Surry Business

Sunday’s (Dec. 30) Atlanta Journal-Constitution features Pilot Mountain — both the mountain and the nearby town — in an article titled “N.C. retreat promises outdoor fun (and shopping, too).” Reporter Bill Cissna writes, “In north-central North Carolina, an age-old geological protrusion and a small community that share the same name provide a nice mix of […]

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Carolyn Quesinberry taught schoolchildren for 27 years. Her husband, Freddie, owned a floor-covering business. They both were looking for something new. They found it in a place they’d left 20 years earlier — Mount Airy. And thanks to the Quisinberrys, you can find the sweetest place in Surry County on Main Street across from the […]

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Friends of the historic Reeves Theater in Elkin have started an Internet blog to promote the theater’s restoration. The web site, ReevesTheater.blogspot.com, includes information about the 389-seat theater, which was opened in 1941, and recent articles about the restoration program. The restoration of the Reeves Theater is an effort spearheaded by the Tri-County Citizens Foundation, […]

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Northern Hospital of Surry County in Mount Airy has acquired a state-of-the-art LightSpeed® VCT (volume computed tomography) imaging system from GE Healthcare. The system’s high-resolution, high-speed CT angiography will help physicians gather information they need to better diagnose diseases and life­-threatening conditions including cardiovascular disease and strokes. In a single rotation, the LightSpeed VCT creates […]

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Elkin High School in Surry County is among the best high schools in the nation and ranks in the top six in North Carolina, according to U.S. News & World Report and School Evaluation Services, a K-12 education and data research and analysis company. The two companies analyzed academic and enrollment information from more than […]

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If your New Year’s resolution is to move into a new line of work, check out the annual U.S. News & World Report on “Best Careers 2008.” Most of professions with the best combination of opportunities and job satisfactions require at least a two-year or four-year college degree, but the list also includes four careers […]

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Jan. 24 is the filing deadline for federal economic injury disaster loans available through the U.S. Small Business  Administration to small businesses in Surry County who suffered financial losses as a direct result of abnormally low temperatures and freezing conditions April 6-9, 2007. The Small Business Administration’s disaster declaration was issued as a result of […]

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Wondering what to do with that GPS (Global Positioning System) unit that Santa left under the tree? Consider “geocaching,” a high-tech scavenger hunt for hidden treasure in “caches” scattered around Surry County. GPS device sellers reported holiday sales up a whopping 488 percent over last year, according to market research firm NPD Group. With GPS […]

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North Carolina tied with Georgia as the fifth fastest–growing state from July 1, 2006, to June 30, 2007, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Nevada and Arizona, Utah and Idaho topped the list, based on percentages of increase. North Carolina added almost 200,000 people in 12 months — a 2.2 percent increase — and crossed […]

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Samantha Berryman of Elkin will be the interim director of the Surry County Health & Nutrition Center. Berryman is a registered dietitian with more than 12 years of experience in public health. She succeeds David Stone who resigned effective Jan. 1 to become director of the N.C. Local Health Department Accreditation Program. The Surry County […]

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