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<p>Rep. Sarah Stevens</p>
Stevens bares facts on ‘nipple ban’
RALEIGH — What began as a simple measure to redefine “private parts” in North Carolina law has made the state a butt of jokes nationwide, which a local lawmaker whose committee sponsored the legislation finds regrettable. House Bill 34, which defines a woman’s bare nipples as indecent — and the public exposure of them a felony — stemmed from a request by officials in Asheville after a topless protest occurred during a women’s rights rally i...
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<p>Dr. Cory Stewart. a professor at Surry Community College, speaks on the difficulties African-Americans faced in the early days of the nation.</p>
Historian shoots down Revolutionary War myths
Anyone wanting to learn about Revolutionary War-era history as it relates to African-Americans shouldn’t rely on movies such as Mel Gibson’s “The Patriot,” a local historian says. “Sometimes a historian can be a pest,” Dr. Cory Stewart said during a black history program at Ararat Missionary Baptist Church in Mount Airy, regarding the shooting down of myths. “Sometimes you’re telling people things they don’t want to hear.” That goes for p...
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Surrey Bancorp (Pink Sheets: SRYB)
Surrey Bancorp (Pink Sheets: SRYB), the holding company for Surrey Bank & Trust, recently reported net income for the fourth quarter of 2012 more than doubled from the same period a year earlier and a more than 23 percent increase for the year when compared to 2011. The company said that for the quarter which ended Dec. 31, net income totaled $976,399 or 23 cents per diluted share, compared with $422,530 or 10 cents per common share earned ...
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<p>Submitted Photo</p><p>This Farrand organ that&#8217;s around 100 years old will be on the auction block Friday night at Cross Creek Country Club as part of an annual fundraiser for the Shepherd&#8217;s House.</p>
Deal sweetened for Shepherd’s House auction
Anonymous donations of both a vintage organ and piano are music to the ears of organizers for a Friday night auction planned during a fundraiser for the Shepherd’s House homeless shelter. “They were just donated by people in the community,” Shepherd’s House Executive Director Phil Goble Jr., said of the 1927 Foster & Company piano and a turn-of-the-20th-century Farrand organ. “These are just two classic pieces of American music,” Goble sa...
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<p>David Broyles | The News</p><p>Jones Intermediate School Principal Jason Dorsett introduces third grader Alex Chapman and fifth grade student Meredith Marion. The two read the mission statement of the intermediate school during a Mount Airy City Schools meeting Tuesday which launched the strategic plan for the district.</p>
Education board approves strategic plan
The Mount Airy Board of Education accepted the final draft of its schools community-based strategic plan on Tuesday night at Mount Airy Middle School. Superintendent Dr. Gregory Little praised the commitment of community and business leaders in writing the document. “This group has set a high bar of achievement with this plan and it’s going to take a lot of work but if we want to be a national leader in education you have to set the bar hig...
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<p>Alane Anno | Alane Anno Photography</p><p>Billy Hawks plays fiddle with Junior Sisk and Ramblers Choice during a concert at the Historic Jonesborough Bluegrass Series in Tennessee.</p>
Local musician’s bluegrass band wins multiple awards
Billy Hawks, a Surry County native who lives in Dobson, is a member of the award-winning bluegrass band Junior Sisk and Ramblers Choice. Hawks plays fiddle, guitar, mandolin and contributes to background vocals. Junior Sisk and Ramblers Choice received numerous nominations and multiple wins this year at the two main award ceremonies for bluegrass music. At the International Bluegrass Music Association Awards (IBMA), held last September, t...
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Mayberry Radio features local and N.C.-related musicians
Starting a radio station may seem like a far-away dream for most people, but with the power of the Internet, two local residents have embraced that dream and made it a reality by starting Mayberry Radio, an Internet radio station. Steve Martin and Joe Dellinger are the owners of Yesterday’s, a store located behind Main Street on the lower floor of the former Rose’s Department Store building. They operate Mayberry Radio, an Internet ra...
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<p>Submitted photo</p><p>Ethan McBride gets some help from family members as they prepare a billboard frame.</p>
McBride uses senior project to honor grandfather, warn peers
PILOT MOUNTAIN — When Ethan McBride was faced with the decision of choosing a senior project, his thoughts turned to his grandfather. And with the recent completion of that project, the East Surry senior has found an opportunity to pay tribute to his late grandfather while also sending an important message to his peers. As a child, McBride had grown especially close to his grandfather, Bobby Cromer. With both parents working full-time jobs,...
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BREAKING NEWS: Update: Missing Pilot Mountain man located
PILOT MOUNTAIN — A Pilot Mountain man who was missing for just more than 16 hours was found by area residents just after 1 p.m. Tuesday. About 9 p.m. Monday, search crews with the Pilot Mountain Rescue Squad and Pilot Mountain Police Department began searching for Larry Junior Holder, 49, who went missing from 800 Dodson Mill Road, Apartment 7. After a community alert system was released within a three-mile radius of Holder’s apartment, r...
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<p>David Broyles | The News</p><p>Pilot Elementary School counselor Grayson Moser accepts a check in the amount of $328 from Katelynn Custer of East Surry High School&#8217;s Cardinal Cause &#8220;For Change&#8221; project. The money was raised by students asking for loose change and donations to help the nutritional backpack program. Also pictured are Principal Diane Beane, campus pride participants and advisers.</p>
Cardinal Cause doubles goal for nutritional backpack program
PILOT MOUNTAIN — East Surry High School’s Campus Pride group earned a total of $656.83 to support the nutritional backpack program in two Surry County schools. The effort was titled Cardinal Cause “For Change” and was part of the ongoing campus pride enrichment program at the school. “We got together a variety of containers and during pride time students went to every classroom and asked for donations of loose change or dollar bills,” said ...
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