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Morgan Wall/The News WPAQ knew the show must go on, deciding to host their Saturday morning live radio show, the Merry-Go-Round, at the Downtown Cinema as usual.
Snow hurts downtown businesses
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Just because there is snow on the ground does not mean area businesses are closed. That was the message many downtown merchants were trying to send on Saturday as they waited in mostly empty stores and restaurants on the off chance a customer would appear. “You’ve got to be consistent about being open,” said Eric Fleming, who runs Barneys. “Pe...
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Meghann Evans/The News Mike Sobe points to the sign they put up at Sobe’s Backstreet Pavilion after deciding to eliminate the grill so customers can continue smoking in the game room and pool hall. The sign reads, “Grill or smoking. We choose smoking.” The smoke settles
Smoking ban in full swing
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Election filing begins today
Filing for county office begins today, and several seats are open for the 2010 election. The filing period for all partisan offices, Surry County Board of Education seats, all judicial seats, and ...
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Submitted photo Lewis Dobson and his wife, Caroline. Lewis Dobson served as a slave to William Polk Dobson until the Civil War ended, then he went on to become a land owner himself. Black history in Surry County
Editor’s Note: During February, The Mount Airy News will publish a series of articles focusing on Black History Month, taking at look at the history African-Americans in Surry County and their con...
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Bad weather bummer
Surry County sports are suffering from a major case of bad weather blues. With the recent winter blast coming at perhaps the most inconvenient time for basketball, swimming and wrestling, schools ...
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Sports Roundup: Greyhounds down Vikings, North grapplers top West
The North Surry girls took out visiting North Stokes Thursday night 61-46 behind 17 points and 10 rebounds from Courtney Campbell. The Greyhounds used defensive pressure to pick up 10 first-half s...
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East Surry s Andrew Hunter, right, tries to muscle the ball past Mount Airy s Kendall Cawley Thursday. Cardinals claw past Mount Airy, 69-60
PILOT MOUNTAIN — East Surry picked up revenge for an early season loss Thursday and improved its state tournament resume with a 69-60 win over arch rival Mount Airy. A day after the Granite Be...
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Mondee Tilley/The News Kendall Cawley, left, works to finish off a love seat with a side table that a group of high school boys built off Monteclair Drive Monday afternoon. Torrance Hamilton, center, and Justin Holleman enjoy the newly built seating that includes cup holders.
Mondee Tilley/The News Kendall Cawley, left, works to finish off a love seat with a side table that a group of high school boys built off Monteclair Drive Monday afternoon. Torrance Hamilton, center, and Justin Holleman enjoy the newly built seating that includes cup holders.
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Even in politics, honesty best policy
Before I tell you what I was listening to on the radio Saturday, let me preface my remarks by saying I listen to a wide variety of radio stations. Generally I listen to NPR , but at any given tim...
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Thumbs up
To all the city, highway, and emergency services workers who have been out over the past few weekends, clearing snow from roads, moving fallen trees from public right-of-ways, attending to numerou...
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Super Bowl hype seems bigger than game itself
Certain events can reach a saturation point where the three P’s, as I like to call them, become bigger than an attraction itself: the promotion, preparation and pomp and circumstance. Take the Pre...
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