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<p>Lucie R. Willsie | The News</p><p>Northern Hospital of Surry County held its 2013 Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon Thursday. It was well attended, and most everyone there was an active volunteer. In addition to a nice meal, the crowd first learned of this year&#8217;s five volunteer award winners, a secret until revealed at the luncheon.</p>
Northern Hospital holds volunteer luncheon
Thank you, thank you, thank you — for all the time, dedication and service given every single day. This was the overall sentiment of guests and officials alike at Thursday’s 2013 Hospital Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon held at the Cross Creek Country Club, and reiterated to the audience by Bill James, CEO of Northern Hospital of Surry County. “We thank you all,” James said. Five of the volunteers from the hospital’s volunteer organizat...
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<p>Tom Joyce | The News</p><p>Joan Inman, a representative of Friends of the Mount Airy Police Department, receives an envelope containing nearly $700 donated by members of its 2013 Citizens Police Academy class. The money was presented by Danny Ledford, one of the graduates.</p>
Drug incinerator eyed by police
The war on dangerous prescription drugs could be heating up in Mount Airy, where police are hoping to acquire their own incinerator to destroy pills disposed of by the public. They now must rely on services of an area business for that function, and say that the mobile incinerating device envisioned would have a dual purpose. This includes providing a cost-effective means of eradicating unwanted or unused medications, and illustrating to th...
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Habitat for Humanity home readied for move on Saturday
The excitement at North Surry High School literally is building as construction technology students and others involved in the construction of a new home for the Mount Airy Habitat for Humanity effort get ready for the structure to be moved Saturday to its site. According to Surry County Schools Director of Secondary Education Jill Reinhardt, the house move will take place, weather permitting, Saturday beginning at 7:30 a.m. She said the ho...
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<p>Jessica Johnson | The News</p><p>Two Packard car clubs, the Old Dominion Packard Club and the Blue Ridge Packards, gather in Mount Airy for their spring tour. Yesterday, members parked their automobiles on North Main Street for a few hours while the members enjoyed the downtown area.</p>
Packard cars delight downtown visitors
Those who traveled through downtown Mount Airy yesterday were sent through a time warp, back to an era when luxury automobiles were built to perfection. Packard cars lined one side of the street, shining in the afternoon sun. A jingle from an old Packard radio ad featured the line “In a Packard you’ve got the world on a string; in a Packard you feel like a king.” The car evoked a nostalgia for the past, a time when the act of riding in a Pa...
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City police briefs
• A Virginia man was jailed under a $7,500 secured bond Wednesday after he allegedly was found in possession of methamphetamine and hydrocodone during a traffic stop, according to Mount Airy Police Department reports. The incident occurred on Lakemont Trail at Skyview Drive, involving Elijah David Goad, 27, of 227 Pine Branch Road in Laurel Ford. Goad is charged with felony and misdemeanor drug-possession violations as well as possession of d...
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<p>David Broyles | The News</p><p>Local author Louise Carter will be the featured author at a book signing at Pages Books &amp; Coffee on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Her devotional work seeks to draw readers closer to God, knowing that He loves them.</p>
Westfield author featured at book signing Saturday
WESTFIELD — Westfield resident and author Louise Carter will be featured at a book signing on Saturday at Pages Books & Coffee in downtown Mount Airy. The event is scheduled to be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The book is titled “Love Letters from Father God-To You His Child.” According to Carter, the book is a daily devotional using different Bible scripture for each day. The scripture is accompanied by a brief message of love and encouragem...
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Wilkes Livestock Report
NORTH WILKESBORO — Sales totaled 258 head, including cattle (258), during Wednesday’s sales at Wilkes Livestock Exchange. Animals sold on the livestock market, based on 100-pound weights, were: • Calves by the head: $100-$190. • Cow/calf pairs by the head: $1,225. • Cows by the head: $620-$1,350. • Bulls by the head: $,1250-$1,600. • Cows: 700-795 pounds, $42; 800-895 pounds, $83.50; 900-995 pounds, $41-$78; 1,000-1,095 pounds, $7...
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Church calendar
Submissions to the community calendar should be sent to mtacalendar@civitasmedia.com before 5 p.m. on Tuesday before the event should appear in the newspaper. Be sure to include the full name and address of the event; the time, day and date of the event; and a contact phone number in case our staff has any questions. Benefits and Fundraisers • Mount Airy Wesleyan Church will have a spring bazaar and yard sale in the gym Saturday from 8...
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<p>Photo courtesy of Eleanor Powell-Hines</p><p>The Rev. Jim Pyatt, pastor of Central United Methodist Church, congratulates the mother-daughter recipients of the annual Laity Award, Donna Ledford Smith, left, and her mother, Marilyn Blackburn Ledford. The presentation was made during the Sunday morning worship service.</p>
Laity Award presented at Central UMC
Central United Methodist Church recently presented its Laity Service Award for 2013 to a mother-daughter duo in the church. The committee who chose the recipients felt Marilyn Ledford and Donna Smith were deserving of the award. Both are active in the United Methodist Women, and help the United Methodist Men during Autumn Leaves Festival as well as throughout the year. Ledford serves as an offering counter, helping prepare the bank depo...
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Woman jailed, charged with stealing police car
An apparent joyride in a city police car has landed a Mount Airy woman in the Surry County Jail under a $50,000 secured bond. Charges against Christy Lynn Sawyers, 31, of 410 Broad St., were announced this week by the Mount Airy Police Department, stemming from an incident last Thursday at Granite Town Centre on South Andy Griffith Parkway. Sawyers allegedly drove off in the 2012 Dodge Charger, which was found about 30 minutes later on th...
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