Surry Scene
Julia Barber celebrates 95 years
Five generations of her family celebrated the 95th birthday of Julia Barber at Union Cross Ruritan Building on July 1. Many family members and friends...
Five generations of Surry ladies
Pictured rocking on the porch, from left, are Treva Arnice Hawks from Siloam, her daughter Sylvia Renaud from Mount Airy, her daughter Treva Puckett f...
Mary Stewart grows a “Big Boy”
Mary Stewart, age 84 and an avid gardener, grew this massive tomato plant from a tiny seedling using 10-10-10 fertilizer and a loving touch. The varie...
Fall gardening seminars in Dobson
The Surry County Master Gardener Volunteers hosted the first in a series of fall gardening seminars at Cooperative Extension in Dobson Aug. 1. The sem...
What you missed
Glenn Goad, owner of Glenn’s Restaurant in Jonesville, will be hanging up his apron and spatula Saturday after 60 years of owning restaurants in...
Fall gardening seminars in Dobson
The Surry County Master Gardener Volunteers hosted the first in a series of fall gardening seminars at Cooperative Extension in Dobson Aug. 1. The sem...
Mildred Short is 99
Mildred Caudle Short, celebrated her 99th birthday with a family cookout at her home in Bannertown on July 1, 2017. .neFileBlock { margin-bottom: 20p...
Mary Ellen Midkiff marks 90 years
Mary Ellen Midkiff recently celebrated her 90th birthday with family and friends at Westfield Baptist Church.Construction of the church was completed ...
Top students honored at SCC
Every spring, one student from each of the 58 community colleges in the North Carolina Community College System is recognized for excellence in academ...
Surry Students Awarded Continuing Education Scholarships
Three Surry Community College students recently received scholarships from the State Employees’ Credit Union (SECU) Continuing Education Scholar...
American Legion seeks musicians
American Legion Post 123 is seeking musicians, singers, duos, trios, groups and choirs to perform in Veterans Park during 2017 Holiday in the Park fro...
Cochran grows monster tomato
Melissa Cochran grew this monster tomato in her Mount Airy garden. The “German Pink” tomato weighs in at two pounds and four ounces. Cochr...
DAR chapter elects new officers
The Jonathan Hunt Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, recently installed new officers during a gathering at Cross Creek Co...
Local teens make 4-H trip to D.C.
On June 12, Rebecca Cahall, Sydney Tucker and Laken Williams travelled to Washingtonm D.C., on a 4-H trip and met 21 other youth from surrounding coun...
A little ‘Thank You’ goes a long way
Quality care at DePaul senior living communities means providing the optimum level of support to each resident while remaining sensitive to each indiv...
SCC holding taxidermy orientation
Surry Community College will be holding an orientation for its taxidermy classes on Saturday, July 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Pilot Center, 612 ...
Greer Atkins marks 90 years
Greer Atkins celebrated his 90th birthday earlier this year with 60 family members and friends at St. Andrews Lutheran Church. All decorations, gifts ...
John Walker class awards scholarships
Three high school seniors received a scholarship of $1,000 each from the John Walker Sunday School Class at Grace Moravian Church recently. They are H...
Wanted: Preferably alive
The Mount Airy High School Class of 1967 is having its 50th reunion on Sept.16. Organizers are requesting the help of the community in locating the me...
Mountain View installs new officers
At its May meeting, the Mountain View Gardeners Garden Club had its installation of new officers for the ensuing year. Officers for the 2017-2018 term...
SCC graduates medical assistants
Nine recently graduated from Surry Community College with an Associate in Applied Science degree from the Medical Assisting program. Those pictured ar...
Hospital recognizes employee service
Northern Hospital of Surry County concluded its celebration of National Hospital Week with its annual employee service awards luncheon in May. These a...
Clean Water board visits Surry
Officials of a state water-protection group that has granted more than $23 million for projects in Surry County — and is being counted on for mo...
Lawson selected for Governor’s School
Ashton Alexis Lawson, a junior at North Surry High School, was recently accepted into Governors School at Meredith College in Raleigh this summer wher...
Snow graduates ASU
Randy Shawn Snow II graduated from Appalachian State University on May 13, 2017, with a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Building Science with a ...
County Board presents awards
Travis Chrisawn, engineer and Chris Southard, engineering technician, both of North Carolina Department of Transportation-Division 11 Roadside Environ...
MAUI 14 concludes
Mount Airy Ukulele Invasion, MAUI for short, entertained the community with a free concert May 31 at Old North State Winery in Downtown Mount Airy. Th...
Mountain View ‘Plants It Pink’
The Mountain View Gardeners Garden Club won first place for the “Plant It Pink” Award. This award is presented to the garden club in North...
What you missed
Surry County Extension and Community Association (ECA) Clubs presented “The Housewives of Hysteria Lane at their Awards and Achiemements night o...
Highlights from ECA awards night
Surry County Extension and Community Association (ECA) members gathered to celebrate the 80th annual achievement program at Surry Community College...
What you missed
A broken down shell of a building at Courtney Elementary School is all that remains of the gym after powerful storms on May 24, which included several...
Northern recognizes volunteers
Northern Hospital of Surry County held its annual Volunteer Appreciation Banquet on April 27= during National Volunteer Week. With 120 volunteers and ...
SCC club donates to Children’s Center
The Surry Community College Machining Club recently donated $500 to the Children’s Center in Dobson. Funds donated were collected as a result of...
Comfort companions a ‘Joy for All’
Twelve Oaks, a DePaul Senior Living Community in Mount Airy, recently welcomed several Hasbro Joy for All companions. With realistic fur and cat-like ...
Mount Airy student to attend Governor’s School
Anna Elizabeth Marion, 17, a junior at Mount Airy High School, has been awarded acceptance into the North Carolina Governor’s School.Elizabeth w...
Historic preservation celebrated
In proclaiming the month of May as National Historic Preservation month to be celebrated by the citizens of Mount Airy, Mayor David Rowe read the Proc...
SCC students contribute to charity
Surry Community College students enrolled in Dr. Dawn Worley’s BUS 110: Introduction to Business class recently participated in a social respons...
SCC Horticulture Club visits zoo
Students in Surry Community College’s Horticulture Club took a trip to visit Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia, South Carolina recently as a...
Caleb Vass graduates
Allan and Marsha Vass are pleased to announce the graduation of Caleb Vass from Lincoln Memorial University – Debusk College of Osteopathic Medi...
Tickle named Greensboro College marshal
GREENSBORO — Hayley Michelle Tickle is among 17 rising seniors to be named Greensboro College student marshals for 2017-2018.Tickle is a biology...
Unsworth Receives Achievement Award
Alan Unsworth, Surry Community College’s Director of Academic Support and Research, received the North Carolina Community College Library Associ...
Scenes from Upcoming Garden Tour
Three Mount Airy garden clubs, Garden Gate, Modern Gardeners and Mountain View, are presenting a garden tour on June 10. A recent Mount Airy news feat...
May 10th, 2017 updated: May 11th, 2017. |
Mount Airy student to attend Governor’s School
Several months after the regular admission process, Anna Elizabeth Marion, 17, a junior at Mount Airy High School, has been awarded acceptance into th...
SCC machining students visit racing team
Students in Surry Community College’s MAC 112: Machining Technology II course recently toured Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) based in Kannapolis for ...
What you missed
Terri Flagg | News file photoCrowds gather under a spring sky for the 2016 Autism Walk of Surry County, a scene that will be repeated at this yearR...
April 26th, 2017 updated: April 26th, 2017. |
SCC graduates truck drivers
Surry Community College’s Truck Driver Program held its 12th graduation ceremony on March 29 at The Yadkin Center. One hundred twenty-one studen...
Surry County 4-H Holds Awards Program
The Surry County 4-H Achievement program was held recently at the Shelton-Badgett North Carolina Center for Viticulture and Enology of Surry Community...
Holly Springs Easter egg hunt
The Holly Springs Ruritan Club held its annual community Easter Egg hunt on Friday, April 14, at 5 p.m. at the Ruritan building on Holly Springs Churc...
Surry County Schools art contest winners
Superintendent’s Art Contest Winner Taylor Cochran, a 10th grade student at Surry Central High School, is pictured with Superintendent Dr. Travi...
15th annual Dobson Lions bass tournament
The Dobson Lions Club held its 15th-Annual Larry Wilmoth Memorial Buddy Bass Fishing Tournament on April 1 at Belews Lake (Pine Hill ramp entrance).Pr...