on Friday.</p>
Kilby delivers keynote address at EDP meeting
DOBSON — While most textile companies closed their doors after the passage of the North America Free Trade Act, one local company found a way to not only stay open, but has thrived and employs 500 people in Surry County today. That company is Renfro Corp., and its CEO and President Bud Kilby gave the keynote address at the 17th annual Surry County Economic Development Partnership’s meeting on Friday in the grand hall at Surry Community Coll...
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City school board faces light agenda
A light agenda faces the Mount Airy Board of Education when it convenes for the monthly work session Tuesday night. The meeting will get under way at the Central Office on Rawley Avenue at 6 p.m. The main topic on the board’s agenda will be a presentation by Vickie Cameron, executive director of curriculum and instruction. Cameron is expected to present the board with an overview of the Exceptional Children’s Program in the city’s schoo...
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Curriculum, policy changes top Board of Education agenda
DOBSON — Surry County Schools Board of Education members will receive a gift of thanks from school children around the district when they meet for their regular monthly meeting Monday night. The meeting will get under way at 5 p.m. in the media center of North Surry High School. As part of School Board Appreciation Month, members of the county board will each receive a decorated mailbox filled with cards and letters of appreciation from s...
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Police briefs
• Ronnie Gray Westmoreland, 40, of 5160 Camp Betty Hastings Road, Walkertown, was arrested Thursday on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, inflicting serious injury; serious injury by vehicle; driving while impaired; and felony hit and run. City officers took Westmoreland into custody at the emergency room of Northern Hospital of Surry County on the charges that were filed by Trooper Robbie Ellison of the N.C. Highway Patrol. No other de...
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Wilkes Livestock Report
NORTH WILKESBORO — Sales totaled 393 head, including cattle (384), goats (1) and hogs (8), during Wednesday’s sales at Wilkes Livestock Exchange. Animals sold on the livestock market, based on 100-pound weights, were: • Goats: $80. • Calves by the head: $130. • Cows by the head: $1,125-$1,350. • Cows: 600-695 pounds, $74; 700-795 pounds, $50-$79; 800-895 pounds, $58-$75.50; 900-995 pounds, $51.50-$84; 1,000-1,095 pounds, $10-$86; 1,...
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<p>Tom Joyce/The Mount Airy News</p><p>Members of the local African-American community are recognized during the Mount Airy Board of Commissioners meeting Thursday, when Mayor Deborah Cochran, right, read a proclamation honoring Black History Month. Included, from left, are Leonard Moore, Adron Martin, Deon Dodd and Anise Hickman, who is a retired city employee. The proclamation cites the contributions African-Americans have made on the local and national levels and the importance of remembering the struggles of past leaders to achieve equality.</p>
City board favors signage change
A change in city zoning regulations that would allow businesses to attract more customers seems on its way to approval after a Mount Airy Board of Commissioners meeting Thursday afternoon. Allowing larger signs for an area in the southern part of town — so they can be seen from Interstate 74 — makes good economic sense, one board member said. “It will bring work, jobs, business to Mount Airy,” Commissioner Dean Brown commented concerning ...
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<p>Mondee Tilley/The News</p><p>Kaylan Martin, left, and Haley Martin trace out the letters on a rock with chalk at Riverside Park on Thursday. The girls discovered the carving while on a walk in the spring with their grandfather and retired judge Jerry Cash Martin.</p>
Mystery of the rock
Last spring, retired judge Jerry Cash Martin took his four granddaughters for a hike in Riverside Park. During their walk, they discovered something of a mystery. The group discovered a large rock. On its face they could see a faint outline that looked vaguely familiar. Upon further inspection, they discovered what remained of a carving the side. A carving that has withstood decades of weather. It was hard to read with the naked eye, so...
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Citizens spur change in precinct locations
DOBSON — When residents of the Bannertown area next journey to the polls, a more-accessible location with adequate parking places will be waiting for them. This is due to a recent change by the Surry County Board of Elections affecting the Mount Airy No. 6 precinct. Voters in that precinct have been casting ballots at the Bannertown Ruritan Club building at 134 Oak Ave. But effective immediately, they will vote at the Bannertown Volunte...
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