Business
Our Story Video Creations offers local tape-to-video transfers
For those who are Millennials and Generation X’ers, there is a good chance a portion of their lives were caught on a device older than what is n...
Roberts represents pest management in D.C.
Marty L. Roberts, right, vice president and general manager of operations for the local Rid-A-Bug team, attends the annual Legislative Event sponsored...
Hampton Inn wins prestigious award second consecutive year
From housekeeping and maintenance to the front desk clerks and management, the Hampton Inn at Jonesville staff recently received the company’s p...
Ward & Ward cuts ribbon on Elkin location
Members of the community and the Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce line the streets of downtown Elkin to welcome Ward & Ward Properties to town re...
State Farm adds employees to local team
Recently, two Elkin natives have become part of the Steve Owings Agency for State Farm on North Bridge Street in Elkin. Tim Russell and Cory Combs are...
Surrey Bancorp announces first quarter cash dividend, reports 2017 earnings
MOUNT AIRY — The Board of Directors of Surrey Bancorp (Pink Sheets: SRYB) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 9.5 cents ($0.095) per share...
LifeStore Financial Group reports solid second quarter
WEST JEFFERSON — LifeStore Financial Group reported net income for the quarter ending Dec. 31, 2017, of $685,000, as compared to $422,000 for th...
Wake Forest Baptist providing athletic training services to Wilkes County Schools, Lexington City Schools
WINSTON-SALEM — Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center has partnered with Wilkes County Schools and Lexington City Schools to provide certified athl...
Elkin Tractor Supply donates 31 bags of pet food
The Tractor Supply Co. store in Elkin is donating 31 bags of pet food to feed dogs and cats in need of adoption.“More often than not, animal she...
Simpson achieves CENTURION Producer Award
David Shepherd, broker/owner of CENTURY 21 Hudspeth Properties, announced that Debbie Simpson, sales affiliate with the independent office recently ea...
First Community Bancshares, Inc. announces fourth quarter and full year 2017 results and quarterly dividend
BLUEFIELD, Va. — First Community Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: FCBC) (www.firstcommunitybank.com) reported its unaudited results of operations and o...
Free SBC seminars announced for February
DOBSON — Surry Community College’s Small Business Center will be holding free seminars and workshops in February at various locations in S...
Stevensons receive awards
Hilda Stevenson, certified site manager, and Karl Stevenson, maintenance caretaker, of Collinswood Apartments and Woodrun Apartments in Elkin were rec...
Prism hosts local food drive for Foothills Pantry
For the week of Nov. 13 to 17, Prism is hosting a food drive at their corporate offices in downtown Elkin. Prism will be accepting donations from the ...
Yadkin Valley Winter Wine Passport program adds breweries
For the eighth straight winter, wine passports allow folks to sample their way through the Yadkin Valley at Surry County wineries. And for the first t...
Edward Jones reaches $1 trillion in assets under care
Financial advisor Barry Revis announced that Edward Jones has reached $1 trillion in assets under care (AUC). The milestone cements Edward Jones’...
Prism, WellCare team up to give back
Prism’s Managed Care Services department visited Atlanta, Georgia, on Oct. 25-26 to make a donation to Helping Mamas, a non-profit organization ...
LifeStore Financial Group reports earnings increase for year
WEST JEFFERSON — LifeStore Financial Group (LSFG), the holding company for LifeStore Bank and LifeStore Insurance Services, Inc., recently repor...
LifeStore Financial Group reports earnings increase for year
WEST JEFFERSON — LifeStore Financial Group (LSFG), the holding company for LifeStore Bank and LifeStore Insurance Services, Inc., recently repor...
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital receives eighth consecutive “A” for patient safety in fall 2017 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
The Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit health care ratings organization, released earlier this week the most recent Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades....
Prism hosts Ebenezer Children’s Home for Halloween parade
On Oct. 19, Prism hosted Ebenezer Christian Children’s Home for an afternoon at their corporate offices. Prism’s MPCT Corporate Connection...
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Surrey Bancorp reports third quarter net income
MOUNT AIRY — Surrey Bancorp, (Pink Sheets: SRYB), the holding company for Surrey Bank & Trust, reported earnings for the third quarter of 20...
Carolina West Wireless offers mobile health solution to its customers
WILKESBORO — Carolina West Wireless, a wireless carrier in western North Carolina, has announced that it has launched offer a Mobile Health Solu...
Free SBC seminars announced for October
DOBSON — Surry Community College’s Small Business Center will be holding free seminars and workshops in October at various locations in Su...
Bledsoe joins Kennedy Land & Homes
Retired Elkin City Schools superintendent, Dr. Randy Bledsoe, is embarking on a new career path, recently earning his North Carolina Real Estate licen...
Local attorney honored for client satisfaction
The American Institute of Family Law Attorneys has recognized the exceptional performance of North Carolina’s Family Law Attorney James D. Gille...
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital’s Powe named to 100 ‘CIOs to Know’ list
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Chief Information Officer Lee Powe has been named one of the top 100 Community Hospital Chief Information Officers to k...
Free SBC seminars announced for August
DOBSON — Surry Community College’s Small Business Center will be holding free seminars and workshops in August at various locations in Sur...
Surry Small Business Center offering new online series
DOBSON — The Small Business Center (SBC) at Surry Community College is now offering a new online, on demand series for entrepreneurs and aspirin...
Surrey Bancorp reports second quarter net income of $962,480
MOUNT AIRY — Surrey Bancorp (the “Company”), (Pink Sheets: SRYB), the holding company for Surrey Bank & Trust, recently reported...
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital named 2017 Most Wired
For the third consecutive year, Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital has earned Most Wired status as one of the nation’s health leaders in information...
Elk Outdoors open for business
Years of family fun have turned into a business for Matthew Kennedy, owner of Elk Outdoors, which recently opened in Elkin.Located at 198 Brookfall Da...
WorkForce Unlimited named first for Best Places to Work
MOUNT AIRY — WorkForce Unlimited, a locally owned full-service employment firm, won first Place Best Places to Work in the 50-149 Employee Categ...
North Wilkesboro, Wake Forest Baptist announce completion of agreement to lease Wilkes Regional Medical Center
NORTH WILKESBORO — Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center welcomed Wilkes Medical Center into its family of hospitals Saturday, as the Board of Comm...
Retired trooper, Dan Kiger, teaches driver’s education to save teen’s lives
After decades spent having to inform parents of the deaths of their children to car crashes, State Road resident Dan Kiger has dedicated himself to te...
Local business owner meets with legislators
Rid-A-Bug VP/GM Marty Roberts of Hamptonville recently met with Pest Professionals from all across the state to discuss issues affecting the industry....
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital receives Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus
Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plu...
Agency gets new home, new fleet
Yadkin Valley Home Health’s staff recently relocated to a newly refurbished office beside Hugh Chatham Urgent Care-Jonesville. On May 10, the st...
Carolina West Wireless announces successful results in FCC low band spectrum auction
WILKESBORO — Carolina West Wireless, the premier wireless carrier in western North Carolina, successfully participated in the recent Federal Com...
Farm Bureau Insurance Companies honor local agent
Johnny W. Groce, Yadkin County agent for North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, was named 14th among the Top 75 Agents for 2016, by Stev...
Surrey Bancorp reports first quarter net income of $947,725
MOUNT AIRY — Surrey Bancorp (the “Company”) (Pink Sheets: SRYB), the holding company for Surrey Bank & Trust (the “Bank...
Farm Bureau Insurance Companies honor local agent
MOUNT AIRY — Tim Hamlin, Surry County agent for North Carolina Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, was named among the Top 75 Agents for 2016,...
Free SBC seminars announced for May
DOBSON — Surry Community College’s Small Business Center will be holding free seminars and workshops in May at various locations in Surry ...
Savor NC wine, craft beer, barbecue at Budbreak Festival in Mount Airy, May 6
MOUNT AIRY — A selection of North Carolina’s premier wineries and breweries will line Mount Airy’s Main Street on Saturday for the e...
Local business community welcomes RE/MAX Impact Realty
NORTH WILKESBORO — Business owner James Foster has opened a new real estate brokerage in the Wilkes County area. RE/MAX Impact Realty is the onl...
The power of investing
A small grant from the Winston Salem Foundation to Kids Count Pediatrics in Elkin helped the office transform its clinic and the way it implements Rea...
Free SBC seminars announced for April
DOBSON — Surry Community College’s Small Business Center will be holding free seminars and workshops in April at various locations in Surr...
Country Creamery ice cream scheduled to open for season
Country Creamery on North Bridge Street will open for the season on Saturday. The hours will be Friday and Saturday noon to 9 p.m. and 1 to 9 p.m. on ...
Commissioner appointed to credit union’s Northern Mountain Advisory Council
RALEIGH — Local Government Federal Credit Union (LGFCU) announced the addition of Surry County Commissioner Larry Phillips to its Northern Mount...
Greystone joins forces with LifeStore Insurance
Greystone Insurance has joined forces with LifeStore Insurance, which is part of LifeStore Financial Group.“We are very excited to add Greystone...