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<p>Jessica Johnson | The News</p><p>Two Packard car clubs, the Old Dominion Packard Club and the Blue Ridge Packards, gather in Mount Airy for their spring tour. Yesterday, members parked their automobiles on North Main Street for a few hours while the members enjoyed the downtown area.</p>
Packard cars delight downtown visitors
Those who traveled through downtown Mount Airy yesterday were sent through a time warp, back to an era when luxury automobiles were built to perfection. Packard cars lined one side of the street, shining in the afternoon sun. A jingle from an old Packard radio ad featured the line “In a Packard you’ve got the world on a string; in a Packard you feel like a king.” The car evoked a nostalgia for the past, a time when the act of riding in a Pa...
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City police briefs
• A Virginia man was jailed under a $7,500 secured bond Wednesday after he allegedly was found in possession of methamphetamine and hydrocodone during a traffic stop, according to Mount Airy Police Department reports. The incident occurred on Lakemont Trail at Skyview Drive, involving Elijah David Goad, 27, of 227 Pine Branch Road in Laurel Ford. Goad is charged with felony and misdemeanor drug-possession violations as well as possession of d...
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<p>David Broyles | The News</p><p>Local author Louise Carter will be the featured author at a book signing at Pages Books &amp; Coffee on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Her devotional work seeks to draw readers closer to God, knowing that He loves them.</p>
Westfield author featured at book signing Saturday
WESTFIELD — Westfield resident and author Louise Carter will be featured at a book signing on Saturday at Pages Books & Coffee in downtown Mount Airy. The event is scheduled to be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The book is titled “Love Letters from Father God-To You His Child.” According to Carter, the book is a daily devotional using different Bible scripture for each day. The scripture is accompanied by a brief message of love and encouragem...
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Wilkes Livestock Report
NORTH WILKESBORO — Sales totaled 258 head, including cattle (258), during Wednesday’s sales at Wilkes Livestock Exchange. Animals sold on the livestock market, based on 100-pound weights, were: • Calves by the head: $100-$190. • Cow/calf pairs by the head: $1,225. • Cows by the head: $620-$1,350. • Bulls by the head: $,1250-$1,600. • Cows: 700-795 pounds, $42; 800-895 pounds, $83.50; 900-995 pounds, $41-$78; 1,000-1,095 pounds, $7...
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Church calendar
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 • Mount Airy Wesleyan Church will have a spring bazaar and yard sale in the gym Saturday from 8...
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<p>Photo courtesy of Eleanor Powell-Hines</p><p>The Rev. Jim Pyatt, pastor of Central United Methodist Church, congratulates the mother-daughter recipients of the annual Laity Award, Donna Ledford Smith, left, and her mother, Marilyn Blackburn Ledford. The presentation was made during the Sunday morning worship service.</p>
Laity Award presented at Central UMC
Central United Methodist Church recently presented its Laity Service Award for 2013 to a mother-daughter duo in the church. The committee who chose the recipients felt Marilyn Ledford and Donna Smith were deserving of the award. Both are active in the United Methodist Women, and help the United Methodist Men during Autumn Leaves Festival as well as throughout the year. Ledford serves as an offering counter, helping prepare the bank depo...
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Woman jailed, charged with stealing police car
An apparent joyride in a city police car has landed a Mount Airy woman in the Surry County Jail under a $50,000 secured bond. Charges against Christy Lynn Sawyers, 31, of 410 Broad St., were announced this week by the Mount Airy Police Department, stemming from an incident last Thursday at Granite Town Centre on South Andy Griffith Parkway. Sawyers allegedly drove off in the 2012 Dodge Charger, which was found about 30 minutes later on th...
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<p>Jessica Johnson | The News</p><p>Cheryl Fielder Largin is the recipient of the 2013 Administrative Professional of the Year Award. Largin is employed by Surry Community College as the administrative assistant to Dr. David Shockley, president of SCC. Chairman of the Board for the Chamber of Commerce, David O&#8217;Neal, CEO of Leonard Buildings and Truck Accessories, presented the award.</p>
Cheryl Largin is Administrative Professional of the Year
If an event could be deemed successful by the huge amount of smiles, cheers, and laughter in a room, Wednesday’s Administrative Professional Day Luncheon, held at Cross Creek Country Club in honor of Administrative Professional Day, was quite a success. The event, which is sponsored by the Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce, was a celebration of administrative professionals in the community. The Chamber Ambassadors provided entertainmen...
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<p>Jessica Johnson | The News</p><p>Cast members from &#8220;Grease&#8221; perform in the sock-hop scene, including Katlin Sias as Danny, right, and Ronalyn Dizon as Rizzo, center.</p>
Surry Arts Council’s musical production of ‘Grease’ opens Saturday
Ask anyone about their favorite musical production and one answer reigns supreme: “Grease.” It’s a love story about good girl Sandy and bad boy “greaser” Danny, who fell in love over the summer only to discover they both attend the same high school. The memorable songs of “Grease” have become a part of American culture, as well-loved as pop music heard on the radio: “Summer Nights,” “Greased Lightning,” “We Go Together,” “Born to Hand Jive,” ...
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City mom charged with child abuse
A Mount Airy woman who fell asleep and left her young child unattended — who then wandered into the street — has been charged with an abuse violation, according to city police. Shauna Suzanne Dean, 34, of 330 Lovill St., is accused of misdemeanor child abuse involving an incident Wednesday at her home in a Mount Airy public-housing neighborhood. After Dean fell asleep there, the child, described as younger than 3 years old, left the resid...
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