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Veterans Day in city to honor patriotism
One good thing about Veterans Day activities in Mount Airy next Wednesday is that unlike previous years, no rain or cold temperatures are in the forecast — with perfect conditions for honoring military members in store instead. “It’s for them,” said Mark Barr, who has been organizing Mount Airy’s annual Veterans Day program since 2013. It will be held Wednesday at Blackmon Amphitheatre near City Hall, with both veterans and the public urged to attend. The service is scheduled for 11 a.m., which commemorates the signing of the Armistice ending World War I in 1918 at that time on the 11th day of the 11th month. This will come after the Mount Airy Veterans Day Parade that will pull out at 9:30 a.m. from Veterans Memorial Park on West Lebanon Street en route to the downtown area. “It looks like it’s going to be a pretty good-sized parade this year,” Barr said of the procession that will feature entries by military organizations and Junior ROTC students from local high schools. Amphitheatre service The 11 a.m. program at Blackmon Amphitheatre will include Staff Sgt. Steven Munoz of the local recruitment unit of the U.S. Marine Corps as guest speaker. Veterans of
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Lakewatch Dog Park in Moneta to open Nov. 20
The Lakewatch Dog Park in Moneta will hold a soft opening at 11 a.m. Nov. 20. The new dog park is located behind Bojangles off Booker T. Washington Highway, next to the Refuge Collection Center in the Westlake/Lakewatch commercial area. "It's a premier, top-notch dog park," said Tim Bird, a...
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Muslim group weighs in on Surry voter incident
An alleged voter-intimidation incident in Dobson is attracting more than just local attention, including from a Muslim advocacy group responding to reports a woman attempting to cast a ballot was told her head will be “lost to Islam.” The North Carolina office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NC) has issued a statement applauding actions by law enforcement and elections officials that led to charges against Walter Harris III. Harris is accused of voter intimidation and interference at a polling site. This allegedly occurred on Oct. 15 during the first day of early voting at the Surry Board of Elections office, which is offering that service in Dobson. Harris, a Republican who is a former county commissioner candidate, is said to have breached a 50-foot buffer zone at the front of the building in an apparent attempt to block a woman from voting inside. During the incident caught on video, he yelled at campaigners and the would-be voter, telling her she is “not a Christian” and that “your head is going to be lost to Islam,” coupled with a throat-slash gesture. ”Unacceptable behavior” Officials of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, reacted by