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<p>Jessica Johnson | The News</p><p>Geraldine Odell carefully decorates her egg with beeswax before she dyes it with the first color.</p>
Ukrainian Easter Egg Workshop held at Mount Airy Museum of Regional History
The Mount Airy Museum of Regional History held a Batik Easter Egg Workshop yesterday afternoon on the second floor of the museum. The Ukrainian tradition of decorating eggs with wax is called pysanky, and dates back to 1300 BC. The ancient practice used traditional motifs that date back even further, to 3000 BC, and many examples were provided for the students by the class instructor, Maria Skaskiw. Skaskiw learned the art of decorating t...
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<p>Ricky James Haynes</p>
Most Wanted
The Surry County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on the whereabouts of the following people: • Toby Carlton Thompson, white male, 43, is wanted on charges of failing to pay child support. • Roger Larnell Moore, black male, 35, is wanted on charges of failing to pay child support. • Crystal Michelle Wright, white female, 37, is wanted on charges of failing to pay child support. Anyone with information on these individuals ...
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Health calendar
MONDAYS Surry Cancer Support Group Surry County Cancer Support Group meets on the first Monday of the month from 7 to 9 p.m. in Grace Moravian Church, 1401 N. Main St., Mount Airy. Informational programs are featured and refreshments are served. For more information, call 789-9779. Grief Support This group meets Mondays from 7 to 8 p.m. at the Sycamore Baptist Church, Stuart, Va. Anyone dealing with grief is welcome. For more infor...
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Community calendar
Submissions to the community calendar need to be in writing and arrive or be brought into The Mount Airy News office by 5 p.m. Tuesday for the event to be in Sunday’s newspaper. The calendar runs each Sunday. Be sure to include the full name and address of the event; the time, day and date of the event; and a contact phone number in case our staff has any questions. Information may be mailed to: The Mount Airy News, 319 N. Renfro St., Mount ...
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A new day is dawning?
DOBSON — In an effort to spur what one county official called “a new chapter” in animal welfare in Surry County, the Board of Commissioners is expected to table proposed changes to the county’s animal ordinance Monday night. But officials say they will still allow public comment on the matter, since a public hearing on the proposed changes was placed on the agenda. The action is expected as the board convenes its regularly-scheduled meeti...
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<p>Jessica Johnson | The News</p><p>Kindergarten students in Andrea Creech&#8217;s class listen to a story read by special guest Inglis Rowe.</p>
Read Across America Day celebrations encourage year-round reading
“You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read with a child. You’re never too busy, too cool, or too hot, to pick up a book and share what you’ve got.” This excerpt from the official Read Across America Day poem from the National Education Association (NEA), described events that took place this week all across the county, in schools, libraries, museums and individual homes. March 1 was Read Across America Day, and...
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<p>Keith Strange | The News</p><p>Will Danley, a third-grader in Miss Inman&#8217;s class at Dobson Elementary School, looks over his project for the school&#8217;s reading fair.</p>
Will Danley, a third-grader in Miss Inman’s class at Dobson Elementary School, looks over his project for the school’s reading fair.
Will Danley, a third-grader in Miss Inman’s class at Dobson Elementary School, looks over his project for the school’s reading fair.
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<p>Keith Strange | The News</p><p>For her reading fair project, fourth-grader Brooke Mosley chose to learn about the Titanic. Mosley is a student in Ms. Beasley&#8217;s class at Dobson Elementary School.</p>
For her reading fair project
For her reading fair project, fourth-grader Brooke Mosley chose to learn about the Titanic. Mosley is a student in Ms. Beasley’s class at Dobson Elementary School.
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<p>Michael Shawn Butcher</p>
Sheriff says officers working on break-ins
DOBSON — Sheriff Graham Atkinson said that despite the rash of break-ins in the county in recent weeks, law enforcement sees it as more of a cyclical event than an indication of the dire economic climate. “I think people like to blame it on the economy, but the fact is we’ve always had thieves and always will have thieves,” he said. “It just tends to flare up from time to time.” The comments come a day after Atkinson issued press releases...
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<p>David Broyles | The News</p><p>Andrew Pearson Design National Sales Manager Jimmy McMickle and intern Austin Johnson talk about one part of a project&#8217;s architectural plans. Johnson has been able to use computer design skills he learned in class to bridge the gap between architects and fabricators.</p>
East Surry senior becomes a bridge for Andrew Pearson Design
Those with doubts about schools’ renewed emphasis on Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics preparing students for modern, technical jobs could refer to East Surry High School senior Austin Johnson and his internship at Andrew Pearson Design in Mount Airy. According to Surry County Schools Business/Industry Alliance Specialist and Career Development Coordinator David Hayes and Andrew Pearson Design National Sales Manager Jimmy McMic...
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