The Surry County Health and Nutrition Center is now offering COVID-19 vaccination boosters. It was still a bit early for frost last month, with none of that noticed at the water plant, but fog was observed on three days. 20, while a 41-degree reading just five days later on Sept. The high last month was 88 degrees noted on Sept. Mount Airy’s all-time average for September is 68.4 degrees. On the temperature side of the equation, last month was slightly cooler than usual, with the mercury averaging 67.7 degrees. This obscured the fact that only six of September’s 30 days had measurable precipitation. Last month’s output included a whopping 3.33 inches logged for a single day, Sept. The total measured at the plant during September - 5.63 inches - contributed to the surplus, eclipsing the September norm here of 4.40 inches. The all-time local average for that period is 37.80 inches. 30, according to a monthly breakdown released last Friday by the facility that is the city’s official weather-monitoring station.Ī total of 38.67 inches have been recorded, which is 0.87 inches, or 2.3%, above normal for the first nine months of the year in Mount Airy, where climatic records have been kept since 1924. With figures for October yet to be compiled, yearly precipitation for 2021 stood slightly above the local average as of Sept. Tom Joyce may be reached at 33 or on Twitter surplus prevails in areaĪfter a predominantly dry year, a rainfall surplus has transpired in the Mount Airy area, based on the most recent monthly statistics from F.G.
“They are good, decent men,” he added, and are trying to do the best they can to serve the county. “They will have to speak to their actions, I’m not going to speculate on that,” Harris said. Harris was asked Tuesday if he thinks Monday night’s action was a bad political move on the part of Johnson, Goins and Marion, given the huge support the removal had generated in a heavily Republican county. The May 17 vote banning the machines had been unusual in the sense that Commissioner Johnson had sought to abstain from it, then later did not voice an “aye” or “nay” - which counted as a “yes” in favor of a motion backed by Harris and Tucker. Harris said the Coke personnel on hand made a good impression and are “very nice people indeed.” Representatives of Coca-Cola Consolidated, which has a bottling facility right outside Mount Airy, were on hand to plead their case, saying Coke has been a good partner in the community and asking that the vote to remove the machines be revisited. Harris said Friday he had been overwhelmed by media inquiries and reaction from rank-and-file Americans who largely supported the ban.ĭuring a meeting Monday night in Dobson, the Coke issue was served up once again with another 3-2 decision to rescind the decision to take out the machines.Ĭommissioners Larry Johnson, Bill Goins and Mark Marion voted in favor of that, with Harris and Commissioner Van Tucker casting the dissenting votes.
The county’s 3-2 decision in May to remove the Coke machines, a dozen in all, drew nationwide attention, including coverage by television news networks and other major outlets. The Coca-Cola official had condemned the Georgia law, including labeling a voter ID requirement it includes as racist, although GOP supporters such as Harris believe the measure is needed to protect the integrity of the democratic process. Instead, they should rely on working through political action committees or supporting candidates of their choice rather than direct political involvement. Harris said that point is big corporations shouldn’t be “trying to affect the electoral process in this country” in such a way. “I think the point was made in this,” South District Commissioner Eddie Harris said of action on May 17 to ban the Coke dispensers after the CEO of the soft drink corporation criticized the new Georgia voting law. DOBSON - The Surry Board of Commissioners has voted to reverse an earlier decision to ban Coca-Cola machines from all county government facilities, but a supporter of that move believes his mission was accomplished.
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