Mount Airy Officials Denounce Malfunctioning Traffic Lights
Mount Airy city officials led by Mayor W Maynard Beamer harshly criticized malfunctioning lights at the US 52401 intersection and across town. The board discussed liability claims and pledged to press state authorities as lights frequently fail, with several on state controlled streets. A Bannertown fire truck was demolished after lightning struck an unoccupied frame house on Holly Springs Road, with no injuries reported.
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Mount Airy
W. Maynard Beamer
Lam
Beamer
Bannertown
Fire Department
Don Mills
Holly Springs
Department of Transportation
Reamer
Second Year Downtown Renewal Project Funded
The second year of a federal grant for downtown Mount Airy renewal was approved. City officials expect the $167,000 installment within four to five weeks, while staff finish phase one. The CW. Fulton property acquisition remains the main obstacle. Public works and tax issues, police pay raise letter, and EPA funded wastewater plans also feature in the meeting notes.
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Mount Airy
Victor Denton
Fulton
W. Maynard Beamer
Beamer
Reeves Drive
Carolina Tire
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Angel S
Mount Airy Theatre Announces Cast for Fiddler on the Roof
Mount Airy Community Theatre reveals the cast for Fiddler on the Roof directed by Don Nance. The lineup includes Dale Simmons Cindy Joyce Sandy Smith Deanna Simmons Laura Sharpe Penny Green Laurie Murphy Gay Strayhorn Benny Younger Mark Monday David Hensley Mark Clark Mike Thomas Dean Goins David Simmons Joanne Malmo Amanda Evans Jerry Maghem John Joyce Harriett Phillips Bunny Cockrell Annie Cox Lisa Smith David Nance Jay Thompson Holly Snow Mike Rosser Alan Smith Sandy Bean Jennifer Thomson Lisa Simmons Rachel Smith Paul Nance Sandy Pierce and Sharon Stamper. The show runs August 25 through August. The original Broadway Fiddler held the record for the longest running show. Director Nance praises the large turnout, with fifteen cast members making their debut.
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Dale Simmons
Cindy Joyce
Sandy Smith
Deanna Simmons
Laura Sharpe
Penny Green
Laurie Murphy
Gay Strayhorn
Benny Younger
Mark Monday
David Hensley
Mark Clark
Mike Thomas
Dean Goins
Bunny Cockrell
Annie Cox
Lisa Smith
David Nance
Jay Thompson
Holly Snow
Mike Rosser
Alan Smith
Sandy Bean
Jennifer Thomson
Lisa Simmons
Rachel Smith
Paul Nance
Sandy Pierce
Sharon Stamper
Alexander Enters Gop Race Amid Heat and Vacations
Salisbury businessman and first time candidate Alexander campaigns through Surry County and plans another swing later this month as he bets on momentum in the GOP gubernatorial race. He ranks David Flaherty and Coy Privette as his main rivals and predicts a second primary, urging ethics reform, tougher crime measures, and state power shifts to curb spending while noting the August primary date is a liability. He references a looming presidential primary and argues the party should repeal its influential preference ballot.
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Jake Alexander
Alexander
Salisbury
Surry County
David Flaherty
Coy Privette
N.C. Finishing Company
Germany
General Assembly
GOP
Carter
South
Storm Inflicts Multi-Million Crop Loss in Surry County
A severe hail and wind storm struck Surry County causing extensive damage to tobacco and corn. Officials estimate total losses near 2 million dollars, with tobacco losses around 1 million and about 500 acres damaged. several farms including Royce Wall and Holyfield suffered major hits. Insurance slated to offset some losses while farmers await rainfall to aid leaf quality.
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Surry County
Salem Fork
Ted Holyfield
Charlie Jackson
County Extension
County Agriculture Stabilization Conservation Service
Thursady
Jackson
White Plains
Shoals
Royce Wall
Wall
Holyfield
Holyfied
Tom Martin
C L White
Kenneth Wilmoth
Leroy Snow
Gilbert Moseley
Ed Venable
Sophronia Marshall
Federal Crop Insurance Corp of
Mount Airy
Marshall
Two Men Jailed In Store Robbery in Virginia
Two Virginia men, Dennis Reed and Charlie Bond, remain in Surry County Jail on $10,000 bond after allegedly robbing the Pipers Gap Shell Station on Friday at 12 30 am The pair fled but were apprehended minutes later near the crime scene Golding fought with a hooded robber and the shotgun discharged into the ceiling The suspects allegedly took about 360 dollars plus 130 in groceries and wine before being caught The vehicle had been reported stolen with the FBI now involved for interstate charges
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Virginia
Surry County
Pipers Gap
Pipers Gap Road
Dennis Stanley Reed
Virginia St
Galax
Charlie Sanford Bond
Route 1
Dagspur
Emmett Golding
Sheriff's Department
Golding
Vandals Strike Cross Creek Country Club Break‑In
The Surry County Sheriff's Department investigates a weekend break‑in at Cross Creek Country Club with extensive vandalism. Manager Barbara Case reports stolen items including a color television set, clock, stereo equipment, and about 45 lockers damaged. Doors were broken, milk and coffee spilled, and the air conditioner ducts damaged for roof entry. No total loss yet. Case calls the event a pretty good size loss.
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Cross Creek Country Club
Surry County
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Joe Simmons
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Tim Bryant
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M.A. Thomas
S Mack Wood
R. Bowman George
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Charles Lowry
U.S
Heamer
North Wilkesboro
The
Mount Airy Community Theatre
Don Nance
David Simmons
Joanne Malmo
Amanda Evans
Jerry Maghem
John Joyce
Harriett Phillips
Nance
Flaherty
Rees
Bill Hiatt
Hiatt
Sheriff's Deputies
Gala
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Cross Creek
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