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<p>Matthew Dowell</p>
Students set good examples for others
A split-rail fence would appear to have no relationship with a swimming pool, but there is a common thread in that each has brought special recognition to two Mount Airy youths. When Matthew Dowell was looking for a service project to complete as part of requirements for his Eagle Scout Award, the search led to Westwood Park, a city recreation facility on Galax Trail. It would involve removing and replacing more than 1,000 linear feet of ...
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<p>Jessica Johnson | The News</p><p>The Touring Theatre of North Carolina presents &#8220;The Life and Times of Fannie Lou Hamer&#8221; on the campus of Surry Community College, in celebration of Black History Month. The play features Greensboro-based actors, from left, Dauna Brown-Jessup, Stephen Gee, Juan Fernandez and Cassandra Williams, who played Fannie Lou Hamer.</p>
Play presented at Surry Community College in honor of Black History Month
Fannie Lou Hamer is not an immediately recognizable name. The Civil Rights Movement is full of well-known individuals who were part of the movement to bring justice and freedom to our country — people like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks, Jesse Jackson, Medgar Evers, and Emmett Till’s mother Mamie Till-Mobley, among many others. Individuals like Fannie Lou Hamer also made a significant contribution in the fight for civil rights, but ...
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<p>David Broyles | The News</p><p>Surry County NAACP President Faye Carter presents Pilot Mountain town commissioners with programs detailing the history, vision and work of the group. Carter stressed that the group works for equal rights for everyone and anyone can be a member, regardless of race.</p>
Pilot commissioners hear presentation on mission of NAACP
PILOT MOUNTAIN — The regular meeting of the town of Pilot Mountain Board of Commissioners opened Monday night with a presentation by President Faye Carter of the Surry County Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Carter began by explaining the structure of the organization which also has national, conference and state chapters. “We are a local branch of the national NAACP. There are branches in a...
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<p>David Broyles | The News</p><p>Cana Rescue Squad Member Jason Busick leads a class in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) at the squad building on Saturday. The first-ever event drew a good response with 16 persons attending the workshop at 10 a.m. The squad is hoping residents trained in CPR will fill a critical gap in an area without first responders. Quick treatment in cases of cardiac arrest greatly increase victims&#8217; chances of survival.</p>
Cana Rescue holds community CPR training day
Cana Rescue Squad Member Jason Busick leads a class in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) at the squad building on Saturday. The first-ever event drew a good response with 16 persons attending the workshop at 10 a.m. The squad is hoping residents trained in CPR will fill a critical gap in an area without first responders. Quick treatment in cases of cardiac arrest greatly increase victims’ chances of survival.
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Coble admitted to Cone Hospital for tests
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC), who has been experiencing bouts of dizziness and light-headedness for the past few weeks, was admitted to Moses H. Memorial Cone Hospital in Greensboro Tuesday afternoon for testing. Coble, who said he almost fainted this morning while preparing to fly back to Washington, went to Cone Hospital on the advice of his primary care physician. Ed McDonald, Coble’s chief of staff, said that doctors...
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Sewage spill occurs in city
The assessment of a recent sewage spill in the Riverside Drive area of Mount Airy has revealed no resulting environmental damage. City personnel were notified of the spill on Feb. 20, which involved an estimated 1,760 gallons of untreated wastewater entering an unnamed tributary of the Ararat River. The incident was reported this week, with the city required to do so by state law and the provisions of its systemwide wastewater-collection ...
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<p>Lucie R. Willsie | The News</p><p>Newly-met friends at the Highland Park Baptist Church&#8217;s Lenten Lunch Wednesday are, from left, Annabell Hodges, Jane Joyce, Paul Beasley, Willie Hutchins and Glenda Hiatt.</p>
Highland Park Baptist serves food for the soul and the body
A parking space could not be found. Cars filled the entire main lot of Highland Park Baptist — in every visible parking space — as well as around the side and even on the street on a sunny and temperate day last Wednesday. This year is Highland Park’s turn to offer spiritual and physical sustenance to the folks of Mount Airy. Parishers of many area churches enjoyed the church’s second Lenten service on Feb. 20, and a special Lenten meal...
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Will Interstates project move forward?
ELKIN — Faced with a looming deadline described by officials as the “point of no return,” the Surry County Board of Commissioners is in the process of trying to determine whether the county can afford to move forward with the much-anticipated Interstates Sewer Project. During its retreat Friday, the board discussed the project at length, learning that with the impending tight budget year a decision must be made in the coming weeks as to whe...
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<p>David Broyles | The News</p><p>Family Five singer Jamar Tyree and Eloise France are in the first group that opened the annual 100 Men in Black service at the Chestnut Ridge Primitive Progressive Baptist Church on Sunday. The event was staged as part of Black History Month.</p>
Eighth annual 100 Men in Black service held at Chestnut Ridge
WESTFIELD — Chestnut Ridge Primitive Progressive Baptist Church held its annual 100 Men In Black service Sunday as part of Black History Month’s activities. The church was packed for the 3 p.m. service which featured the singing groups Family Five and the Faithful Travelers. A procession of 51 men dressed in black suits opened the spirited service. According to Church Deacon Rick Mitchell, this is the eighth year the event has been held and...
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Economic development to be a key topic at retreat
Normally a retreat implies running away from something, but on Wednesday and Thursday Mount Airy officials will meet several key issues head-on during an annual city government planning retreat. While a variety of topics is scheduled to be discussed, one stands out in particular: economic development. “One of my biggest goals is to continue to watch Mount Airy grow jobs,” Commissioner Shirley Brinkley said Monday in outlining an ongoing o...
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