Lowgap News

The S.C. Supreme Court upheld the death sentence of Quincy Jovan Allen on Monday, who admitted to killing four people in a crime spree across the Carolinas, including a clerk and a customer at a convenience store in Surry County, N.C., in 2002.

The Surry County Register of Deeds has granted the following marriage licenses: n Carlos Franklin Surratt, 72, of Mount Airy, and Hilda Ruth Mayes Jones, 55, of Lowgap, issued Nov.

The Surry County Register of Deeds has granted the following marriage licenses: n Felipe Hervert-Francisco, 30, of Mount Airy, and Blanca Lopez Campos, 34, of Mount Airy, issued Oct.

Former Mount Airy Postmaster Joy Barlow enjoys sitting out on her screened-in porch recently with her husband Wayne and their two dogs Rosco and Dixie.

Ron Atkins, 58, of has been a resident of Dobson for 25 years. Owner of Images photography studio located in Dobson, he has been married to Dixie Cook for 25 years.

LOWGAP a ' A Mount Airy woman was airlifted to Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in critical but stable condition this morning after a tractor-trailer ran over the front end of her car and then left the scene.

Clean-up is still under way from an accident on Interstate 77 Monday afternoon. A tractor-trailer collided with a North Carolina Department of Transportation vehicle in the northbound lane of the interstate at the 96-mile marker around 12:40 p.m. on Monday.

A Bluegrass Music Festival and Wingfest will be held this Saturday at Fisher River Park to benefit Camp E-Mun-Talee, a not-for-profit camp that provides services for at-risk and high-risk youth and their families.

The Surry County Register of Deeds has granted the following marriage licenses: n William Anthony Long, 46, of Mount Airy, and Maria Lynn Jessup, 44, of Mount Airy, issued Sept.

Shiloh Elementary 4th grader Jacob Alexander pets Lucky after Libby Bagby and her Plott hound Lucky gave a presentation to about 110 4th graders at Shiloh Elementary near Matthews Wednesday.

Heavier-than-usual rainfall apparently has caused snakes to be more plentiful this year, as evidenced by one recent incident in which a bicycle rider was bitten by a copperhead at Mount Airy's Westwood Park.

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Heavier-than-usual rainfall apparently has caused snakes to be more plentiful this year, as evidenced by one recent incident in which a bicycle rider was bitten by a copperhead at Mount Airy's Westwood Park.

Morgan Wall/The News The congregation at Closer Walk Baptist Church is still looking for a new worship space after a blaze ripped through the fellowship hall early Sunday morning.

The Surry County Register of Deeds has granted the following marriage licenses: n James Erik Goodman, 25, of Mount Airy, and Jessica Rae King, 25, of Mount Airy, issued July 8, 2009.

Two men are being held under high bonds on felony drug and other violations filed after a chase stretching from Beulah to Zephyr at speeds up to 120 mph.

John Peters/The News Jennifer Overfelt , Dean Overfelt, Kenny Overfelt , and Beth Overfelt wait on the fireworks display Saturday night.

The Surry County Register of Deeds has granted the following marriage licenses: n Robert Thomas Hale Jr., 35, of Dobson, and Angela Dawn Talley, 27, of Lowgap, issued June 10, 2009.