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‘My Insides Started Boiling’: North Carolina Mother Outraged After Middle Schooler Writes N-word on Daughter’s Arm at Yearbook Signing Party and Then Hit Her Daughter for Telling
Local authorities and a civil rights group are investigating an incident at a North Carolina middle school in which a student wrote a racial slur […] ‘My Insides Started Boiling’: North Carolina Mother Outraged After Middle Schooler Writes N-word on Daughter’s Arm at Yearbook Signing Party and Then Hit Her Daughter for Telling
Multi Day Festival: Pilot Mountain
The Pilot Mountain Outdoor Adventure Festival & Expo is a multi-day, multi-location event meant to highlight vendors and small-scale manufacturers from the outdoor recreation industry in a street festival setting, while highlighting the unique characteristics of downtown, leverage the community’s natural assets, and to showcase the town’s unique mountain vibe through music and the arts by hosting live performances with a mix of local and nationally recognized musicians.
Local man to attend GOP Convention
When the historic Republican National Convention unfolds next month in Milwaukee, a local man will be right there in the thick of things. A.J. Daoud, a Pilot Mountain businessman, has been picked as a delegate for the event scheduled from July 15-18. The main item on the agenda then will be the official nomination of someone to be on the Republican ticket for president, presumably Donald Trump, the nation’s former...
Tracking down delinquencies, county seeks to collect
Last week at the Surry County Board of Commissioners meeting county tax administrator Penny Harrison presented the board with a list of foreclosure requests. She was seeking approval to forward the list of tax delinquencies to the Kaina Law Firm, which handles foreclosure matters for the county. Harrison explained that the list held accounts that were past due to the county for a period of more than five years, “There...
AARP grants funds for Market Street
By all accounts, the Market Street Arts and Entertainment District in downtown Mount Airy is already a cool place, and an injection of new funding from a national group will make it even more accessible to the public. AARP announced Thursday that it has awarded a 2024 Community Challenge Grant to the city of Mount Airy as part of a nationwide program to help localities become more livable. City officials...
Elkin school board appoints new member, rejecting GOP choice
The Elkin City Schools Board of Education has a new member — but not the one chosen for a vacant seat by the Surry County Republican Party. The opening was created when Johnny Blevins resigned last month because he is moving out of the school district. Because the school board is partisan, state law puts the local GOP in charge of selecting a replacement. That organization presented Patty Crosswhite, but...
Dobson holds property tax rates, hikes water and sewer
The Dobson Board of Commissioners recently approved its next budget while hearing about goals to improve employee retention and provide adequate water service for the future while holding property tax rates steady. For fiscal year 2024-2025, which begins July 1, the board approved a budget totaling $4,601,293 for all town operations, including proposed capital improvements and contributions from the general fund reserves and restricted funds. Town Manager Jeff Sedlacek said...
Surry-Yadkin Works student completes Teacher Aide Apprenticeship
Demi Moore was recognized by the Yadkin County School Board of Education for her successful completion of a Teacher Aide Apprenticeship through Surry-Yadkin Works on June 3. At the monthly meeting of the school board, Moore was presented with a Certificate of Apprenticeship Completion from the N.C. Community College System. Additionally, she was presented with an Apprenticeship Journeyworker Certificate, a nationally recognized credential issued by the U.S. Department of Labor. ...
Danbury budget approved with no tax rate increase
DANBURY — On June 26, the Danbury Town Council unanimously approved a budget for the upcoming fiscal year that maintains the town's property tax rate and does not draw from its fund balance. The total 2024-2025 budget of $77,500 reflects an increase of only $120 from the 2023-2024 fiscal year's approved budget of $77,380. The tax rate was set at 27 cents per $100 of valuation. ...
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