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A Senior Night Spectacle in Toast
North Surry kept its conference championship hopes alive by outlasting West Wilkes 34-28 in overtime. There were five lead changes in the first half alone of the Oct. 18 Foothills 2A Conference matchup. The largest lead by either side was seven points, which North Surry achieved late in the third quarter when Owen McMillian hauled in a 16-yard touchdown reception from Kam McKnight. The visiting Blackhawks tied things up at...
Surry declared eligible for FEMA Helene aid
Local residents trying to recover from Helene are getting a boost from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), according to an announcement Friday. “Surry County is now eligible for FEMA Individual Assistance,” agency spokeswoman BrianaSummer Fenton told The Mount Airy News. This opens the door for homeowners and renters in the county who had uninsured damage or losses caused by Tropical Storm Helene to apply for FEMA disaster assistance. ...
Mount Airy wins Middle School Soccer Conference Championship
The Mount Airy Middle School boys soccer team captured the 2024 Foothills Conference Championship with a perfect 14-0 record. The Bears outscored opponents 60-6 and didn’t concede a goal in nine of their 14 victories. Mount Airy was coached by Daniel Wright, Andrew Barlow and Andrew Wright. Team members include: Ayden Armenta, Alex Martinez Perez, Anderson Moore, Beau Graham, Blaze Atkins, Brent Wright, Carlos Andres, Carson Vernon, Chase Kniskern, Cooper Barnes, David Garcia, Drew Barlow, Elias Perez, Gabriel Nance, Kevin Ibarra, Liam Barlow, Luke Wright, Mateo Hervert, Minh Nguyen and Seth Wagner.
Mount Airy falls to South Stokes in NW1A Title Match
South Stokes’ volleyball team continued its historic season by winning the program’s first conference tournament championship. South, which also won its first regular season conference title in 32 years this season, defeated No. 2-seeded Mount Airy 3-1 in the Northwest 1A Conference Tournament Championship match. The Granite Bears quickly jumped out to a 2-0 advantage in the first set of the Oct. 16 match. The Sauras’ responded with a 5-0...
Early voting off to rousing start
Citizens showed up early and often for the start of early voting Thursday in Surry County. A line had formed even before the process began at the Surry Government Resource Center in Mount Airy, one of three early voting sites in the county. At one point, it stretched from a long hallway near the area where ballots were being cast out into the front lobby with voters standing against a...
Cannons fire as Dobson unveils 'Charters of Freedom' installation
Foundation Forward Inc. donated to Surry County a Charters of Freedom installation that features the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, Bill of Rights, and the amendments that ended slavery, guaranteed the right to vote, and ended the poll tax — among others. Their goal was to present these founding documents in a centralized location where the public and students could come and see the documents for themselves. The display was unveiled during an ceremony Friday. ...
Double homicide suspect dead after chase, shooting with Surry County deputies; Mount Airy K-9 fatally wounded
SURRY COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Officials are providing more details in a situation that left a Mount Airy police K-9 and a homicide suspect dead this week. According to the Surry County Sheriff’s Office, on Wednesday the Mount Airy Police Department was chasing a suspect wanted for a double homicide out of Cumberland County after […]
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