Mount Airy Considers Moving to Elected School Board
At a PTA meeting Robert Lee Ward urged state legislators to replace the Mount Airy appointed board with an elected body. Ward says most parents favor election to improve accountability and that PTA will back the majority will. Board members discussed nonpartisan process and public input.
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Mount Airy
Robert Lee Ward
South Main- Rockford
Parent Teachers Association
General Assembly
Mount Airy Board of Commissioners
Ward
PTA
Johnny Edwards
Edwards
Ben Graves
Tharrington
Graves
South Main Street School
Dobson Board Sets March 29 Referendum on ABC Store
The Dobson Town Board adopted a resolution calling for a county elections vote on whether a Liquor Control Store may operate in Dobson. Voting machines will be used. The election calendar allows 61 days from resolution to vote with registration open through February 28.
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Dobson
ABC
Dobson and
Han
County Board of Elections
Tommy Hollingsworth
John Norman
Wilfred Moser
Board of Elections
State Board of Elections
Charles Folger
Saint Patricks Day
Marge Folger
Folger
Community Meeting Set At Dobson United Methodist Church
Special community dinner at 6 p.m. at Dobson United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall will present plans for the long discussed Dobson Community building. Rev. Jack Yarborough leads the dinner and program including a brief history of the project.
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Dobson
Dobson United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
Jack Yarborough
Dobson School Bus Crash Sends Students to Hospital
Around eight to twelve students from the Dobson area were taken to Northern Surry Hospital after a school bus wrecked on Snow Hill Road off U.S. 601 South of Dobson. County ambulance crews dispatched three units to treat injuries including possible fractures and lacerations. Further details were not available.
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Dobson
Surry Hospital
Snow Hill
U.S. 601
Reeves Center Nears Financial Crisis Despite Support Loss
Reeves Center faces dwindling funds as memberships grow but donations shrink. Executive director Terry Pruett says the public deserves clarity on the center’s near banking status and notes former supporters now fund country clubs and similar clubs, leaving the center underfunded.
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Reeves Community Center
Terry Pruett
Reeves Center
Reeves
Pruett
United Fund
YMCA
Elkin
Galax
Mount Airy Community Foundation
Pledges Net Over Half Of Goal At Downtown Meeting
A special meeting for downtown property owners is set for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Town Hall. John Mills says merchants are invited and the tax district study committee met with Mount Airy Merchants Association and Shopper's Parking to review progress.
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Town Hall
John Mills
Special Tax District Study Committee
Mills
Mount Airy Merchants Association
Shopper's Parking
Town Board of Commissioners
Speaker Announced For Awards Banquet At Mount Airy Elks Lodge
The Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce names Cruse Lewis Philadelphia native and former Burlington Industries executive as the banquet speaker. The event will honor Citizen of the Year and other outstanding contributors with a public nomination deadline today.
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Mount Airy
Chamber
Philadelphia
Penn
Cruse Lewis
Chamber of Commerce
Burlington Industries
Lewis
Alliance County United Fund
Management Development, Inc
Burlington Alamance County
United Savings Plans Move To New Offices In March
United Savings and Loan officials announced a March move to a remodeled Roses building, to become its new headquarters. John S. Clark General Contractors won the contract for extensive renovations creating a Colonial Williamsburg look with home like interior decor and expanded parking. The project, begun last December, will triple office space and aims to boost downtown service.
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United Savings Plans
United Savings and Loan Association
W. A
Art) Blackwood Jr
Old Roses
John S. Clark
General Contractors
Blackwood
United
John S. Clark Construction Company
Roses
Main Street
Colonial Lock
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Dobson Abc
PTA Group
Bruce H Tharrington
John S. Lockhart
Dobson Board
Liquor Control
Marie
Gilda Avenue
Vaio
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