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Suspect charged in crash that killed 86-year-old woman at Mount Airy Walmart
MOUNT AIRY, N.C. (WGHP) — A person is facing several charges as the result of a crash at a Mount Airy Walmart that resulted in the death of an 86-year-old woman. At around 6:11 p.m. on March 31, officers with the Mount Airy Police Department came to Walmart on 2241 Rockford Street after getting a […]
Yadkin Historical Society to show 'Two Soldiers' on May 7
The Yadkin County Historical and Genealogical Society and the Yadkin Arts Council will host a showing of “Two Soldiers”, a 2004 Oscar award-winning movie filmed in and around Yadkin County, at its regular membership meeting in the Willingham Theater at the Yadkin Cultural Arts Center, 226 E. Main Street, Yadkinville, on Tuesday, May 7, at 6:30 p.m. Filmed in 2004 at locations in Yadkinville and Winston-Salem, this 40-minute film is based on a short story by the same name written by William Faulkner. It concerns...
Man charged with misdemeanor after 8-year-old found dead in Surry County, deputies say
SURRY COUNTY, N.C. — A man is charged with a misdemeanor after an 8-year-old was found dead in Surry County in February, deputies say. Timothy James Gertsch was served with storage or a firearm to protect a minor. Investigators say the incident was determined accidental. The Surry County Sheriff's...
Second fire strikes Little David's
Mount Airy firefighters responded to a blaze Tuesday night at Little David’s Carpet Outlet, which had been the location a major fire in December. The latest incident at 110 E. Wilson St. is a by-product of the earlier blaze that broke out on Dec. 22. It caused a half-million dollars in damages and forced the temporary closure of the carpet business and Mayberry-related attractions housed in the same building. Tuesday’s...
Missing West Virginia woman found safe
A West Virginia woman who has been missing for more than three days, after last being seen in Pilot Mountain, has been found safe in a Virginia hotel, according to her daughter. Sarah Minney Wright, of Roane County, West Virginia, was reported missing by her daughter, Lexi Wright, of Havelock, on Sunday. At the time, she said her mother was traveling from West Virginia to Havelock, which is in the eastern portion of North Carolina, near Morehead City, and had stayed overnight at a hotel...
Wildlife Resources Commission confirms new cases of CWD
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) is confirming 13 new cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) from deer samples submitted since July 1, 2023. This brings the total number of positive results in North Carolina to 24, since the disease was first detected in a Yadkin County deer harvested in 2021. “These additional cases are not entirely unexpected,” said Wildlife Management Division Chief Brad Howard. “After the initial detection in...
New cases of chronic wasting disease found in deer in Cumberland County
More than a dozen new cases of neurological disease have been detected in deer in Cumberland County since July, according to the state Wildlife Resources Commission. The commission reports that 13 new cases of chronic wasting disease have been detected in Cumberland, Surry, Stokes and Yadkin counties, bringing the total number of cases to 24 since the disease was first detected in Yadkin County in 2021.
Man accused of assaulting grandmother
A Mount Airy man has been jailed without bond on a felony assault charge for allegedly causing a severe head injury to his 81-year-old grandmother, according to city police reports. The case involving Nicholas Richard Martin, 37, of 709 Factory St., stems from a weekend incident at that residence, where the victim, Dorothy V. Fairchild, also lives. She additionally is a cancer patient, a family member said. Martin, who is...
90-year-old Yadkinville woman still enjoys working
CLEMMONS, N.C. (WGHP) — What better way to celebrate a birthday than with good health and strength? Lois Steelman feels so good that she’s working well into her golden years. At 90, Steelman works full-time for Crothall Healthcare at Novant Health Clemmons Medical Center. Crothall is contracted by Novant to come in and clean its […]
Yadkin leaders highlighted at Veterans Cup Trivia Night
East Bend Mayor James Dunn, Forbush Middle School Principal Walter Johnson, Marine Corps League Detachment 1075 Commandant Lewis Pleasants, of Boonville, and East Bend businessman Alex Nelson all played roles at the Second Annual Veterans Cup Trivia Night fundraiser. Veterans Cup hosts and promotes weekly coffees to build peer-to-peer support networks to redirect Post Traumatic Stress (PTS) and prevent suicide. GOP 10th District Nominee Pat Harrigan’s team finished second, ably...
Surry Schools Announce Enhanced Learning Mini-Grants
The Surry County Schools Educational Foundation is excited to announce the recipients of the 2024 Enhanced Learning Mini-Grants! Fourteen mini-grants were awarded to sixteen teachers at nine different schools in April, 2024. The team included John Priddy, Amy Harris, Margaret Spicer, and Ashley Mills, Surry County Schools Educational Foundation Managing Director. Twenty-three applications were received and read in April by a committee, which included: Foundation Board Members John Priddy, Chairperson,...
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