March 28, 2021
Bumble bees are welcome additions in early spring. The containers of pansies are colorful as we reach toward the end of March. The bumblebees visit the pansies every afternoon. Very few flowers are in bloom in late March and the bumblebees are attracted to the bright colors of the pansies. The pansies have been in bloom for most of the winter and are now a haven for the early bumblebees of spring. The pansies will have flowers until the end of April. It will be hard to pull them up to replace with the annuals of spring and summer. We will miss the pansies and their pretty faces but the bumblebees will be around to enjoy the summer annuals.
Volleyball: Surry Central needs five sets to edge North Surry
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Updated December 16, 2020 2:48 a.m. EST
By Zack Adams, HighSchoolOT reporter
Toast, N.C. Surry Central avoided its second loss of the season on Tuesday night by staving off a young, but talented North Surry volleyball team.
The Golden Eagles used five sets to leave Coach Ron King Gymnasium with a win 25-22, 25-22, 15-25, 24-26, and 15-8. When looking over the Western Piedmont Athletic 2A Conference standings, Surry Central finds itself in second place behind unbeaten West Stokes (8-0 overall and won head-to-head matchup a few weeks back).
On Tuesday night, the first and second sets were eerily similar. Both were close for the duration and ended in 25-22 scores to Surry Central. The Eagles maintained steady leads during those games behind poised service efforts across the board and impact plays (timely kills or tips) from junior Mia McMillen.
By Tom Joyce tjoyce@mtairynews.com
A sport that involves circling racetracks at 200 mph while measuring success in nanoseconds requires lots of moving parts other than car and driver, and a Surry County resident has had a hand in many of those.
“Ever since I was little, that’s all I could think about was race cars,” David Cropps said in discussing his 20-year career in NASCAR, which now involves working at Richard Petty Motorsports headed by “The King” of stock car racing.
“My main job is front-end mechanic,” Cropps, 42, of Mount Airy, said regarding his present position with the Petty organization, where he has been employed for a total of 13 years. It’s one of various racing teams he has served with over the past two decades, encompassing all three top rungs of NASCAR the Cup, Xfinity (formerly Busch) and truck series.
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After a 31-year career, 20 of it spent in the Surry County Schools system, Dr. Jill Reinhardt will be retiring from her post as associate superintendent for academics and student services. Her retirement is effective Dec. 31.
She apparently had worked privately with school system officials prior to Friday’s announcement to put together a retirement and transition plan.
Dr. DeAnne Danley, director of curriculum and instruction, professional development prek-12, will take on the role of assistant superintendent on Jan. 1, assuming many of the responsibilities held by Reinhardt.
“Dr. Reinhardt is a consummate professional who has dedicated her career to education and helping students and educators reach their goals for success,” said Dr. Travis L. Reeves, school superintendent.