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Welcome to Mayberry News!
Welcome to MayberryNews.com, your FREE source of news and information in and around the Mount Airy, North Carolina area.
MayberryNews.com is a community driven website featuring local news submitted by area residents, forums, free classified ads, a community calendar, local links and many other features - with more to come, so keep checking back.
Mount Airy, this is your website - we hope you like it! Thanks for visiting! |
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2006 *****mings Mounce Family Reunion, March 18, Lila Swaim Park, Jonesville
Anonymous writes "The *****mings-Mounce Family Reunion Committee invites all descendants, relatives and friends of Thomas Buster "Buck" and Martha Everidge *****mings along with those of John William and Daisy Venable Mounce, to the fourth annual family reunion, Saturday, March 18, 2006, from 2 until 6 p.m. at Yadkin Valley's Senior Center/Lila Swaim Park, 121 Delos Martin Drive, Jonesville, N.C. Several North Carolina area family surnames are associated with this event, in addition to *****mings and Mounce, includes many others such as Corder, Everidge, Hastings, Vestal, Adams, Burchette, Martin, Groce, Idol, Riggan, Melton, *****erham, Jenkins, Chappell and York to name a few. Participants are invited to donate an item for the door prizes, which are awarded periodically throughout the event. Reservations are not required. More information: Karen Sue Armstrong-*****mings, 502-227-8161 or email *****mingsmounce04@yahoo.com
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Posted by admin on Sunday, April 15 @ 08:18:24 PDT (472 reads)
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Mt. Airy's Antique Coca Cola Sign
Anonymous writes "Mt. Airy, North Carolina, has a wonderful antique Coca Cola sign on the side of a hair care building on Main Street. The sign is clearly visible from Main Street and runs along a walkway to the public parking area. These "ghost" signs, as they are called out West, are very popular tourist attractions on Route 66 once they are repainted and restored. Moreover, they are popular sites in Southeastern cities including Roanoke, Virginia and Cartersville, Georgia, as well.
Mt. Airy is the childhood home of Andy Griffith and the real-life inspiration for Mayberry. Wouldn't it be wonderful if the original sign in Andy Griffith's hometown were restored?
A Yahoo Group (with a photo of the sign) has been set up to discuss restoring the historic Coca Cola sign at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MtAiryCocaColaSign
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Posted by admin on Sunday, April 15 @ 08:17:01 PDT (365 reads)
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Player of the Year
Anonymous writes "Christina Lee was awarded player of the year at North Surry High-school. She is a up coming junior and plays softball. Her postitons are center-field and Catcher. She has been playing for 12 years. In her freshman year she was awarded MVP. Her plans are to attend Salem College , and earn a degree in education.
congradulations Christina on The player of the Year award."
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Posted by admin on Sunday, April 15 @ 08:16:09 PDT (337 reads)
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TAKE TIME TO SALUTE THE FARMERS IN YOUR COMMUNITY
By Rep. Virginia Foxx
It is often too easy to take what we have for granted. When was the last time you thought about all of the steps that went into producing the food on your dinner table? And when was the last time you considered all of the hard work that went into making the textiles for your clothes?
Our food and fiber does not just land on the store shelves or magically appear in our refrigerators and closets. Rather, they are the fruits of the labor of our nation?s farmers.
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Posted by admin on Saturday, April 02 @ 17:00:06 PST (1574 reads)
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Area Residents Among Those Named To Academic Lists At Tusculum College
GREENEVILLE, TN - Tusculum College, Greeneville, Tennessee, announces students whose academic achievements during the fall 2004 semester have earned them a place on the President's List, Dean's List, and/or Charles Oliver Gray Scholars List.
Kari E. Karns and Kelley D. Karns of Mount Airy were named to the Dean's List, which honors students who have earned at least a 3.5 grade-point average while completing at least 12 semester hours.
Kari Karns was also named to the Charles Oliver Gray Scholars List, which recognizes students who have been on the Dean's List for two consecutive semesters.
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Posted by admin on Thursday, March 10 @ 07:38:06 PST (1152 reads)
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WHY WE MUST FIX SOCIAL SECURITY
By Rep. Virginia Foxx You hear a lot of talk in Washington these days about Social Security reform. There are a lot of strong opinions coming from all directions. My personal philosophy is that the best ideas don?t come from Washington; they come from places like the Fifth District of North Carolina. I happen to think that there is more common sense to be found any morning in the Bojangles in Jonesville than the entire city of Washington, D.C. That is why I commute to Washington to vote, but return home every chance I get. The more time I spend in the district, the better I can represent the people I serve.
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Posted by admin on Tuesday, March 01 @ 04:00:00 PST (490 reads)
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FOXX TO HOLD HEALTH CARE SUMMIT IN SURRY COUNTY
ELKIN -- Fifth District Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.) will meet with local physicians, hospital administrators and medical service personnel on Tuesday, Feb. 22 to discuss key issues facing the medical community. A wide array of topics will be discussed such as health care costs and medical liability reform.
WHO: Congresswoman Virginia Foxx, physicians, hospital administrators and medical service personnel
WHAT: Health Care Summit
WHEN: Tuesday, Feb. 22 from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
WHERE: Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Board Room
180 Parkwood Drive
Elkin, N.C. 28621
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Posted by admin on Wednesday, February 16 @ 13:44:54 PST (507 reads)
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WE MUST STOP ISSUING DRIVER'S LICENSES TO ILLEGAL ALIENS
 By Rep. Virginia Foxx - We have a serious problem here in North Carolina - a problem that can have serious ramifications on our national security.
According to the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, we live in one of 10 states that permits anyone to receive state issued driver's licenses or identification cards without providing proof of their legal status.
While this may at first seem insignificant, you may recall that each of the terrorists who hijacked the airplanes on Sept. 11, 2001 held valid driver's licenses or identification cards. Those little pieces of plastic granted a false sense of legitimacy and helped the terrorists breeze right through security.
You would think that we would have learned our lesson.
Note: This is the first edition of Rep. Virginia Foxx's monthly op-ed column, The Foxx Report. Virginia Foxx is a United States Representative from North Carolina?s Fifth Congressional District. You may contact her district office toll free at 1-866-677-8968 or her Washington office at (202) 225-2071.
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Posted by admin on Tuesday, February 01 @ 12:07:42 PST (605 reads)
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Mt. Airy Resident to Win Prestigious Ray Kroc Award
Anonymous writes "Each year, McDonald's recognizes the top one percent of its restaurant managers nationwide with the prestigious Ray Kroc Award. This year, local restaurant manager Lance Knight will be notified in a surprise presentation that he has joined this elite group of high performers among McDonald's family of over 13,000 U.S. managers.
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Posted by admin on Wednesday, January 19 @ 07:29:45 PST (2889 reads)
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Andy Would Be Proud
Anonymous writes "We had an Ice Storm here in central IN and those Guys from, I think, The Pike Light Co., Mount Airy N C have been a God Send. Anyway I know the trucks were from Mount Airy. I would like to let the residents know about the people that live and work there. If you don't think angels drive big trucks, look at your Power Line People and when you need them you'll believe. "
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Posted by admin on Saturday, January 08 @ 23:39:01 PST (573 reads)
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FOXX TO MAKE 'LISTENING TOUR' STOP IN SURRY COUNTY
Congresswoman to receive input from local community and business leaders
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx (N.C.-5) will be in Surry County next week for a stop on a "listening tour" throughout the 12 counties that make up the Fifth District. The Congresswoman will be meeting with local community leaders, elected officials and business leaders to receive input on the important issues they would like for her to address in Washington.
Foxx will make her stop in Surry County on Tuesday, Jan. 11 at 4:00 p.m. at the Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce.
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Posted by admin on Friday, January 07 @ 17:28:01 PST (876 reads)
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Chatham-Borgstena Closing Brings Request for Return of Incentives
JennyS writes "The recent announcement from Chatham-Borgstena
that they will be closing their Mount Airy plant has provoked both local and county officials into requesting the return of about $600,000 in incentives given to the company in 2001."
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Posted by admin on Friday, December 31 @ 13:02:12 PST (656 reads)
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Foxx Visits Successful Area Company That Exports Products, Not Jobs
Congresswoman-elect Virginia Foxx, who is poised to go to Washington in January to join the 109th Congress, today met with employees and toured the manufacturing plant of a major employer in the state's Fifth Congressional District, Fairchild Industrial Products Company.
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Posted by admin on Wednesday, December 22 @ 15:00:00 PST (1099 reads)
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Gun at School Brings Suspension/Charges
northsurry writes "Two Franklin Elementary School second-graders have been charged with felony possession of a firearm on school property and have received 10-day suspensions after one boy brought a .22-caliber pistol to school and let another boy handle it.
The boy who brought the gun to school was showing it to the other boy when another student told their teacher, who took the unloaded gun away. "
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Posted by admin on Saturday, December 18 @ 08:52:29 PST (1064 reads)
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Mount Airy Loses 60 More Jobs
JennyS writes "Chatham-Borgstena, an automobile seat cover manufacturer announced that it will cease operations immediately in Mount Airy due to economic reasons, eliminating approximately 60 jobs. The company's announcement was another blow to Surry County's economy, coming shortly after Wellington Cordage announced the closing of its Pilot Mountain facility."
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Posted by admin on Thursday, December 16 @ 09:03:14 PST (706 reads)
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Pilot Mountain Loses 125 Jobs
JennyS writes "Wellington Cordage, a rope manufacturing company, announced that it will close its Pilot Mountain plant by February 1st after nearly 30 years of operation. Wellington's 125 jobs will be lost in an economically motivated move to Mexico.
Wellington's announcement comes just a few weeks after Renfro of Mount Airy announced it was eliminating 280 jobs at its sock manufacturing facility."
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Posted by admin on Thursday, December 16 @ 08:01:19 PST (1001 reads)
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Foxx Appoints District Director
BANNER ELK -- Rep.-elect Virginia Foxx (N.C.-5) announced Friday that Todd Poole will serve as her District Director. Poole joins the Foxx team after extensive political involvement in North Carolina.
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Posted by admin on Saturday, December 11 @ 09:00:47 PST (604 reads)
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Drug Awareness Assembly Held
Working together with Barbara Boyd, Director of Mountain View Youth and Family Services, and Emily Campbell, Program Director, St. Paul School held a drug awareness assembly on Tuesday, December 7 as part of the school's Life Skills Program.
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Posted by admin on Thursday, December 09 @ 09:25:40 PST (561 reads)
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Easter Takes Top Spelling Award at St. Paul School
 Twelve St. Paul School students from grades four through seven participated in the school's annual spelling bee on Wednesday, December 10. Students competing for the championship title included:
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Posted by admin on Thursday, December 09 @ 09:21:19 PST (1067 reads)
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SAC Announces Rock-Solid Support Opportunity for New Mayberry Ampitheater
surryarts writes "The Surry Arts Council is excited to announce a fund raising opportunity for the new amphitheatre. The 2005-2006 Surry Arts Council slogan "ART ROCKS" could not be more appropriate!
The amphitheatre is currently in phase two of construction. This phase includes the steel supports for the roof, the roof, and the steps around the stage. Phase two also includes the granite platform in front of the amphitheatre as well as the first granite riser of the seven tiers. Phase three will include completion of the back stage area, landscaping, and sound and lighting."
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Posted by admin on Thursday, December 02 @ 14:30:27 PST (1078 reads)
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FOXX TO ATTEND HARVARD CONFERENCE FOR NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - This week, Rep.-elect Virginia Foxx (N.C.-5) will join a bipartisan group of incoming Congressional freshmen at Harvard University's Institute of Politics. She will attend conferences on exercising leadership in Congress and targeting practical ways of participation in the legislative process.
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Posted by admin on Monday, November 29 @ 15:55:41 PST (1117 reads)
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St. Paul Terrific Tigers for October
 These students were chosen by teachers to be Terrific Tigers for the month of October at St. Paul School. Congratulations to each of them for making St. Paul a better place to be!!!
Click on the photo for a larger version with more information.
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Posted by admin on Monday, November 22 @ 14:13:14 PST (454 reads)
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Mount Airy Visitor's Center Closing
Goober writes "The Gilmer-Smith Foundation announced last week that it will discontinue funding and operation of the Mount Airy Visitor's Center within the next year. The Visitor's Center, located at 615 North Main Street, has long been a popular stop for tourists to the Mount Airy area looking for local information."
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Posted by admin on Sunday, November 14 @ 12:20:37 PST (742 reads)
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Childress Takes Top Geography Honors at St. Paul
 Students in grades four through seven participated in the St. Paul School's National Geographic Geography Bee on Wednesday morning, November 10th. As staff, students, parents and grandparents looked on, twelve students competed for the championship title for over an hour. Sixth grader Luke Childress and seventh grader Jacob Rotenizer went into the championship round with Childress emerging as victor.
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Posted by admin on Thursday, November 11 @ 09:41:27 PST (355 reads)
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Mrs. North Carolina International Search Begins
Anonymous writes "Applications are now being accepted for the title of Mrs. North Carolina International 2005 an official preliminary to the Mrs. International Pageant that will be held at the Northshore Center for the Performing Arts in Chicago, Illinois with Bob Eubanks as our celebrity host. The dates for the 2005 Pageant are July 22nd through July 23rd.
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Posted by admin on Monday, November 08 @ 16:52:04 PST (331 reads)
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Renfro to Cut 280 More Jobs
JennyS writes "Renfro Corporation announced yesterday that it is planning to cut 280 jobs at its Mount Airy sock-manufacturing plant in January. Renfro has eliminated over 600 jobs in Mount Airy since 1997. The pending cut will leave only about 250 jobs at the Mount Airy facility and is a workforce reduction of 52.8%."
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Posted by admin on Wednesday, November 03 @ 14:52:14 PST (305 reads)
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Mock Debate/Election a Big Success at St. Paul School
 Students in Pam Pruett's, Movita Utt's and Hilda Tate's Civics classes at St. Paul learned first hand how elections are prepared for and conducted. Each of the three classes participated in a mock debate and mock election shortly before the presidential election.
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Posted by admin on Wednesday, November 03 @ 14:46:51 PST (370 reads)
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The Andy Griffith Show - Complete 1st Season DVD Set
The long-awaited Paramount release of The Andy Griffith Show's first
season on DVD is almost here. With a release date of November 16th,
the boxed set may be pre-ordered at $27.29, 30% off of the regular
price, by clicking here.
The four-disk set contains all 32 episodes from the 1960 season. To
find out what 32 episodes the set contains, check out our Andy Griffith Show Episode Guide.
Order your copy today!
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Posted by admin on Tuesday, November 02 @ 08:52:00 PST (270 reads)
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Trick-Or-Treat Schedule
granite_bear writes "With Halloween falling on Sunday night this year, some communities have decided to hold their Trick-Or-Treat night on Saturday or even Friday evening. To help clear up any confusion, here is the list of which night Trick-Or-Treat will be held on in the local area:
October 29, Friday: Sparta
October 30, Saturday: Mount Airy, Wilkesboro, North Wilkesboro, East Bend.
October 31, Sunday: Elkin, Dobson, Yadkinville. "
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Posted by admin on Wednesday, October 27 @ 11:28:12 PDT (377 reads)
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New Theater to Open November 5th
bjones writes "Mount Airy's new theater, Creekside Cinemas, is scheduled to open for business November 5th. The theater, which will feature 10 screens, is directly across Pine Street from New Market Crossing shopping center and the new Lowes Foods. All Star Entertainment of Shallotte, NC at Holden Beach and Ocean Isle Beach, in partnership with Mount Airy's Granite Development have built the new 35,000 square foot theater complex on the former site of Collins Chevrolet."
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Posted by admin on Friday, October 22 @ 19:42:46 PDT (10057 reads)
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