Development plan in Mount Airy area to build a 14 million middle school
A four acre tract near NC 89 and Toast Road auctioned to remove a packhouse and tobacco barn as Surry County buys land for a new 30 classroom middle school to serve Franklin Flat Rock and White Plains areas. Initial enrollment around 700 with growth to about 1 000, site near North Surry High.
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Mount Airy
Iun
Surry County
Franklin
Flat Rock
White Plains
Longap
Beulah
North Surry High School
Gentry
Folger
Wallace McMillian
John Gunter
Gunter
McMillian
J. Sam Gentry
NC 89
Five County Kindergarten Classes Designated by Drawing
The Surry County Board of Education will run five public kindergarten classes at Westfield Beulah Mountain Park Copeland and Lowgap Elementary Schools. A lottery will select eligible five year olds by Oct 16 1973 with about 130 students total across all sites. Each program gets about 17000 dollars for salaries transportation and materials and is voluntary with the same schedule as other schools.
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Westfield
Beulah
Mountain Park
Copeland and
Lowgap
Surry County
NC. Department of Public Instruction
Gentry
Weak Link In The Chain In Surry County magistrates delay warrants
A Mount Airy editor documents delays in obtaining arrest warrants in Surry County. A magistrate refused to issue at 8 am and another could not be reached, forcing temporary release until after lunch. Officers describe the delay as common and legally questionable.
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Surry County
Mount Airy
Shelton
Larry Scott
Tommy Golding
Sheriffs Department
Mrs Jarrell Appointed To SCC Board By County
Mrs Eric Jarrell of Mount Airy has been named to an eight year term on the Surry Community College Board of Trustees by the Surry County Commissioners. She is the second woman on the 12 member panel and has long involvement in education and civic affairs.
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Eric Jarrell
Mount Airy
Surry Community College
Arlotte
N.C Department of Public Instruction
Jarrell
Central United Methodist Church
Revaluation of Property Underway in Surry County
Associated Survey Inc of Greensboro started an 18 month property revaluation in Surry County with an office in Dobson. Appraisers will visit all properties starting soon, leaving notices when owners are away. The aim is to establish fair values and possibly lower the tax rate from 98 cents, with values set by location, land, and building factors.
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Surry County
Associated Survey Inc
Greensboro
Dobson
Kevin Wood
Associated Survey 1
Katye Simpson
Simpson
Bill Hester
Associated Survey
Loose Dogs Kill Stock on Parker Road
A Parker Road resident reports losses of farm animals valued over 200 after packs of dogs roam at night, leaping fences to kill pigs and goats. He suspects locally owned pets from Wards Gap roam freely and asks neighbors to keep large dogs tied, having notified the county dog catcher.
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Parker Road
Greenhill Road
Wards Gap
My Ees
Hairston
Investigation Continues in Surry County Shooting Death
The Surry County Sheriff's Department reports the investigation into the death of Tommy Relan Carlan after a Sunday shooting at a mobile home near Route 1 Thurmond is ongoing. No arrest has been made and a formal cause of death is unavailable.
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Surry County
Trucker Die on Tate Curve Crash in Fancy Gap
A tractor trailer laden with lumber overturned on the Tate curve near Fancy Gap at about 10 30 last night. The fire destroyed the cab and burned the driver beyond recognition before rescue crews arrived. The 1971 Peterbilt belonged to Hickory International Truck Sales and was leased to Robert L Dale of Sandy Ridge Acres Hickory. Nine died last year on the same mountain road. yesterday marked the first such fatality this year.
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Tate
Fancy Gap
Virginia
CH. Pendergrass
Galax
Mount Airy
Department of Motor Vehicles
Raleigh
Hickory International Truck Sales, Inc
Hickory
Robert L. Dale
Sandy Ridge Acres
Ihamed Mountain
Tan Tadtic Oc
Mount Airy Livestock Market Sale Prices Report
Market report notes 288 animals sold at Mount Airy Livestock Market on Wednesday with quotations. Top hogs 38.25, heavy hogs 37, sows 26.75 to 30. Calves to 66.50 for heavy calves, per head 25 to 68 for calves. Steers and heifers listed with weights and prices. canners and cutters 25 to 30. Cows and bulls shown at 37.75 and related figures.
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Mount Airy
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Sam Gentry
Elkin
Mount Airy Rams
Rockford Street
Jones
American Legion
Jesse B. Jones
James S Edwards
BB. Martin
Adjuant
Calvin Blair
Chaplin
Jack Warren
Robert Creasy
Frank Hines
I L Richard
Bryant
Milton Sewell
System of Justice
North Carolina
Gray Shelton
Detroit
Mich
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US 52
Teresa Brown
John H. Brown
Jackson Road
Surry Tal
Howard Hairston
Mountain Curve
Dana Volunteer Fire Department
Market Report
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