Lowgap News

John Peters Editor Saturday afternoon, in the shadow of an 18th Century plantation house in Lowgap, 300 people gathered to enjoy two traditions - blue grass and mountain music, and Surry County sonkers.

Five teens who were reported missing from Camp E-Mun-Talee in Lowgap were located about four hours after they went missing Saturday.

A man was injured during the weekend when his moped was struck by a vehicle in Lowgap, while a boy was hurt in a separate accident on Franklin Road involving a scooter, an official said Monday.

Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Allen Simmons Miller-Simmons couple marries Courtney Susan Miller and Samuel Allen Simmons were united in marriage at Flat Rock Baptist Church in Mount Airy on July 5. The Rev.

Tom Joyce Staff Reporter Lured by the can't-miss, crowd-pleasing combination of deep mud and powerful engines, hundreds of people attended an annual gathering Saturday in the Beulah community which raised about ...

Palomino Mountain Ranch in Lowgap is riding to the rescue of the local Red Cross by sponsoring a special blood drive planned next week.

Gas prices force agency to eliminate one day of service Tom Joyce Staff Reporter High gasoline prices have forced the local Meals on Wheels program to reduce its services to homebound persons, who will get four ...

Three teens have been charged in connection with fires at three homes in Lowgap a week and a half ago.

Three teens have been charged in connection with fires at three homes in Lowgap a week and a half ago.

The Surry County Sheriff's Office arrested three people in connection with three fires in the Lowgap community in Surry County earlier this month.

Robin Elaine Jessup, 43, of 1288 Pilot-Westfield Road, was located Thursday by a Pilot Mountain police officer who discovered that she was wanted on outstanding charges in Mount Airy.

Thomas Smith Staff Reporter Free weekly fiddle and guitar lessons offered at the Andy Griffith Playhouse are more than simply a chance for would-be musicians to try out their talent on the instruments.

Erin C. Perkins Staff Reporter LOWGAP - A shortage in an electric blanket apparently caused a fire that damaged a mobile home on Norval Lowe Road in Lowgap Monday night, according to a Skull Camp Volunteer Fire ...

A Surry County educator has been named executive director of instruction by the Mount Airy School System.

Boards for Dads Advice from other dads Recent discussion: Name:DR??? Age:34 Where you live:Lowgap, NC Kids : First one due Aug 1 Birthdates/ages We never had many problems till I was about 7 mo... Join the ... via Baby Center

The complainant in the case is John Barber of the Surry County Planning Department. via Mt. Airy News

“He was just not paying attention”

Laura Thompson Staff Reporter OAK GROVE - Six people, including one child, were hospitalized Saturday afternoon following a three-vehicle wreck on N.C. 89, and one emergency official said more may seek ... via Mt. Airy News

One person was killed Friday night in a mobile home fire - one of three fires that had volunteer firefighters scrambling across Surry County. via Mt. Airy News

“The roads never got really bad, I don't believe.”

Tom Joyce Staff Reporter Although about 40 traffic accidents were reported during the wintry blast that hit Surry County Thursday, emergency officials say that Old Man Winter was kind to the area overall. via Mt. Airy News