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<p>Submitted photo</p><p>With food collected for the Cans of Love drive are, from left, Steve Snow, vice president of Cox-Needham, and A.J. Daoud, president of Cox-Needham, with Jimmy Caparolie of Pilot Mountain Outreach.</p>
Cox-Needham targets hungry with food drive
Neil Breed, community outreach coordinator and funeral director with Cox-Needham Funeral Home, announced recently a program he said officials with the funeral home hope will help defeat hunger in Surry County. “Cans of Love,” a food drive to replenish the local food pantry at Pilot Mountain Outreach, got under way on May 15 and will last until Aug. 15. All proceeds will be distributed throughout the remainder of the year from the outreach c...
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Hampton Inn recognized by TripAdvisor
Hampton Inn Mount Airy recently received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence award, according to the hotel. TripAdvisor is a travel advising and review website. The award, which TripAdvisor said honors hospitality excellence, is given to “establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveler reviews on TripAdvisor, and is extended to qualifying businesses worldwide.” The organization said just 10 percent of businesses listed...
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Joyce attends financial services leader conference
Tammy Joyce, an Edward Jones financial advisor in Mount Airy, recently returned from the firm’s 2013 Financial Advisor Leaders Conference. This conference recognizes financial advisors who are among the leaders in the financial services firm. The conference also provides additional training to help them serve more individual investors in their communities. Joyce was one of 793 financial advisors who attended the conference out of the firm...
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Mount Airy Livestock Report
Sales totaled 720 head, including cattle (627), goats (84), sheep (9) and hogs (1), during last Tuesday’s sales at Mount Airy Stockyards Inc. Animals sold on the livestock market, based on 100-pound weights, were: • Slaughter cows: utility and commercial, $77-$90.50; cutter and boning, $73-$87.50; canner and low cutter, $50-$68. • Slaughter bulls: 1,500 pounds and up, $90.50-$103. • Stock cows: 875-1,050 pounds, (S1) $800-$1,125; 1,05...
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County to keep close eye on YVEDDI
DOBSON —During Monday night’s meeting of the Surry County Board of Commissioners, county officials said they plan on keeping a close eye on the financial management of the Yadkin Valley Economic Development District Inc., (YVEDDI), but for the time being the county will continue to be a part of the organization. “This past Monday, (several elected and appointed officials) met with representatives from YVEDDI, we had a very good meeting to t...
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<p>Keith Strange | The News</p><p>Surry County Public Works Director Dennis Bledsoe says that while the system is still in the testing phase, a project to convert methane gas at the county&#8217;s landfill into commercial electricity is online.</p>
Landfill methane project becoming a reality
Sitting in his office Tuesday morning, Surry County Public Works Director Dennis Bledsoe smiled. “We’re online,” he said succinctly. While still in the testing and “tweaking” phase, and with a planned ribbon-cutting ceremony still a couple of months away, Bledsoe nevertheless noted that a project to convert naturally-produced methane at the landfill to usable energy has become a reality. “We are now generating power,” he said proudly. “...
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<p>Tom Joyce | File photo</p><p>Mount Airy&#8217;s acceptance into the North Carolina Main Street Program is aimed at ensuring the long-term vitality of its central business district.</p>
Mount Airy re-entering Main Street program
Those who think downtown Mount Airy is a thriving place now could see even more vitality in the future due to the city’s rejoining of the state Main Street Program. Local officials received notification in recent days that Mount Airy had been accepted back into the program, a 33-year-old effort it originally joined in the 1980s before exiting. The municipality reapplied for the North Carolina Main Street Program last year in order to once...
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This is a view of Bridge Carney's model of the PT-157. Carney's research into details for the model led to him meeting local veteran Bud Liebenow who was the skipper of the 157 as well as torpedoman Welford West. A presentation featuring the two veterans is set for Saturday at Veterans Park.
‘Living history’ presentation set for Saturday
World War II history will leap off the black and white pages Saturday as PT-157 crew members who helped save John Kennedy and his crew of the ill fated PT-109 talk about life on the patrol boat. The presentation will be held at Veteran’s Park and is set for 6:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Author Bridge Carney, who has written a chronicle of the PT-157’s missions titled First-Up will be on hand as well as PT-157 Skipper William ‘Bud’ Liebenow, of ...
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Run to the Ridge set for last weekend in July
The Run to the Ridge Bike Rally and concert will be held July 26-28 at Veterans Park. This is the third annual fundraiser for the local non-profit organization Matthew 25:35. Run to the Ridge features two stages for musical acts this year, a main stage and local stage. In addition to music, Run to the Ridge also features a poker run, rat rod show, motorcycle show, hog cook-off, children’s activities and multiple vendors. Rocking the main ...
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Lowgap man facing Greensboro charges
GREENSBORO — A Lowgap man is facing charges, including a felonious first-degree sexual offense, which were filed during the weekend in Greensboro. In addition to the sex offense, John Ray Garland Gunter, 34, is accused of being intoxicated and disruptive, a misdemeanor, according to court records. The charges stem from an alleged assault of a woman and other activities Saturday on a sidewalk in the vicinity of New York Pizza on Tate Stree...
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