The Surrey County Community Corrections Office is seeking information about the whereabouts of:

• Christy Nicole Bright, 30 years old, a white female, wanted for post-release arrest warrants for possession of Schedule II controlled substances and felony against public officials.

• Wayne Douglas Bennett, 31 years old, a white male wanted for violating probation, he was charged with two felony theft, break-in and break-in felony, and holds Schedule IV Probation for controlled substances and driving while the license is revoked.

• Travis Shane McMillian, 41, a white male, is wanted for violating probation regulations and is currently on probation for felony possession of methamphetamine;

• Angela Marie Ezekiel (Angela Marie Ezekiel), 29 years old, a white female wanted for violating probation regulations, she suffered four counts of theft, two counts of possession of stolen goods, and possession of Schedule II Probation for substance control and use/possession of drug paraphernalia.

View all probation and absconders on the Internet at http://webapps6.doc.state.nc.us/opi, then click absconders. Anyone who has information about probation and absconders should contact the Fight Crime Hotline 786-4000, County Probation Office 719-2705 or Ailishan Police Station 786-3535.

The Surrey County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on the whereabouts of:

• Gregory Bret Hodges, 27 years old, a white male, wanted for felony motor vehicle theft, felony possession of a stolen motor vehicle, felony theft, felony possession/acquisition of stolen property, misdemeanor of personal property injury, and count The arrest warrant failed to appear in the previous felony narcotics charge;

• Ashley Renee McBride, 25 years old​​, a white female, wanted for two felony counts of using counterfeit musical instruments, two felony counts of stealing in action, and two felony counts of possession of more than five counterfeit musical instruments.

• Cody Matthew John Bowman, 26 years old, white male, wanted for two felony counts of using counterfeit musical instruments, two felony counts of stealing in action, and two felony counts of possession of more than five counterfeit musical instruments.

• Jonathan Paul Luallen, 28, a white male, wanted for felony motor vehicle theft, felony theft, forgery of label, misdemeanor of personal property damage, and revocation of his driving license.

Anyone with information about these people should call the Surrey County Sheriff's Office at 401-8900.

Residents living in Mount Airy and its surrounding areas can learn about their risk of cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes and other serious chronic diseases by participating in the upcoming medical examinations of Life Line Screening.

Cross Creek Country Club will host this community event on December 1st at 1129 Greenhill Road, Mount Airy.

· The degree of plaque buildup in the arteries is related to the risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, and overall vascular health.

· High-density lipoprotein and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels

· Bone density is the risk of osteoporosis

· Kidney and thyroid function, etc.

The package starts at US$149, but the consultant will work with the client to create a suitable package based on age and risk factors. Call 1-877-237-1287 or visit www.lifelinescreening.com. Need to register in advance.

The Surrey Arts Council will transfer funds from the North Carolina Arts Council Grassroots Art Project to Surrey County non-profit organizations that provide art programs. Sub-funding applications are available online at www.ncarts.org.

Applications must be received at the Surrey Arts Council office by 5 pm on Friday, December 10. The award notification will be issued on or before December 31.

Applications can be mailed to the Surry Arts Council, PO Box 141, Mount Airy, NC 27030, emailed to rj@surryarts.org, faxed to 336-786-9822, or sent by the Surry Arts Council office at 218 Rockford Street.

If you have any questions about this application, please call 336-786-7998 or send an email to tanya@surryarts.org.

When recording the contract, North Carolina does not require that the amount paid for the package be stated on the contract. However, a tax stamp worth US$2 per 1,000 US dollars will be affixed to each contract.

Recent real estate transfers recorded at the Surrey County Deeds Registry include:

– Donald A. Badgett and Elva I. Badgett to Beverly B. Hembree and Timothy Alan Hembree; 20 acres for the first road and 26 1/2 acres for the second road Dobson; $0.

– Teresa Moore Roberts to Brandon Roberts and Saroya Roberts Royston; 0.676 acre Mount Airy; $0.

– June A. Martin to Jerome Allen Trent; 1.68 acres of Stewarts Creek; $27.

– Kennith V. Zeller to Kaitlyn Jean Rogers and Gary Paul Rogers III; .613 acres of Mount Airy; $510.

– Amanda Boyd Denny and Christopher Edward Denny vs. Tirzo Ortiz and Reyna Ortiz; Dolkin; $269.

– Otto Jakutowicz and Jyoti Jakutowicz vs. Edyta SJ Smith; Dolkin; $0.

– Janet F. Herman to Robert W. Stewart and Deborah I. Stewart; apartment contract unit NO 4B Pilot Echo condominiums BK 1 110-113 Pilot; US$356.

– Teddy R. Beaver and Kathe S. Beaver to Velvet Beaver Tucker; 0.52 acre Airy Mountain; $0.

– Velda Fowler Haynes and Benny Gray Haynes to Evan Bryant and Jennifer Bryant; 1.57 acre lot 34 Stoney Ridge Acres subdivision 6 PB 11 166 Shoals; 640 USD.

– John P. Thompson II and Vivian Thompson Akers to Joshua Guy Shoemaker and Melissa Lee Shoemaker; 12.489 acres PB 39 186 Marsh; $180.

– Michael V. Marion, Tonda S. Marion, Samuel E. Marion, Linda A. Marion, Mark S. Marion and Sybil P. Marion to Manley Keith Stovall Jr.; 0.97 acre lot 7 and 1.12 acre lot 8 PB 13 176 and 2.19 acres of 22 Stoney Ridge Acres PB 20 56 Shoals; $159.

– Kimberly A. France to Jocelyn Christenson and Timothy J. Christenson; Lot 49-52 and part of Lot 25-26 Hamburg increase and Lot 2, 0.103 acres PB 4 91; US$300.

– GCG Properties, LLC to Frederick E. Davila Jr and Rhonda J. Anderson; Domont Airy; $220.

– Peggy Bowen Fulk and Odell Franklin Fulk to Nicholas Allen Mabe and Kristina Benton Mabe; 15.474 acres PB 39 193 Siloam; $102.

– Peggy Bowen Fulk and Odell Franklin Fulk to Ethan Ryan Boles and Kurstin Jade Boles; 1.112 acres of land two PB 39 193 Siloam; $0.

– Helen Grayhawks vs. Cathy Hull and Lloyd Hugh Hawks III; Daw Stewart Creek; $0.

– Folger Lee Hamlin to Timothy Gray Bledsoe II and Amanda Bledsoe; 1.63 acres of Dobson; $24.

– Dod Re, LLC will store Master Funding XX II, LLC; 0.602 acres and 26,000 square feet; $1,840.

– Shirley Martin to Mary Joan Madison; Brookside Village Apartment Unit 7B BK 1 212-214 Elkin; US$500.

– Edwin R. Harris, Robbin B. Harris, Phillip R. Harris and Phyllis Y. Harris to Anthony Joseph Munchback; 3.570 acres and 22.135 acres PB 39 97-98 Dobson; $530.

– Terry Wayne Adams to John David Saylor and Donna Hice Saylor; 4.18 acres of Elgin; $700.

– James T. Younger and Russye A. Younger vs. Larry M. Younger; Lot 30 Timberlake subdivided PB 9 56; USD 100.

– Tyler R. Delph and Jordan Delp to Jayson David Santana Gonzalez and Katherine L. Colon; Lot 40 Part 3 Woodcreek Subdivision PB 8 101 Long Hill; $330.

– Premier Property, LLC to Mobil Diagnostics Solutions, LLC; Lot 97-98 Sunset Park Development PB 176 and Lot 2 Lot 1 and Lot 3 Lot 19-24 Part A WW Harris Property Subdivision Elkin; 600 USD.

Thanksgiving is a true American holiday

Thanksgiving as a holiday originated in the United States. In 1492, Christopher Columbus landed on the coast of the New World. His first task was to thank God for saving his life from life-threatening sea storms. 128 years later, the pilgrims arrived near Plymouth, Massachusetts after a difficult Atlantic journey. They also thank God. After 401 years, in 2021, we are celebrating Thanksgiving. Although this holiday can be traced back to the United States, no other holiday is taken for granted. Of course, now should be the time to be grateful and count our blessings. We have to thank too much, and our lives should continue to live in a spirit of gratitude.

Pilgrims give thanks in Plymouth in 1620

Materialism is the biggest obstacle to American gratitude in 2021. Oh, and since Columbus arrived in 1492 after a stormy Atlantic Journey, and after a difficult Atlantic Journey in 1620, how many goals we have missed in winter and storms. For them, gratitude is not a ritual, but a priority. Landing in Plymouth in the cold winter is not a good situation, but they are grateful. They praised and worshipped the Lord and spared their lives. Anyone can sing a song when the sun is shining and the future is bright, but pilgrims face an uncertain future as dark as the dark night, and they have a song in their hearts. However, they worship with thanks and praise. Why can't we offer praise, honor, and gratitude to God in this land blessed by God, instead of wholeheartedly pursuing materialism, self-seeking, satisfying appetite, watching sports events and Christmas bargaining? In the winter of 1620, the father of the pilgrim did not take anything for granted, and we should not take it for granted in the year of our Lord in 2021. Just like pilgrims, we should be thankful for everything. More than 150 years ago, when Abraham Lincoln wrote the announcement that Thanksgiving was a national holiday, he issued a statement: "How long will it take for us to forget God's blessings again? Can we follow Christ without being grateful?" "In this 21st century, how true his words are. Our real wish should be: "Lord, open my heart. Every day, give me a grateful heart, let me pray, count all my blessings, and send out praise from a grateful heart!" People are more likely to be more active even when dealing with difficult situations. We need to always remember that gratitude is more of a state of mind than a state of mind.

Apples from the Big Apple State

You can buy apples from North Carolina, Virginia, Washington and other places, but the sweetest, full-bodied, moist, full-bodied, hot and sour, colorful apples come from Big Apples. New York State produces the best apples in the world. It may be gray fertile soil, cool spring days or mountain air. We don't really know what they are, but they are unique in flavor and texture. You can choose Mackintosh or Jonathan. Ginger gold, Jona gold, Winesap and Jona Mac. These apples will make Johnny Appleseed proud.

A bowl of radish thanksgiving

Pilgrims may not have eaten them at their feast, but they can be part of your Thanksgiving meal and contrast with the calorie-rich foods on the table. Radish is one of the simplest vegetables in the cool weather garden, and one of the most beautiful vegetables. The bottom is white and the top is bright purple. The best way to prepare them is to prepare a bowl of mashed potatoes. All you have to do is peel the radish, cut into one-inch cubes, cover with water, and cook until tender enough to be inserted with a fork. Mash the radishes with a potato masher or beat them with a blender. Add a stick of light margarine (melted), salt, pepper, a little sugar, chili powder and a few strips of roasted bacon (crushed). Mix everything together and add a little mayonnaise to add texture.

Making Thanksgiving Mud Cakes

This is a butter cake that does not need to be baked and will melt your mouth. You will need a 32-ounce bag of Vanilla Oreo or Pumpkin Oreo (if available), a margarine stick, an eight-ounce pack of cream cheese (softened), and a three-ounce box of instant jelly pudding or instant jelly Pumpkin pudding is mixed with three and a half cups of milk, a twelve-ounce box of Cool Whip, and a teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice. Direction: Run Oreo in grate mode through a blender and set aside. In the second bowl, mix the cream cheese and softened margarine. In another bowl, mix the jelly instant pudding mixture, milk and cold whip. Mix two bowls of cream cheese mixture and jelly pudding mixture. Add pumpkin pie spices. Add a layer of crushed Oreos to a 13x9x2 inch glass baking dish or baking dish (you need three layers of Oreos). Put a layer of filling on the first layer of Oreo, add the second layer of Oreo, then a layer of filling, add the third layer of Oreo. Decorate the top with butternut squash.

In North Carolina, the tradition of eating sweet potatoes on Thanksgiving is much longer than that of turkey. This is because the state produces as many sweet potatoes as turkey. Most sweet potatoes in North Carolina are grown on the coastal plains, where most of the soil is fertile rather than acidic. From Tabor to Whiteville, to the sand dunes and northeastern North Carolina, sweet potatoes flourish and are one of the country's largest sweet potato producers, many of which are also exported to other countries. My Northampton County grandmother bake sweet potatoes in her wood stove almost every day in the fall, and they are always warm because her wood stove never goes out. When we were young, we would peel the baked potatoes to half of the potatoes, leaving the remaining skin on the sweet potatoes, and then eat them like an ice cream cone. It is best to buy North Carolina sweet potatoes from local farms or from the produce stalls on the way back from Myrtle Beach. Freshly dug out sweet potatoes have a dark brown sap that can enhance their flavor. Most store-bought sweet potatoes are already marinated and dry inside. Sweet potatoes can be deep-fried, baked, made into biscuits, pies, cakes, casseroles, and custards. They can be mashed like mashed potatoes, or they can be made into pudding by grinding raw potatoes with a mixer in grate mode, or Scrape the raw potatoes through an old-fashioned "tater" grater.

A simple and quick Thanksgiving dessert

If it takes a lot of time to prepare a Thanksgiving meal, you can use this simple pumpkin dessert to reduce the burden of work in just a few minutes. The title of the recipe is "Pumpkin Cake with Main Ingredient". You need a box of yellow cake mix, a 16-ounce jar of Libby pumpkin, and a teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice. Mix the cake flour, pumpkin pie spice and pumpkin. Pour the mixture into a 13x9x2 inch baking pan or a pan sprayed with Pam baking spray. Bake at 350 degrees for 40 minutes. Cool and punch holes in the baked cake. Make a glaze with a cup and a half of 10 times powdered sugar, four tablespoons of orange juice, and a half teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice. Stir until very smooth and pour on the cake. Simple too!

Thank you for reading the garden plot!

We seasonally thank you for reading Garden Plot in the Mount Airy News Lifestyle section every Sunday. May all our readers be blessed and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

"Heaven!" An old and frail old man worried that he would need money in heaven after his death. The man asked his three adult children if they would put a thousand dollar bill into his coffin when his time came, and everyone agreed. A few months later, the man passed away. The elder son put the one-thousand-dollar bill in the opened coffin. Then, the grieving daughter put the one-thousand-dollar bill into the coffin. Another son nicknamed "Slade" wiped his face with a napkin, whispered goodbye, deposited a check for three thousand dollars in the coffin, and then picked up the two thousand dollars.

For those who have considered running for local public office, 2022 may be an important year. There are more than 20 local public offices to run for—not to mention some state and professional positions that will be opened.

The Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce will soon hold a seminar to learn more about the conditions required to run and hold public office.

The seminar named Candidate 101 is scheduled to be held at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel in Mount Airy from 5:30 pm to 7 pm on December 1st.

Randy Collins, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, said: "The effort is to educate people and show that if you plan to operate here, that's what's involved."

"We have two experts to speak. Michella Huff will go through the paperwork, filing, national and local requirements mechanisms," he said. Huff is the director of the Surrey County Election Commission.

"We want to invite a former elected official who can tell based on his experience how to organize a campaign, how to conduct a campaign, and what I call the good, bad and ugly public service. What you need to prepare for should you be elected and serve on a public body."

The speaker is scheduled to be Larry Phillips, a former member of the Surrey County Council.

"The Candidate 101 seminar is a bipartisan event and is not affiliated with any candidate or political party," the Chamber of Commerce said when announcing the event. "The purpose of the seminar is to educate individuals who may be considering running for local or state government office, currently or in the future."

"I think people want to serve their communities and this is one way they do it," Collins said of running for office. "For some people, having to walk around and knock on the door is a very scary situation. It has a fundraising element and you have to raise money to pay for the campaign.

"With financial disclosures, you have to let people know how your campaign funds will be used, not to mention your own personal financial disclosures, to ensure that everything is done in an honest, open, and transparent manner," he said of seeking an office.

He said that the seminar is a way for people to learn all the knowledge that may be involved, let them master the knowledge, and help them decide whether to run, and how to do it if they want to run.

"It's free," he said of the party. "It's really open to anyone who wants to run. Maybe not this year, maybe a few years later they are considering running for commissioner seats or school board seats."

This will be the second such seminar held by the Chamber of Commerce. Collins stated that the Chamber of Commerce held its first such event in 2019. Marie Wood was involved, and since then, she has successfully campaigned for a seat on the Mount Airy Committee.

"The Chamber of Commerce will conduct it as a non-partisan and unrelated educational activity. People should not worry about them being recruited in any way. This is really an educational activity. We invite people to come out and understand what is involved. We hope to be able to There is a group of people attending."

"There will be some important elections in 2022. We hope that people will learn about all this and join us."

Among the local offices opened in 2022, there are three seats on the county committee, the county and Airy Mountain School Board, the Mayor of Airy Mountain, and three seats on the committee. The mayor and two board seats will be opened in Pilot Mountain and Dobson, and there will be a three-person team for the Elgin Commissioner and the school board. For a complete list of local offices open for elections, please visit the Surrey County Election Commission website https://www.co.surry.nc.us/departments/(a_through_j)/board_of_elections/index.php

In order to participate in the candidate seminar, the Chamber of Commerce requires people to register on the Chamber of Commerce website www.mtairyncchamber.org, click on "Activities", and then click on "Candidate 101". Questions about the event can be emailed to Collins: randy@mtairyncchamber.org.

Surrey County has issued the following marriage certificates:

– Paul Frances Miller (39-year-old) in Surrey County and Heather Jean Willoughby (36-year-old) in Surrey County.

– Casey Drew Bowman, 31, of Forsyth County, and Jodi Lynn Willford, 36, of Surrey County.

– Robert Lawrence Schupp Jr., 63, Surrey County, Peggy Maureen Spinelli, Surrey County, 67.

– Brian James Rector, 31, Surrey County, and Justine Kamille Gillian Jackson, 30, Surrey County.

– Jackson Cramer Smith, 23, in Surrey County, and Caroline Grace Westmoreland, 25, in Surrey County.

– Samuel Gordon Hall, 33, in Wilkes County, to Kelly Jo Wyatt, 33, in Wilkes County.

– Kris Brian Slavey, 50, Surrey County, and Carrie Ann Sturgil, 47, Surrey County.

– Samuel Lee Barker, 25, of Wilkes County, to Jessica Rae Eldridge, 21, of Surrey County.

Almost all of us have been there at some point-recalling the stories our parents or grandparents told us a long time ago, using their young and early descriptions to make us happy, and hope that we have written down the details of their stories. Even better, maybe wondering why we didn't record this person because they are telling their lives 25, 50 or more years ago.

The past of our country—and the past of our community—as well—especially when it comes to serving veterans.

There are a large number of books—enough to fill the entire library—about the various wars and official military operations of our army over the decades. Many more books examine the political and social climate surrounding military operations.

But what about individual soldiers? What about the men and women who serve every day—drilling, queuing, doing tasks that are not glorious in daily life in bases or war zones? What about those active in the war zone? How does it feel to stand alone, afraid that the enemy will open fire at any time? What is it like to exchange fire with armed soldiers or civilians on the other side?

How heartbreaking is it to bring the body of a lost comrade back to the base? Before the arrival of the American army, how refreshing was it to provide food and medicine to hungry natives?

What was the mood of the young soldier who had received basic training when he left his hometown for the first time? Ship to a foreign mission?

These, and many more, are stories our veterans have: first-hand personal experiences of serving the country as a member of the American armed forces.

These are the stories that the Veterans History Project (VHP) of the American Folklore Center hopes to collect.

Todd Harris of the Surrey County Deed Registry is leading the project locally.

"Personal history is not what you call academic history," Harris said in a recent interview with The Mount Airy News. "We want to collect what they saw and heard, what they experienced, and how it affected them when they returned home."

This is an important project that preserves the stories of local men and women serving the country, not only for those who may be interested now, but also for future generations.

The stories collected by the project will be shared with the Library of Congress, but just as importantly, they will be preserved locally to showcase the services of residents of Surrey County.

These veterans deserve our thanks, and Harris also organized this project. Harris is stepping outside of the normal duties of his office to do important work for the community, an effort which stands as an example of how elected officials can truly be public servants, not just for today, but for many years to come.

The Surrey County Community Corrections Office is seeking information about the whereabouts of:

• Corey Devon Johnson (Corey Devon Johnson), 35 years old, a black male wanted for violating probation regulations for possession of felony with intent to sell and transport cocaine, possession of intent to manufacture, sell, and transport marijuana , Methamphetamine and Schedule IV controlled drug felony, a woman is on probation, resisting a public official, driving and using/possession of drug paraphernalia during the revocation of license;

• Tavarria Avarees Bell, 29, a black woman, violated the probation policy for failing to appear in court. She was sentenced to probation for two felonies of trafficking in methamphetamine;

• Anna Madison Marsh, 23 years old, a white female is wanted for violating probation regulations for two felony counts of possession of heroin, three felony counts of possession of methamphetamine, intent to manufacture, sell and deliver Schedule IV controlled substances Felony and probation for two counts. Count the use/possession of drug paraphernalia;

• James Edward Vestal, 57, a white male wanted for violating the probation policy, is currently on probation for theft.

View all probation and absconders on the Internet at http://webapps6.doc.state.nc.us/opi, then click absconders. Anyone who has information about probation and absconders should contact the Fight Crime Hotline 786-4000, County Probation Office 719-2705 or Ailishan Police Station 786-3535.

The Surrey County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on the whereabouts of:

• Matthew Fletcher Joyce, 34, a white male, wanted for four felony counts of acquiring property under false pretexts.

• Clifford Wayne Cook, 58, a white male, wanted for first-degree trespass;

• Kimberly Etta Lyman (Kimberly Etta Lyman), 54 years old, a white female, wanted for two felony counts of obtaining property under false pretences, one felony of using forged documents, and one felony of financial card fraud And a misdemeanor of theft.

• Tiffany Annette Owens, 30 years old, a white female, wanted for a felony second-degree burglary and two counts of failing to appear in court for minor offences.

Anyone with information about these people should call the Surrey County Sheriff's Office at 401-8900.

Raleigh, North Carolina (Associated Press) - After veteran Rep. GK Butterfield announced this week that he will not seek re-election, U.S. Democratic Senate candidate Erica Smith has switched to a congressional seat in northeastern North Carolina.

Smith's campaign updated the Federal Election Commission's organizational documents late on Friday, indicating that she is now running for the redrawn second congressional district seat.

Smith is a former state senator. He trailed Carl Cunningham in second place in the 2020 Democratic U.S. Senate primary. She entered the 2022 Democratic field very early, but was easily defeated in the campaign of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley and current state Senator Jeff Jackson. Smith described himself as the most progressive candidate in the primaries.

Butterfield's announcement on Thursday that he will not run for election in 2022 will give Smith a potential landing site in an area including her home in Northampton County. Late Friday, phone calls or text messages to Smith and her campaign office, and emails to her campaign manager were not immediately responded. Applications for formal candidates for the primaries on March 8 will begin on December 6.

In his retirement video, Butterfield, who has served in Congress since 2004, criticized the Republican Party for redistributing electoral districts because it drew an excessive partisan map, and declared that it was time to "pass the torch on to people with the same values ​​as the region." .

Butterfield, the former leader of the Congressional Black Caucus, usually wins by a considerable advantage in his rural areas, which usually contains most black counties. But the recently redrawn map of the US House of Representatives in North Carolina puts him in a tossing position, which makes it difficult for any Democrat to win.

Smith's move also shaken the Senate election, especially Smith's supporters must decide who they will be loyal to before the primary election.

Democratic State Senator Don Davis, representing Pitt and Green Counties, has expressed interest in succeeding Butterfield and said on Thursday that he will share more information about his future plans "in due course."

Sandy Smith, a Republican in Pitt County, lost to Butterfield by 8 percentage points in the 2020 general election. He is already seeking a Republican nomination in the region.

The second district promulgated covers all or part of the 18 counties, extending from Washington County in the east to Caswell County inland.

After voting in early October to designate $295,000 in city funding for a series of downtown projects, the Mount Airy Commission has completed the transaction.

The board of directors voted unanimously in favor of the budget amendment to actually provide funding at a meeting on Thursday night.

Its goal is to update the master plan of the city center; the public toilets in the 400 block of North Main will be installed in the municipal parking area between Brannock and Hiatt Furniture and Old North State Winery;

In addition, improvements to outdoor spaces centered on public art, including large-scale Andy Griffith murals on the walls of Brannock and Hiatt Furniture, and further work on the alleys of Melwa, now include the late local singer Mel Wall murals in Houston; public alley improvements involving sanitation and safety camera programs, a key component of which is to resurface an alley on Oak Street and implement sanitation solutions there; and new banners on main streets and market streets.

The total price of these projects is estimated at US$592,000. The Mount Airy Downtown Inc. group has agreed to use income from the special municipal service area tax levied on central business district owners to provide $297,00 of this.

Some Mount Airy officials are cautious about allocating such a huge amount of city funds, not knowing where the funds will come from to cover the costs.

The action on Thursday night authorized the withdrawal of funds from the city's fund balance, also known as surplus or savings.

However, officials hope that this can be made up for by the $3.2 million allocated to Mount Airy in the Federal U.S. Rescue Program Act passed earlier this year, and the permitted uses of the Act are still being studied by city staff.

The budget regulation amendment passed on Thursday earmarked funds for downtown improvements initially as part of the agreed agenda, in which items deemed routine were grouped together to be approved by a single vote minus discussion.

However, at the request of Commissioner Tom Koch, a project to update the downtown master plan was moved to the regular agenda to allow such discussions.

He mentioned an initial arrangement that required the city government to pay US$75,000, of which the renewal fee totaled US$125,000 and Mount Airy Downtown Inc. Group provided US$50,000.

The city center plan will modernize the previous plan in 2004 and will include identifying development opportunities in the city center to guide public and private investment in a cost-effective manner; public parking solutions; traffic flow analysis and possible changes, such as Remove the traffic lights along the North Avenue to make them two-way instead of one-way, and bury overhead power lines.

Koch pointed out that the actual cost of the planned update—implemented by Benchmark, which already provides internal planning services to the municipality—was listed as $67,000.

The board members recommended adjusting the city’s capital investment to match the percentage of the original cost-sharing arrangement with Mount Airy’s city center, and questioned the accuracy of all project costs.

Lizzie Morrison, the main street coordinator who was associated with organizations working to improve the central business district and attended the meeting on Thursday night, provided an explanation.

Morrison informed the city council members that the city center organization had committed its share as promised.

"To date, we have spent $50,000 on planning documents for the downtown area," she said. Morrison added that the difference of $8,000 between the actual cost of the update of the city's master plan and earlier estimates will be used to further cover such costs.

"Kill it to death"

After Morrison's speech, Commissioner Mary Wood, who had asked for budget amendments to specify the share of city funds to be included on Thursday night's agenda, said that it was enough.

"I think it's time to vote on this," Wood said of the issues discussed at multiple meetings, although the theoretical approval was passed with a 3-2 vote in early October.

Wood is a board member of Mount Airy Downtown Inc. and of course the liaison between the city government and the group. She said she trusts its financial planning.

"They won't spend money that they can't prove and fit the category," Wood added. "So I think it's time for us to vote on this and stop resolving it and bring it up and beat it to death."

"I didn't know they had spent $50,000," Koch responded when referring to downtown Mount Airy, and he was satisfied with Morrison's explanation.

Subsequently, he voted for a motion made by Wood to actually provide city funding.

Raleigh, North Carolina (Associated Press) - On Friday, a judge postponed a key participant in a North Carolina absentee ballot fraud case from having to report a crime involving welfare fraud to a federal prison because of the defendant’s health.

Leslie McCrae Dowless Jr. of Braden County was supposed to report to the South Carolina jail before December 1 and serve six months in prison, but his lawyer asked for it to be postponed to April 1 because of his Health problems are getting worse. U.S. District Judge Terrence Boyle approved the extension.

According to documents submitted to the Federal Court earlier this week, Dawlis was in his 60s and suffered a stroke in August and learned earlier this month that he may have lung cancer. His lawyer wrote that he needed time to make follow-up medical appointments to determine his course of care.

Boyle pleaded guilty in June to obtain illegal social security benefits while concealing his remuneration for political work. He sentenced Dawless in early September.

These allegations are closely related to the state government's broader investigation into illegal absentee voting activities in the 2016 general election and the 2018 primary and 2018 elections-the authorities have listed Dawlis as the main figure.

Dowless was charged with 13 state crimes in the case, including obstruction of justice, possession of absentee ballots and perjury.

The State Election Commission conducted an investigation into the 2018 9th Congressional District elections, when Dawlis worked for the then Republican candidate Mark Harris, which caused the commission to abandon the results and order a new election. No charges were made against Harris, who did not participate in subsequent elections.

When appearing in the Wake County Superior Court on Monday, Dawless rejected a plea agreement offered by District Attorney Lorraine Freeman, which required him to serve a year in prison, half of which will be executed concurrently with his federal term. The judge set the trial date as August next year.

Freeman said in court that the guilty plea proposal will continue until November 30, probably the day before Dawlis will enter the Salters prison in South Carolina.

Freeman said in a telephone interview later on Friday that the deadline will remain unchanged. She said she might discuss with Dowless's lawyers whether the trial can now be held before his new April report date.

In a court hearing on Monday, Dawless’s recent medical challenge was relayed to High Court Judge Keith Gregory, who asked him and Freeman to continue to understand the situation.

The long-awaited passage of the Raleigh State budget was welcomed domestically because it included funding for projects in Mount Airy and the local airport.

"As part of this good news, there are several good things that will help our community move forward," Mayor Ron Niland announced Thursday night during the general comments at the end of the city council meeting.

These projects include the replacement of the aging utility lines in Mount Airy, the restoration of the Ararat River and the terminal and taxiway works at the Mount Airy-Surry County Airport.

According to data released on Thursday night on city projects and Friday’s airport information, the total amount of funds reserved for these needs in the NSW budget is approximately US$6.5 million.

Earlier Thursday, Governor Roy Cooper signed a spending plan deemed overdue, the first comprehensive state budget in three years. It should be in place by July 1.

North Carolina is the last state in the country that has not set a budget for this year. Thursday’s breakthrough came after Cooper and legislative leaders negotiated for several weeks.

According to state sources, the budget plans to spend $25.9 billion this year and $27 billion next year. Federal coronavirus relief assistance will also add billions of dollars.

Despite the delays, based on the appreciation comments made by the Mayor of Niland and Commissioner Steve Yokeley during the Mount Airy Committee meeting, local officials appeared to be satisfied with the final result.

Has the "time bomb" been removed?

Niland is particularly excited about the $1.5 million in grants in the budget to address the aging water supply and sewers in the city center and its surrounding areas.

Niland explained: "This is replacing the 80-year-old line that has been underground since almost the first line was put into use in the city."

For many years, aging underground utility pipelines have been a major problem for Airy Mountain, and a former official once called their existence a “time bomb” that threatened the city government.

State funding is for routes in some key areas.

"Our plan is to replace the water supply and sewer (along) Oak Street from Main Street to Market Street," explained Mitch Williams, director of public works, and then from Main Street to South Street on Franklin Street.

"This will basically complete all the groundwater lines needed for the reconstruction-no matter what happens long after I leave," Nilande said.

According to an earlier summary of capital needs, there will still be some utility needs in the city, which lists remote water supply and sewer repair projects totaling approximately US$4.3 million in fiscal year 2025-26 alone.

Overall, the new state budget includes $1.7 billion to improve water supply and sewers.

Another $650,000 is earmarked locally for repairing the eroded section of the Ararat River near Riverside Drive, where the Granite City Greenway is being expanded.

Although Niland said on Thursday that the funds will also fund the one-mile expansion of the urban greenway system, Darren Lewis, Director of Parks and Recreation/Interim City Manager, later stated that this may eventually be achieved through state funding.

But Lewis added that river restoration is currently the focus. Except for the project at hand, there are no plans to further expand the greenway, extending the 1.2-mile asphalt pathway north of Riverside Park to the SouthData Inc. area of ​​Technology Lane.

Mount Airy/Surry County Airport is a major beneficiary of state funding, with a total of US$4.4 million allocated for two different projects.

"In the state budget, we approved $2.9 million for the construction of the new terminal," airport manager George Crater revealed on Friday.

"We have received $1.5 million to complete the parallel taxiway," Crater added when talking about another project. "We are currently getting the plan approved by the Ministry of Aviation."

The completion of completely parallel taxiways is a safety improvement. Parallel taxiways are usually aircraft paths that connect the runway with the apron, hangar, terminal and other facilities. This allows the aircraft to leave the runway faster, allowing other aircraft to land or take off in a shorter time.

"After approval, we plan to tender the project in early 2022," the airport manager said on Friday.

As for the new terminal, Crater has not yet received any official documents from the North Carolina Department of Aviation on the project timetable, but it is expected to proceed in 2022.

"As always, all of our schedules may be changed due to the delivery of materials and can easily be delayed by six months," he said. "I hope these two projects can be advanced as soon as possible."

The mayor of Nilan stated that whether the citizens are aware of this or not, the airport measures are economically important to the entire community.

"For most of us, it's a bit blind and unpleasant because we don't have airplanes and we don't fly airplanes," he admitted.

However, when it comes to American companies, "This is how they move around," Niland commented, noting that some local companies have business connections with remote areas of the country and must arrive quickly.

Neyland, along with representative Jon Cawley, represented the city on the management committee of the facility, and there are now seven business jets parked at the local airport.

Raleigh, NC (Associated Press) — Developers of COVID-19 treatments, champions of public school integration, folk musicians, and writers are among the nine newest recipients of North Carolina's highest civilian honor.

Governor Roy Cooper hosted the official award ceremonies for the 2020 and 2021 North Carolina Awards at an event held at the North Carolina Museum of Art on Thursday night. The award was established 60 years ago to recognize major contributions to the country and the country in multiple fields. Each recipient lives or works in North Carolina, or has previously lived or worked in North Carolina.

The 2020 winners are Dr. Francis Collins, Dean of the National Institutes of Health; Ralph Baric, a coronavirus researcher at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and Kizzmekia Corbett, a native of North Carolina, now teaching at Harvard University. All three were awarded for their work on COVID-19 vaccine and treatment.

This year’s winners include Dudley Flood, the winner of the Public Service Award, a former administrator of the Department of Public Education, dedicated to abolishing segregation in K-12 schools in the state; and David Holt, the winner of the Fine Arts Award, who is a character The Lamy Award-winning musician and storyteller emphasizes the culture of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

The literary prize was awarded to the teacher and historian Timothy Tyson, who is known for writing books on race and civil rights, including "Bloody Sign My Name", and long-time fashion writer and editor Andre Lay Ang Tali.

Another public service award winner in 2021 is Maria Spaulding, a government health, human services, and natural resource administrator who helped develop the North Carolina Zoo; this year’s science award winner is a professor at Duke University and the former Triangle Institute Researcher Blake Wilson, who helped develop the cochlear implant.

• According to Mount Airy Police Department, on Wednesday, a Siloam man was jailed with a $50,000 secured bond on felony charges involving the theft of vehicles and drugs.

John Lee Purvis, 31, from 185 Steve's Way, met a policeman at a traffic stop in the 300th block of South Franklin Road. He found his pending arrest warrant on charges of theft of a motor vehicle, possession of a stolen motor vehicle and Change/destroy stolen car parts. These were released through the Surrey County Sheriff’s Office on September 21.

Purvis is also wanted for felony drug charges filed by Yadkin County authorities on September 28, including possession of Schedule II controlled substances and maintaining drug vehicles/houses. The cessation of traffic on Wednesday led to further charges of possession of Schedule II controlled substances, felony and possession of drug paraphernalia.

He is scheduled to appear in Surrey District Court on November 29.

• Adam Wayne Cagle, 38, classified as homeless, was charged with second-degree trespass on Thursday because he was in a forbidden property. The location is not clear in the police records. Kagle faces a court date on December 20.

• On Monday, there was a theft in Dollar General on North Renfro Street when an unidentified suspect stole Cordova's gloves.

• Tammy Lee Willis, 59, who lives on 1259-D W. Lebanon St., is accused of driving with obstacles and displaying false registrations during a traffic stop on the 2100 block of Riverside Drive on November 10 .

Willis was released with a $500 unsecured bond and will appear in the District Court on December 6.

On Friday, Sheriff Steve Hiatt showed Surry's Sweetest Diabetes Support Group a check for $1,000. The third year of the "No Shave Campaign" has contributed to the Surrey County Autism Association in North Carolina and the Northwestern North Carolina Children's Center. The VIP guests see Reece, Breann and Presely Wyse in the center, with Sgt on both sides. Jacob Wise. Hiatt, Sarah Welch and Kelly Whittington from the county were supported by the Sheriff’s Office.

Special guest Presley Wise watched Sergeant Steve Hiatt closely at the Surrey County Sheriff’s Office in Dobson on Friday. Hiatt reports that this force is highly involved, and Captain Scott Hudson estimates that more than 75% of people choose to participate and help local charities such as Surry's Sweetest. Although men’s faces are sloppy, women can choose to wear ponytails.

After the check presentation was over, Presley answered questions about Christmas gifts and pointed out that she hoped to see Barbie, a member of the National Toy Hall of Fame, under the Christmas tree.

The arrival of Turkey Day on Thursday will affect the health arrangements of Mount Airi.

This includes not collecting residential waste during the holiday itself, and the route on Thursday will be collected on Wednesday, only on the side of the road.

Residential routes on Wednesday will be collected as planned, only on the side of the road.

The routes normally served on Friday will run on the next Monday.

There will be no commercial waste collection on Thanksgiving or Friday.

At the same time, the industrial rolling routes for Thursday and Friday will be collected early on Wednesday.

Due to the chaotic schedule, there will be no yard garbage collection next Monday.

To celebrate Thanksgiving, the city office will be closed on Thursday and Friday.

It is often said that the top-ranked team can give everyone the best shot chance without any loss.

This is especially true when that team remains unbeaten and has not allowed touchdowns in the past two months.

Starmount came to Granite City on Friday, and the first half caused Mount Airy more problems than any team in the entire season. The Rams made three turnovers and became the third team to score a touchdown against the Bears, and Mount Airy, who averaged 51.8 points in the game last Friday, scored only 7 points in two quarters.

Nevertheless, the young Granite Bears regrouped in the second half and defeated the Rams 37-0. Mount Airy, ranked second, won with a score of 44-7, entered the 1A Western Region semifinals, and advanced with a score of 13-0.

The Granite Bears have now won 13 games in six different seasons. The top five are coached by coach Kelly Hold (2007-2009, 2016-17) and coach JK Adkins this season.

Mount Airy relies heavily on its running competition, rushing for more than 300 yards for the fourth time against Starmount this season. Taylor Mason led the Bears with eight advances for 167 yards and two touchdowns. The second-year rushing yards of 167 yards is the second highest in his career, second only to 193 yards running 13 times earlier this year.

Mason now has six games with at least 100 yards this season. Nearly 50% of Mason's 167-yard rushing came from an 80-yard touchdown in the first quarter. Walker Stroup knocked down PAT, giving Mount Airy a 7-0 lead.

The Bears controlled Starmount's offense well throughout Friday's game, but a costly first-half error caused the Rams to tie the score 7-7. Mount Airy made two interceptions in the first half and lost a turnover.

After the Rams forced a second quarter error, Starmount's Zack Dezern found the end zone with a sprint. Diego Zuniga's PAT equalized the score. Dezeen continued to sprint 23 times and became the focus of Starmount's offense. However, he ended the game with only a 64-yard sprint.

The team still did not score in the remaining time of the first half and entered the half with a score of 7-7.

With 5 minutes and 25 seconds left in the third quarter, Mount Airy finally found the end zone again. Reece Deaton punched in a 1-yard run and Walker Stroup hit PAT to give the Bears a 14-7 lead.

Things snowballed from there. Less than three minutes later, Mason scored a second touchdown in a 58-yard game. Mount Airy's rapid reign continued into the fourth quarter as Josh Penn scored a 9-yard touchdown with 10 minutes and 49 seconds left in the game.

Since the team did not have starting quarterback Luke Kimmer, Starmount only attempted 3 passes in Friday's game. Dezeen came off the bench in QB and was forced to pitch in the fourth quarter to lead 28-7.

Mount Airy punished the Rams with the No. 6 pick. Mario Revis intercepted Dezeen and sent him back to the end zone 51 yards away. This is the Bears' sixth defensive touchdown this year. With 5:26 remaining in the game, after Caleb Reid rushed for a touchdown, the defense of the Granite Wall gained more points by enforcing safety.

Starmount ended the game with only one game that was more than 10 yards away from the melee. In a total of 39 passes, the Rams did not gain or lose yards in 9 rushes.

Mount Airy quarterback Ian Gallimore completed Gallimore's 56-yard pass on 5-of-12 shots. Walker Stroup was the leading receiver, 3 catches for 22 yards, followed by Zeb Stroup 1 catch for 21 yards and Revels 13 yards.

Gallimore also rushed 7 times for 27 yards. After Mason's 167 yards, Reid followed with 67 yards and touchdowns, followed by Payne with 62 yards and touchdowns, Zebstrup with a carry of 21 yards, and Deaton with a carry of two. With 4 yards and a touchdown, Brisson George carried 4 yards twice. The Bears also had a terrible breakthrough, losing 21 yards.

Mount Airy will host No. 3 Mitchell (11-2) in the 1A Western Conference semifinals on November 26. The Bears and the Climbers have played three games before-all in the playoffs-and Mitchell has won all three games. The most recent meeting was in 2015*.

As the No. 1 seed of the No. 1A seed in the Western Conference loses in the Sweet 16, the winner of Mount Airy Mitchell will host the Western Conference Regional Championship on December 3 against fourth place Robbinsville (9-3). ) And ninth place winner Murphy (9-4).

*Correction: This article originally stated that the last time Mount Airy and Mitchell met in 1986, the first time the teams met was actually in the 1986 playoffs. They met again in the 1988 playoffs and the 2015 playoffs.

4:29 MAHS 7-0-Tyler Mason 80-yard TD, Walker Stroup PAT

9:08 STAR 7-7 – Zack Dezern 1 yard rushing TD, Diego Zuniga PAT

5:25 MAHS 14-7 – Reece Deaton 1 yard rushing TD, Walker Stroup PAT

3:05 MAHS 21-7-Tyler Mason 58-yard TD, Walker Stroup PAT

10:49 MAHS 28-7 – Josh Penn 9-yard TD, Walker Stroup PAT

10:28 MAHS 35-7-Mario Revels intercepted 51 yards and returned to TD, Walker Stroop PAT

5:26 MAHS 42-7 – Caleb Reid 30-yard rushing TD, Walker Stroup PAT

North Surrey High School recently held a science fair, and most of the entries were submitted by student teams.

The two teams tied for first place-Vy Pahn, Carter Hall, Destiny Kelly, Maddie Bare, Zoey Draughn, Airam Casas and Angel Adame, Summer Goin, Schae Lawson, Kaylee Edwards, Keelin Caudle formed one of the teams, and The second team is composed of Max Barnard, Zeb Wolfe, and Jackson Graves.

The second place is Kohler Bennett and Carly Robertson.

Shoals Elementary School recently held its annual science fair competition.

Don Howard won first place in the entire science fair competition with his exhibit Styrofoam, and Gemma Kreeger won second place with her work called Bath Bombs. Both will enter the regional level.

Fifth grade: 1st place-Kaylee Trivette-what color foods turtles like; 2nd place-Jillian Sammons-which snacks horses prefer; 3rd place-Dayzee Hutchens-which liquid can dissolve the color of skittles;

Fourth grade: First place-Avery Phillips-Decompose fruits; second place-Alaina Andrews-prosperity is coming; third place-Mallory Marion-lemon battery;

Third grade: first place-Kate Martin-Slime Science; second place-Hallie Hunter-plants need water; third place-Caden Hill-what material can block Wifi.

Pilot Hill-There was a defensive matchup on Friday night. The two teams averaged more than 44 points per game, but the total score was less than 20 points.

When the Monroe Red Hawks wanted to close the East Surrey Cardinals, both defenses were shining under the bright lights of David H. Diamont Stadium, and vice versa. The two teams fought for 48 minutes in the third round of the playoffs. In the end, it was the small town boy of Pilot Hill who celebrated the victory with a score of 10-9.

"You know, we sat in the coach's office all week talking about this game," East Surrey coach Trent Lowman said. "We were sitting there before the game and each of us said,'It will be close and it will score much lower than anyone thought,' and it is true."

Both East (12-0) and Monroe are very familiar with the depth of the playoffs and have won state championships in the past five years. The Cardinals won the 1AA Western Regional Championship in 2018, 2019, and the spring of 2021, and won the 1AA State Championship in 2019.

Monroe (8 wins and 2 losses) has participated in the Western Conference Championships four times since 2013. The Red Eagles won the 3A regional runner-up in the spring of 2021, the 2AA regional runner-up in 2016, and the 2AA regional championship in 2013 and 2015. Monroe won the 2AA state championship in 2015.

Friday's game marked Monroe's first loss to a team in Division 2A since December 9, 2016, when the Red Hawks lost the 2AA Western Conference Championship to the eventual champion Shelby. Friday's 9-point performance was also the Red Hawks' lowest score against a 2A team since 2016.

"Coach [Randy] Marion and our defensive team called the defense," Lowman said. "They (Monroe) have been giving people extra points all year, and our defense has let them down. They really did. There is a lot of discussion about them being the best 2A team in the state, we just stand with them Together. I am really proud of our players."

After the Red Hawks committed only four times in the first nine games of the season, East Surrey forced Monroe to make three turnovers. Trey Armstrong and Luke Brown each had an interception. Armstrong made a forced error and was recovered by teammate Joseph Grazmark. Monroe only scored 1 of 5 points in the fourth conversion.

Both of East Surrey's scores were built by defensive takeaways.

The Cardinals' offense was effective throughout the first half, but stagnated when needed to score. The team separated in 12 games at 4:12 and ended with a shot wide, then forced an interception and returned to the Red Eagles after four games.

Monroe used this continuous error to start 5 games, and finally Hamoni Robinson completed a 41-yard touchdown pass to Bryce Davis. Luke Bowman blocked PAT and left 6-0.

The Cardinals kicked the ball on their next possession and then turned the ball over in the first series of the second quarter. After consecutive turnovers, Brown picked Robinson in the Red Hawks' first game. Brown will intercept more than 30 yards and return to Redhawk 25.

Armstrong ran twice to put the cards in the red zone, and then Boas got two big finishes, allowing East Surrey to board the board. Stephen Brantley's PAT gave the Eastern Conference a 7-6 lead into halftime.

After starting to trade his property in the second half, Monroe played the longest game of the night. In 11 games, 5 minutes and 04 seconds, the Red Eagles reached the Cardinals 13 yard line. Robinson made an incomplete pass for the second time before being fired for the first time. Brett Clayton led East Surrey with nine tackles and picked up the sacks.

After being blocked by PAT earlier, Monroe's Angel Valenzuela converted a 35-yard field goal to give the Red Eagles a 9-7 lead.

Monroe started in the fourth quarter of Cardinal Territory and had a chance to rise by two points. Kyle Zinn reported the third attempt to establish fourth and fifth attempts, and with star running back Nate Crosby missing, Monroe chose to pitch again.

Robinson completed the pass to Shaleak Knotts, which was the first failed pass. When Knotts was a four-star recruit and received 21 offers for a level I position before heading to Maryland in August, when he turned to running, he was hit by Armstrong. The ball fell on the grass and was picked up by Grazmark.

Monroe's defense continued to cause problems for the Cardinals' passing offense in the second half, so Dong made adjustments. Boas and Armstrong led East Surrey in a sudden attack, in which Card only attempted four passes in the second half. The two players alternated for more than five minutes to reach the red zone.

Dong soon found himself in a situation similar to the first quarter, when it was fourth and second on the 15-yard line. After calling a timeout, Loman sent Brantley out to kick a 32-yard shot. The junior kicker missed his first attempt of the game at 31 yards; he was more than adequate, but played very far in the first quarter.

Brantley got redemption by kicking a line through the upright with 5 minutes and 50 seconds left in the game.

When deciding to make a shot instead of four and two points, Loman said: "You have to trust your players. We stopped them, but we still have two timeouts. I think even if we missed out, we will have a chance. Get the ball back. I believe in our players, I believe in our defense and offense, in case we miss it. You have to let the players play."

Brantley saved the game again in the subsequent kickoff. The Knotts avoided Cardinal one by one, deep into the territory of East Surrey. Brantley was the last person to return as a kicker, and Knotts lost on the No. 17 Cardinals.

Zion Lindsay ran twice for the Red Eagles, but only got three yards. Robinson dropped the pass on the fourth drop, but his pass was incomplete. Valenzuela tried to shoot 31 yards, but failed.

East Surry only needs to move the chain a few times to time. Behind a ignited offensive line, Boas and Armstrong took the Cardinals from their own 20-yard line to the Red Hawks 12-yard line to time the game.

Monroe won 612 yards with a score of 60-29. Just 7 days later, his total yardage reached the season's lowest 208 yards. The Red Eagles rushed for 101 yards 20 times, and Robinson completed 22 passes and 10 yards for touchdowns.

East Surrey ended the game with a total of 292 yards. Boas completed 13 of 22 passes for 93 yards, and Armstrong was the leading receiver, receiving 5 passes at 31 yards. Lleyton Allen received 4 times with 21 yards, Colby Johnson received twice with 21 yards, Brown received once with 13 yards, and Grazmark received once with 4 yards.

Boas led all rushers with 22 advances for 123 yards and touchdowns. Followed by Armstrong 14 passes for 68 yards, Zinn 2 passes for 8 yards, Johnson 1 pass for 4 yards, Allen 1 pass and lost 4 yards.

The victory in East Surrey allowed the Cardinals to enter the fourth round of the 2A State Playoffs. Since 1972, as early as the North Carolina High School Athletic Association announced the brackets on its website, only two Surrey County football teams have won three games in the Division 2A playoffs in a single season. The first was Mount Airy in 1987, and the second was East Surry this year.

"These guys are very tough, and they are very caring," Loman said.

East Surrey on the 2nd will face the third girl in the Western Region semifinals on November 26. The girl (13-0) is the champion of the Catawba Valley Sports Conference. The Blue Devils defeated No. 30 Mount Pleasant 37-7 in the first round, beat No. 14 West Lincoln 47-0 in the second round, and defeated No. 6 Salisbury 32-20 in the third round.

The winner of East Surry-Maiden will face No. 1 Shelby (12-1) and No. 4 Ritzville (12-0) in the 2A Western Regional Championship.

4:07 MHS 0-6 – Khamoni Robinson passes to Bryce Davis for a 43-yard TD catch, PAT is blocked by Luke Bowman

2:52 ESHS 7-6 – Folger Boaz 2 yard TD, Stephen Brantley PAT

4:28 MHS 7-9 – Angel Valenzuela 35-yard shot

5:46 ESHS 10-9 – Stephen Brantley scores a 32-yard field goal

MOUNT AIRY-Surrey Bancorp's (pink list: SRYB) board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 10.5 cents per share for the company's common stock.

The cash dividend will be paid on January 10 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 17. According to Ted Ashby, President/CEO of Surrey Bancorp, dividends are based on the company's operating performance, strong financial position and commitment to creating value for shareholders.

Surrey Bancorp is the bank holding company of Surrey Bank & Trust, located at 145 North Renfro Street, Mount Airy. The bank has full-service branches at 145 North Renfrow Street and 2050 Rockford Street in Airy Hill, and a limited-service branch at 1280 West Pine Street in Airy Hill. Full-service branches are also located at 653 South Key Street in Pilot Mountain, CC Camp Road 393 in Elgin, 1096 Main Street in North Wilkesboro, and 940 Woodland Drive in Stewart, Virginia.

Surrey Bank & Trust can be found online at www.surreybank.com.

About five years ago, on January 5, 2017, the lives of Myra and Nathan Edwards changed forever.

Their son Bentley came into this world, a baby boy bouncing around. At least they think so.

Two days later, when the young couple was about to leave the hospital to take their son home, an alert nurse noticed that not everything was all right, although she could not fully understand it.

"Some things make me look down on," Myra recalled, the nurse said before taking Bentley to the neonatal intensive care unit for an examination. There, little Bentley had a seizure, and hospital staff discovered that he had a childhood stroke at birth.

He was transferred to the Brenner Children's Hospital, where doctors confirmed that he had suffered severe brain damage.

"On the (MRI) image, the doctor showed us the dead part of the Bentley brain," Myra Edwards said.

The doctor then prepared the couple for what they called the future-taking care of Bentley for life, his brain damage was so severe that he would never be able to take care of himself.

“Based on the damaged parts, Bentley’s left side will have movement problems like cerebral palsy, his left side will be weaker, he may have developmental delays, and some visual impairments,” she said.

Interestingly, no one explained this to Bentley. In the next few days, he behaved to a large extent like a child without a stroke-eating well, acting alert, acting, and growing up like a baby in the first few days of his life.

In the end, they were able to take Bentley home, even though he had been receiving regular care at home and outpatient clinics for 18 months, when his medical team decided it was time to stop treatment.

"They said,'We really have nothing to do for this kid, he doesn't need us,'" Edwards said recently when recalling Bentley's early treatment. "They said,'His progress is faster than a kid his age should be.'"

Edwards clarified that-the doctors are not saying that he is ahead of their expectations for stroke victims of the same age, but that he is ahead of the normal development of any healthy child.

"Bentley is great, we call him our miracle baby," she said. "He is very cute, very affectionate, and very caring. He loves sports, he loves girls, and bless him as a man with a little woman. There is no sports problem, no vision problem, only a normal toddler, he will pick him Something you want to hear."

Edwards said that it was their faith that helped them through the dark days of worrying about Bentley's health and future.

"As soon as they tell us, we do our best to pray," she said of the first time the doctor broke the news to them. "There is nothing we can do. We just need to let go and let God. I know this sounds like a cliché, but that's all we can do."

It is this belief and their understanding of pediatric stroke that prompted them to hold an annual fundraising event to benefit pediatric stroke patients and help a local child who is waiting for a kidney transplant this year.

Last weekend, the couple hosted Stand With Bentley in the barn of Dobson Heritage Farm. This is the third such incident—it should have been the fourth, but due to COVID-19 restrictions, the 2020 version was cancelled.

Myra Edwards said that the purpose of this gathering was twofold—to raise awareness about strokes in children and to raise funds to help pay for the North Carolina Children’s Hospital summer camp held in Durham every summer to "help children with hemiplegia." cost of.

However, this year, Myra said they decided to change their focus and raise funds for the local 2-year-old Zoe Hall, who was diagnosed with a rare kidney disease, congenital nephrotic syndrome.

At first, Edwards said that she and her husband were not sure what they would do, other than keeping the proceeds there.

"We don't know who we are going to give it to, but we want to keep it locally... When we experienced our struggles, we had a huge support system... Now we want to be a support system for others."

They began to plan events—Standing with Bentley: Pediatric Stroke Charity Event—still looking for recipients.

"Zoe Hall suddenly appeared in my mind," she said. "Her mother goes to school with me." She said that she and Zoe's mother were not very close, but they knew each other and she knew about Zoe.

"God put this lovely girl on our hearts," she explained. "Zoe is not a pediatric stroke survivor, but she is a survivor herself. She is a fighter, a victor, and a miracle. When you see her, you will see the love of God."

Edwards said that this year people in the region really united to support this cause.

"This is our biggest year. We have more than 2,000 people."

She said that she has 60 craft suppliers on hand, as well as sponsor tables, five food trucks, and the Flying Hatchet troupe from Greensboro.

"They donated all the proceeds from the event directly to Zoe," Myra Edwards said. "We have a lot of suppliers donating their proceeds to Zoe. That's great."

The best news is that Zoe was unable to attend-because she finally reached the weight required for the transplant and received a new kidney a few days before Sunday's gathering in Dobson.

"We can face them, so she can see the crowd," Edwards said.

Although Zoe and her family were unable to talk—they were preparing for a possible discharge from the hospital this week—Edwards said everything was fine as of Wednesday.

"Zoe is a strong-willed, brave girl who loves life. She is full of love, laughter, playfulness and courage. Her parents are very grateful to our community for the love and support that we continue to show, and they thank everyone."

Located behind the Pike building next to the Mount Airy/Surry County Airport is a big operation. Its name is well-known, but many people find it difficult to pronounce. Whether it was a TruGreen spraying truck or the limbs of a familiar Asplundh worker who cut the power cord, the Altec Industries logo was splashed on the sides of all work trucks in the area.

As an important contributor to the local tax base and a major employer in the area, Altec has been family-owned in Birmingham, Alabama since 1929. The work fleet that the company relies on.

The Autotec plant in Mount Airy is a multi-unit operation, with several Autotec departments located under one roof. Ben Simmons, general manager of Mount Airy Operations, said that a campus has seven profit centers and space may be tight.

He made a comment during the Surrey County Commission’s last visit to the local facility.

Inside the cavernous facility, as the committee members were guided through the building, earphones and goggles adorn them. In the orderly workshop is the vehicle chassis waiting for components, and every worker has a job.

In Mount Airy, Altec is manufacturing spray trucks and cable haul trucks, but they are also finishing products manufactured elsewhere. The reverse is also true. "We usually can't send as many final assembly as we can manufacture on site," Griffin said. Distribution centers and manufacturing industries all over the country help them stay agile and responsive.

One of the two Altec service centers in North Carolina is also located here. Provide after-sales maintenance services, and even further upgrades or customizations can be completed here. "We try to surround our customers and provide them with everything they need," Griffin said. Trucks of any manufacturer can be modified, and as we all know, Altec can also repair competitors' trucks.

Weaving around four to five tall parts and Honeywell boxes, the trip lingered when a dozen adults lay on the windows of a huge paint machine so that they could see the paint dry . It seems that the surprise of big toys will not disappear with age.

For this reason, the description of the new powerful laser raised one or two eyebrows. Innovation is the key to industry leaders, so Altec has acquired and deployed a new 10kW laser that cuts at five times the current speed, which is worth noting.

Innovation also means the elimination of cattle, so over time, some locally produced product lines will be eliminated. As business needs are determined, their focus will shift to areas where the market drives business. Although Griffin pointed to their growth in overhead cable trucks and buried cables, Altec's future remains bright.

Commissioner Eddie Harris asked whether laying cables would damage Altec's business, because many towns in the county have problems with aging power systems, and overhead power lines are also one of the reasons for this problem.

Griffin admitted, "We wanted to know whether the cable machine would become irrelevant, but it didn't happen. With so many wires overhead, it will take a long time."

Commissioner Larry Johnson is very interested in Altec's future. Griffin described that they have permits on hand and are ready to "start moving dirt" during the expansion. Although they are busy, every inch of space in the facility is in use. Griffin plans to transfer some of his parts and distribution to another part of the park to free up more manufacturing space.

Having the workspace they need is essential to Altec's growth, but having the right employees is also essential. County Commissioner Van Tucker was curious about their relationship with Surrey Community College. SCC not only provides skills training in fields such as welding, but also provides "soft business skills" for managers and team leaders.

"The labor here is good for our needs," Griffin said of the local labor pool. Most of Altec's more than 200 employees are from Mount Airy, King and Winston-Salem, but it is estimated that 20-25% of the employees are from Southern Virginia. "It's great, I think we got a lot from them," he said of SCC.

Altek works in two shifts a day in their factory and is working hard to make their factory a worker-friendly environment. Factory manager Mike Reed said that employees can immediately tell the difference, “You don’t turn the wrench on the first day.” On the contrary, understanding the company’s culture and what it represents is the most important thing. "If you don't know who you are working for, you can't deliver."

Learning culture means appreciating the past, which shows customers that attention to quality is worthy of attention. The excellent personnel inspected before delivery use the spray truck, cable hauler, and chipper for stable cruise before delivery to the end user. There will be no surprises waiting to receive the new backyard excavator derrick from Altec.

The company said that when Altec trucks are off the assembly line, they can start working. TruGreen, Pike, Asplundh, Exelon Baltimore Gas & Electric or any customer they can have confidence in their newly purchased product, because people at Mount Airy or any other Altec location put them together.

Reid said that when implementing a model built around safety and customer satisfaction, everything else is "handled on its own."

Please keep this in mind, as the committee was told during their tour: the state where the company was born is not called "All-abama" but "Al-abama", so their company is Altec and not Alltec.

One of the most famous kings in human history was born in Egypt in 1341 BC. He is the 12th king of the 18th dynasty of Egypt. His name is Tutankhamun. Maybe you know him better as King Tutankhamun.

The name Tutankhamun means "living image of Ateng", and the Egyptian sun god is considered the creator of life. Akhenaten, the father of King Tutankhamun, forbids the worship of polytheisms, and turns to worship Aton, and asks to worship his son as a living image of the creator.

At the end of World War I, British archaeologist Howard Carter began excavating in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. On November 22, 1922, after years of intense work, Carter found and entered Tutankhamun's tomb.

To his surprise, he found that most of the content and structure were miraculously intact. In one of the rooms, there is a mural on the wall, telling the story of King Tutankhamun’s funeral and his journey to the afterlife. There are also various artifacts from his journey-oils, perfumes, toys from his childhood, precious jewels, and gold and ebony statues in the room.

The most fascinating object found was the sarcophagus, which contained three coffins, one mouthful and the last one made of gold. When the lid of the third coffin was lifted, the royal mummy of King Tutankhamun was uncovered, and it has been preserved for more than 3,000 years. When archaeologists inspected the mummy, they found other artifacts, including bracelets, rings and collars. Over the next 17 years, Carter and his colleagues carefully excavated the four-chamber tomb and discovered thousands of priceless treasures. Over the years, many interesting facts about King Tutankhamun have emerged. For example, it is said that he was about 5 feet 8 inches tall, began to rule Egypt when he was 9 years old, and died from a blow to the head when he was a teenager.

To say the least that King Tutankhamun’s life was very interesting, but many years ago, on a cold winter night in Bethlehem, the birth of a king would change the course of human history. His name is Jesus, and he is my king. The name of his birthplace, Bethlehem, means "House of Bread", and the bread of life was born from this "House of Bread".

I can't help thinking that the angels in heaven watched in astonishment as the eternal God left his throne and was embraced with love by a young girl named Mary. Mary gently placed the baby king in a manger and a feeding trough, surrounded by only her husband Joseph and a few animals in the stable. A composer said: "The king has left his throne and is sleeping in the manger tonight." This is a night like any other night, but it is not a child like any other child. This child is the Lord Jesus Christ, God and man are one and inseparable.

King Tutankhamun is called the image of the sun god, but King Jesus is the radiance of God's glory and "his image" (Hebrews 1:3). He is my king! King Tutankhamun did not have any sacredness, but in King Jesus "inhabited the fullness of the divine in the form of a body" (Co. 2:9). He is my king! King Tutankhamun was oppressed and controlled, but King Jesus was a God wrapped in human skin, "making the world reconciled to himself" (2 Corinthians 5:19). He is my king!

King Tutankhamun was a king on the earth, and his remains were only found 3000 years after his death. King Jesus was given to the world as God's greatest gift. He died on the cross, bearing the burden of the world's sins, and gloriously defeated death, hell and tombs, and brought eternal life to all those who came to him by faith. He is my king! Tutankhamun is only a nominal king, but King Jesus is "the God of Immanuel with us." He is my king.

Our world has extremely complex problems: war, terrorism, disease, natural disasters and broken families. People have complex problems: physical, emotional, financial, and interpersonal issues.

Sometimes, when we try to help others or try to deal with our own problems, we feel overwhelmed. Fortunately, unlike Tutankhamun, God promised with his firm love that he would never leave or abandon us.

He is the father of the orphan, the friend of the orphan, and our immediate help in times of trouble. He is my king! I believe that King Jesus is also your king, and he reigns on the throne in your heart. As we move towards Christmas and celebrate the birth of Jesus, I pray that each of us knows him and loves him more day after day. You can also declare that he is my king!

Dobson-This is not the election year for Mount Airy and Surry County, but 2021 will not be completely divorced from politics. The candidate application period will open early next month for various elections in 2022.

It started at noon on December 6 and ended at the same time at the Surrey County Election Commission office in Dobson on December 17.

This will lay the foundation for the primary elections that may be held in March and thus lay the foundation for the general elections in November 2022.

From a political perspective, next year will have additional significance for Mount Airy. The municipal vote in 2022 will be the first time in an even-numbered year after the state legislative action approves a local request to transfer city elections from odd-numbered elections.

That move added an extra 12 months to the terms of office holders elected to four-year terms in 2017, who otherwise would have faced voters in 2021.

In the upcoming municipal elections, the seats now held by Mayor Ron Niland and the three members of the Mount Airy Committee are in jeopardy.

These include North District Commissioner Jon Cawley, South District Commissioner Steve Yokeley, and the city's general board member Joe Zakescik. Zalescik was recently appointed to the unexpired term of the post, and the last election will be held in 2019.

State law states that a person appointed to a vacant board of directors will serve until the next municipal election, in this case 2022, at which time he or she can seek a full four-year term.

Zalescik stated that he intends to apply to run for a full term.

As the name suggests, general committee seats are open to residents from all over the city, as is the position of mayor.

Teresa Lewis, a former general committee member, publicly campaigned for mayor, including placing campaign signs throughout the town.

Commissioner Cawley stated in June that he would run for mayor in 2022, and Niland is expected to participate.

This will free up Cowley's seat in the North District, because he will not be able to seek the position of mayor and commissioner at the same time.

Residents must live in that ward to apply for a commissioner there.

During the last inspection, Commissioner Yorkley has not yet decided whether he will seek re-election in the Southern District, where candidates are also restricted by its borders.

According to a survey of local political insiders, the number of other job seekers may increase significantly in the coming weeks.

Those who throw their hats into the mayor’s ring must pay an application fee of $113, while the commissioner’s seat pays $96.

If three or more candidates apply for a specific seat in a non-partisan city election, a primary election is required, and the two with the most votes will be evenly divided in the general election in November next year.

A staff member of the election office said on Thursday that the preliminary election would be held on March 8 if necessary.

Along with parliamentary candidates, candidates for three seats on the Mount Airy Board of Education will submit applications in December, including District A and District B, and a general position.

The application period from December 6 to 17 also affects county government offices, including the office of Surrey Sheriff Steve Hiatt, who is now his first term.

Three seats on the Surrey County Council will also be part of the process, including the seat now held by Bill Gones in Mount Airy; Mark Marion in the Central District, who is the chairman of the board; and the Southern District Commissioner Eddie Harris.

The District 2, 3, and 4 seats of the Surrey County Board of Education also include the Surrey/Stokes District Attorney, the Court Clerk, and the three judges of Surrey and Stokes during the application period next month Seats are also included. The District 3 School Board Competition involves filling the unexpired term of the most recent vacancy caused by Early Coe's resignation.

The state offices involved include the local delegation to the North Carolina State Assembly, the 90th district seats in the House of Representatives, and the 36th district Senate seats.

Before November 5th, Surrey had two House districts, including the 90th district served by Rep. Sarah Stevens and Stokes County Rep. Kyle Hall (Kyle Hall). District 91 of the Hall). According to the Surrey Election Commission, this is only changed to District 90, which includes all areas in Surrey County and parts of Wilkes.

In the Senate, the county was previously included in Districts 30 and 45, served by Phil Berger and Deanna Ballard, respectively, but has now been changed to cover only the 36 Districts in Surrey, Yadkin, Wilkes, and Alexandria counties.

Although other candidates will submit applications in Dobson, candidates for district attorneys and judges must submit applications at the state election headquarters in Raleigh.

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• According to a report from the Mount Airy Police Department, a Mayberry Mall store became a victim of a felony crime.

It happened at Enmar Accessories on Tuesday, when a known suspect exchanged $400 worth of stolen goods for cash. It is listed as a Dell Latitude computer hardware and software product.

In addition to the shopping mall business, the Millennium Charter College was listed as the victim of the last reported case that is still under investigation.

• The break-in and theft discovered last Saturday targeted Dusty's Car Wash in the 300th block of East Pine Street.

A coin-operated machine was forcibly entered and an undisclosed amount of money was stolen from it. The criminal target was a vacuum machine and also involved the loss of a propane cylinder and car cleaning wipes. The four metal latches of the vacuum machinery in the car wash were also damaged and sold for $60.

• The Aldi supermarket on State Street became the scene of the theft on November 9. The packaged ham, Tide washing powder box, Downy laundry fragrance booster and six AA batteries were classified as stolen. The losses totaled more than $25.

Ararat, Virginia-Christmas has not yet arrived, but community organizations in Patrick County have received some early gifts.

This involves a monetary donation made by members of the Ararat Ruritan Club at a meeting held at the 4711 Ararat Highway Clubhouse earlier this month.

According to information provided by Mary Dellenback Hill of the Ruritans Board of Directors, the money will help the mission of several groups to change the lives of community residents in need.

These include the Patrick County Food Bank, the County Rotary Club Backpacking Program, and work alone that provides services to residents of the Willis Gap and Ararat communities.

Representatives of these organizations are special guests at the recent conference. In addition to providing checks, they also provide covered dinners.

Ruritan held fundraising events during the year to enable them to support such community causes.

At the recent meeting, the new member of the Ararat Ruritan Club Ray Smith was also welcomed.

Amid all the fast-paced excitement of Christmas, one part of society—the elderly—can sometimes get lost in the shuffle, but Alison has launched an annual gift program to help fill this gap.

The goal of the national "Being Santa Claus to Senior Citizens" campaign is for senior citizens. They may live a life of isolation, otherwise they would not receive any gifts at all. At the same time, it provides basic necessities that some people may not be able to afford in times of inflation.

"It's in progress now," Mary McHugh, a spokesperson for the effort here, said on Thursday. It is regularly led by the family alternative senior care in the local area to provide on-site services for this group of people.

Home Instead, work with non-profit organizations and community organizations to determine that elderly residents in the area can now benefit from the Mount Airy gift program. According to McHugh, it will last until December 3.

The mechanism for achieving this goal involves placing Christmas trees in different locations around the town, decorated with ornaments containing the names of seniors and gifts they want.

• Pages Books and Coffee, 192 N. Main St., Mount Airy;

• Belk at Mayberry Mall, 388 Frederick St.;

• CF Jones Restaurant, 976 W. Pine St;

• Goin' Postal at 707 W. Pine St.

Individuals only need to visit the holiday trees in the listed locations, select decorations, purchase the desired gifts, and then pack or unpack them and return them to the store with decorations.

The information provided by McHugh mentioned that blankets, adult diapers and toiletries are just some of the basic necessities on this year’s holiday wish list for seniors as part of this year’s plan. Other gifts can include clothes and common items to make your day full of energy.

Shoppers are encouraged to buy as many gifts as possible for the elderly, and these gifts will be delivered to the recipients in time during the holiday season.

Even with the pandemic raging, about 500 people will still receive assistance in the Mount Airy area in 2020, compared with more than 400 people in the previous year.

"We can meet the demand, which is great," McHugh added on Thursday.

This year, the coverage of the program has been expanded, and it is expected that approximately 600 people will benefit.

In addition to the physical aspect of the gift, the organizers said that the plan is a way to remind the elderly community to cherish them, while ensuring that the neglected elderly feel the warmth of the holiday again this year.

Van Lankford, the owner of the Home Also office that serves Surrey and surrounding counties, believes this can help eliminate holiday depression. He said that small acts of kindness can have a big impact in this regard.

Lankford said in a statement: "During the pandemic, we have all experienced feelings of loneliness, and the elderly are at a particularly high risk of being isolated."

“Santa Claus who has become an elderly person shows to the elderly in our community that they are valued and considered during the holidays,” he further said. "Finding ways to care and support each other is now more important than ever, and we thank the community for participating every year."

The Jones School Project invited many speakers to speak at the Surrey County Committee meeting during the public forum this week. The board of directors heard the opinions of graduates who wish to keep school property in their local hands and another service provider currently renting out space at the Jones Resource Center.

At the core of the problem is the fate of the former Jones School, which operated as an all-black school in the last century. After making a decision on its fate in July, the county government is trying to sell the property of the former Jones School. Aging buildings require extensive repairs, and "high maintenance costs" bring potential sales.

County manager Chris Knopf introduced to the board members their different options for handling the remaining assets. Community members are interested in keeping the historic black school in the hands of the community, rather than watching it be sold. The building has been listed for sale, and although the offer is being accepted, no offer has been made yet.

"This will not be a fast process," Knoff said. "No matter what happens, we will be very careful and deliberate, and will consider as many opinions as possible according to our needs."

As the roof, boiler and windows of the Jones High School building need to be replaced soon, and the asbestos is reduced, the current physical state of the building is worrying. Knopf cautioned that if local groups have ownership, the cost will fall on them, because the county simply can't afford the maintenance costs for aging buildings.

Each committee member talked about the historical importance of the school to the communities it serves and its architectural significance. The board of directors agreed that more information about public-private partnerships should be sought. One of the models is the tax credit housing project, which can transform schools into residential use.

City Attorney Ed Woltz also told the board that if a public-private partnership model is adopted, the county may have the opportunity to sign the terms of an agreement with the new owner. Being able to comment on the future of the building without having to record the cost on the county’s ledger is interesting for the board of directors.

Woltz said that it has also reached an agreement with the Jones alumni group that owns the auditorium. These agreements need to be communicated to the new owner, and such regulations can be included in the sales agreement.

The Jones Resource Center is a new use for multiple county-level organizations such as YVEDDI and Smart Start. Knopf said it is too early to know the fate of these services, but the county will help pay for the relocation if needed.

"We will not kick anyone out in the cold," Commissioner Larry Johnson said of the current services of the Jones Resource Center. He said he had just rented the wheelchair his wife needed using the service he found there recently. "There is no crazy urge. This is still in the early stages; we need to think about this."

The most important statement for the participating communities came from Chairman Mark Marion, "We all want to protect this building, and we have not lost our attention to it."

RidgeCrest is the Mount Airy Advanced Living Center and will provide regional high school graduates up to $2,500 in cash rewards for their graduate programs in the annual Silver Pen Writing Competition.

The competition usually requires eligible students to write an essay on a topic chosen by Senior Living Communities, the parent company of RidgeCrest.

This year's writing competition will focus on "How can extracurricular projects such as music, art, clubs and/or sports teams benefit your education and personal growth? If they are taken away, how do you think it will affect the education system?"

Wendy Guy, Executive Director of RidgeCrest, said: "The Silver Pen Scholarship is an excellent opportunity for our members to connect with the local community and support these talented students.

The members of Ridgecrest formed the Silver Pen Committee to select the topic of the paper, evaluate the content of the submission, and award three awards.

"Our members enjoy the responsibility this game brings," Gay said. "For them, this is a unique and meaningful way to give back to students who have worked hard and demonstrated their writing skills in submitting papers."

The submission deadline is February 11, and the winners will be announced in the spring of 2022. According to the Silver Pen website, the winner will receive $2,500, the second place will receive $750, and the third place will receive $500. For complete rules and submission of papers, please visit www.silverpen-slc.com/

For the second consecutive week, Mount Airy welcomed a Northwest 1A opponent to Wallace Shelton Stadium to participate in the playoffs.

Last week it was East Wilkes (5-7). After beating the Cardinals 45-6 away in the regular season, Mount Airy defeated East Wilkes 48-0 in the second round of the 1A state playoffs and advanced 12-0 this season.

Granite Bears now find themselves fighting against the NW1A conference runner-up: Starmount Rams. Mount Airy will host Starmount on November 19th, and the winner will advance to the Western Conference semifinals.

Mount Airy and Starmount must be familiar with each other. According to Mount Airy football historian Doug McDaniel, in more than a century of Granite Bear football, only three teams have beaten Mount Airy at least 20 times: East Surry (20), Reidsville (24) and Starmount (25).

Granite Bears and Rams met for the first time in 1971 and will play at least one game per year until 2020. Mount Airy leads Starmount's historical series 28-25.

Friday's playoffs marked the fourth match between the two teams in the playoffs, and Starmount led Mount Airy 2-1 in the division. The Bears defeated the Rams 10-7 in 1985, then lost 24-7 in 1997 and 23-7 in 2004.

Record: 12-0 overall, 6-0 NW1A meeting (champion)

Key victory: Surry Central 62-0, Draughn 56-6, Starmount 43-0

MaxPreps plan intensity: -17.5

Teams that beat more than 0.500: 3

Playoff score: 75-0 against 31st Union College, 48-0 against 15th East Wilkes

Record: 8-4 in the audience, 5-1 in the NW1A meeting (Runner-up)

Key victory: 21-10 against Davidson Community School, 18-8 against South Stokes, 27-20 against Andrews

Key losses: 37-0 against East Surrey, 42-30 against Southwest Randolph, 43-0 against Mount Airy

MaxPreps plan intensity: -8.6

Teams that beat more than 0.500: 3

Playoff score: 65-8 against No. 26 South Stokes, 27-20 against No. 10 Andrews

QB Ian Gallimore (SOPH) – 1,414 passes, 85 completes and 60 completes, 0.706 completion percentage, 22 pass touchdowns, 3 interceptions, 52 passes for 315 yards, 9 sprint touchdowns, 1,729 yards

RB Tyler Mason (SOPH)-84 passes for 1,077 yards, 89.8 YPG rushing, 12.8 yards per pass, 17 rushing TDs, 10 catches for 100 yards, 1 catching TD

RB Caleb Reid (SOPH) – 51 passes for 599 yards, 59.9 YPG rushes, 11.7 yards per pass, 7 rush TDs, 3 catches for 21 yards

RB Josh Penn* (SR) – 39 passes for 443 yards, 55.4 YPG rushes, 11.4 yards per pass, 7 rush TDs, 5 catches for 145 yards, 2 catches TD

WR Zeb Stroup (SR) – 17 catches for 561 yards, 46.8 YPG catches, 33.0 yards per catch, 8 catches TD

WR Mario Revels (SOPH)-11 catches for 235 yards, 21.4 YPG catches, 21.4 yards per catch, 3 catches TD

QB Luke Kimmer (JR)-1,034 passes, 100-of-180 completed, 0.556 completion percentage, 6 pass touchdowns, 4 interceptions, 15 rushes-64 yards

RB Zach Dezern (JR)-252 passes for 1,546 yards, 128.8 YPG rushes, 6.1 yards per pass, 20 rushes TD, 27 catches for 269 yards, 1 catch TD

RB Preston Williams (SOPH)-64 passes for 190 yards, 16.3 YPG rushes, 3.0 yards per pass, 3 rush TDs, 2 catches for 8 yards

WR Davion Coleman (SR) – 31 catches for 282 yards, 23.5 YPG catches, 9.1 yards per catch, 1 catch TD

WR Jalyn Adams (SR) – 9 catches for 211 yards, 17.6 YPG catches, 23.4 yards per catch, 2 catches TD

Total score: 18 (2 TD, 2 FG)

Average lost interest rate: 10.3

TD turnover: 2

Intercepts returned for TD: 3

LB Reece Deaton (SR)-84 single tackles, 120 total tackles, 10.0 tackles per game, 28.0 lost tackles, 3.0 sacks, 6 steals, 1 forced steal, 2 Pass defense

LB Nic Isom (SR) – 67 single tackles, 111 total tackles, 9.3 tackles per game, 25.0 tackles lost, 12.0 sacks, 15 QB fast breaks, 4 forced turnovers, 1 interception, 1 pass to defend

DE Deric Dandy* (SOPH) – 39 single tackles, 57 total tackles, 7.1 tackles per game, 17.0 tackles lost, 9.0 sacks, 2 QB fast breaks, 1 punt Blocking, 1 forced error, 1 forced safety

CB Zeb Stroup (SR)-4 interceptions, 6 passes to defend, 2 turnovers to return to TD, 29 solo tackles, 81 total tackles, 1.0 bag

DB Walker Stroup (SR)-4 interceptions, 13 defensive passes, 1 sixth position, 1 forced turnover, 12 solo tackles, 43 total tackles

Each tackle: Not applicable

Responding to every loss: Not applicable

Number of sacks per game: Not applicable

QB Hurry up every game: Not applicable

Number of TD turnovers: 0

Intercepts returned for TD: 3

Starmount does not have a lot of defensive data records on MaxPreps. What is known:

– Xavier King, Jared Stokes and Mason Anthony each have a No. 6 pick

– Davion Coleman leads the team with 7 interceptions, followed by Ryan Kimmer with 4 interceptions, King and Stokes with 2 interceptions, and the 6 Rams each with 1 interception

– Starmount’s recovery from nine mistakes came from nine different players

Dylan Tilley (SR) – 71 kick-offs with 20 touchbacks, 21 PATs with 13 times, 1 for 0 shots

Walker Stroup (SOPH) – 39-of-47 PATs, 0-of-1 shooting, 9 punts for 342 yards

Taylor Mason (SOPH)-376 yards back to TD, 3 punts

Mario Carnival (SOPH) – 124 return codes

Zeb Stroup (SR) – 1 TD kick, 125 back yards

Diego Zuniga (SR) – 19 of 22 shots, 3 of 9 shots, 33 kickoffs for 1,609 yards, 5 return shots

Zach Armstrong (JR) – 35 kicks for 1100 yards, 3 kicks for 125 yards

Ryan Kimmer (JR) – 22 punts for 659 yards

Jalyn Adams (SR) – Return to TD with 1 kick-off, 186 yards

Davion Coleman (SR) – 268 return yards

Shoals elementary school fifth grade students recently launched a campaign and prepared speeches to show the students that they hope to get their votes in the student union election.

The corridors are full of campaign posters, asking students to vote for their favorite candidate. The candidate gave his speech on the Google Meet morning announcement.

Meadowview Magnet Middle recently recognized eight school-wide science fair winners.

The 6th grade winners are Dare King and Parker Slate for their project "Uncover the Truth!"; Audrey Collins' "Water and Water", Carden Ward's "Quick Seed" and Rosalie Wilders' " Which propeller produces energy more efficiently?"

The seventh grade winners are Ryland Taylor's "Play Your Heart Out", Bailey Ray's "How to Mow Faster" and Emmae White's "Erosion and Stormwater Management" project.

The winner will participate in the Regional Science Fair to be held on November 23.

In order to help local children and teenagers have a wonderful Christmas, they may not have a happy Christmas, Surrey County Marine Corps Unit 1322 Detachment "Children's Toys" activity is underway.

Throughout the county, the organization has distributed familiar white toy boxes where people can put down new toys and give them to children in needy areas for Christmas. For people who dare not show up in public due to COVID-19, the organization has a way for individuals to help.

"Because of COVID is still active in our county... a lot of people are still shopping remotely," said Toys for Tots coordinator Debbie King. "Last year, we tried drive-through toys and it worked very well."

This year, she said that there will be three such drop-offs, the first is this Saturday, November 20th, from 9 am to 3 pm

"We will be at the corner of Highway 601 and Forest Drive," she said. "A friendly face will greet every car and remove any toys that anyone or family members want to donate to the unfortunate children in Surrey County."

Individuals who donate toys never need to leave their vehicles.

The delivery of other non-contact toys is scheduled for December 4th from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the same time at the farmer’s market near Atkins Street in Dobson and the Cousin Gary parking lot near Key Street in Pilot Hill.

King said: "I learned from reliable sources that Santa will try to participate in all three activities."

Even with a bit of Santa’s magic, she said last year was full of challenges because of the pandemic. She said that the group was able to collect or purchase nearly 4,900 toys, "which is half less than the toys we usually collect or buy." Despite this, the organization was still able to help 950 regional children, compared with more than 1,300 in the previous year.

She said that once the Salvation Army closes its application registration, Toys for Tots will open applications from regional families, although online applications are now active.

"Last year, Tots for Tots applicants increased by 250%," she said. "Every family that signs with Toys for Tots in 2020 will receive a book, an education project for each school-age child, a game, and then a few other items. We hope to do this again this year."

Tots for Tots also provides toys to other charities in the area. The Salvation Army, other ministries, several churches, the Easter seal, and the Dobson Children’s Home are all agencies that the organization provides help.

"We also helped the police department and security department in the county town," she said. Tots for Tots is a 501 (3)c charity organization. For every dollar donated, she said that 96 cents will be used to buy toys, and the rest will be used to buy batteries and bags to place each child's toys.

She said that in addition to personal donations, Toys For Tots also received support from local businesses.

"This year, we have some repeat customers organizing fundraising events for us. Jason Detailing is one of them. Talley's Custom Framing Shop is holding a lucky draw again this year. They are drawing a lottery for homemade rocking horses, pictures of Santa Claus with lanterns and a carousel in their hometown. Tickets are $5 for one time and $20 for five times.

"Four car dealers in our area are participating in the Fill Truck Challenge," she said, listing Mount Airy Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Fiat; Mount Airy Toyota; Simon Snison; and Kevin Powells Foothills Ford participating.

"We are trying to challenge freight companies to donate. William E. Smith has been donating to Toys for Tots for the past five years. Insteel Manufacturing, Eagle Carports, Surry Communication, etc., will never fail to donate to Toys for Tots. Donate, we thank every donor."

For more information, please visit mount.airy.nc@toysfortots.org, or the group’s Facebook page Toysfortots SurryCounty. For those who may need help from Toys for Tots this year, online applications will be accepted until noon on December 13

In the first playoffs after being promoted to the 2A level, East Surrey found himself in a situation similar to that of the past few years.

The Cardinals will face Monroe in the third round of the state playoffs on Friday. In the past five seasons, East Surrey has entered the third round of the playoffs every year.

East, Foothills 2A conference champion, will fight against the visiting Monroe High School's Red Eagles, Rocky River 2A/3A conference champion.

East Surrey and Monroe have only played 3 times. These meetings are held in the 1AA state playoffs and are held in back-to-back seasons. The Red Hawks defeated the Cardinals 3-0.

The first encounter was in the first round of the 2010 playoffs. Monroe won 34-27. The two teams met again in the first round of 2011, and the Red Eagles won 50-6. Finally, Monroe and East Surrey met in the Sweet 16 of the 2012 playoffs. Monroe won that game 53-0 and ended the game as runner-up in the Western Region.

Friday's match will be the first match between the two teams at Pilot Hill.

Record: 11-0 overall, 6-0 FH2A meeting (champion)

Key victory: 56-22 @ North Surry, 47-0 vs. Surry Central, 37-20 vs. Forbush

MaxPreps plan intensity: -5.7

Teams that beat more than 0.500: 5

Playoff score: 30-6 against No. 31 Newton-Conover, 37-20 against No. 15 Forbush

Record: 8-1 overall, 4-0 RR2A meeting (champion)

Key victory: 39-6 against Parkwood, 38-9 against Forest Hill, 60-29 against Robinson

Key loss: 37-6 at Marwenling

Teams that beat more than 0.500: 3

Playoff score: 57-13 against No. 26 Lincolnton, 60-29 against No. 10 Robinson

QB Folger Boaz (JR)-2,990 passes, 182-of-252, 0.722 completion percentage, 27 pass touchdowns, 5 interceptions, 94 passes, 726 yards, 20 sprint touchdowns, 3,716 yards

RB Trey Armstrong (SR) – 109 passes for 681 yards, 61.9 YPG rushes, 6.2 yards per pass, 14 rushing TDs, 33 catches for 548 yards, 6 catches TD for 1,229 total yards

WR Layton Allen (SR)-65 catches for 1,093 yards, 99.4 YPG catches, 16.8 yards per catch, 12 catches TD

WR Luke Brown (JR) – 21 catches for 488 yards, 48.8 YPG catches, 23.2 yards per catch, 4 TD catches

WR Colby Johnson (JR) – 31 catches for 366 yards, 36.6 YPG catches, 11.8 yards per catch, 2 catches TD, 5 catches for 45 yards, 1 rush TD

QB Khamoni Robinson (JR) – 2,114 passes, 118 passes completed 176 times, 0.670 completion rate, 29 pass touchdowns, 4 interceptions, 32 sprints for 196 yards, 2 sprint touchdowns

RB Nate Crosby (SOPH) – 105 passes for 839 yards, 93.2 YPG rushes, 8.0 yards per pass, 9 rush TDs, 11 catches for 166 yards, 2 catches TD

RB Zach Melton (SOPH)-33 passes for 296 yards, 37.0 YPG rushes, 9.0 yards per pass, 7 rushing TDs, 2 catches for 70 yards, 1 catch TD

WR Shaleak Knotts (SR)-31 catches for 611 yards, 67.9 YPG catches, 19.7 yards per catch, 11 catches TD

WR Elliott Reed (SR)-35 catches for 598 yards, 74.8 YPG catches, 17.1 yards per catch, 6 catches TD

WR Jaikhob Covington (SR) – 21 catches for 353 yards, 44.1 YPG catches, 16.8 yards per catch, 5 catches TD

Average lost interest rate: 8.8

TD turnovers: 3

Number of interceptions returned for TD: 0

DE Brett Clayton (JR)-93 single steals, 127 total steals, 11.5 steals per game, 22.0 steals failed, 8.0 sacks, 5 QB fast breaks, 1 punt block, 1 forced Turnover, 1 pass to defend

DE Joseph Grezmak (SR) – 47 single tackles, 65 total tackles, 6.5 tackles per game, 14.0 lost tackles, 4.0 sacks, 1 QB fast break, 3 recovery from turnovers, 2 turnovers returned to TD, 1 punt blocked, 1 forced to fumble, 1 pass to defend

DL Daniel Villasenor (JR) – 40 single tackles, 48 ​​total tackles, 4.4 tackles per game, 2.0 tackles lost, 6.0 sacks, 3 QB fast breaks, 1 turnover restored TD

LB Joshua Parker (JR)-60 single steals, 75 total steals, 6.8 steals per game, 9.0 steals failed, 1.0 sacks, 1 forced turnover, 1 pass defense

MLB Hatcher Hamm (FR) – 55 single tackles, 70 total tackles, 7.0 tackles per game, 9.0 losing tackles, 2.0 sacks, 1 forced turnover, 1 interception

SS Kyle Zinn (JR) – 58 single tackles, 68 total tackles, 11.0 TFL, 1.0 grapple, 1 QB fast break, 3 interceptions

Average lost interest rate: 4.0

Number of TD turnovers: 0

Intercepts returned for TD: 4

DE Bryce Davis (JR)-33 single tackles, 44 total tackles, 5.5 tackles per game, 7.0 losing tackles, 5.0 sacks, 2 steals, 1 forced steal,

LB Cread Simpson (JR)-35 single tackles, 53 total tackles, 6.6 tackles per game, 6.0 tackles lost, 3.0 sacks, and 1 recovery

LB Elijah Shaw (JR) – 32 single tackles, 50 total tackles, 6.3 tackles per game, 4.0 tackles lost, 1.0 sacks, and 1 recovery

LB Brojan Allen (SOPH)-24 single tackles, 32 total tackles, 3.6 tackles per game, 8.0 lost tackles, 7.0 sacks, 2 QB quick breaks

FS Shaleak Knotts (SR) – 35 single tackles, 37 total tackles, 4 interceptions, 1 interception to return to TD, 166 yard interceptions

FS Elliott Reed (SR)-18 single tackles, 20 total tackles, 4 interceptions, 2 interceptions to pass back TD, 120 yard interceptions, 1 steal

Stephen Brantley (JR)-65 PAT 53 times, 6 field goal attempts 3 times, 30 kickoffs 1,773 yards and 7 return shots, 7 275 yard punts

Trey Armstrong (SR) – 1 TD return, 310 yards return

Kyle Zinn (JR) – 2 kick-offs to return to TD with 177 back yards

Luke Bowman (SR) – 157 return codes

Angel Valenzuela (SR) – 54 PAT 39 out of 5, 3 out of 5, 65 kickoffs for 3,432 yards, 11 return strokes

Jaikhob Covington (SR) – 13 times for 517 yards

Shaleak Knotts (SR)-Return 1 punt for a touchdown, return 161 yards

Huntersville-Mount Airy's wild trip this season ended on Tuesday.

In the 1A Western Regional Championship, the Granite Bears played 26-0 against Christ the King Catholic High School. The Bears' battle with the Crusaders is a rematch of the 2019 Regional Championship, and the final result is still the same.

After 77 minutes of exciting game, the Crusaders scored the first and only goal of the game. Christ the King led 1-0 in the remaining games and won the school's second Western Conference Championship ever.

"This is a fast-paced back and forth game. If you don't play for any team, it may be a wonderful game," Mount Airy coach Wil Hurley said. "My kids are doing a great job. Yes, I want to participate in the state championship, but I really appreciate it and I am very proud of the players' performance. They really put it all on the court."

The Bears’ historic season ended in a similar fashion to the past: the playoffs were lost to private or charter schools competing in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association.

In the past five seasons, Mount Airy Football has only lost nine games. In 2017, 2019, and now in 2021, the Bears only lost to private schools, and Mount Airy managed to enter the Western Conference Championships every season. The Granite Bears have not lost to a traditional public 1A school since October 2016, and have not lost the regular season since 2019.

Hurley said that he was very proud of his team's effort in the game and participated in 80 minutes.

"I am very confident that when we come in, they (CTK) will think,'Oh, you all have to participate in PKs to beat Langtree Charter,' and they will only disappoint us," Hurley said. "I think it surprised them when we did as well as we did, and then they had to arrange their star players later in the game."

Center officials said early on that things were tense. The two teams were called a total of 19 fouls in the first half, and three Mount Airy players and two players from Christ the King received yellow cards.

The Crusaders (21-1) set the tone early when they passed the ball in the midfield. Center defensive center Dillon Kocher (Dillon Kocher) serves as the distributor, responsible for quick strikes on offense and returning to the defensive end. The Crusaders also have the strongest defense for the Bears throughout the season. Three of the four players from Kechel and CTK are on the back line, and are 6 feet or more tall. They are willing to put their bodies on the line to maintain Not conceded.

In the 12th minute, Mount Airy's first shot came from a through pass from Sergio Garcia to Elkin Lopez, even though the shot went into the side net. A few minutes later, Garcia made a cross and scored with a header before Airy Mountain could attempt a shot.

Mount Airy's Noah Hart, Matthew Chapman, Pablo Salmeron and Carter Bray also had a high defensive line, as the Bears wanted to record their 17th stop this season. After Chapman and Salmelon both got the cards in the first half, Hurley had to play some of his lineups' creativity on defense. Despite this, goalkeeper Edwin Ramirez kept the goal clean during the first 40 minutes of the game.

The first half was more of a sensory process for both teams, opening the door for immediate action in the second half. King Christ won the first corner of the night in less than 60 seconds in the second half. Bend to the goal but was saved by Ramirez near the end line. Two minutes later, Koch broke into the penalty area and allowed teammate Marcos Frias to score with a header. Frias was in the scoring position, but Ramirez jumped up just to grab the cross from the air.

CTK did not shoot until the 64th minute. At the same time, Mount Airy made 5 shots: Lopez himself shot 3 times, 2 shots missed, 1 save, Edwin Agabo made up 1 shot and was saved, Angel · Hernandez took a free kick from 30 yards just past the crossbar.

Ramirez continued to fight in the net and made a key save in the game. The goalkeeper missed a corner kick in the 64th minute and then took the ball away before the strike occurred.

A handling call was made to Mount Airy in the 74th minute. Koch lined up from 35 yards and shot down by Ramirez. The Crusaders' Luke Bowman got rid of his mark and made a follow-up shot on the rebound, but was also saved by Ramirez.

The Christ King's goal was scored with less than three minutes left in the game. Nik Seguin won possession along the left touchline and kicked a high arched cross into the middle of the field and outside the 18-yard penalty area. Alex Neal blocked the pass with his back to the goal, dribbled to his touchline, prepared with his right foot, and then shot low to the opposite goal post. The shot is out of reach for diving Ramirez.

Ai Lishan quickly entered the territory of the Crusaders in an attempt to force extra time. The best chance for the Bears came when King Christ was asked for a foul a few yards from his 18-yard penalty area. When the officer moved the wall of the Crusaders back 10 yards, there were less than 90 seconds left.

Lopez took a free kick, shot hard, and the goal was always less than one yard off the ground. The shot crossed the wall but was stopped by the CTK goalkeeper.

The Crusaders went deep into Mount Airy's defensive three-pointer to run out of time.

"When I return home after a loss, I usually sit down and think,'Well, maybe I will do this or that differently,' and speculate," Hurley said. "There is no second guess at this point. I think we threw everything away. This is not our night."

Losing is painful, especially for seniors, but Hurley hopes his players can look back on their success this season.

"This is really an extraordinary season," Hurley said. "The kids did a great job. This is what I told them there:'You are 26-0; you have set records throughout the year, but the problem is that you are more attentive than other teams, from top to bottom. They are. Just having a good time. And I did not abandon my other teams, but, in general, these kids have huge hearts.

"With so many hearts, you definitely want to win. With some hearts, you can overcome certain things."

This year's team has set the following school records: 26 total wins and consecutive victories, 22 regular season wins, 12 divisional wins, 100% home win rate, and 156 goals.

The Bears’ record of 156 goals this season is also ranked second in Surrey County’s history, only behind Surrey Central’s 160 goals in 2002. Mount Airy ranked sixth in the country with the number of goals scored.

Goalkeeper Edwin Ramirez has recorded 16 lockouts this season, which makes him eighth in NCHSAA history. The first player on the list, Caden Hill ('20), is also a granite bear.

Elkin Lopez tied the Mount Airy school record with 45 single-season goals. Lopez tied Jeremy Chappell, who scored 45 goals in his senior year in 2015.

"What a great experience," Hurley said. "This is definitely a crazy journey."

Americans love their cars and buy them in large quantities (816 per 1,000 people). Europeans also like cars, but they buy less (482 in France, 475 in the UK), probably because they pay too much tax and cannot afford cars. In Europe, people with an annual income of $40,000 pay $6,000 more in taxes than Americans with the same income; people with an income of $100,000 pay $16,000 more in taxes. Heavy taxes pay for a generous European welfare state.

Mr. Biden is offering a similar welfare state in exchange for your vote, and he is lying when he says that taxes are levied on "rich people" and wealthy companies will pay for it. In the end, everyone will pay more taxes, possibly payroll and value added tax (VAT). Therefore, if you support Mr. Biden’s plan and then decide that you want a newer and more expensive car, you may not be able to afford it; you have already used it in exchange for a more generous American welfare program. Oh, you may not be able to afford the bigger house you always wanted.

A clear sign that Christmas is coming is the Airy Mountain Christmas Parade, which is scheduled to pass through the center of Airy Mountain on November 27th.

James Easter was selected as the local marshal to officially start Christmas activities. Easter is an old local businessman who runs a music store on North Avenue and is also a member of the popular bluegrass gospel band The Easter Brothers.

In 2020, COVID-19 has led to a limited drive-in parade in Mount Airy, without floats or other units participating, but this year the organizers will return to the traditional format.

However, one major difference between the 2021 event scheduled for November 27th and the parades of the past few years is its timing.

"This will be a night parade," Phil Marsh, president of the Downtown Business Association, who led the event, said on Tuesday. "We will leave the Veterans (Memorial) Park at 5 pm", and the parade is expected to reach the Central Business District in about 30 minutes.

The evening parade concept was first tried in 2019, and the organizers explained at the time that it represented a desire to “try new things”. No one remembers when the last night parade was held in Mount Airy. If any, the annual event is usually held on the first Saturday morning after Thanksgiving.

After trying it in 2019, this belated idea was put on hold. "Everyone likes that," Marsh recalled the change.

"A lot of people want to start a night parade," he said of the businessmen and others in the city center, "and there are a lot of participants."

One reason the night parade is so popular is that floats can be decorated with lights, perform better in the dark, and create a more visual experience than unlit decorations.

"Doing this at night is really more like Christmas," Marsh said.

So far, about 35 entries have lined up for the upcoming event, and more entries are expected.

Parade application and rules are available at http://www.mountairydowntown.org/christmas-parade.html

Applications can be mailed to the Downtown Business Association, P.O. Box 535, Mount Airy, NC, 27030. You can also mail your application to Mount Airy Visitor Center, 200 N. Main St. in the city center.

Parades usually feature floats sponsored by businesses, clubs, churches, and other organizations, including floats operated by Santa Claus; local high school bands; costumed characters; public safety vehicles; local dignitaries; unusual vehicles; and other items .

Approximately 100 people participated in the last regular parade in 2019.

The raining date on November 28 (Sunday) has been set for the event, and it will also depart from the Veterans Memorial Park at 5 pm

On Monday night, an unusually large crowd gathered to participate in the regular meetings of the Surrey County Committee. The committee’s agenda included a recognition event for emergency services in Surrey County, a speech by the Mayor of Mount Airy, Ron Niland, on the Spencer Mill project, and discussions on potential new historic facilities in the county .

The members of Surrey County Emergency Services, from paramedics to on-site training officials, were brought to the board of directors in recognition of their “high integrity and outstanding service” to the citizens of Surrey County in saving lives.

"When I talk about our paramedics, we are very proud of the paramedics in Surrey County," said Mark Marion, chairman of the board. "I said it before, and I will say it again, when you call 911 in Surrey County, you know the best is coming. You know they are on their way."

Those recognized for their efforts to save lives this year are:

Five saves: Scott Gambier, Katie Cooper, Mark Vogler, Chris Delane, Heather Poindexter, Ryan Bolato, Ted Radford, Zach Murphy, Casey Perkins, David Whitfield, Luke Stevens, Larkin Booker, Taylor Dolly and Austin Holloway.

Ten saves: William Wall, Justin Jarrell, Kastin Dixon, Corey Carson, Chandler Bodenhammer, Andrew Castvens and Lance Earley .

25 saves: Dale Harold and William Crigger.

In other committee news:

– The board of directors listened to the introduction of Foundations Forward: Charters of Freedom, introduced the proposed location of a new exhibition venue, and displayed the nation’s founding documents.

Ron Lewis first explained that a monument is to commemorate what we no longer have, and what Foundations Forward wants to do is to display the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the All the files that still exist in the Bill of Rights can be easily accessed by everyone.

Lewis asked the members of the board of directors who had been to the National Archives to view these documents and was pleased to see that the board had seen these documents. Based on his experience, he found that most Americans did not have the opportunity to see the founding documents.

Lewis said that access to these documents will increase citizens' natural curiosity about them. Future site visits and device-based guided conversations can provide more opportunities to increase the understanding and appreciation of the founder’s work.

The board of directors paid special attention to the fact that the foundation has funds to pay for the project with all private funds. In order for the project to land, the foundation will pay for installation costs in exchange for physical services. These devices have been installed in 25 of the 100 counties in North Carolina.

The board of directors voted unanimously to continue considering the Foundation Forward project.

– Mount Airy Mayor Ron Niland addressed the board of directors and introduced the latest developments of the Spencer's Mill project. Niland said he is "excited" about this project, and there will be more projects to be announced firmly at the beginning of next year. What he can tell the board now is that the new hotel has reached an agreement with a national hotel chain.

The design of the new project has been authorized for US$800,000, and Niland continues to say that as Spencer's Mill continues to advance, there is greater interest in more downtown development projects. Once upon a time, the potential financial benefits of hotels and related development projects were estimated to be approximately US$10-12 million, but Niland now believes that the potential "leveraged investment now totals close to US$40 million."

The Spencer's Mill project given by the mayor of Niland is expected to start in June 2022 and complete in December 2023. He said that the total investment in Mount Airy will exceed US$4.5 million.

– The Surrey County Department of Social Services requested and obtained a license to reallocate funds on hand to try out the new workflow management software. Daysheets are detailed timetables that describe how employees spend their time during the working day and help with the correct withdrawal of funds from the federal or state government based on the work done by the employees. The new software will simplify the process and increase the efficiency of the department in scheduling and maintenance.

Kristy Preston, Director of DSS, also briefed the board of directors on the latest status of the staffing level of the agency's child welfare program. She reported that several new employees were receiving training as required by the state and then followed up before being assigned workload. There are still four vacancies, and Preston encourages those who have MSW, BSW or a Bachelor of Science in Human Services to apply.

-The board of directors heard that there has been a re-division of constituencies in Surrey County recently. The atate area line in Surrey County did not match the area line on file locally, so a correction was made. Only 1,230 voters were affected, and there were approximately 600 different addresses due to the change in regional lines. These residents have been notified of this change by mail.

This re-division will correct the boundary problem seen by the state government, but it has nothing to do with the regional population imbalance that the board of directors has recently realized.

• According to the city police report, a car was found stolen in Mount Airy on Monday.

The 1996 Ford Explorer owned by Nathaniel Kyle Sawyers of McBride Road was taken from 2000 Woodland Drive (the location of the former Sagebrush Steakhouse), and it is said that It was safe at the time. This $1,200 SUV is purple and bears the Virginia label number 2707XE.

• Last Wednesday, more counterfeit coins appeared in the town when a known suspect tried to pass a $100 counterfeit bill at the Tractor Supply Store on Rockford Street.

The incident is listed as still under investigation.

• Harold Lee Allison, 52, from Galax, Virginia, was charged with second-degree trespass after meeting a police officer at a residence in a Virginia Street public housing estate last Wednesday. In May 1997, Allison was barred from entering all the property of the City Housing Authority.

He is scheduled to appear in Surrey District Court next Monday.

• On Thursday, a 1981 Chevrolet Camaro with the license plate number TAK3119 owned by Debra Lynn Blizzard was found stolen. When the car was parked at Blizzard’s residence on East Lebanon Street, the tag was stolen.

• Misty Prim Hull, 46, from 223 Faye Trail in Siloam, was charged with driving under damage on November 5 in a traffic accident on West Pine Street near Franklin Road.

Hull received a written promise that he will appear in the District Court on November 29.

The Mount Airy Committee is preparing to allocate nearly $500,000 on Thursday night to improve the proposed hotel site for the former Spencer City industrial estate near Willow Street.

This was due to the recent bidding process, during which three companies submitted proposals for infrastructure work, and Mayor Ron Niland said on Tuesday that city officials were satisfied with the results.

"It's completely within the parameters," Niland said of how the initial cost estimates for Spencer's Phase 2 infrastructure project align with the minimum bid, which has been in the planning stage for several months.

"In fact, we were pleasantly surprised by these bids."

The lowest bid submitted by a local company, Greenfield Utility Construction, was $448,428, which was significantly lower than the bids of two other contractors, Smith-Rowe of Mount Airy and CW Cauley and Son Inc. of Patrick Springs, Virginia.

The bids of these companies were US$817,898 and US$997,795 respectively.

City officials initially questioned the huge price difference between the highest and lowest proposals.

"We are a little worried about this," the mayor said, adding that the director of public works Mitch Williams is particularly worried about whether potential contract recipients can complete the master bid.

However, Niland stated that Greenfield Utility Construction provided a guarantee for this situation. Together with municipal staff, The Lane Group, an engineering company based in Galax, Virginia, recommended that the job be awarded to Greenfield.

At the next meeting at 6 pm on Thursday, the committee members will consider approving a related resolution.

The total budget is US$493,270, which includes a 10% emergency fund to cover unexpected work-related costs.

According to city government documents, its goal is to be part of Willow Street, extending from its intersection with Oak Street to Franklin Street, close to the Sparger Building, which is located in the former Spencer textile factory property owned by the city government since 2014.

According to city government documents, the infrastructure improvements to be undertaken by Greenfield Utility Construction include replacement of water supply lines, sewer lines and rainwater drainage works, as well as demolition/removal of asphalt and concrete on Willow Street.

Sunhouse Hospitality, a private group headquartered in Cary, is seeking the help of a historic tax credit to develop a boutique hotel in the towering Sparger building to protect the old factory facilities.

The hotel will contain 70 to 80 rooms and will be operated under a national brand. The statement stated that Sunhouse and the city government signed a redevelopment agreement in August, which was approved in August.

Sunhouse currently owns and manages the Hampton Inn by Hilton on Rockford Street, and also hopes to use another nearby former Spencer building, "The Cube", as part of an estimated total investment of US$10 million.

This involves plans for a conference-type market center, including meeting space in the old dyeing workshop part of the structure.

The second phase of Spencer's infrastructure project will also include hotels and public parking lots, which will be provided by taxpayers.

Niland stated that the parking element will later be the subject of a separate bidding process.

The Mount Airy Downtown Inc. group has agreed to bear an estimated cost of $150,000 for the development of a "pocket park" on Willow Street near the Sparger Building.

Officials estimate that the second phase of the infrastructure project will cost a total of approximately US$3 million, including an estimated US$1.63 million in parking facilities.

The county government has pledged $1.5 million for improvement projects, and both local government departments will benefit from future property tax revenues generated by the hotel and market center expansion project.

The first phase of infrastructure work was completed last year to help the new apartment building next door to the Sparger building.

Members of the Alpha Xi Tau chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society of Surrey Community College recently met at the Bray Ford Public Pass to clean up the area. The clean up of local waterways is one of the services selected by PTK in the Carolinas this year.

Nine club members and five family members enjoyed the weather because they collected about eight bags of garbage. They collect rubbish from parking lots, trails and river banks.

Dr. Kathleen D. Fowler, PTK Chapter Advisor of Surrey Community College, said: “Our branch officials decided to focus on cleaning a local river and chose the Breford Passage of the Fisher River because it is close to the college and easy to reach. We are very happy that we did. The park is beautiful and it is convenient to go fishing or canoeing on the Fisher River. Our results were very good, everyone had a good fellowship time and helped keep our waterways clean. "

Phi Theta Kappa is an honor society that recognizes the academic achievements of students from universities that award associate degrees and helps them grow into scholars and leaders. The association is composed of more than 3.5 million members and nearly 1,300 chapters from 11 countries.

For more information about Phi Theta Kappa and its projects, please contact PTK's teacher advisor Fowler at 336-386-3560 or fowlerk@surry.edu, or visit www.ptk.org. Follow the local chapter on Facebook @surryPhiThetaKappa.

Shoals Elementry School chose the leader of the month in October. The school stated that it “showed excellent leadership in the classroom and throughout the school. Congratulations, good climbers along the way.”

Recently, students at Cedar Ridge Elementary School received red pansies, and they planted them on the raised flower beds of the school.

"This simple flower is used to symbolize the importance of a healthy and beautiful life," the school official said of planting. "Students and teachers work together to plant their flowers and promise that their lives are drug-free."

Planting is non-toxic. It seems like part of my week's theme, because the students work hard to understand and explore the possibilities of a non-toxic life.

In this month, when we habitually express our gratitude for the blessings of life, with the start of the 2021-22 series of state championships, we want to thank the world of high school sports and performing arts.

First, since the 2019 Fall Championships ended nearly two years ago, nearly 8 million high school sports participants and a similar number of performing arts course students will be able to start and complete the state championships within the normal time frame.

The pandemic suspended the 2020 Winter Championships, caused the 2020 Spring Championships to be cancelled, and caused chaos throughout the 2020-21 school year. Although there are still some mitigation measures in some areas, such as mask requirements, it seems that for the first time since 2018-19, the full cycle of state championships has proceeded as planned.

Secondly, the 50th Women's State Championship, which began shortly after the passage of Article 9 in June 1972, will have a higher significance.

The Indiana High School Athletic Association and the Nebraska School Activities Association will host the 50th State Women’s Volleyball Championship this weekend, and other organizations such as the Alabama High School Athletic Association and the Kansas High School Activities Association celebrated this milestone last year.

After the landmark Article 9 legislation was signed into law by President Richard Nixon on June 23, 1972, the participation of girls in high school sports soared, and state high school associations began to provide girls with new tournaments at a frenzied rate. .

In 1972, there were more states (27) hosting women’s tennis tournaments than any other sport, followed by swimming (17), basketball (16), gymnastics (15), volleyball (14) and golf (14) ), there are only three states that offer athletics. Just two years later, track and field ranked first with 43 state championships, followed by tennis (42), basketball (31), gymnastics (30), volleyball (25) and golf (25).

By 1985, all states and the District of Columbia offered women's basketball and track and field championships, followed by tennis (49), cross-country (49), and volleyball (46); softball (38) and football (21) also began to have a national impact.

In fact, the growth of football is the most significant. In 1971, only 700 girls were playing high school football. Twenty-five years later, this number has climbed to nearly 210,000; with the 50th anniversary of Title IX approaching, there are now nearly 400,000 girls playing high school football, which ranks fourth in women’s high school sports-all thanks to 1972 This opportunity of the year.

Although there was no immediate impact, the passage of Article 9 also opened the door for girls to participate in some traditional boy sports-football and wrestling.

Girls first started playing on the boys’ football team in the mid-1980s and exceeded 2,000 in 2001; however, the number has plateaued over the past 20 years, with the latest national total of 2,404 participants. However, during this time, the development of women's flag football has exploded.

As noted in the October issue of NFHS’s recent High School Today magazine, five states are currently sponsoring women’s flag football (Alabama, Alaska, Georgia, Florida, and Nevada), Georgia, Florida And Nevada provides the state championship. The latest survey showed that 11,209 female rugby players participated. Due to the partnership between Nike and the National Football League, interest in the project is expected to expand to other states, and the league will provide funding for state associations to start the pilot project.

The fastest-growing sport in the past five years—whether in terms of attendance or increasing state championships—is women's wrestling. After girls can only choose to participate in boys' wrestling competitions for many years, in the past four years alone, 20 states have added separate tournaments for girls.

The first women’s contestants for the men’s team began to appear in the late 1980s, but it was not until 1998 that the Texas Intercollegiate League became the first state association before they had the opportunity to participate in women’s wrestling matches and individual state championships. . Hosted women’s wrestling championships, followed by the Hawaii Championships in 1999.

California (2011), Washington (2013), Massachusetts (2015) and Tennessee (2017) added state championships, pushing the total to six states before the explosion in the past four years. Even during the pandemic, six states (Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin) added women’s wrestling championships last year, and now 26 states offer women’s wrestling championships .

The number of participants jumped from 4,975 in 2005 to 7,351 in 2010 and 21,124 in 2018. In response to this increase, the NFHS Wrestling Rules Committee established the first separate weight scale for girls, which will take effect in 2023-24.

We salute all schools and state associations that continue to create new opportunities for girls to participate in high school sports and performing arts.

Jeremiah Price's 2021 will only get better.

On Monday, a junior in Surrey Central announced a verbal pledge to participate in wrestling at North Carolina State University on Monday. The two-time North Carolina High School Athletic Association 2A state champion will start his third season in Central in the next few weeks.

Matscouts ranks Price as the 25th largest weight class in the United States.

"I am extremely proud of Jeremiah," said Surry Central wrestling coach Stephen Priddy. "He has worked so hard to reach where he is today. The sky is his limit, and we can't wait to see him succeed at the next level at that time."

In his first two years, Price has become one of the top wrestlers in the history of Central Surrey and Surrey County. By winning a 2A 145-pound state championship during his freshman and sophomore year, Jeremiah became the third wrestler in county history to win multiple state championships. He joined North Surry's Justin Jones (2007, 2008), Mount Airy's Cameron Pack (2015, 2016) and Mount Airy's Jacob Hogue (2015, 2016, 2017).

Jeremiah ended his freshman season with a record of 56 wins and 1 loss, setting the county's single-season win record. His only loss that year was in the Holy Angel Invitational, when he decided to lose to Cape Fear's Dallas Wilson, ending Price's 27-game winning streak. Wilson continued to end this season 44-2 and won the 3A 145 championship.

After losing the game, Price won the next 29 games, no other wrestler can compare with him. This includes the 2A 145 championship, which he won with a 2-0 decision. After the season, he was appointed to HighSchoolOT's all-west wrestling team, and was only one of three freshmen to receive the honor.

Prior to his sophomore season, Price won a sophomore national from the National High School Coaches Association (NHSCA). His last four games in the championship ended in overtime or unexpected victories.

In his sophomore year, Price was named the best in the state by HighSchoolOT after winning his second state championship and completing the shortened COVID season 20-0. Jeremiah won the following awards in the 2020-21 season: Western Piedmont 2A Athletics Championship 145 pound champion, 2A Midwestern 145 pound champion, 2A 145 state champion and WPAC Wrestler of the Year.

Price helped the Surrey Central team win the division championship for the third consecutive time.

"He really dedicated his life to wrestling and school," Pridi said after Price won the state championship for the second time. "His work ethic is unparalleled. He is never satisfied, and I think that's what makes him so good. He can always find something he can do better. He is doing this even after the state championship."

In October of this year, Price was named the National Wrestler Fall Classic after finishing third in the organization's National Wrestling Championship. He participated in the High School Classic and defeated the state runner-up in Florida, the two-time state champion in Virginia, and the state champion in Minnesota in the tournament.

Price was the only one to lose to Florida's three-time state champion in the game. He ranked 9th in the country and eventually won the game. This defeat only happened after the final tiebreaker.

The 2021-22 NCHSAA wrestling season will begin on November 23 at Surry Central. Price's current NCHSAA record is 76-1, and he is expected to win the 2A state championship for the third consecutive time.

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On November 11, 1620, the Mayflower docked in Plymouth Bay. The people on the boat have gone through a terrible 66-day journey, but they have not yet completed it. The 102 passengers and their crew lived on the ship for more than 130 days. They survived the harsh winter because their food supply was reduced and disease and hunger raged.

The group initially set off with another ship, Speedwell, in July, but both ships are very old and are flooding. After several false starts and a series of overhauls, the Mayflower set off on its own for Hudson Bay on September 16, 250 miles from where they finally dropped anchor.

By the end of that winter, there were only 53 people left. When the weather allowed, they collected supplies on land and began to build huts on the hills overlooking the bay. They finally left the ship in late March 1621.

The Wampanoag tribe observes and discusses how to deal with these newcomers. 100 years ago, the experience of indigenous and Europeans was at best full of betrayal, violation of treaties, and outright betrayal.

The tribal leader Massasoit weighed the risks-helping the struggling bands that had already stolen food from them, or launching an attack to drive them away. He decided that it would be better to establish an alliance with them on his terms. After all, this is a small group.

I don’t think any indigenous tribe can imagine that there will be a large number of Europeans going to North America in the next few years. The Mayflower is followed by hundreds of tall ships, carrying people in search of land and freedom, economic opportunities, and fleeing the horrors of war and famine. swan. Swift. Hercules. bless. The list goes on.

In 1635, the Abigail entered Boston. Among her 220 passengers were the Freeman family in Devon, England. John will eventually marry Massey Burns, granddaughter of Elder William Brewster. Their son moved to Norfolk, Virginia. Later, his son took his family to Jovan County, North Carolina.

Peter Forge and Freeman arrived in Watertown, Massachusetts the same year. His daughter Abia married Josiah Franklin. They became Ben Franklin's parents.

Over time, the son of this line married the daughters of two other Mayflower survivors. The Quaker family joined the sect's migration to the New Garden (now Greensboro) in 1777. Some members became doctors, including Walter C. Folger, born in 1868, who opened a clinic in Dobson.

In 1892, he married Sally Victoria Freeman, the 4th generation great-granddaughter of John and Mercy Freeman. In Surrey County, he married no less than three lines of Mayflower The offspring gather together.

We often use distant terms to think about major events in history. What happened to people far away has nothing to do with us, but we are closer to history than we know. Those Mayflower families are intertwined through Freemans and Folgers, Reeves and Marions, Pooles, Riddles, Llewellyns, Mosers, Bowles, Bolichs and many others. They cultivated people who built strong communities and kept them safe, patriots, doctors, musicians, teachers, interior designers, farmers, etc. who were free from the dictatorship of distant monarchs.

There are many controversies in society now, trying to put the morality of our ancestors' behavior in a better context. There is no doubt that huge injustices have occurred in the formation of this country I love, but I will leave these discussions to others who are more knowledgeable than me.

What I know is that this month 400 years ago, a small group of people sat down to eat to celebrate their survival. 242 years later, President Lincoln announced the National Thanksgiving Day to celebrate the survival of the Confederation. This month, many of us will sit down and celebrate our family and friends because we have walked out of these recent unpleasant times.

If we made mistakes as a country in the past, maybe we can get together in this festival and decide to do better as individuals in the future.

Kate Rauhauser-Smith is a local freelance writer, researcher and genealogist.

At several ceremonies held 31 months ago, local county and school officials gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony, marking the start of much-needed renovation work for three district schools.

Franklin, Mountain Park and Dobson Elementary Schools were all targets of this work, and the subsequent ceremony marked the beginning of work for each facility.

Last week, many of the same local officials gathered to celebrate the end of work at one of the schools and held a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Dobson Elementary School.

Many former students and staff attended the meeting, as well as Surrey County Commissioners Mark Marion and Larry Johnson, school board members Dr. Terri Mosley and Clark Gones, and Assistant County Governor Sandy Snow and the people who directly assisted in the renovation project. Officials from the North Carolina Department of Public Education were also present.

The Dobson Primary School Project lasted for several years, and most of the work started before the foundation stone was laid in 2019. In 2014, Bill Powell, LT Consulting, LCC. conducted a facility review to study the needs of all campuses in the Surrey County school system. After that, he worked with the Board of Education to determine the priority of work.

Powell ranked Franklin Elementary School, Mountain Park Elementary School, and Dobson Elementary School at the top of the list. Although the Franklin Elementary School and Mountain Park Elementary School projects were completed in the spring, the Dobson Elementary School Project was postponed until this fall.

In his speech, Superintendent Travis L. Reeves pointed out the patience of the school community. He said: "In the renovation and construction of Dobson, a lot of planning, arrangement, relocation, hard work and patient work have been carried out. Great. Part of the work took place during the global pandemic, so I would like to thank Principal Sharia Templeton for his leadership throughout the project and all the people who supported it during the project."

The ribbon-cutting event was attended by student council members Templeton, Marion, school board members Dr. Terri Mosley and Clark Goings, and performances by members of the Surrey Central High School Choir.

Templeton recounted her own history at Dobson Elementary School and mentioned how "special" this school is.

"I am proud to be a former student of Dobson and now the principal of such an excellent school. A school built on the concepts of learning, leadership, and collective effectiveness, long before these concepts became educational buzzwords. I Know how special we are in the community. I believe everyone here, especially the current and former students and staff of the school, also know this. As the principal now, I often say that I will always believe; nothing compares It’s better to be a Dobson Tiger,” said Templeton, who attended elementary school from 1983 to 1990.

Freebird McKinney, director of government and community relations legislation at the North Carolina Department of Public Education, was also among the speakers. Both he and Marion, chairman of the Surrey County Committee, celebrated the completion of the project in their speeches, indicating that the transformation is a victory for the children of Surrey County. Walter Robbs Callahan & Pierce Architects and Coram Construction were recognized with Surrey County Plant Operations Director Robert Draughn. Both the Surrey County Board of Education and Reeves reiterated the same point, "We could not have done this without you."

"I'm thinking about where we are from where we are now. I think about how lucky we are to live, study and work in Surrey County. I think how lucky we are, our county commissioners are willing to invest resources to support our school system because They believe our students and they will contribute to the future of the county," Superintendent Reeves said. "Our commissioners not only invested in the physical structure of the school, but most importantly invested in our students and their future. That is all today. It is about cutting the ribbon, and it symbolizes a new The beginning... a new beginning for students, now and in the future, and what these facilities mean for them and their learning opportunities."

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