July 02, 2021
Surry County is averaging about one new case of COVID-19 per day over the past two weeks, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.
While that is great news for a community that at one point was seeing more than 100 new cases a day, local health officials say the county may not yet be out of the woods.
“We are concerned about variants and vaccine resistant variants,” said Maggie Simmons, assistant health director for the Surry County Health and Nutrition Center. “Vaccination is extremely important right now, as it is our best defense in slowing the transmission of COVID-19.”
High Point University graduate student, Johnathon Friar, was recognized by the North Carolina High School Athletic Association with a Life Saver Certificate.
Northern Regional Hospital recently awarded the 2021 Robin Hardy Hodgin Education Scholarship awards to 10 area high school graduates who plan to pursue a…
Three area teens — two from Mount Airy — have been indicted on charges of murder, kidnapping, and other charges in connection with the shooting death of a…
Updated: 5:15 PM EDT May 26, 2021 WXII12.com Web Staff Three teenagers arrested in connection to the death of a 17-year-old found on a field across from East Surry High School on May 6 will be tried as adults, deputies said Wednesday.Surry County deputies and SBI agents arrested a 16-year-old girl and two 17-year-old boys on May 7 for their direct involvement. They are charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery and conspiracy to commit armed robbery. They are being held in the North Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice. Detectives with the Surry County Sheriff s Office testified during a grand jury proceeding on Monday, and a true bill of indictment was issued for the charges. The three teens were served with the indictments and will be tried as adults.The Pilot Mountain Police Department and the Surry County Sheriff s Office received a call in reference to a dead body on the Armfield Civic Center property around 11:10 a.m on May 6. A body had been d