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Born 81 Years Ago Today in North Carolina, the High School English Teacher Who Became a Grammy-Winning Country Music Star

On this day (November 10) in 1945, Yvonne Vaughn was born in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Today, she’s better known as country singer Donna Fargo, who kicked off a string of four straight No. 1 hits with 1972’s “The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A.”. Among the...

Mt Airy, NC · 4d

The Mount Airy News

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Shepherd's House walk to raise awareness of homeless

The Shepherds House is hosting its annual ‘Light the Way Walk’ on Nov 28. With its crowd of people carrying glow sticks illuminating Mount Airy’s greenway, officials there say the event is aimed at raising awareness for those in need of aid and grace amongst the community. Shepherds House Executive Director Jana Elliot described the homeless shelter’s function as trying to reframe the lives of their clients. With the help of their assigned case manager, clients will begin a new path of life, hopefully quitting old and harmful habits and seeing a new light at the end of the tunnel. The Light the Way Walk will begin with participants meeting in Mount Airy’s Big Lots parking lot on the night of the event. The walk itself typically starts at dark, around 5:35 p.m. Beforehand, complementary hot dogs and drinks will be provided, t-shirts will be passed out, and a raffle will take place. Participants will be asked to bring their own light up items, such as glowsticks and flashlights. However, extras will be available for those who don’t have any or who simply want extras. The walk takes place on Mount Airy’s greenway. It starts at the access by Big

Mt Airy, NC · 2d

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Downtown Mount Airy’s Girls Night Out celebrates 10 years, economic contributions

Last week, Downtown Mount Airy celebrated the tenth anniversary of its annual Girls Night Out holiday edition event, bringing economic impacts to more than 40 small businesses that participated. The event was held Nov. 5 from 4-8 p.m. and consisted of many businesses and vendors offering pop-up experiences, discounts and giveaways to customers. Many stores extended their hours for the event. According to Morgan Johnson, executive director of Mount Airy Downtown, participants took part in hands-on activities, including bingo and free trolley rides that were provided by the Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce. “Other activities included a flower bar at Blue Bear Café, permanent jewelry and designer purse pop-ups at Remember When Antiques, ornament-making at House of Posh, red light therapy at Varsity Club Fitness, and a silent disco at Thirsty Souls,” she said, later adding, “These collaborations helped introduce customers to new businesses and gave local makers and entrepreneurs an opportunity to reach new audiences.” The event was formed by Mount Airy Downtown’s Promotions Committee, which is comprised of owners of businesses, other community members and volunteers. Johnson wrote that the committee aimed to increase participation with stores and businesses downtown and develop creative partnership by having a

Mt Airy, NC · 2d

The Mount Airy News

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Democratic challenger's lead over Foxx grows

With all precincts, including provisional ballots, now counted, Wilkesboro Democrat Chuck Hubbard has widened his lead over incumbent Republican Virginia Foxx. Hubbard’s advantage has grown to 335 votes, 139,788 to 139,453, over Foxx, with Libertarian Robert B. Luffman receiving 7,579 votes. After all precincts were counted on Election Day and the day after, Hubbard held a 99-vote advantage, but the newer numbers reflect all provisional ballots. Surry County, as is the case with other counties in the Fifth District, will hold the official voter canvass on Friday. Any additional military or overseas ballots postmarked by Election Day and received by 5 p.m. on Nov. 12 will be added to the totals. The totals as they stand show a difference of 0.12% between the two candidates, well within the 1% threshold, about 2,868 votes, that allows a trailing candidate to demand a recount under state law. According to unofficial election night results, Hubbard led Foxx by 99 votes. Since then, more than 1,600 provisional ballots were counted across the congressional district. Surry County had one of the highest totals of provisional ballots at 244, while Watauga had 344 and Rockingham had 340. After all of the provisionals were counted Foxx still

Surry County, NC · 2d

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Dissolution Decisions Loom for Two Small NC Towns

On the heels of a financial takeover of two North Carolina towns last month, Local Government Commission (LGC) staff are exploring the possibility of dissolving each of them once and for all. A team of LGC staff have been working with the towns of Rowland and Ronda over the past...

Ronda, NC · 3d

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Starmount routs Swain County 49-7 in 2A West second round

BOONVILLE – Deuce Best ran for two touchdowns and threw for two more, and Starmount rolled past Swain County 49-7 on Friday night in the second round of the 2A state playoffs. The game was played under a running clock. The Rams (10-1), the No. 2 overall seed in the West, opened the postseason with a first-round bye. They will host No. 10 seed Mitchell (8-3) in the third round on Friday, Nov. 20. The Mountaineers advanced by beating No. 7 seed Mountain Island Charter 14-7. Swain County, the Maroon Devils, finished 3-9. Starmount scored on its first four possessions and led 29-0 after one quarter. Best, a senior, began the barrage with a 7-yard touchdown run, then hit Ryley Rodriguez for a 39-yard touchdown. He added a 24-yard touchdown run and a 41-yard scoring pass to Hunner Brown before the first quarter ended. Brodie Wright scored on runs of 1 and 8 yards in the second quarter, and the Rams went to halftime up 43-0. Easton Pardue’s 29-yard touchdown run in the third made it 49-0. Best completed 8 of 14 passes for 231 yards without an interception and ran six times for 82 yards, accounting for 313 of

Swain County, NC · 16h

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Two more years: Howard retains constituent confidence

Julia Howard has represented the people of her district since the 1980s, and she is heading back to Raleigh for at least two more years. The incumbent in District 77 […]

Davie County, NC · 2d

The Mount Airy News

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Two receive credit union foundation scholarships

DOBSON — Two Surry Community College curriculum students were recently awarded the State Employees Credit Union People Helping People Scholarship established by the member-funded State Employees’ Credit Union Foundation to assist students across North Carolina in obtaining their educational goals. Alexis Landeros-Pineda and Areil Washington each received a $5,000 scholarship. Their scholarship awards were presented during the October Surry Community College Board of Trustees meeting. Landeros-Pineda is a graduate of Surry Early College High School and Surry Community College, where she earned a diploma in business administration, along with certificates in accounting and finance, community Spanish interpreting, and bookkeeping. She is the daughter of Leobardo and Antonia Landeros. Washington graduated from Mount Airy High School and is enrolled in the accounting and finance program at Surry Community College. She is the daughter of Natalia Washington. The scholarships were presented by Dr. Ashley Morrison, college senior vice president and chief academic officer; Julie Edwards, credit union vice president/city executive, Dobson; Brea Hull, credit union senior vice president, Mount Airy; and Jennifer Pardue, college director of College and Career Readiness and Dobson branch advisory board member. Since being established, the People Helping People Scholarship program represents an annual commitment of more than

Dobson, NC · 20h

The Mount Airy News

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Vietnam vets reconnect after 54 years

Military members serving together during wartime become bosom buddies who help each other through the struggle, only to sometimes go their separate ways afterward to all corners of the country — maybe never seeing each other again. While that was the case with local resident Arlis Thomas and Louis Moraga of California for 54 years, they have managed to reconnect recently. The two last saw each other in 1972, Thomas recalled Wednesday before delivering an invocation for Mount Airy’s annual Veterans Day program at Blackmon Amphitheatre. He is now a Baptist preacher along with serving with the local Veterans of Foreign Wars Honor Guard. Fast-forwarding to 2026, Moraga recently ran across an online article published by The Mount Airy News in 2021, which reported on a Memorial Day event then at which Thomas was the featured speaker. One thing led to another, including Moraga calling the newspaper, and Moraga subsequently was able to contact his old friend by telephone. “I came home from church on a Wednesday night and there was a message on my phone,” Thomas said of a recent encounter that led to him calling Moraga back. “We talked for an hour — I couldn’t believe it,” Thomas

Mt Airy, NC · 1d

The Mount Airy News

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Leonard wins school board seat, after provisionals

DOBSON — Kyle Leonard has become the apparent winner of a Mount Airy Board of Education race, subject to an official vote canvass that hasn’t altered the outcome of any local election in recent memory. Leonard, a Republican, was a slim (19-vote) winner on Nov. 3 when unofficial results were posted on Election Night, and through a Tuesday count of provisional ballots gained a bit of a “cushion” to make that a 22-vote margin. Both he and Democrat Tim Matthews, a longtime Mount Airy pharmacist, were seeking Matthews’ at-large seat on the city school board which the latter has held since 1996 and presently chairs. Leonard, a local financial adviser, also is an incumbent who now represents District A. Due to moving out of that district and wanting to remain on the board, he was prompted to seek Matthews’ at-seat post open to residents throughout the city school district. After the Election Night result favoring Leonard by a vote count of 1,763 to 1,744, Tuesday’s tally of provisional ballots awaited. Voters cast provisional ballots during an election whenever questions arise about their eligibility to vote, which can include not presenting a photo ID upon arriving at a polling site. Those

Mt Airy, NC · 2d

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Granite Bears' ground game overwhelms Cardinals’ aerial attack

Mount Airy advanced to the Sweet 16 with its most dominant rushing performance in three years. The No. 6-seeded Granite Bears ran for 439 yards and seven touchdowns to beat Union Academy 50-22 in the second round of the 3A football state playoffs. Two Granite Bears surpassed 100 rushing yards, while five scored touchdowns. The Nov. 13 victory marked Mount Airy’s highest rushing total in a game since going for 459 yards against Murphy in 2023. Kylan Mason led Mount Airy with 131 rushing yards and a touchdown on just five carries. The senior’s first touch of the game was a 63-yard touchdown run. “What Kylan does for us is so special,” Mount Airy coach Austin Taylor said. Mason has more than 1,800 rushing yards and 20 rushing touchdowns on the season. When Mason exited the game midway through the second quarter with a leg injury, multiple Granite Bears stepped up to help fill his role. Freshman Bates Currin and senior Alex Spainhour each scored twice, with Currin going for 105 rushing yards and Spainhour 95. Sophomore Ronald Locklear added two carries for 54 yards and a touchdown in the third quarter, then freshman Alex McDaniel Bell capped Mount Airy’s

Mt Airy, NC · 1d

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Surry-Yadkin Electric awards $7,020 in grants to local teachers

DOBSON — Excitement filled the classrooms of 11 teachers from the Surry-Yadkin Electric Membership Corporation service area recently as surprise visits were made to the winners of this year’s Bright Ideas Education Grants. Company staff visited each winning school, carrying signs that displayed the grant amounts that the winning teachers had been awarded for their projects. Students, faculty and staff were all on board with the surprise visits to celebrate in the delight of their teachers having been chosen to fulfill their desired ventures. A panel of retired educators from the Surry-Yadkin Electric Membership Corporation service area blind-judged the applications in mid-September. The grants provide funding for innovative classroom projects, with $7,020 being awarded overall. This year’s local Bright Ideas Education Grant winners are: -- Crystal Fain, science teacher at Mount Airy High School. Fain received $400 for her project, “The Wobble Effect: Finding the Sun-Earth-Moon Center of Mass.” The project will allow students in earth and environmental science to use Lego Technic Planet Earth and Moon in Orbit sets to visualize abstract concepts of how the planets work together. -- Marie Hauser, seventh-grade teacher at Mount Airy Middle School. Hauser was selected to receive $500 for her idea, “Grow

Mt Airy, NC · 20h

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Operation Christmas Child shoebox campaign starting

Christmas is just around the corner, which means it’s time for an annual effort to provide a brighter holiday for children. The Operation Christmas Child shoebox campaign will get into high gear during National Collection Week, which begins Monday and runs through Nov. 23. It involves volunteers packing shoeboxes filled with gifts which will be distributed to children in need around the world, many who are suffering from war, poverty, disease and disaster, according to organizers. The Samaritan’s Purse project seeks fun toys, school supplies and personal-care items for kids, through a number of drop-off locations. Included are four in Mount Airy-Surry County and one in Cana, Virginia. Since 1993, Operation Christmas Child has collected and delivered more than 244 million gift-filled shoeboxes to millions of children in 175-plus countries and territories, information from the group states. In 2026, campaign officials hope to generate enough to reach 12.8 million children in partnership with churches. Local drop-off sites Participating shoebox packers in the Operation Christmas Child campaign, which typically include groups and individuals, can take shoebox gifts to the nearest drop-off location during convenient hours of operation. • Bannertown Baptist Church is a longtime collection site, located at 1834 Westfield Road,

Cana, VA · 21h

The Mount Airy News

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Veterans Day special for Pilot man

On the surface, Kendall and Jessica Yarboro of Pilot Mountain were attending Mount Airy’s annual Veterans Day parade as supportive parents. “Our son’s in the East Surry band,” Jessica explained regarding its participation in Wednesday’s procession along with other local high school groups. But the parade and Veterans Day itself had a deeper meaning for Kendall Yarboro, who saw it as a way to honor two family members who had fought in major U.S. conflicts. “My dad, he served in Vietnam,” said Yarboro, while his grandfather was in the midst of fierce fighting during World War II. Refuge in enemy foxhole The latter’s experience is especially compelling, with Coba Yarboro (pronounced Coby) seriously wounded during the Battle of Metz in November 1944. It occurred in the French city by that name, then part of Nazi Germany, where the U.S. Third Army was commanded by George Patton and eventually captured Metz. “He fell into a foxhole with a dead German soldier and played dead,” Kendall said of his grandfather’s efforts to elude capture by the enemy. The 82nd anniversary of Coba Yarboro, a Roxboro native, being wounded occurred this month, his grandson pointed out while awaiting Wednesday’s parade rolling through downtown

Mt Airy, NC · 2d

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Siemens Energy Eyes $65M Rural Hall Expansion, Forsyth County Weighs 8-Year Tax Deal

Siemens Energy is considering a $65 million investment to expand its gas turbine service and production facility in Rural Hall, and Forsyth County commissioners are now weighing an eight-year incentives package tied to the project. The German manufacturer's site in the small Forsyth County town has become a focal point as the company works to keep pace with surging demand for the turbines it builds and services.

Forsyth County, NC · 2d

The Mount Airy News

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SCC alum finds success in business, community

SCC Alum Shares Journey from Front Desk to Vice President of Company DOBSON — With the foundation she built at Surry Community College, Lenise Lynch rose from an entry-level position to the top of her profession. Lynch was born in Queens, New York, and moved to Mount Airy when she was 10. “Mount Airy is home,” Lynch said recently. She attended North Surry High School, then attended Surry Community College from 2012 to 2013 where she got degrees in business administration and accounting. She was a bank teller for seven years at RBC. Lynch is now the vice president of operations for Sunhouse Development and Hospitality Group. “My career journey has been one of growth and opportunity,” Lynch said. She started in the hospitality industry at the front desk of the Hampton Inn, where she worked for two years before being promoted to general manager where she served for sixteen years. In 2024, Lynch was promoted to vice president of operations for the company that owns the Hampton Inn, Sunhouse Development and Hospitality Group. In total, she has been with the company for almost 20 years. “Starting at the front desk and working my way into an executive leadership position

Mt Airy, NC · 2d

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Sumner runs wild as West Stokes routs South Rowan 37-16 in 4A second round

KING – Braddox Sumner ran for 181 yards and three touchdowns, and West Stokes took a 37-0 lead before South Rowan scored, beating the Raiders 37-16 on Friday night in the second round of the NCHSAA 4A state playoffs. The Wildcats (9-2) advance to the third round and will play at West Iredell on Nov. 20. South Rowan ended its season at 7-5. It was the first meeting between the two schools. South Rowan came in averaging 241 yards rushing per game, but West Stokes shut down the Raiders’ ground game for three quarters. South Rowan had 72 yards on 25 carries and no touchdowns through the first three quarters, before the Wildcats began substituting freely. Jamantay Cox, the Raiders’ leading rusher with 201 carries for 1,552 yards, 24 touchdowns and a 7.7-yard average, had 13 carries for 50 yards and no touchdowns through three quarters. Nick Woolf, who came in with 171 carries for 922 yards, 10 touchdowns and a 5.4-yard average, had nine carries for 24 yards and no scores in that span. Sumner, a senior, did most of his damage in the first half, finishing it with 175 yards and two touchdowns on 12 carries. He finished

King, NC · 1d

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LGC begins process to evaluate financial futures of Ronda, Rowland

After months of financial unrest, the Local Government Commission has placed the towns of Ronda in Wilkes County and Rowland in Robeson County into the statutory process for evaluating financially unsustainable municipalities. The process will determine whether the towns can be financially rehabilitated or should be dissolved. “People in Ronda...

Robeson County, NC · 1d