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<p>Submitted photo</p><p>Larry Johnson, a Mount Airy native, is awarded as NCACDSS Director of the Year by Sharon Scott, DSS director of Stanly County.</p>
Johnson named director of year
RALEIGH — Mount Airy native and musician Larry Johnson was named Director of the Year recently at the North Carolina Association of County Directors of Social Services’ annual banquet in New Bern. Nominees for Director of the Year must have served as a county director of social services for five years prior. The award recognizes contributions to the local community and the field of social services. Sharon Scott, social services director o...
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<p>One of this grilled pimento cheese sandwich&#8217;s flavor secrets is sprinkling cayenne pepper on the cheese, said its creator, local cook Sara Bailey. She learned this little cooking tip from her mom. Along with this sandwich, a hot bowl of tomato and basil soup pairs well.</p>
Her motto: make cooking fun
She’s not fancy. And, she’ll tell you so herself, most emphatically. She’s not a gourmet. But she loves food. “I just like to play with food,” said Sara Bailey, a local teacher of health and wellness for the Surry County Wellness Department in Dobson, and an exercise and yoga teacher. She also carries among her titles that of wife, mother, and someone who calls herself an “experimental cook.” And this is what she means when she sa...
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Operation Katie to break ground Sunday
DOBSON — Anyone wanting to mount a fundraising campaign for a worthy cause is advised to adopt the model of Operation Katie, which has met a goal to provide a handicapped-accessible home for a local student. A series of fund-raising efforts spanning more than two years, including a recent event at Dobson, has led to organizers being able to announce a groundbreaking for the project. It will be held this Sunday at 4 p.m. on a lot beside the ...
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<p>David Broyles | The News</p><p>Tharrington Primary student Carson Hall reminds classmates about recycling as well as reducing and recycling to help protect the environment. Students performed a variety of acts for Earth Day.</p>
Tharrington students adapt Leader In Me concepts for Earth Day
B.H. Tharrington Primary School students recently were able to celebrate Earth Day through the lessons learned in The Leader In Me program. The Monday morning ceremony was titled Celebrating the Earth One Leader at a Time and was moved into the school gymnasium because of the chilly morning temperature. Following a welcome given by Kristen Bedsaul, prekindergarten and kindergarten students sang a song about worms and bees in honor of Eart...
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<p>Jessica Johnson | The News</p><p>Sue Johnson, left, purchases farm fresh eggs from Aaron Dermid of Boggy Creek Farms at the Mount Airy Farmers Market. The Mount Airy market is open every Tuesday from 3:30 to 6 p.m. in the parking lot beside of the post office on South Main Street.</p>
Farmers markets open in Mount Airy, Pilot Mountain, Elkin
The Surry County Cooperative Extension Center operates a seasonal farmers market in Elkin, Mount Airy, and this year for the first time in Pilot Mountain. Last week marked the grand opening of the three local farmers markets. With 19 vendors signed up to participate in any or all three markets and the addition of the Pilot Mountain market, this season is off to a great start, said Joanna Radford, Surry County extension agent of Agricultural...
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City schools name curriculum director
Mount Airy City Schools have named Dr. Kim Morrison to the position of executive eirector of curriculum and instruction. Morrison will fill the position left vacant by Vickie Cameron, who announced her retirement March 28 after 40 years and two months of service in education. According to Mount Airy City Schools Superintendent Dr. Gregory Little, Cameron retired to spend more time with family. She said she spent 34 years with Surry County S...
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<p>David Broyles | The News</p><p>Surry Community College students Megan Myers, Lindsey Huttar, Lauren Henderson and Tiffany O&#8217;Flynn put pen to paper for the Kenyan Letter Exchange Project. The effort is in conjunction with Sister2Sister International Outreach Ministries and Winston-Salem businesswoman Purity Ruchugo.</p>
Kenyan Letter Exchange Project teaches students patience
DOBSON — Surry Community College students involved in the Kenyan Letter Exchange Project have found letter writing teaches them patience, and surprisingly, it has more options than social media. According to instructor Kathleen Fowler, the project is held in conjunction with Sister2Sister International Outreach Ministries. Fowler said the project is not only for women. Cross-cultural understanding is also one of its goals. Participants were...
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Board supports consolidating 911 services with county
PILOT MOUNTAIN — The town of Pilot Mountain is looking to partner with the county in providing emergency communications for its police department if a grant being applied for by the county is approved. The Pilot Mountain Board of Commissioners unanimously approved an interlocal agreement during its meeting Monday night that would allow the consolidation of 911 service to be handled by Surry County Communications. The county already handle...
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City police briefs
• A gun has been reported stolen from a city residence, according to Mount Airy Police Department reports. The crime, reported Friday, involved an unknown suspect taking a Charter Arms Undercover .38-caliber handgun from a bag hidden in the home of Linda Towe Pike on Westwood Drive. The gun is valued at about $350. • Damage was discovered Saturday to a 1980 Chevrolet Malibu owned by Terry Lee Warf of Galax, Va., which was broken into while ...
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Dobson board okays code change
DOBSON — During a brief meeting filled with housekeeping issues, the Dobson Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a change to its ordinance governing the abatement of nuisances like high grass and solid waste left in the town Thursday. The meeting, a continuation of the board’s April 15 budget work session, included consideration of a proposed change to the town’s code that would mean that a third party representing the town can be re...
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