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Chamber holding first-ever women’s conference

Business and personal growth conferences are nothing new, even holding one in Surry County for local business folks is not necessarily a rare occurrence. But…

First Community income up in third quarter

BLUEFIELD, VA – First Community Bankshares Inc. (NASDAQ: FCBC) this week reported earnings for the third quarter of the fiscal year, ending Sept. 30, were…

Surey Bancorp reports income up sharply

MOUNT AIRY — Surrey Bancorp, (Pink Sheets: SRYB), the holding company for Surrey Bank & Trust last week reported net income for the third quarter…

Surry-Yadkin Works nurse interns advance to apprenticeships

Eight former Surry-Yadkin Works interns are now working as nursing apprentices after signing commitments with Northern Regional Hospital. “Apprenticeships combine on-the-job and classroom training and…

AES buys East Bend firm

AES Inc., an industrial repair and contract manufacturing company, has acquired an industrial electronic repair company, Computer Concepts of NC, Inc. The process to acquire…

Joyce recognized for performance at Edward Jones

Tammy Joyce, an Edward Jones financial advisor in Mount Airy, recently attended the firm’s Financial Advisor Leaders Conference, which celebrates the contributions and achievements of…

SCC Small Business Center No. 1 in Piedmont Triad

Surry Community College’s Small Business Center is ranked #1 in the Piedmont Triad region in economic impact measured in fiscal year 2021-2022, when counting the…

SYEMC awards $7,020 in grants to local teachers

DOBSON — Twelve teachers from the Surry-Yadkin Electric Membership Corporation service territory have been awarded Bright Ideas Education Grants. Employees with Surry-Yadkin EMC made surprise…

Fraud victims awarded $37 million

An alleged $110 million Ponzi scheme based in Georgia and New York — but with influence reaching all the way to Mount Airy — took…

Job fair attracts more than 200

The Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce held a job fair at Mayberry May on Sept. 9. Several dozen area businesses and organizations set up…