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Pinnacle man dies from injuries sustained in car crash
A Pinnacle man died Sunday after the car he was riding in ran off Old U.S. 52 at its intersection with Volunteer Road and hit a tree, authorities said Tuesday.
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Wastewater spills into Boonville creek
More than 10,000 gallons of wastewater spilled into a creek in Boonville on Monday, a day of heavy rains.
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Taxidermy course shows tricks of the trade in '3-D art' of stuffing animals
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Mount Airy woman dies in crash near home
A Mount Airy woman died Tuesday after her vehicle went down a steep embankment and hit a tree, but her Jeep was hidden by the vegetation and it took four to five hours for anyone to find her, according to Mount Airy police.
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Rockford plans Memorial Day service for May 26
A roster of veterans from the Rockford area will be read aloud as part of the annual Memorial Day service, which begins at 3 p.m. May 26 at Rockford Methodist Church in the Village of Rockford on Rockford Road in Surry County, just north of the Yadkin River bridge.
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Teen injured after fall at Pilot Mountain
teenager was injured after officials said he fell about 50 feet while hiking with friends Sunday afternoon at Pilot Mountain, according to FOX8/WGHP, the Journal's newsgathering partner.
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Dobson man dies after shooting woman, then himself
A Dobson man died Thursday night about two hours after shooting himself and a woman during a standoff with law enforcement officers, according to the Surry County Sheriff's Office.
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Apparent murder-suicide attempt in Surry leaves two shot in the head
Two people were shot in the head in an apparent murder-suicide attempt near Dobson around 9:15 p.m. Thursday, according to county Sheriff Graham Atkinson.
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Shoals walk to raise money for MS
The Surry Community College Lady Knights athletes and the Shoals Ruritan Club will host an 8.6-mile walk to raise money for the Multiple Sclerosis Society beginning at 10 a.m. May 12 at the Shoals Recreation Center. On-site registration is 8 to 9:45 a.m.
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Pilot Mountain agrees to settlement with former town manager
Nearly a year after firing its town manager, the town of Pilot Mountain has agreed to pay $20,318 to former town manager Blair Knox to settle a dispute over how much money he was owed, according to a press release issued today by the town.
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Mount Airy wins Great Main Street award
Mount Airy was winner of the 2012 People's Choice contest for Great Main Street in a "Great Places in North Carolina" initiative sponsored by the N.C. Chapter of the American Planning Association.
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Surry residents attend NAACP-led tour; local tea party protests
MOUNT AIRY -- Walter Walker seemed typical of local residents affected by poverty due to job loss or other factors who shared their stories Monday afternoon when a statewide bus tour swung through Mount Airy — as tea party members protested nearby.
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House near Elkin High School catches fire
A student looking out a window during her first-period class at Elkin High School saw that a house was on fire Thursday and alerted a teacher, who called 911.
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Fire next to Elkin High School investigated
No one was injured in a house fire this morning beside Elkin High School, said Elkin Fire Chief Tommy Wheeler.
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Surry commissioners support marriage amendment
The Surry County Board of Commissioners has sided with proponents of a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in North Carolina, approving a resolution in support of the amendment's passage.
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A church restored
It was about 2:30 in the morning when the Rev. Joseph Fulk III got a phone call.
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Cat owner wants Mount Airy to ban certain traps
Myra Combs' cat J.J. had been outside just minutes when Combs heard a pained meowing that sounded unusual.
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Va. man fatally shot in Pilot Mountain
A Virginia man lay dead and a Pilot Mountain man went to jail without bond after several gunshots rang out Saturday night in a mobile-home park in northern Surry County, according to county authorities.
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Mount Airy couple fights off knife-wielding intruder
A Mount Airy couple was awakened late Wednesday by an armed intruder, fought him off and saved their own lives, Surry County Sheriff Graham Atkinson said.
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Lansing looks at traffic woes
Jessica Brown took her preschool daughter, Skylar, for library storytime at Lansing Town Hall recently. She decided to go on a quick field trip, walking down the hill to see firetrucks.
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April Fool's drug sting nets 20 arrests in Surry county
Surry County law enforcement officers arrested more than 20 people during an April Fools Day drug sting Sunday morning. The sting was the result of a months-long undercover investigation, according to the Surry County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies and officers set out to arrest 31 people, and are still looking for those they did not find Sunday morning. Charges included selling and delivering marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and prescription medications. The 31 people targeted in the sting were: Friel Morris Allen III, 20, of Pilot Mountain; Bryan Alexander Arroyo-Bravo, 19, of Dobson; Craig Glenn Brindle, 27, of Ararat; Matthew Ray Bowman, 31, of Winston-Salem; Amy Gwendolyn Farrington Bryant, 36, of Pilot Mountain; Kenneth Daryl Bryant, 43, of Pilot Mountain; Mahala Lynn Campbell, 41, of Mount Airy; Rebecca Jo Edwards, 40, of Mount Airy; Kenneth Dale Gardner, 48, of Lowgap; Nicole Marie Hale, 36, of Mount Airy; Jessica Renee Hall, 28, of Dobson; Shane Gray Hawks, 22, of Mount Airy; Darrell Eugene Hedrick, 48, of Dobson; Stephanie Lynn Hiatt, 36, of Mount Airy; Joshua Clifton Hodges, 27, of Mount Airy; Colin Dewayne Holiday, 30, of Mount Airy; Gregory Todd Inman, 46, of Westfield; Jonathon Maurice Jessup, 27, of Mount Airy; Michael Wade Mabe, 29, of Mount Airy; Davie Ray Marion, 43, of Elkin; Jeffery Alan Mauldin, 46, of Elkin; Amber Ann McCraw, 19, of Dobson; Joshua Lee Miller, 22, of Siloam; Brenda Hawks Orozco, 33, of Pilot Mountain; John James Pavlisak, 44, of Mount Airy; Stacy Lee Phillips, 29, of Lowgap; Justin Mason Quesenberry, 20, of State Road; Rosa Potts Ramirez, 50, Mount Airy; Brandon Ram Srinath, 21, Mount Airy; William Bryan Walker Jr., 21, Elkin; Marquis Anthony Hodges Whitlock, 26, Mount Airy.
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Pilot Mountain finance director not at fault for town's financial woes, state commission rules
The former finance director for the town of Pilot Mountain is entitled to unemployment benefits and was not substantially at fault and committed no misconduct before he was fired, according to an appeals ruling of the N.C. Employment Security Commission.
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Triad's unemployment rate increases in January
The Triad's unemployment rate, as expected, rose sharply during January, the N.C. Commerce Department reported Tuesday.
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State increases count of confirmed eugenics victims
State officials said Monday that they have identified more than 100 people across the state as verified victims of a state-run sterilization program, including five from Forsyth County.
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