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In recording deeds, the state of North Carolina does not require that the amount paid for a parcel be stated on the deed. However a tax stamp at the rate of $2 for every $1,000 in value is affixed to each deed. Recent real estate transfers recorded in the Surry...

A career disruption prompted Lisa Wagoner of Boonville to return to Surry Community College and pursue a degree in the Medical Office Administration program. She was 48 years old when she returned to school. “I was intimated. I considered going back to school for a year before I started taking...

Messages, artifacts from a different era can be found. The phenomenon of leaving rocks and pebbles strewn around the countryside — covered in brightly colored paint, or even with messages of kindness and encouragement written on them — seems to be all the rage in recent years. But...

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner and State Fire Marshal Mike Causey recently announced that the Dobson Fire Department completed its routine inspection and received a 5 rating as a result. He offered praise to the leadership of the Dobson Fire Department in December for the departments improved fire safety rating. ““I...

At Monday’s meeting of the Surry County Board of Commissioners, the board will consider a non-binding resolution that would affirm the county’s pro-life stance. Supporters have been asking for a resolution that would proclaim the county as a sanctuary for life and the vote be the culmination of those efforts.

Parishioners of Elkin Valley Baptist Church were expecting to be worshiping in their brand new sanctuary by May of this year, but construction is unlikely to be completed by then after more than $793,000 the church had raised for the project was stolen by internet scammers. The church, founded in...

• A Mount Airy woman has been arrested on a felony charge for allegedly stealing money from the store where she worked, according to city police reports. Angel Nichole Paredes, 28, of 240 Starlite Road, No. 14, is accused of larceny by employee through a scheme that was discovered in late December at IGA Mayberry Marketplace on Westfield Road and reported to police on Jan. 19.