Surry County restores school funding after budget clash
County officials restored Mount Airy taxes to the 15 cent request and shifted 54000 to current expenses. Elkin received about nine percent of the funds and Mount Airy just under 20 percent. Gentry warned of possible further requests if state funds are cut. Graves says it will take more money just to stand still.
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Elkin
Mount Airy
Surry County
Mount Aury
Sam Gentry
Surry
General Assembly
Gentry
Ben K. Graves
Weekend thieves hit Level Cross Milling and more
A string of rural and townyard burglaries reported in Surry and Mount Airy details include Level Cross Milling Co route 2 Dobson entry by removing planks and stealing a safe, a shotgun, watches and coins worth about 250 dollars. Also Silver Dollar Lounge on West Pine Street suffered cash, beer, cigarettes and vending-machine losses of about 300 dollars. Four men were arrested on larceny charges at Stewart’s Abattoir with vehicle parts, all jailed on 1000 dollar bonds. Additional break-ins at Shelton Plumbing and Raymond’s Lunch, with minor cash losses and items, plus 10 Army fatigue coats stolen from Bobby’s Yard, were documented as investigations continue.
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Level Cross Milling Co
Dobson
Surry County
Sheriff's Department
Rickey Darrell Norman
Detroit
Mich
Kenneth Ray Fields
Yanceyville
Greensboro
Gary Wayne Smith
Muse Ave
Mount Airy
Donald Fred Graviey
Shelton Plumbing & Heating Co
Virginia St
Raymond
Franklin St
Northwestern Bank
Dixon's Record Shop
Raymond's
Dixon's
Congressional hearing on tobacco legislation in Winston-Salem
A congressional hearing on pending tobacco legislation is set for Friday June 20 at the Benton Convention Center Winston-Salem from 1 30 to 4 pm. The session will address congressional support prices of tobacco and related policy issues.
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Benton Convention Center
Winston-Salem
Feathers Sought for Scout Indian Dance Costumes
Wahissa Lodge dance team seeks feathers old birds leather and related items for Indian dance costumes and asks the public to contribute. Phillip Tillotson at Camp Raven Knob coordinates the drive and can be reached at 352 4307. A county hearing on tobacco allotments across county lines will be held with Rep. Stephen L. Neal's Winston-Salem office 723 9211 handling agenda requests. Inman urges flue cured and barley tobacco growers to attend to learn about proposed lease and transfer actions and to voice opinions on extending allotments across county lines.
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Wahissa
Boy Scouts
Phillip Tillotson
Camp
Raven Knob
Tillotson
Stephen L. Neal
Winston-Salem
Inman
Summer School Registration Opens at Mount Airy Senior High
Mount Airy Senor High School hosts summer school registration on Wednesday at the school starting 8 a.m. Enrichment courses and personal typing are available with make up classes. Pre-register by calling or visiting the principal's office. A public hearing on a Municipal Service District for the central business district is set for 7 p.m. Thursday at Town Hall. The city school system will hold drawings Thursday for public kindergarten placement. parents with eligible unregistered children should contact the Superintendent's office.
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Mount Airy Senor High School
Mount Airy Board of Commissioners
Town Hall
Mount Airy City
Tuition Increase Possible at Surry College Amid Aid Support
Surry Community College weighs possible tuition hikes tied to General Assembly action while pledging aid programs will still help students. Enrollment is rising with summer registration surpassing 1,000, and out of state tuition could rise from current levels. The Basic Educational Opportunity Grant remains a major aid source, though work study funds have seen reductions. Students planning fall attendance are urged to apply for aid promptly.
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Surry Community College
General Assembly
Wayne Motsinger
Motsinger
Surry
University
Five Nominated For Hatcher Scholarships At Surry CC
Five finalists are to be interviewed this week for the David B Hatcher Scholarship, honoring Vietnam veterans. Two scholarships will be awarded, with final selection from nominees at five county high schools. The committee weighs citizenship, financial need, and leadership, with four scholars funded so far from about twenty thousand dollars raised by the Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce.
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David B Hatcher
Wayne Motsinger
Surry Community College
Col. Hatcher
Mot. Singer
Janet Lynn Hodges
Harley H Hodges
Dobson
Surry Central High School
Michael Anthony Rodgers
Hatcher
Motsinger
Kelly Hutchens
Surry- Yadkin Electric Membership Corporation
James Reeves
Charles Long
Surry
Mount Airy
North Surry FFA dairy judging team places second at state
North Surry High School’s dairy judging teams win state runner up as 16 districts compete at NC State Raleigh. Team members Bernie Sutphin Thomas Smith Gary Nichols earn high individual score with Nichols second overall. tool identification squad ranks 11th with Tim Lawrence Steve Hall Jerry Nichols and Conrad Draughon.
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North Surry
Future Farmers of America
Bernie Sutphin
Thomas Smith
Gary Nichols
Crest High School
FFA
N.C
Raleigh
Nichols
Ralph Cooper
Tim Lawrence
Steve Hall
Jerry Nichols
Conrad Draughon
Nearly All Eligible Children Registered in Surry County
Public kindergarten classes in Surry County show a heavy turnout with as many as 95 percent of eligible children registered. In the Thursday drawing about 60 percent were selected to attend, and openings for 390 students this fall mark an increase of 130 over last year.
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Surry County
Sam Gentry
Gentry
General Assembly
Box of dynamite found in Rockford basement
A woman on Linville Road reported a lunchbox with dynamite and caps in her basement. ATF and sheriff's deputies removed the explosives, tracing them to previous house owners. No arrests were made. Meanwhile in Rockford, deputies destroyed about 100 marijuana plants eight inches high after the property owners notified authorities.
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Surry County
Sheriff's Department
Rockford
Linville Road
Flat Rock
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms Division
US Treasury Department
ATF
Dobson Area Recreation Program Enters Third Year
The Dobson Recreation Commission launches a 10 week summer program for area school age youth expanding activities to include art leather crafts and expanded swimming classes. Volunteers fund materials and there is no charge to participants. Three dances will charge a small fee and karate returns with Gene Grace teaching. Registration is held Friday with another week to follow.
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Dobson Recreation Commission
Commission
White
Dobson Area
Gene Grace
Mount Airy
Dobson
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Craig Mitchell
Johnny Mitchell
Route 7
Red Brush
Reeves Community Center
Haynes
Bobby's
N. Main Street
B. W. Robertson
Feathers
Taylor Inman
Son
Bernie Alex
Rodgers
Pinnacle
East Surry High School
Paulette Sutphin
Paul E Sutphin
Route 6
Barbara Gail Welborn
Joseph C. Welborn
Tesh Ave
Mount Airy Senior High
Debra Lynn Jolley
Benny Jolley
Elk Spur St
Elkin High School
North Unit Banks High
Dobson Area Recreation Program
Jimmy Davis
Bob White
Town of
Dobson Elementary
Recreation Commission
Davis
Ben Bolick
White Plains
Claude Eldridge
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