Surry County News Archives

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

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.

A sign welcoming Donna Fargo to her hometown for the dedication of N.C. 103 in her name this Thursday hangs on the side of the old Workforce Carolina building Saturday afternoon as shoppers stroll down the sidewalk.

The British Broadcasting Corp. has begun presenting radio programs on old-time music that include performances recorded at the Mount Airy Fiddlers Convention in June.

The Surry County Board of Commissioners approved industrial incentives of up to $50,000 for Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Co.

As a science teacher, Jeff Edwards struggled with teaching his students how to read a textbook.

As flu cases are on the rise across the nation, the Surry County Health and Nutrition Center is still waiting to receive more vaccines.

Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler announced on Thursday that Surry County Government is one of 20 recipients in grants being given to help North Carolina farmers grow more profitable crops.

Dinner & A Movie on the Courtyard showing House on Haunted Hill ! Enjoy dining in our outside Courtyard while watching classic films from the 1940a TMs, 50a TMs, and 60a TMs.

When BedandBreakfast.com announced its fifth annual awards for bed and breakfasts and inns earlier this month, three local establishments were recognized as national winners.

Dr. Ashley F. Hinson Jr., superintendent of the Surry County School System, was recently appointed to the North Carolina School Superintendent's Executive Board.

A local woman was killed Sunday morning in a two-vehicle crash shortly before 10 a.m. Jackie Small, 71, of Level Cross, when her Chevrolet pick up truck crashed into an oncoming SUV on N.C. Highway 268, near Siloam Road.

Quick action by volunteer firefighters is credited with preventing major damage to a home in the Shoals community Sunday morning when a blaze started in a clothes dryer.

Greg Thornton, local liaison for Fibrowatt LLC, tells the Sampson County Board of Commissioners that the company has entered into an agreement for the construction of its first poultry litter plant in North Carolina.

Authorities in Surry County said the body of a 61-year-old man was found near 601 and Branch Road Friday morning by two passing motorists.

Voters in parts of 26 North Carolina counties casted their ballots on Tuesday to decide on local candidates for mayor and city council primary races.

Clean-up is still under way from an accident on Interstate 77 Monday afternoon. A tractor-trailer collided with a North Carolina Department of Transportation vehicle in the northbound lane of the interstate at the 96-mile marker around 12:40 p.m. on Monday.

We are following a developing story out of Surry County. A Mount Airy girl is fighting for her life at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

The Surry County Board of Commissioners will hold public hearings at its Oct. 19 meeting regarding incentive packages for two industrial development projects.

Scenic Gifts, located in Mount Airy, NC offers custom made furniture, gifts, homemade fudge and more! Since 1981, Scenic Gifts has enjoyed a reputation as the outstanding shop in this area.

A long-awaited mayoral primary is under way today, but an elections official declined to make a prediction Monday about the turnout.

The five Rottweilers that attacked a 5-year-old boy when he jumped into their pen on Sept.

DOBSON a ' With a highly anticipated mayoral primary coming up Tuesday, county elections officials want to ensure therea TMs no confusion about where citizens should vote.

DOBSON a ' A traffic stop by Surry County officers this week resulted in the arrest of two people from Pennsylvania and the seizure of about 130 grams of crack-cocaine. The incident occurred Tuesday afternoon at mile marker 94 of Interstate 77 by members of the Surry County Sheriffa TMs Office Highway Drug Interdiction Team.