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Widespread flooding, power outages hit Surry County
Surry County was inundated Thursday and Friday, with strong and gusty winds added to the mix overnight and into Friday morning, shutting down schools, flooding businesses, and leaving thousands without power. The foul weather was cause by bands of heavy rain and high winds sweeping ahead of the Hurricane Helene, which made landfall in Florida Thursday night and crept northward through Georgia and the Carolinas. The National Weather Service in...
Downtown Elkin nearly under water near Yadkin River
Flood waters have inundated downtown Elkin resulting in the closure of several streets near the Yadkin River including Standard St. and Bridge St., including access to the bridge into Jonesville. Town Manager Brent Cornelison said in his 20 years here this was as high as he had ever seen the river. Crater Park and the pickle ball courts are under water and Cornelison said reports are that the river is still rising and expected to crest at 24 feet around 9 p.m. Friday night. Cornelison...
No injuries reported due to storm
Just before 3 p.m. on Friday, the Surry County Emergency Services Department issued a press release saying no injuries have been reported during the extreme weather incident in the area due to effects of Hurricane Helene. Surry EMS reported 332 calls related to the storm since midnight. According to the release, public safety personnel are working to address and clear downed trees across Surry County. ...
How western North Carolina is preparing for Helene, dangerous amounts of rain
WILKES COUNTY, N.C. — Cities across the Piedmont Triad are preparing for Helene's wind and rain. Crews are keeping their eyes open for flooding, outages, and landslides. Track the storm using our interactive tropics radar. Helene is forecast to cause significant impacts including flash flooding, and a different concern...
Elkin neighbors come together after historic flooding
SURRY COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Surry County saw the impact of Hurricane Helene Friday morning as the Yadkin River swelled, sending flooding into the downtown area of Elkin. The town was preparing for a weekend full of fun with the Yadkin Valley Pumpkin Festival, which has since been canceled. One-story businesses in the downtown area […]
County eyes significant renovations at Sheriff's Office
Roughly nine months ago the Surry County Sheriff’s Office successfully transferred the inmate population from the two former sections of the Surry County Detention Center to its gleaming new home on East Woltz Street in Dobson. With that move completed, the existing sheriff’s offices on N. Main Street in Dobson, and the two now decommissioned sections of the previous detention center, are being eyed for renovations that will create new offices and needed storage space and the board of commissioner approved funding for the architectural...
Plans cooking up for Sonker Festival
Fall is here, which means the annual Surry County Sonker Festival is just around the corner — scheduled for Oct. 5 to be exact. The annual event now in its 43rd year will be staged at the historic Edwards-Franklin House, a structure built in 1799 which is located at 4132 Haystack Road west of Mount Airy. It features live old-time and bluegrass music, tours of the house and other attractions. ...
Have a list, back-up plan for emergencies
As part of Preparedness Month 2024 the Surry County Health & Nutrition Center is sharing tips to keep families safe. Recent unexpected heavy rains in North Carolina’s coastal communities have illustrated that an emergency situation can develop without much preamble and leave even seasoned residents in difficult situations for prolonged periods of time. While Surry County is less likely to feel the brunt of pounding rains from a slow-moving tropical system than folks living on the coast, those who live in the Yadkin Valley know...
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