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Details emerge in youth sports embezzlement
More information was released Tuesday regarding the recent report of embezzlement by two former board members of the North Surry Little League Football and Cheer. According to the Surry County Sheriff’s Office Cody Lee McMillian, 32, of 173 Old Lowgap Road, Mount Airy, and Jessica Norman Wright, 41, of 540 White Dirt Road, Dobson, were found to be the responsible parties for missing funds from the youth sports group’s bank account. ...
County EMS prepared for Debby
Surry County looks as if it will be spared the brunt of Tropical Storm Debby, but that hasn’t stopped local EMS workers from getting ready just the same. Byron Isaacs, emergency management coordinator for Surry County, said he and his colleagues across the state have been watching the storm, staying in contact with one another, and beginning on Tuesday started taking part in a series of virtual meetings and updates with the North Carolina Department of Emergency Management. ...
Three concerts slated for Blackmon Amphitheater this week
The Surry Arts Council Summer Concert Series continues this week, with three familiar bands set to take the stage at the Blackmon Amphitheatre. On Thursday one of the bands which always draws a crowd locally, the Embers, featuring Craig Woolard, is slated to take the stage at 7:30 p.m. The next night, on Friday, Envision will bring its on version of high-energy music to the Blackmon in a concert scheduled...
Rainfall rebounds, but area still 'abnormally' dry
After an extremely dry June, the local rainfall total rose significantly during July — yet Surry County remains “abnormally dry,” according to the North Carolina Drought Management Advisory Council. Mount Airy received 6.78 inches of precipitation last month, based on a breakdown from F.G. Doggett Water Plant, the city’s official weather-monitoring station. That is almost two inches more that the 4.90-inch all-time average for July in Mount Airy, where weather...
Project Timberlake: Yard of the Month
The Project Timberlake Community Organization in Mount Airy recently announced the winner of the Yard of the Month for the month of August — Mary Revels of 198 Eleanor Avenue. The group is recognizing those who are making an effort to improve the overall quality of life in the neighborhood. Having a yard contest is an attempt to build engagement and pride among residents of the area the group said. ...
Former Galax star drowns in New River
The body of a Galax, Virginia, man who disappeared in the New River in Virginia on July 29 was found two days later. Lawrence Antonio Parsons, 31, of Galax disappeared in the river in Wythe County July 29, according to law enforcement officials there. His body was found July 31 near the same spot he had gone missing. Parsons, 31, was a basketball and football standout at Galax High School,...
City trio jailed in drug bust
A joint investigation by city and county authorities involving methamphetamine, fentanyl and crack cocaine has led to two Mount Airy residents being jailed on felony drug charges. A third person was incarcerated on a separate matter. The lengthy investigation resulted in a search warrant being executed last Wednesday at a residence at 1243 Brooklen Ave. by members of the Mount Airy Police Department and Surry County Sheriff’s Office narcotics divisions. ...
Two charged with embezzling from youth sports group
Two former board members of the North Surry Little League Football and Cheer organization allegedly have been charged with embezzlement related to their work for the organization, according to an officer with the group. North Surry Little League Football and Cheer President Colton Hoehn said the group issued a statement last week in the interests of transparency to alleviate any concerns of parents or boosters of the youth sports and cheer group following the discoveries in their financial review. ...
Jackson retires after 46 years of surgical excellence
Dr. David D. Jackson retired this week after 46 years of service to Northern Regional Hospital. A well-known surgeon in the region, Dr. Jackson was described by the hospital as “an essential part of the medical staff at Northern since starting his private practice as Surry Surgical Associates in 1978.” His colleagues and staff of Northern General Surgery hosted a retirement reception on Tuesday, to celebrate the legacy in healthcare...
Marriages
The following marriage licenses were issued in Surry County: - Joshua Nathaniel Hardy, 36, of Surry County to Amber Nichole Sloan, 35, of Surry County. - William Conner Fowler, 21, of Wythe County, Virginia, to Arin Matlyn Robinson, 21, of Wythe County. - Will Franklin Smith, 29, of Surry County to Amanda Ann England, 22,...
First Citizens notes sharp jump in net income
BLUEFIELD, VA — First Community Bankshares Inc. (NASDAQ: FCBC) announced this week that its second quarter income was up nearly 30% over the same period a year ago, and that its six-month results for the year show an 18% growth over the previous year. The bank also declared a 31-cent quarterly dividend on its common shares, payable on Aug. 23 to stockholders of record on Aug. 9. This is the 39th consecutive year the bank has paid regular dividends to its shareholders, bank officials said. ...
Police reports
• A Virginia woman was jailed Monday on a felony drug charge filed in Mount Airy, according to city police reports. Morgan Yvonne Taylor, 26, of Galax, was encountered by officers during a traffic stop for an unsafe movement near the intersection of Rockford Street and Forrest Drive. This led to a consent search of the 2006 Suzuki Grand Vitera Taylor was in, which turned up 3.2 grams of a...
Summer nearing an end?
Observing the subtle signs of autumnThere are tiny hints of autumn in the air as we begin August. The days are getting shorter by a minute each evening and we have now lost 40 minutes of daylight since June 21. We still have plenty of hotties remaining as well as two more weeks of summer’s Dog Days. Autumn is seven weeks away and we already have several subtle signs that autumn is on the way with dews becoming heavier and lingering longer each morning. The...
Park Service OKs 'Cube' demo
Mount Airy officials have gotten the green light to demolish an iconic building known as “The Cube” on the former Spencer’s industrial site, where construction plans also are progressing for a convention center. Those developments were disclosed at a Thursday night council meeting by City Manager Darren Lewis. Both The Cube, named for its shape, and a companion Dye House facility had figured prominently in city government plans to redevelop...
Patrick charges local-area residents
STUART, Va. — The Patrick County Sheriff’s Office has announced charges against and/or arrests of residents from the greater Mount Airy area recently, including: • Shannon Gray Pack, 32, of 4978 Little Dan River Road, Claudville, who was charged with interfering with the property rights of another on July 24; • Amber Rose Spainhour, 36, of 318 Rocky Lane, Mount Airy, charged on July 18 with grand larceny valued at...
City man charged in string of store thefts
A Mount Airy man has been charged with stealing hundred of dollars’ worth of items from retail businesses in town on four different occasions, including twice at the same Food Lion store where he also fled from officers. Tony Ray Carter, 53, of 1227 Brooklen Ave., was arrested last week on larceny charges and resisting, delaying or obstructing a public officer during one of the thefts, according to city police. ...
Healthy economic future requires people, housing
The Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce hosted an economic development Lunch and Learn event Thursday that featured keynote speakers Surry Economic Development Partnership President and CEO Blake Moyer and Jeff Sedlacek, Dobson town manager. They discussed population trends, housing needs, and developmental goals that will help both Dobson and the wider Surry County community grow. Sedlacek provided the luncheon audience with a primer in the town’s finances and strategic...
Racers, organizers readying for Downtown Rocks & Runs
Next Saturday the Downtown Rocks and Runs return to Mount Airy for its sixteenth edition, which this year is marketing itself using the smiling face of one of Mayberry’s favorites sons Ernest T. Bass. Organizers said there is still time to sign up for individual and team races, to be held on August 10, which last year raised more than $32,000 in the kickoff to the fundraising campaign for the United Fund of Surry and its member organizations. ...
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