Glade Valley
EDUCATION
No compromises: student safety worth the cost
As the clock approaches zero on the Surry County budget, the board of county commissioners met Tuesday night in Dobson to address the final funding questions before them. A lingering question stemmed from the request from Surry County Schools for more School Resource Officers, an item that was not included in the Surry County Sherrif’s Office budget request. The board navigated the choppy waters surrounding adding more staff onto the...
45 students awarded Armfield scholarships
Forty-five students were awarded scholarships by the Edward M. Armfield Sr. Foundation College Scholarship Program earlier this spring. The scholarships, over a four-year period, will contribute $846,000 to the educational pursuits of the scholars. The students receiving the scholarships were honored during a ceremony at the Shelton-Badgett North Carolina Center for Viticulture & Enology on the campus of Surry Community College in Dobson SCC President Dr. David Shockley welcomed the...
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