Dobson News

Surry County residents don't often get the chance to attend a ball, but just such an occasion is planned this weekend - one that also offers the opportunity to aid at-risk children.

The next round of the municipal election process in Surry County unfolds today with the start of early voting in Dobson.

County Commissioner Paul Johnson, right, talks about what an asset The Pilot Center is to Pilot Mountain and Surry County during a quarterly elected official's dinner at the center Thursday night.

The Dobson Board of Commissioners will discuss seeking funding for the Prison Camp Road sewer extension project during its regular monthly meeting tonight at 6 p.m. at town hall.

A former dentist who is now a real estate broker wants to add another job title to the list: serving on the Mount Airy Board of Commissioners.

Meghann Evans/The News Mary Ruth Lewis fills out her electronic primary election ballot at the One-Stop voting location at Mount Airy Public Library.

It will only be a few more months and the last portion of the Hugh Chatham Memorial Bridge will be removed.

The daughters of The Tribune editor and publisher, Harvey Laffoon, would help at the paper on Saturdays before they were allowed to go to the movies.

With a new year on the horizon, Paul Hensch, the acting town manager with All-American Associates, is excited about the new projects the town will be undertaking in 2010.

Deborah Creed, Director of Nursing at the Surry County Health & Nutrition Center, is seen prepping another resident for her flu shot during a flu clinic in 2009.

Construction is ongoing on the new Sheetz gas station at the southeast corner of Interstate 74 and U.S. 601.

On Thursday night, the Dobson Board of Commissioners named two board members who will serve on a sub-committee to determine whether or not the town should take ownership water lines now owned by the county.

Along with the sounds usually coming from the drones and queens, there's another buzz in the local beekeeping community about an upcoming opportunity.

David Billington captured this image of the transit of Jupiter's moon Europa, 10:20PM on November 4, 2011 at St.

The Surry County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Division apprehended three individuals for allegedly selling methamphetamine and cocaine in Dobson, on Tuesday.

The first public hearing concerns changes to the town's transportation plan. Town Manager Josh Smith said yesterday that the hearing will concern recommendations for enhancements concerning traffic and pedestrian flow within the town's boundaries.

By Tom Joyce, The Mount Airy News, N.C. Jan. 24--Anyone interested in public transportation services in the local area should attend one of two meetings scheduled Thursday in Mount Airy and Dobson, an official says.

The answer is simultaneously simple and complex. It all started with a group that formed in 2011 and called themselves 'Vibrant Elkin.' They are focused on improving area economics.

In recording deeds, the state of North Carolina does not require that the amount paid for property be stated on the deed.

The Surry County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Division apprehended three individuals for allegedly selling methamphetamine and cocaine in Dobson, on Tuesday.