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• A Mount Airy man listed as a fugitive from justice was arrested this week on a series of felony charges, according to city police department reports. Dale Thomas Willard Jr., 34, of 2016 W. Crosswinds Court, had been entered into the National Crime Information Center database due to being wanted in Carroll County, Va., on a probation violation. Willard also faced outstanding warrants from the Surry County Sheriff’s Office on charges of obta...
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Easter Seals fundraising efforts kick off with Saturday night dance
Several fundraisers for the Easter Seals are coming up soon, beginning with a dance Saturday night. Easter Seals UCP of Mount Airy also si enrolling participants for a 5K and 8.5K on the Emily B. Taylor Greenway trail on March 23. A Mud Bog will be held on June 15. The Easter Seals is a nonprofit organization that offers support to children and adults with mental and physical disabilities, including developmental disabilities. According t...
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DSS going after food stamp fraud
DOBSON — Faced with an increasing caseload, the director of the county’s Department of Social Services says it’s time to get serious about the fraudulent use of food stamps. During its meeting Monday night, social services Director Wayne Black told the Surry County Board of Commissioners that his caseload is climbing by leaps and bounds, which means that even a small percentage of fraudulent use can cost big bucks. Black told the board th...
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Welfare groups, shelter officials plan sit-down
DOBSON —Just days after the Board of Commissioners voted to table proposed changes to the county’s animal control ordinance, representatives from area animal welfare groups are set to sit down with animal control officials in an effort to work out their differences. The meeting is set to get under way at 4 p.m., Thursday in room 335 at the Surry County Government Center in Dobson. The sit-down was scheduled after a Long Island, N.Y., resc...
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<p>David Broyles | The News</p><p>North Surry senior Avery Pike has been named second chair, Northwest District Band contra bass clarinet. Pike had competed in her freshman year on clarinet but was not named to the district band. Band Director Blake McCraw characterized her as a hard worker.</p>
North Surry senior named to second chair, Northwest District honors
A North Surry senior’s tweaking her strategy going in the latest round of Northwest District Band competition has let her hit a high note by being named to district honors band as second chair, contra bass clarinet. Avery Pike said she had competed her freshman year but just “didn’t get it with the bass clarinet.” “I got really depressed after that,” said Pike. “This ( contra bass clarinet) was a rare instrument in competition this year whi...
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County residents making use of libraries
DOBSON —Surry County residents are getting their money’s worth out of the county’s libraries, John Hedrick, director of the Northwest Regional Library System, told the Surry County Board of Commissioners Monday night. Hedrick was on hand to present an update on library usage to the county board during its regular meeting in Dobson. He said that county residents are heavy users of the resource. “Your libraries are heavily used, and are a...
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Police briefs
• Amber Renee Schneider, 49, of 797 W. Lebanon St., has been arrested on two felony charges, obtaining property by false pretense and larceny of chose in action, according to Mount Airy Police Department reports. The latter violation typically relates to the alleged theft of items such as checks or other financial instruments and using them for unauthorized transactions. Police records did not list the name of the victim(s) in this case. Sc...
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<p>Commissioner Jon Cawley</p>
Cawley wants to fund restroom project
A member of the Mount Airy Board of Commissioners wants to resurrect a four-year-old project to provide restrooms to serve Veterans Memorial Park and the Emily B. Taylor Greenway. However, that does not include a related effort to build a city playground at the same location on West Lebanon Street. A $60,000 price tag has been suggested for the restrooms, to be located at the northeast corner of the sprawling Veterans Memorial Park where i...
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<p>David Broyles | The News</p><p>Flat Rock Elementary fourth-grader Kassidy Dollyhite is congratulated by Vice Chairman Brian Gates for participating in the Sum Dog national math tournament. A group of 19 students from the school won the spring event topping a field of more than 632 schools.</p>
County school board recognizes math, short story achievements
DOBSON — The Surry County Board of Education opened its regular meeting Monday recognizing students’ accomplishments in math and literature. Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources Charles Graham served as the presenter for the recognitions. Students from Flat Rock Elementary School were honored by the board for their victory in Sum Dog, a national spring math competition. Graham said during the online contest, 41,400 students from acro...
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Saturday’s Polar Plunge event to raise money for Special Olympics of Surry County
DOBSON — This Saturday, Special Olympics of Surry County is hosting a Polar Plunge fundraiser that begins at 1 p.m. at Fisher River Park in Dobson. The Polar Plunge is a popular winter event during which people submerge themselves in frigid waters; versions of the plunge are held all over the world. According to Shannon Lewis, Special Olympics cheerleader coach and one of the organizers of the event, this type of event has never been held...
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