Eagles off to first 3-0 start since 2014

Coach Mandy Holt and her daughter Addy are presented a bouquet of flowers by Surry Central Athletic Director Wes Evans. Mandy Holt is presented a congratulatory letter from UNC men’s basketball coach Hubert Davis in honor of her 200th career win. Cory Smith | The News. Surry Central’s girls...

Editor’s Note: Reader Diary is a periodic column written by local residents, Surry County natives, and readers of The Mount Airy News. If you have a submission for Reader Diary, email it to John Peters at jpeters@mtairynews.com. With three-foot icicles hanging from the roof and the windows “frosted up,”...

Editor’s Note: Community Comment is a periodic column in The Mount Airy News featuring commentary from community leaders in Mount Airy and Surry County. This month is Board Appreciation Month and I wrote this column last year. I feel it is worth publishing again with some slight updates. We appreciate our Board of Education. Mount Airy City Schools (MACS) has an amazing Board of Education (BOE). The members go above and beyond to volunteer their time in support of the superintendent and school district as well as listen to the direction of the community. This team of professionals attends two board meetings a month, many school events throughout the year, and statewide training sessions. The role of the board is:

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...

The Surry County Community Corrections office is seeking information on the whereabouts of the following individuals:. • Jesus Jose Arellana, 31, a Hispanic male wanted on a post-release warrant and probation violations who is on supervision for felony larceny of motor vehicle, resisting a public officer, fleeing to elude arrest, driving while license is revoked and driving while impaired;

There has been a dedicated campaign in Surry County to combat litter along roadways for several years after a hiatus from an earlier such effort. Since its relaunch the initiative has gotten a snazzy new Keep Surry Clean logo made by a local student, but what it has not captured is the passion of residents.

The identity of an inmate who died in the custody of the Surry County Sheriff has been released. In a statement released late Friday the Surry County Sheriff’s Office said that Joseph Garrett Koehler, a 26-year-old white man, was found unresponsive at the detention center on the morning of Thursday, Jan. 23 at approximately 5:24 a.m.