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Local man killed in farm accident
Rescue officials were on the scene of a farm accident Saturday afternoon, one they say claimed the life of a 71-year-0ld county man. According to John Shelton, director of Surry County Emergency Services, the man was working on a farm tractor at the time of the accident. “He was working on the tractor when he started it and it rolled over on top of him, pinning him under the tractor,” Shelton said. The accident occurred at a residence o...
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<p>Keith Strange | The News</p><p>Teams from North Surry High School and Surry Central High School faced off at the annual Quiz Bowl Saturday during the early rounds.</p>
Surry Central wins Quiz Bowl
Rather than sleeping in Saturday morning, a group of students from eight area schools converged on the Andy Griffith Playhouse to the annual Quiz Bowl. This year, following what moderator Brack Llewelyn called the “Battle of Dobson,” Surry Central High School beat Surry Early College 155 — 75 to take home top honors. This year the eight teams competing include East Surry High School, North Surry High School, Surry Central High School, Sur...
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Another locality vying for ‘Project Shield’
The identity of an existing industry seeking incentives from local government for an expansion is shrouded in mystery, but one thing is clear: Surry County is not the only place vying for its company. “We’re in competition,” Mount Airy Community Development Coordinator Martin Collins said Thursday afternoon when the city board of commissioners voted to set a public hearing on an incentive package proposed for the metal-working manufacturer ...
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Chamber offering free health care reform seminar
The Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce is hosting a free Health Care Reform Seminar at Cross Creek Country Club on March 14 at 9 a.m. Topics and issues discussed during the seminar include “how the health care reform act will affect your company” and “details about what businesses can expect” when the health care law goes into place in January. Betty Ann Collins, chamber president, said that the seminar is open to the local business c...
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Taking a step back by springing forward
There’s an old song by the rock band Chicago which includes the lyrics, “Does anybody really know what time it is — does anybody really care?” That question has become relevant once again as we are about to undergo our yearly change from standard time to daylight saving time (DST), on Sunday morning. No one might know what the time really is, as Chicago sang, but it is certainly something to care about. What I find objectionable about tim...
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History Talks series kicks off Saturday
County residents interested in the history of the area should mark their calendars to be at the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History on the second Saturday of the next few months. An area favorite — the History Talks lecture series — kicks off once again today at 2 p.m., with a presentation by Dr. Cory Stewart. Stewart, the chair of the history department at Surry Community College, will be at the museum to discuss the local regulator mo...
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Fire strikes vacant poultry house
ELKIN — A early morning blaze destroyed a chicken house Thursday, but firefighters kept the flames from spreading to a row of similar structures nearby. The incident was reported at 3:22 a.m. at 214 A.Z. Phillips Road, located off N.C. 268 in the Elkin area. Eight volunteer fire departments would end up responding to the incident. “I would say at one time we had probably 45 to 50 firefighters,” said Lanny Whitaker, captain of the CC Camp ...
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<p>Keith Strange | The News</p><p>County Animal Control Director Gary Brown watches as Samantha Ange, director of the Health and Nutrition Center, makes a point during yesterday&#8217;s meeting with animal welfare advocates.</p>
Shelter, rescuers reach agreement
DOBSON — With a succinct statement, Board of Commissioners Chairman Eddie Harris summed up a meeting that could herald the end of bickering between animal shelter officials and animal welfare advocates in the county. “This is going to be a long process and a long journey, and this meeting is a start,” he said following a gathering between the two groups yesterday afternoon. “We’re going to do this right, and I’m glad that everyone is here a...
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Homeless man charged in Humvee, gun theft
A man listed on police records as homeless is now lodged in the Surry County Jail under a $75,000 secured bond after allegedly stealing a Humvee and taking a gun from a pickup. Charges against Jeremy Brent Harvey, 22, were announced Thursday by the Mount Airy Police Department in connection with incidents occurring earlier this week. Harvey is accused of larceny of a motor vehicle, two counts of breaking and entering a motor vehicle, felo...
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<p>Jessica Johnson | The News</p><p>&#8220;Welcome to Mitford&#8221; includes a cast of quirky and lovable characters. The actors are shown here, on one of the main sets for the production, which is the inside of a soda fountain.</p>
‘Welcome to Mitford’ is a small-town play with a big heart
Surry Arts Council’s theater production of “Welcome to Mitford” is set for next weekend with performances Friday, March 15 at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday, March 16 and 17, at 3 p.m. The play is based on a popular series of books written by North Carolina author Jan Karon. At the heart of “Welcome to Mitford” is a story about love in many forms - romantic love, parental love, love of faith, and love for a community. Often compared to...
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