As new friendships were formed between the humans and animals, Mooney told the gathering how Surry Animal Rescue had adopted out more than 135 dogs and cats over the past year and a half. In all, 24 people are listed for the Citizens Police Academys 2023 edition. The event is now in its 13th year, being shelved in 2020 because of the pandemic. For more information, visit https://www.leavitt.com/elite/. City police had launched an . But organizers sought to feature those highlighting activities such as hiking, biking, kayaking, rock climbing and disc golf. He got up like any other day, he got up to serve and to protect. Over the decades theyve been honored with several awards and recognition including Nationwide Insurance Champion Agency, Nationwide Insurance Elite Agency, Nationwide Insurance Heritage Agency, and Nationwide Insurance Local Service Agent Award., Being a part of Leavitt Group will provide us with more opportunities to offer our clients competitive products and services that weve not had access to in the past, Morgan said. Sheriff Kemp said during the time the road close that there was no active threat to the community, but said he could release no other details late Friday. Fletcher Pipes said the crash occurred when the truck, carrying a load of flour, ran off of the highway, then overturned in the median and hit the guardrail. Airy, GA, on Monday evening, July 26, 2021. . Police records state that the business was unsecured at the time of the crime, enabling the theft of a binder of checks from BB&T and another binder containing Skyline National Bank checks. MT. Deputy Latza is the students DARE instructor. But dont get me wrong, Jordan was the first person to step into the wet concrete, getting his boots wet and moving it around it was very impressive, Raymer said. This years edition was special, the first Citizens Police Academy since 2020, when it was halted after six of 10 scheduled sessions due to COVID-19. The concert series is popular with area residents and those in nearby communities. However, I do know that the more helpers I have the faster it moves.. A free rabies clinic is scheduled Saturday at Veterans Memorial Park on West Lebanon Street in Mount Airy, which is open to residents of Surry County. Park staff members expressed appreciation for new ideas the youth has brought forward to enhance the experience of the scenic mill near Meadows of Dan, Virginia. While his movies may have other main plots, such as solving a 50-year-old mystery, that theme of fatherhood and mentorship weaves its way into them all. Other winners include Joyce and Rick Martin, campground hosts at Doughton Park; Ken and Julie Carpenter, lead volunteers in the Boone/Blowing Rock area; and students of The Christ School, who serve as maintenance volunteers on a group basis in the Asheville area. That realization became clear Thursday night when the Mount Airy Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 to approve a letter of intent from a company called TowerPoint to acquire a telecommunications easement at the citys tank property on Rockford Street. The event was the annual Mounties Readers Choice Awards lunch, which recognizes the top local businesses and professionals as voted by Mount Airy News and mtairynews.com readers. Four people are in custody after police say they busted a brothel operating out of Mt. One of the pictures appeared to show blood on Snows arm, but it was not clear if he was suffering from a wound or if it was someone elses blood. We ought to be rallying around this day for our local leaders, our state leaders, our national leaders, our churches, our educational leaders, he said, before going on to say local residents should add others to their prayer lists those serving in the military, law enforcement and other first responders, business leaders, and even those working in the media. She is scheduled to be in Surry District Court on May 8. But we need to figure out how to do it and not restrict landowners on Highway 89 and Shoals Road to the point where its essentially useless for the local person to be able to utilize that property in a nonresidential way.