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Mount Airy wins State Runner-up Trophy
WEST END — Mount Airy capped off a successful golf season by taking home the 1A State Runner-up trophy. In addition to winning team hardware, Granite Bear Shockley Hiatt tied for third individually and Brandon Bowman was named a recipient of the NC Farm Bureau Sportsmanship Award. “These fellas put in the work this year and we had a great season,” said Mount Airy coach Mark Hiatt. “We didn’t lose...
Hooray for the 2024 Graduates!
Graduation is here for the Class of 2024, and marks a milestone in the lives of many, many students nationwide. This event is serious and also a very joyful event. It is the culmination of all the time, energy and work an individual has put into gaining qualifications and it gives you a great chance to celebrate all that you have achieved.
Fabled April showers fail to materialize here
April has a reputation for being an especially rainy month, with its showers said to bring May flowers, but Mother Nature didn’t get the memo where Mount Airy was concerned. Sure, some precipitation did occur last month, but the total was well below normal, according to the latest statistical report from F.G. Doggett Water Plant, the city’s official weather-monitoring station. April produced 2.77 inches, compared to the all-time local average...
Weatherman, Clark take Surry
DOBSON — For those who might have missed it, an election was held Tuesday across Surry County, as local voters helped choose nominees for two state offices in the November general election. This involved a second primary, or runoff, in which Hal Weatherman of Wake Forest defeated Jim O’Neill in a race for lieutenant governor on the Republican ticket, according to results from across North Carolina. O’Neill presently serves as...
Final meeting of Flat Rock - Bannertown water authority Monday
Surry County released a notice to the public Wednesday morning of an upcoming meeting of the Flat Rock — Bannertown Water and Sewer District Board. The meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 20, at 6 p.m. and will be held in the Commissioners’ Meeting Room on the top floor of the Historic Courthouse located at 114 W. Atkins Street in Dobson. Last year the Surry County Board of Commissioners voted...
Sheriff's Office to auction surplus items
The board of commissioners gave their approval Monday to allow the Surry County Sheriff’s Office to dispose of surplus assets via an auction. As is usually the case with such auctions, Mount Airy’s Rogers Realty & Auction Co. Inc., will oversee listing the items and conduct the sale. Major Scott Hudson clarified that this is not an auction of property seized during investigations or that has been sitting in an...
Elkin Wet Lightning summer swim team registration open
On-line registration for the Elkin Wet Lightning summer swim team is now open for all area swimmers ages 5 thru 18 (age as of June 1, 2024). EWL is a summer rec program that competes within the Blue Ridge Swim League. Swimmers will have the opportunity to practice each weekday morning and then compete with teams in Dobson, Mount Airy, Hillsville, Galax and Wytheville, Virginia. EWL’s head coach again this year will be Caeson Baker, a college junior at UNC-Wilmington and long-time swimmer under the direction of legendary Elkin High School coach, Oz Prim. Prim, and his daughter, Julianna, will...
Surry Early College HOSA brings home state awards
Surry Early College Health Occupation Students of America (HOSA) Club recently attended the 2024 NC HOSA State Leadership Conference in Greensboro. Sixteen Surry Early College students attended the conference where they participated in testing and competitive events, and attended expos and an educational symposium. The local HOSA chapter was recognized with the awards of a Gold Star Chapter, Tina Beasley was named a Gold Star Advisor, and the group’s Jordin...
Humility, hope for the future modeled by this year's Golden Cavs
This year’s Carroll County High School top ten, the “Golden Cavaliers Celebration,” was marked by a collective humility among the chosen seniors, who almost all noted little things from their honorees had the most impact. Principal ChuckThompson said he knew the honorees would treasure the honor “because it comes from the people we are here for.” Superintendent Dr. Mark Burnette opened the May 9 event in the CCHS Cafeteria by saying many seniors this year are leaning a bit to one side, with the weight...
Stone Mountain News
Mike Cheeks will be preaching at Garden Creek Baptist Church on Sunday, May 19 at 9 a.m. Everyone is invited to worship in this historic church within the Stone Mtn State Park. Stone Mtn State Park visitors are invited to come as they are. White Rock United Methodist Church will...
Welborn signs with Catawba College
Elkin High School senior and stand-out swimmer, Sophie Welborn, has signed her National Letter of Intent to swim for Catawba College in Salisbury. Welborn remarked, “My family and I visited six colleges across four different states, each of them had some of the things I was looking for, but none of them felt like home. I chose Catawba because it checked all the boxes that were important to me. Catawba has a young coach that has a record of building upon the previous year’s successes. The team chemistry and energy was amazing and it’s a smaller college that is really...
Farmers Markets open, Dobson doing business early
Surry County commissioners recently learned area farmers seem to be doing well — at least the ones growing and selling plants at local markets. Joseph Zalescik, who oversees the county farmer’s markets, gave an annual update to the board last week regarding the markets, including that the Dobson Farmers Market was opening early this year because those vendors had a lot of plants ready to go and were ready to get them to the public. ...
Elkin loses in 2nd round of tournament, East Wilkes still dancing
The 2024 1A NCHSAA Softball State Championship Tournament is well underway. East Wilkes is the only local team which remains in play. Elkin High School easily won their first round game against the Cardinals of Cornerstone Charter School, 15-0, with the game ending after only 3 innings of play. However, the Lady Elks fell short in play with the Rowdy Rebel Bulls of South Stanly High School on Friday, May 10. The Bulls had a strong sixth inning to end the Buckin’ Elks season, 3-5. ...
Riggs wins two regional track titles; 10 locals qualify for 2A states
MOUNT PLEASANT — A pair of gold medals won by Ella Riggs highlighted Surry County’s appearance in the 2A Midwest Regional Track & Field Championship. Riggs, a junior from North Surry, captured her regional titles in shot put and discus throw. She looks to win her second-consecutive Shot Put State Title in outdoor track after winning the event in 2023, and looks to improve on her 2023 State Runner-up finish in discus throw. She also won the 1A/2A Indoor Track Shot Put State Championship earlier...
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