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<p>Donald Ray Beck</p>
Same song, second verse…
DOBSON — An Ararat couple and their teenage daughter were arrested Monday after county narcotics officers raided their home and discovered a methamphetamine operation — for the second time this year. Sheriff Graham Atkinson said Donald Ray Beck, 43, and Angela Henley Beck, 41, both of 109 Charles Beck Lane, were arrested after allegedly resuming methamphetamine sales from their home. The couple were first arrested on Jan. 4, when ...
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Cases involving bare breasts deserve close look
I often am reminded of the fable about a man who cried because he had no shoes, but upon seeing someone without feet realized just how lucky he was in comparison. This can be true of one’s chosen occupation as well. Sometimes when I think journalism is a really hard profession and how could I have been such a numb-skull to get involved with it in the first place, I look around and see where others have it much, much worse. One of the firs...
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Tourism board hopes to lure winter visitors
The Mount Airy Tourism Development Authority Board elected officers, discussed tourism-related issues such as a new website and logo for the city, reported on tourism statistics, and discussed upcoming events as well as new ideas to promote tourism in the winter months, during its meeting Thurday. John M. Overton, city finance director, called the meeting to order and the group moved directly into the first item on the agenda: the election ...
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Board OKs rezoning
DOBSON — The Surry County Board of Commissioners unanimously gave the nod to a proposed rezoning Monday night. The hearing was to consider a proposal filed by Dominic A. Payson to reverse a zoning change made in late 2005, when a .8-acre parcel located at the corner of Rockford Road and Stony Knoll Road was rezoned from its previous rural agricultural designation to a community business zone. Prior to the opening of the public hearing, Co...
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Cuts to unemployment benefits concern area residents
Gov. Pat McCrory signed a bill on Tuesday that imposes cuts to the state unemployment insurance program. The weekly maximum jobless benefits were cut from $535 to $350 and the maximum number of weeks for and individual to collect state benefits will drop from 26 weeks to 12-20 weeks, depending on the state’s unemployment rate. This announcement from the governor’s office arrived on the heels of unemployment data released by the U.S. Dept....
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<p>Jessica Johnson | The News</p><p>Master Gardener Robert Holder has many plants growing in the winter months, such as cabbage, greens, and kale.</p>
Upcoming Master Gardener class plants seeds of knowledge
DOBSON — The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Center in Surry County, which is located in Dobson, is offering a 13-week spring Master Gardener class for anyone interested in expanding their gardening and horticulture knowledge. Master Gardeners are a group of volunteers who, according to the class description, “serve and beautify their communities and are linked to a professional network of support through county, state, and national Co...
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<p>Bruce Springthorpe, a former candidate for city commissioner, is among the speakers addressing a proposed change in Mount Airy&#8217;s election procedure during a public hearing Thursday night.</p>
Caution urged on changing city elections
With street-safety issues expected to dominate Thursday night’s Mount Airy Board of Commissioners meeting, the caution light also was out regarding a proposed change in city election procedure. It might not have been a case of “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it,” but there was concern about the wholesale scrapping of an existing primary system for municipal elections — among both citizens and board members. Those concerns emerged as part of ...
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Code change could limit shelter rescues
DOBSON — A proposed ordinance change for the county’s animal shelter would make it “next to impossible” for an out-of-state animal rescue group to secure animals from the shelter for adoption, according to state officials. The ordinance change has been tentatively placed on the Board of Commissioners agenda for March 4, just days before shelter officials and animal advocates have scheduled a sit-down to work out their differences. A meeti...
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<p>David Broyles | The News</p><p>North Surry Future Farmers of America President Alex Nichols and Addison Moser look at the cattle market report while preparing for the group&#8217;s Destination FFA Cattle Sale on March 9. The sale will be held beginning at noon at the Mount Airy Stockyards.</p>
Future Farmers of America cattle sale set for March 9
North Surry High School’s annual Destination FFA Cattle Sale is an almost perfect backdrop of solutions and issues facing farming — coming at a time when many farmers are aging out of the profession and interest in local produce and livestock is on the rise. On one level the sale is a crucial fundraiser for the program at the school. It is scheduled for March 9 at noon at the Mount Airy Stockyards. The registered and commercial cattle sal...
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