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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 • First United Methodist Church of Pilot Mountain will host its Sweet Repeats 2013 spring/summe...
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Wilkes Livestock Report
NORTH WILKESBORO — Sales totaled 472 head, including cattle (471) and sheep (1), during Wednesday’s sales at Wilkes Livestock Exchange. Animals sold on the livestock market, based on 100-pound weights, were: • Sheep: $125. • Calves by the head: $100-$370. • Cow/calf pairs by the head: $1,060-$1,400. • Cows by the head: $670-$1,200. • Heifers by the head: $675. • Cows: 600-695 pounds, $34; 700-795 pounds, $48-$65; 800-895 pounds,...
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Dobson: Little chance of tax hike
DOBSON — On the eve of budget season in the town of Dobson, officials say residents should be able to rest easy. “It’s a little early in the process, but I’d say that there is very little chance of a tax increase in the town this year,” Town Manager Josh Smith said Wednesday morning. “We’re going to do everything in our power to maintain our current tax rate next year, and unless something drastically changes, I see no reason to change our ...
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<p>David Broyles | The News</p><p>Becky Hill holds her winning pressed flowers arrangement, which won her first place in the heritage skills category at the Extension Community Association Cultural Arts Event. Coordinator Susan Johnson said the association&#8217;s clubs are open to anyone.</p>
Winners named in annual Extension Community Association cultural event
DOBSON — Extension Community Association (ECA) members have announced the winners in their annual Cultural Arts Event as they continue their tradition of not only offering cultural enrichment classes but another outlet for creative expression locally for rural families. “This is an event where ECA members can participate in to show what they have learned from classes they have taken through the organization,” said Surry County Coordinator S...
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<p>Submitted Photo</p><p>Anna White, 3, suffers from lissencephaly, which has severely hampered her development, including the ability to see, move and eat. A local church is selling tickets for a port-a-pit chicken fundraiser to provide therapeutic services in Philadelphia that will improve her quality of life.</p>
Family struggles with child’s rare brain disorder
By the time Anna White was about 12 weeks old, parents Johnny and Tori knew there was something terribly wrong with their daughter. “We had to take her to the doctor for a three-month checkup and she was still having a lot of difficulty holding her head up,” Tori White recalled. “At that point, we thought Anna was blind, because she could not seem to focus on anything.” As it would turn out, the child was suffering from lissencephaly — a ...
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Lawmaker seeks to muffle ban on silencers for hunting
RALEIGH — Hunting would become a quieter process under a bill introduced in the N.C. General Assembly by the senator who represents Surry County. Senate Bill 201 would allow hunting with silencers in North Carolina, a practice now banned. The measure introduced last week by Sen. Shirley Randleman would lift the ban on people using those devices to deaden the sound of guns. “Even with the use of ear protection, many longtime hunters suffer...
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Scam targeting Spanish speakers
DOBSON — Officials with Surry-Yadkin Electric Membership Corporation are warning members that thieves are posing as cooperative employees in an effort to gain access to money and personal information. According to Erica Johnson, public information officer for the cooperative, the alleged scammers are calling customers for whom English is a secondary language, and are focusing their targets on Spanish speakers. “(They) tell them their elec...
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Farmers market vendor meeting to be held Tuesday
A vendor meeting for the Surry County farmers markets will be held Tuesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Surry County Center for the N.C. Cooperative Extension, located at 210 N. Main St. in Dobson. All potential and past vendors are invited to attend the meeting in order to discuss the upcoming farmers market. Vendors must reside and produce the items they sell within Surry County or the adjacent counties of Stokes, Yadkin, Wilkes and Alleghan...
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Mount Airy Livestock Report
Sales totaled 748 head, including cattle (664), goats (69), sheep (6) and hogs (9), during 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, $82-$88; cutter and boning, $76.50-$96.50; canner and low cutter, $44-$68. • Slaughter bulls: 1,000-1,500 pounds, $90-$100; 1,500 pounds and up, $93-$105. • Stock cows: 875-1,050 pounds, ...
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<p>Roger Hayden</p>
Patrick supervisor to seek re-election
CLAUDVILLE, Va. — The Patrick County Board of Supervisors has faced some tumultuous times recently, but that isn’t deterring the Dan River District representative from seeking re-election. Roger T. Hayden has filed to run for another four-year term representing that district, which includes the Ararat, Claudville and Willis Gap communities. Hayden said he wants to continue being a watchdog against higher taxes and try to make headway agains...
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