Various High Schools Plan 8 PM Graduation Exercises
Four area high schools will hold graduation ceremonies at 8 pm today with over 700 students completing high school. Mount Airy will graduate 161 students, North Surry 202, Surry Central 154, and East Surry 115. The Mount Airy Civitan Club bike-a-thon is Sunday at Central Methodist Church, with registration Saturday 1 to 4 pm at Workmen's Federal on N Main. Miss Mount Airy 1975 Wendy Whitaker competes for Miss North Carolina in Charlotte, finals Saturday night. Band Boosters will host a barbecue at Central United Methodist Church on June 13 from 5 to 8 pm.
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Mount Airy
North Surry
Surry Central
East Surry
Mount Airy Civitan Club
Central Methodist Church
Workmen's Federal
N. Main
Wendy Whitaker
Ovens Auditorium
Charlotte
North Carolina
Mount Airy High School
Central United Methodist Church
Mount Airy Adopts 86 Cent Town Tax Rate For Next Year
Mount Airy will set the 86 cent per 100 dollar assessed valuation tax rate for the coming year, down from 99 cents. The budget proposes 2.42 million dollars in revenue, with a public hearing set for June 19 at 7 p.m., and aims to hold line on expenditures despite inflation and slower growth. Major increases cover fire equipment reserves, Riverside Park funding, and potential town hall costs, while water and sewer budgets rise to keep utilities self supporting.
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Mount Airy City
Victor Denton
Commissioners
Denton
Riverside Park
Mrs. Bailey Named Mount Airy Teacher of the Year
Gladys Bailey, a South Main Elementary resource teacher, has been selected as Mount Airy City Schools Teacher of the Year by a special panel. The honor recognizes her decade of leadership in special education, workshop organization, and active roles in local and state teacher associations. She and husband J C Bailey live at 724 Rockford St with daughters Cheryl and La Donna, both teachers, while she serves as Sunday school teacher and church leader at Edward Webb Presbyterian Church.
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Gladys Bailey
Mount Airy City
Bailey
South Main Elementary
South Main
Association of Classroom Teachers
Department of Public Instruction
Gloria Bunn
ACT
Mrs Bailey
NC. Advancement School
Carolina Teachers Association
Libby Koontz
J.C Bailey
Rockford St
Cheryl
la Donna
Mount Airy proposes parking tax district clarified
Officials issued a statement on Mount Airy s planned municipal service district to fund off street parking. John Mills heads the committee and corrects that only central business district merchants and landlords will be taxed, excluding residents and surrounding industries. The plan excludes Renfro and Spencer plants and mirrors the Mount Airy school district.
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Mount Airy
John Mills
Longap
Renfro
Spencer
School Year Shortened by Surry County Board of Education
The Surry County Board of Education adopted a compromise calendar after petitions with over 3,000 signatures from parents. The plan delays classes to September 2, trims Easter to two days, and aims to end classes on June 2 with snow days added at the end if needed.
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Surry County
J.W. Branch
Route 7
Mount Airy
Kelly Kidd
Route 1
Dobson
J. Sam Gentry
Gentry
County Board Drops Tax Rate 3 Cents in Surry Budget
Surry County commissioners trimmed the 1975-76 tentative budget by 168740, lowering the tax rate from 51 to 48 cents per 100 valuation. Revaluation boosted assessed values to 590 million, heightening tax impact despite the rate cut.
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Surry County
Steve McKeaver
McKeaver
Park Opens Pilot Mountain State Park Ceremony Reopens
Pilot Mountain State Park reopens to the public Saturday at 10 a.m. in the summit area parking lot after a yearlong $1.5 million renovation of facilities. James Harrington, secretary of the Department of Natural and Economic Resources, will speak along with invited area legislators and members of the Northwestern Environmental Preservation Committee.
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Pilot Mountain State Park
Summit Area
James Harrington
Department of Natural and Economic Resources
Northwesterns Environmental Preservation Committee
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Fae Nae Khai
Saiseagie
Haynes
Dollar General Curation
Scottsville
Thruway
U.S
Redix
Mrs. Bailey
Local Act
NCAFE
District Act
W . McKeaver
Argen Tno
Elkin
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