Community updates and notices for Dobson area
Car wash fundraiser planned at Peoples Tank in Daybsn Saturday from to pm to aid Diba Jaycees projects. Mountirs Board to hold a public hearing Thursday at 7 pm on the 1h 77 municipal budget at town hall with questions invited. Barn building event at Pick Stun Nature Center on Saturdays seeks volunteers to work on logs and framing under Old Timers supervision. County home extension staff will run activities at the center. call the county schools office at Dobson 616-8211 for details. Rep Meve Neals reports move to Federal Building in Winston Salem. new office hours 9 am to 5 pm. mail address 421 Federal Building. Surry Community Action Program moves from 1910 South to 4 N Main St. phone numbers remain 76-6155 and 76156. Series FE and H Savings Bond sales in Surry County for Q1 1976 reach 222 413, per Thomas Fawecette.
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Dobson Jascoes
Peoples Tank
Daybsn
Diba Jaycees
Tobacco crop outlook improves despite weather woes
County tobacco crop remains in good shape says extension tobacco specialist Jack Wadete despite irregularities and weather effects. He notes eastern disease losses are minor while drought and soil compaction challenge field work. Agriculture officials expect a strong season with market openings set for July in southern areas.
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Jack Wadete
North Carolina Agriculture
Jim Graham
Two Surry County Queens Reach Miss North Carolina Final
Two Surry County beauty queens placed in the Miss North Carolina top ten from a field of 53. Patti Miller Miss Mount Airy won talent honors and Susan Hamlin Miss Elkin Valley led with a swimsuit preliminary win. Hamlin, pursuing a masters in music education, performed a classical piano piece. Miss Miller attends Mars Hill College and commented on the experience as a confidence booster.
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Mies Elkin Valley
Nancy Susan Hamlin
Miss Hamlin
UNC Greensboro
Surry County
Patti Miller
Proffitt
Western Carolina University
Susan Lawrence
Baby Face
Miller
Mars Hill College
Jimmie FE Miller
Dove
Mount Airy
Wilston Salem
Mes Miller
Robson
Howard Hamlin
Elkin Valles
Hamlin
Mount Airy Names Louise H Hill Teacher of the Year
Louise H Hill, with over three years in teaching, has been selected Mount Airy School Teacher of the Year by a special committee. She will compete in district, state, and national honors, is active in multiple professional groups, and is involved in community activities.
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Bannertown
Reeves Community Center
Surry County
Pay Increase Demands Rise With Local Deputies And Police
Deputies in Surry County seek 15 percent across the board with new uniforms and equipment after eight percent offers. Mount Airy Police aim for higher pay and shorter hours despite a five percent wage rise. Both groups prepare to lobby the county and town boards this week for better terms, amid budget debates and rising starting salaries.
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Surry County
Beanmtl Agai
Haywood Merritt
Chaiman
Sheriffs Department 2
Mount Airy Police Department
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