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April 17, 2021 The Surry County Schools Educational Foundation is hosting the 8th Annual MAD Dash 5K & Fun Run at Fischer River Park in Dobson this coming Saturday. The race is the foundation’s first fundraiser of the year and will help provide resources for students and teachers, during this school year and into the summer. Partly due to COVID-19 concerns, an option to participate virtually has been added to the event for those who wish to run on their own time. The foundation has named Surr...

April 14, 2021 During February, eighth-grade students at Gentry Middle School embarked on a project to bring the story of a notable Black person, past or present, to the forefront. Individually, students chose the person or group they intended to research for the project. English/Language Arts (ELA) teachers Christie Robertson and Kaela Rodgers presented their students with a unit on research that not only taught them research skills but sparked an interest in the importance of the contribution...