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County schools using summer learning activities

The Surry County School system is utilizing the summer months to help fill learning gaps created by the uncertain schedules resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic…

Mentors sought for local youth program

With all the well-documented harm caused to children by COVID-19 — including not attending school and being denied social contact — positive impacts did occur…

White House calling out critics of door-to-door vaccine push

WASHINGTON (AP) — “A disservice to the country.” “Inaccurate disinformation.” “Literally killing people.” For months, the Biden White House refrained from criticizing Republican officials who…

Local COVID numbers near pandemic low

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…