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<p>Surry County&#8217;s VOCE choral ensemble will present their Spring Concert &#8220;An American Journey&#8221; Thursday at the Andy Griffith Playhouse and May 13 at First Baptist Church.</p>
VOCE spring concert features Melva Houston
Surry County’s VOCE choral ensemble will present its spring concert “An American Journey,” a collection of American sacred and folk music. Thursday’s concert begins at 7 p.m. at the Andy Griffith Playhouse and a second concert will be performed at 7 p.m. on May 13 at First Baptist Church in Dobson. A donation of $10 is requested for admission. Organizer and member Mark Gillespie said the special guest for the concert is “the sensational M...
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Manager recommending water rate increase, no tax increase
PILOT MOUNTAIN — During a special meeting held to go over budget proposals for the 2013-14 fiscal year, Pilot Mountain Town Manager Homer Dearmin said he is not recommending a tax rate increase, but he did recommend a 4.5-percent water/sewer rate increase. Even without a tax increase, Dearmin was able to recommend a 1.5-percent cost-of-living salary increase for employees who are not at the top of their pay range, and for those who are at t...
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Sheriff’s Report
Arrests The Surry County Sheriff’s Office has reported the following arrests: - On April 30, Sarah Elizabeth Lowe, 28, of Luffman Road in Lowgap, was arrested and charged with resisting a public officer, possession of drug paraphernalia, and two felony counts for possession of a schedule I and II substance. She was booked into the Surry County Jail with a $25,000 secured bond. - On April 30, Michael Shannon Gravley, 42, of W. Cleve Stre...
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<p>David Broyles | The News</p><p>Cathy Surratt and Deyton Rogers work on nailing the sides up for a storage shed. The two were part of volunteers from Lowe&#8217;s Hardware in Mount Airy, The Mount Airy Junior Woman&#8217;s Club and Cornerstone Baptist Church who participated in a Women&#8217;s Build Day Saturday at the new Habitat for Humanity home.</p>
Habitat hosts Woman’s Build Day
Greater Mount Airy Habitat for Humanity volunteers at the Women Build Day Saturday would be the first to tell you warm hearts will stave off chilly temperatures. Volunteers were part of an estimated 10,000 women nationwide who are expected to volunteer at Habitat construction sites the week of May 4-12. This is the sixth year of the effort. Lowe’s Hardware is the underwriter of Habitat’s Women Build program and has donated more than $1.75...
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<p>Pictured is a portion of the property stolen during a string of residential and vehicle break-ins earlier this year, which was recovered after the arrest of a suspect in Mount Airy. One of the more unusual items is a sword in a sheath with the words &#8220;made in India&#8221; on the blade, shown near the top.</p>
Police seek to reunite stolen property with owners
By all accounts, Robert Lee Adkins was a busy man during the first part of this year. Adkins, 32, was arrested by Mount Airy police on April 11, capping off a string of vehicle and residential break-ins that investigators estimate began in early January and stretched to the day he was taken into custody. The crimes were concentrated along the Rockford Street (U.S. 601) business corridor, where Adkins lived in a room at Quality Inn. He now...
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<p>Lucie R. Willsie | The News</p><p>Will Black, 7, was beaming from ear-to-ear Saturday at the fourth annual Kids Outdoor Healthy Expo held Riverside Park. Will caught four fish &#8212; including the biggest one of the catch &#8212; and his brother, Chase, 3, caught 3. Will claims to have used worms, but caught his biggest trout with a Panther Martin fly.</p>
Healthy Kids event offers a lot of fun
Music wafted through the air. Laughter and giggles and glee’s of delight matched the level of the music. Kids were running, jumping, playing and generally having a great ole time. And the rain held off to let everyone — moms, dads, and the kiddies — enjoy all that the expo had to offer. Saturday’s fourth annual Kids Outdoor Healthy Expo event was so popular, in fact, folks had to search a bit to find a parking spot. “We’re holding t...
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Keely Hodges
Two local teens serve as House pages
RALEIGH – Two local high school students recently served as pages in the North Carolina House of Representatives. Keely Hodges, a student at North Surry High School, and Kaitlin Draughn, a student at Mount Airy High School, both served in that capacity, each sponsored by Rep. Sarah Stevens, R-Mount Airy. Speaker of the House Thom Tillis (R-Mecklenburg) appoints the pages and introduces each one to members and citizens in the House gallery...
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<p>David Broyles | The News</p><p>Cyclists begin their trip Saturday morning on Edwards-Franklin House loop of the annual Tour De Mayberry. Bicyclists selected from three routes: The 100-mile Tour de Mayberry, which includes a climb up Pilot Mountain; the 44-mile scenic Edwards Franklin House tour; or, the 19-mile tour of Mount Airy, which winds through many sites made famous by the Andy Griffith Show.</p>
Tour De Mayberry benefits Mountain Valley Hospice
Although participation was down a little this year, the Tour de Mayberry went on as planned Saturday with three different bike rides, a 5K and a fun run.
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<p>David Broyles | The News</p><p>Terry Mathieu of Duplin Winery talks about one of the wines available for Budbreak participants to sample. The fourth annual event was held in downtown Mount Airy Saturday. Duplin is one of the oldest wineries in the state and one of the largest wineries specializing in Muscadine wines East of the Mississippi River.</p>
Budbreak celebrates wine industry and community
Just as the budbreak on a grape vine inspires enthusiasm in a winemaker, the fourth festival held in downtown Mount Airy drew a sizable crowd for the express purpose of showing off some of the good things about the area. The festival offered wine tastings and sales from 15 North Carolina wineries, multiple food vendors, local artists and musical entertainment. Proceeds from the event will benefit charity organizations supported by the Mount...
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Budbreak car raffle ends in controversy
Although the annual Budbreak Wine Festival drew a large crowd and was proclaimed a success by some of its organizers, controversy erupted in connection with a fundraiser at the festival in downtown Mount Airy. Vickie Riekehof was called out as the winner of the raffle for a 2013 limited edition Fiat Abarth, or that is what she thought. After arriving to claim the car, she said David Chaloupka, owner of Amadour Winery and Vineyards who overs...
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