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Badgett finishes State Runner-up at golf championship
MONROE — East Surry’s golf team brought hardware home from the state championship match for the fifth-straight season. While the two-time defending 2A State Team Champions fell just short of a three-peat, instead finishing fourth, sophomore Pennson Badgett won an individual trophy for the second consecutive season. Badgett finished with a 36-hole score of 140 at Stonebridge Golf Glub; His four-under-par only trailed Seaforth’s Ty Willoughby’s 135 (-9). Willoughby’s 135...
Mount Airy downs Cherryville, advances to 1A West Regional Championship
Mount Airy defeated Cherryville 4-2 on May 17 to advance to the 1A West Regional Championship Series. “It’s just a surreal feeling, especially considering that a few hours ago we didn’t even know if we were going to get to play tonight with all the rain,” said Mount Airy coach Josh Wilson. “I couldn’t be prouder of these guys. For four years they've had to fight through adversity, but it’s like the newspaper article a month ago said – they are a band of brothers....
Strawberry harvest half done? Still time to pick your own
Halfway into the strawberry harvest May has reached its halfway point and so has the strawberry season. There are three more weeks for enjoying the strawberry harvest. The pick-your-own fields are still colorful with white blooms and bright red tart berries. They are ready for picking or the strawberry farmers will pick them for you. Always call ahead if you need them ready-picked. As the season progresses, it’s a good idea to check and see if the fields are open all day. The warm May...
Years of work make stately, relaxing home for Mills
The second in a series highlighting each of the six private gardens featured on this year’s Mount Airy Blooms Garden Tour scheduled for Saturday, June 8. The tour is presented by Mount Airy’s three garden clubs. Proceeds will benefit a variety of charities. Ticket-holders will have a bonus opportunity to drive through the Healing and Prayer Garden at Northern Hospital of Surry County. Tickets for the Mount Airy Blooms Garden Tour are available at Eventbrite.com, the Mount Airy Visitors Center and at each garden site on the day of the tour. Advance tickets are $20 while tickets on the day...
Marriages 0518
The following marriage licenses were issued in Surry County: - David Flores Flores, 40, of Surry County to Sandra Julian Flores, 36, of Surry County. - Angel Felipe Gonzalez Velasquez, 55, of Surry County to Vivian Yojana Morales, 46, of Surry County. - Braydon Day Legere, 22, of Surry County to Joelle Aniece Biron, 21,...
Reeves seeking phased high school renovations
Surry County Schools have changed its tactics for applying for Needs Based Capital Grant funding for school construction. Officials with the local system have opted for an approach that breaks the needs of the three high schools into phases in hopes that a smaller dollar amount request may yield a positive outcome. “When we think about the next phase of construction for Surry County Schools we look at our three high schools. Obviously, you know the needs,” Dr. Travis Reeves said to the board of...
Monday kicks off work for fall crusade
Folks around these parts may well remember the old Billy Graham crusades. Often televised on national networks, the crusades would feature the well-known evangelist, preaching to audiences packed into the nation’s largest football stadiums, proclaiming the Word of God and, in the end, inviting those attending to come forward, accept the teaching he was offering from the Bible. Occasionally Graham would even venture outside the U.S. for those gatherings. While...
Grief camps for children, youth set for July
Mountain Valley will be offering two grief camps for children and youth this year. The camps will be at Dobson First Baptist Church in Dobson on July 19, and at Jack Dalton Park in Collinsville, Virginia, a week earlier on July 12. “When children experience the loss of a loved one, they often grapple with complex emotions and challenges as they navigate grief and try to make sense of their...
MACSgrant
Former Mount Airy City Schools Superintendent Dr. Kim Morrison is seen receiving a check from the Needs-Based Public School Capital Fund from North Carolina State Superintendent Catherine Truitt in January. Dr. Travis Reeves of Surry County Schools said his system is are tactics to try and secure a similar grant.
Firefighters will burn to learn
Fire departments usually are focused on putting out blazes they are summoned to, but this weekend just the opposite will be true when a vacant house in Mount Airy is intentionally torched. It is located at 348 Galloway St., on the corner of that street and Junction Street. Residents or passersbys in that area might think the controlled burn scheduled for Sunday afternoon is the real thing, including heavy smoke. ...
Budget vote delayed over concerns
Mount Airy officials were poised to vote on the city’s budget for the next fiscal year, on one condition: that no citizens voiced concerns about it during a public hearing. And this is exactly what happened during a meeting of the Mount Airy Board of Commissioners Thursday night, when a final decision on the 2024-2025 spending plan was scheduled. However, due to the aforementioned concerns, Mayor Jon Cawley said a...
NorthSide celebrates 20 years
The NorthSide Group in Mount Airy recently marked 20 years of business in the community. The company was formed by the merger of two local financial firms owned and operated by Carmen and Stan Smith. The company offers both wealth management and mortgage services in North Carolina and Virginia. “Whether you are buying/refinancing a home or searching for a comprehensive financial plan, anywhere in North Carolina or Virginia, we are...
Haynes, Hawks win gold at Regional Meet
MOCKSVILLE — Local athletes combined to win seven total medals, including two golds, at the 1A Midwest Regional Track & Field Championship. Mount Airy’s Blake Hawks and Brooke Haynes each won regional titles — Hawks in boys triple jump, and Haynes in the girls 1,600-meter run. The three remaining local state qualifiers also competed for Mount Airy: Caden Ratcliff, Declan Conner and Taeshon Martin. Haynes won her 1,600 meters regional...
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