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<p>David Broyles | The News</p><p>Megan Hardy is congratulated by Mount Airy School Board Chairwoman Wendy Carriker for receiving the Aubrey Lee Brooks Scholarship. Hardy plans on majoring in developmental psychology and minoring in art at UNC-Chapel Hill.</p>
Mount Airy Board of Education honors variety of student achievement
Superintendent Dr. Gregory Little and members of the Mount Airy Board of Education balanced recognition of student achievement with concern of legislative action on school funding during their regular meeting on Tuesday. Little encouraged voters to communicate their support for education to state legislators. He told the audience he felt accounts of pending action on the state budget were not favorable to education. “We’ll be talking with...
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Board approves rezoning
DOBSON — During its last meeting Monday night, the Surry County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a conditional rezoning request that will allow the sale of guns and ammunition in a Lowgap general store. In presenting the request to the board, County Planner Kim Bates said the request was submitted by William W. Seal Jr., who asked the board to zone an 11.15-acre lot for community business purposes. “He’s requesting the rezoning...
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Police briefs
• Two Surry County women are facing multiple offenses filed this week involving the theft or concealment of hundreds of dollars in merchandise at two Mayberry Mall stores, according to Mount Airy Police Department reports. Tiffany Renee Parks, 28, of 1336 Siloam Road, and Julie Sias Keathley, 20, of 1591 Prison Camp Road, Dobson, are accused of shoplifting and concealment of merchandise, respectively, for allegedly concealing $623 in jewelry ...
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<p>Submitted photo</p><p>With food collected for the Cans of Love drive are, from left, Steve Snow, vice president of Cox-Needham, and A.J. Daoud, president of Cox-Needham, with Jimmy Caparolie of Pilot Mountain Outreach.</p>
Cox-Needham targets hungry with food drive
Neil Breed, community outreach coordinator and funeral director with Cox-Needham Funeral Home, announced recently a program he said officials with the funeral home hope will help defeat hunger in Surry County. “Cans of Love,” a food drive to replenish the local food pantry at Pilot Mountain Outreach, got under way on May 15 and will last until Aug. 15. All proceeds will be distributed throughout the remainder of the year from the outreach c...
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Hampton Inn recognized by TripAdvisor
Hampton Inn Mount Airy recently received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award, according to the hotel. TripAdvisor is a travel advising and review website. The award, which TripAdvisor said honors hospitality excellence, is given to “establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveler reviews on TripAdvisor, and is extended to qualifying businesses worldwide.” The organization said just 10 percent of businesses listed...
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Joyce attends financial services leader conference
Tammy Joyce, an Edward Jones financial advisor in Mount Airy, recently returned from the firm’s 2013 Financial Advisor Leaders Conference. This conference recognizes financial advisors who are among the leaders in the financial services firm. The conference also provides additional training to help them serve more individual investors in their communities. Joyce was one of 793 financial advisors who attended the conference out of the firm...
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Mount Airy Livestock Report
Sales totaled 720 head, including cattle (627), goats (84), sheep (9) and hogs (1), during last Tuesday’s sales at Mount Airy Stockyards Inc. Animals sold on the livestock market, based on 100-pound weights, were: • Slaughter cows: utility and commercial, $77-$90.50; cutter and boning, $73-$87.50; canner and low cutter, $50-$68. • Slaughter bulls: 1,500 pounds and up, $90.50-$103. • Stock cows: 875-1,050 pounds, (S1) $800-$1,125; 1,05...
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County to keep close eye on YVEDDI
DOBSON —During Monday night’s meeting of the Surry County Board of Commissioners, county officials said they plan on keeping a close eye on the financial management of the Yadkin Valley Economic Development District Inc., (YVEDDI), but for the time being the county will continue to be a part of the organization. “This past Monday, (several elected and appointed officials) met with representatives from YVEDDI, we had a very good meeting to t...
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<p>Keith Strange | The News</p><p>Surry County Public Works Director Dennis Bledsoe says that while the system is still in the testing phase, a project to convert methane gas at the county&#8217;s landfill into commercial electricity is online.</p>
Landfill methane project becoming a reality
Sitting in his office Tuesday morning, Surry County Public Works Director Dennis Bledsoe smiled. “We’re online,” he said succinctly. While still in the testing and “tweaking” phase, and with a planned ribbon-cutting ceremony still a couple of months away, Bledsoe nevertheless noted that a project to convert naturally-produced methane at the landfill to usable energy has become a reality. “We are now generating power,” he said proudly. “...
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<p>Tom Joyce | File photo</p><p>Mount Airy&#8217;s acceptance into the North Carolina Main Street Program is aimed at ensuring the long-term vitality of its central business district.</p>
Mount Airy re-entering Main Street program
Those who think downtown Mount Airy is a thriving place now could see even more vitality in the future due to the city’s rejoining of the state Main Street Program. Local officials received notification in recent days that Mount Airy had been accepted back into the program, a 33-year-old effort it originally joined in the 1980s before exiting. The municipality reapplied for the North Carolina Main Street Program last year in order to once...
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