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The following incidents are under investigation by the Surry County Sheriff’s Office: • On March 15, employees at the White Plains Community Center located on Old Highway 601 in Mount Airy, reported the breaking and entering and the theft of various sodas and snacks valued at around $150. • On March 15, Alycia Carol Hooker, 44, of Double H Farm Lane in Pilot Mountain, reported that someone damaged her vehicle. The damage was valued at $20...
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<p>David Broyles | The News</p><p>A large crown attended the Surry County Republican Party Convention at Mount Airy High School on Saturday. Gary Tilley was elected new party chairman over Dan Kiger. Susan Campbell was elected party vice chairman. The convention also passed a resolution honoring the service of the late Sen. Don East.</p>
Surry County GOP elects new party chairman
The Surry County Republican Party held its annual convention Saturday in the Mount Airy High School Cafeteria with a large crowd in attendance. The meeting was marked by robust debate and paper ballots being collected in the top of a cake pan before being counted. The convention also saw the election of Gary Tilley as new county party chairman over incumbent Dan Kiger. Tilley was announced as winner by acting Convention Chairman Scott Cum...
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<p>Jessica Johnson | The News</p><p>A wedding carriage is parked in front of Old North State Winery and Brewery, the venue for the 2013 Mount Airy Bridal Fair.</p>
Mount Airy Bridal Fair promotes local wedding industry
Brides from Surry County and surrounding areas were greeted by businesses and wedding industry vendors Saturday during the annual Mount Airy Bridal Fair, sponsored by the Downtown Business Association and held at Old North State Winery and Brewery. Jennie Lowry Caudill, a representative for the Downtown Business Association who helped to plan the event, said she believes the event offers brides more “one-on-one attention” than they would ty...
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<p>David Broyles | The News</p><p>Old Time Music dancers of all ages took to the floor of the Surry Community College gym Friday night as the Fourth Annual Surry Old Time Fiddlers Convention opened with a square dance. The event in Dobson is organized to support, encourage and preserve traditions.</p>
Surry Fiddlers Convention opens with spirited square dance
DOBSON — The fourth Annual Surry Old Time Fiddlers Convention opened with a square dance on Friday night at Surry Community College drawing on the county’s old time music and dance traditions with an event organized by musicians for musicians and dancers. Convention organization committee spokesperson Buck Buckner said featured bands for the first night included the Zephyr Lightening Bolts, Slate Mountain Ramblers and the Mountain Park Old ...
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<p>Two officials of Leonard Aluminum, from left, Chief Financial Officer Bruce Strohl and Chief Executive Officer David O&#8217;Neal, are recognized by Mayor Deborah Cochran during a meeting of the Mount Airy Board of Commissioners Thursday night. A certificate of appreciation for Leonard Aluminum was read by the mayor as part of an ongoing city government program to honor older local businesses. Leonard Aluminum, established in 1963, is a privately owned manufacturer, distributor and retailer with product lines including utility trailers, storage buildings, truck covers and more.</p>
New historic rules don’t promote ‘demolition,’ planner says
Proposed changes to Mount Airy’s zoning ordinance affecting historic properties locally might say one thing, but they mean another, according to a city planner. Although the biggest portion of new guidelines recommended is labeled “demolition by neglect,” the intent of the ordinance revision is anything but demolition, Andy Goodall said during a recent meeting of the Mount Airy Board of Commissioners. Instead, the changes will promote repai...
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<p>Keith Strange | The News</p><p>Tanya Hall, chair of the Dobson Library Board, (third from left) is pictured with the family of the late Kenneth Earnest, who served on the town&#8217;s library board and recreation committee. The Dobson Board of Commissioner honored the service of Earnest during its meeting Thursday night.</p>
Dobson board honors memory of service
DOBSON — The Dobson Board of Commissioners took a moment out of its agenda Thursday night to recognize the service of Kenneth Earnest, who died last November. The recognition came as the board met for a special meeting in Town Hall. Town Manager Josh Smith, who made a few brief remarks, said Earnest deserved the recognition due to his years of service on the town’s library board and recreation committee. “Kenneth was extremely instrumen...
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<p>Keith Strange | The News</p><p>John Watts, environmental health specialist for the Surry County Health and Nutrition Center, leads day two of a three-day class on food safety. About 40 restaurant employees from the county attended the class, designed to teach safe handling and food safety.</p>
Offering safe food for Surry County
A class held Monday in the county’s Human Services building is designed to ensure that restaurants and other entities that serve food are doing so safely. About 40 restaurant, long-term care facility workers and others who provide food turned out for a class, designed to certify them to comply with new food safety guidelines, according to Lisa Ford, food and lodging supervisor with the county’s health and nutrition center. The classes are...
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Calling all festival vendors
DOBSON — Officials in Dobson are in the process of gearing up for the town’s second annual Spring Folly, and are looking for any vendors who want to participate in what is rapidly becoming a spring favorite in Surry County. This year’s event is set to kick off at 9 a.m. on April 20 and will run until 6 p.m., a little longer than last year’s inaugural festival, according to Rachel Pace, organizer of the event. “We held it from 10 a.m. unti...
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Health Board okays animal rescue policy
DOBSON — The Surry County Board of Health has approved changes to the county’s animal control policy that will effectively open the doors for local animal control officers to work with animal rescue groups, and they’re even offering a way to save them some money. During its meeting last week, County Manager Chris Knopf told the county Board of Commissioners that the health board has approved a placement partner agreement, going so far as to...
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<p>David Broyles | The News</p><p>Central Middle School students and Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force Members model shirts designed by the group. The motto on the shirt is &#8220;I have 99 problems but prescription drug abuse ain&#8217;t one.&#8221; March is Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Month in Surry County schools.</p>
Local students meet Attorney General
DOBSON — Recently six students Surry County students and two local adults met with State Attorney General Roy Cooper as part their effort to inform the public about the dangers of prescription drug misuse and abuse. The six are part of the Surry County Schools’ Prescription Drug Awareness Prevention Task Force. They, along with sponsor Sonia Dickerson and Frankie Andrews, area director for the National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Ab...
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