Dobson News

Appalachian State University mourns the loss of one of our own, Dr. Paula Stanley a 74 a 75 , professor at Radford University.

The S.C. Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of Quincy Jovan Allen on Monday, who admitted to killing four people in a crime spree across the Carolinas, including a clerk and a customer at a convenience store in Surry County, N.C., in 2002.

I had put off buying a telescope my entire adult life because I knew that you had to spend a good amount of money for quality and that, when it comes to a hobby that revolves around fleeting glimpses of faint and fuzzy objects, you must have confidence in your equipment.

Last week several local officials, including Surry County Board of Commissioners Chairman Craig Hunter and Mount Airy Commissioner Todd Harris, expressed support for a joint industrial park.

Normally, one town competes against others to land a coveted new industry in their respective communities - but what if all local governments in the same area pooled their resources and worked together? Doing just that is part of a long-range plan now being considered by leaders in Surry County to create "multijurisdictional" industrial parks.

DOBSON a ' A Mount Airy man has begun serving a lengthy prison sentence after being convicted this week of felony offenses related to sexual acts involving two children.

A Virginia mother and her son were charged Tuesday with accessory after the fact in connection with the Nov.

Poker run participants receive last-minute instructions Sunday outside Mount Airy Elks Lodge before beginning their benefit ride.

Amber Lawson signs up to receive more information from the Educational Opportunity Center while her friend, Brittany King, left, waits to do the same.

A bad economy and construction contractors' hunger for work will enable a project at a Mount Airy industrial park to be completed much cheaper than planned, officials said.

Mondee Tilley/The News Mount Airy mayoral candidate Deborah Cochran receives the news that she won with 1,018 votes from Election Board Chairman Hugh Campbell.

Results are in from the Surry County Board of Elections on todaya s political races.

Even though the rain on Saturday canceled the cruise-in portion of a benefit for the family of Mark Wood, residents, friends, and family poured into the Thurmond Community Center to participate in the benefit.

In two days voters in Mount Airy, Dobson, and Pilot Mountain will have the chance to cast a ballot and select who will be among the townsa elected leadership for the next few years.

A land developer who has proposed a project for the town of Dobson has charged the board of commissioners has been negligent in following up on what he has proposed for the town.

DOBSON a ' On Halloween night, the Surry County Sheriffa TMs Office will be conducting its annual Operation Silent Night.

Jonathan Snow was born and raised in Dobson. He is a graduate of Surry Central High School and attended N.C. State University and Guilford College.

Ron Atkins, 58, of has been a resident of Dobson for 25 years. Owner of Images photography studio located in Dobson, he has been married to Dixie Cook for 25 years.

Ricky Draughn, 54, is the mayor and fire chief for the Town of Dobson. He was elected as mayor in 2001.

Astronomy magazine will present its 2009 Out-of-this-world Award to a club or organization that has shown excellence in astronomy outreach activities.