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Linda Adame, manager of the Salvation Army Family Store on Frederick Street, surveys shelves that typically are full, but which now are growing bare due to a decline in donations.
Salvation Army store needs donations
When someone needs emergency assistance such as food or clothing, the local Salvation Army has been there to help. Now the public is being asked to boost a key part of its operation. The Salvation Army Family Store on Frederick Street normally is a place where one can find bargains on clothing and other items — but lately shelves there have become a little bare. “We have dropped down pretty low on our donations,” Maj. Michael Rodgers, hea...
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<p>David Broyles | The News</p><p>Mount Airy High School Exceptional Children students Taylor Beasley, Kayla Hazelwood, Kassie Merwin and Justin Boyles stand near two care packages for soldiers in Afghanistan. The class has adopted two soldiers and collected items ranging from toiletries and candy to magazines and even issues of The Mount Airy News.</p>
Mount Airy students support troops with care packages
Members of the Exceptional Children’s class at Mount Airy High School are participating in a program to support two soldiers serving country overseas. According to teacher Jill Brown, she asked her son, Marine LCPL Joshua Brown, if he could think of a way her students could help soldiers. “I told him I would like for my students to do something to support the community and he suggested I check into programs were we could adopt a soldier,”...
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Fires strike mobile homes; one ‘suspicious’
Volunteer firefighters in Surry County responded to fires at two mobile homes during the weekend, one deemed “suspicious” and the other resulting from trash burning getting out of hand. Both were reported Saturday in different areas of the county. The first occurred at the site of a mobile home park on Champion Lane in the Westfield community. Flames had engulfed one structure by the time firefighters reached the scene. “The mobile home...
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<p>Jessica Johnson | The News</p><p>Margaret Procter from Apex, a National English Shepherd Rescue volunteer, holds one of the three puppies she will foster. Savannah Hutchens, right, from Pilot Mountain pets the puppy she helped Linda Collins to rescue.</p>
National English Shepherd Rescue aids dogs after owner passes away
The National English Shepherd Rescue organization’s president and volunteers arrived in Mount Airy last week to carry out the rescue of a group of 15 dogs, left behind after the owner passed away in late January. The president of the National English Shepherd Rescue, Nancy Houtkooper, arrived in the area last week, and she was joined by former president and “member at large” Kathi Tesarz, from California. Volunteer Margaret Procter arrived ...
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Farm accident victim identified
LOWGAP — A Saturday afternoon farm accident claimed the life of a local man, 73-year-old William Leonard Hodges. John Shelton, director of Surry County Emergency Services, identified Hodges Monday morning after all family members had been notified. Shelton said Hodges went outside to try to crank his “older model” farm tractor when it “jerked forward and pinned him under the left rear wheel.” The accident occurred at a residence on New ...
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Garden club invites all to luncheon
The Modern Gardeners Garden Club of Mount Airy is holding a luncheon to help raise money Daniel Boone Native Gardens, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The money raised will be used to buy more native plants. The Garden features a collection of North Carolina native plants in a casual and natural setting, providing education, as well as preservation, of native species. A direct descendant of Daniel Boone, the sixth Daniel...
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Surry Community College backs Yadkin commissioners proposal
DOBSON — The Surry Community College Board of Trustees opened its regular meeting Monday by supporting a Yadkin County commissioners’ resolution to fast-track construction of a proposed learning center the college would share with the county. The commissioners, not the college, would own the new building if a local bill were approved by the General Assembly allowing this. College President Dr. David Shockley pointed out the bottom floor of ...
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Writing contest for seniors carries $1,500 prize
Ridgecrest, a retirement community located in Mount Airy, is sponsoring a writing competition for high school seniors with $1,500 in prizes. The Silver Pen Scholarship is open to high-school seniors with plans to graduate this year. The winning recipient will receive a certificate and $1,500 to go toward college expenses. The winning participant will receive the prize at a formal award reception at RidgeCrest in May. In addition, the winn...
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<p>Keith Strange | The News</p><p>History professor Dr. Cory Stewart presented a lecture on the pre-Revolutionary War Regulator Movement in the area on Saturday at the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History. The lecture was part of the museum&#8217;s History Talks series.</p>
Regulators, mount up
About two dozen county residents turned out to the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History Saturday afternoon to hear a Revolutionary War expert discuss a little-known group that he says provided the spark that initially started the battle for the country’s independence. The program is part of the annual History Talks series. Dr. Cory Stewart, the chair of the history department at Surry Community College, presented the informal discussion ...
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<p>Photo by Martin Tucker</p><p>Fiddler extraordinaire and National Public Radio personality Paul Brown is set to host a fiddle workshop during this year&#8217;s Surry Old-Time Fiddler&#8217;s Convention.</p>
Fiddler’s Convention just around the corner
DOBSON — Music, dancing and appearances by a national radio personality are on the agenda for this year’s Surry Old-Time Fiddler’s Convention, according to officials with the Surry County Tourism Development Authority. The fourth annual convention is set for March 22-23 at Surry Community College. This year, noted fiddler and National Public Radio personality Paul Brown will host a fiddle workshop during the convention, said Craig Distl o...
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