Category: Press

Dobson, NC – August, 2016 The Foundation for Rural Services and Surry Telephone awarded a $2500 scholarship to East Surry High School graduate Meredith Jessup. Ms. Jessup is from Westfield and will be attending North Carolina State University where she will be working toward a degree in Zoology. “It is an honor for Surry Telephone […]

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Bill Erickson, the owner of BE Shoes, and Rob Simon of Windsor Jewelers met with other local business owners about the need to educate the public on the importance of supporting local businesses. The premise is that that local businesses not only employ local citizens but they are the businesses that pay […]

AMC Networks’ unfair contract renewal demands mean more than 200,000 cable TV subscribers across North and South Carolina could soon lose AMC if a new deal is not reached by December 31st. AMC’s demands highlight a growing problem behind cable TV price hikes and the burdens they place on independent cable TV companies and their […]

Dobson, NC – June, 2013 Surry Telephone presented a check for $500 to the Foothills Food Pantry, the largest food distribution agency in Surry County. The food pantry, which has been in operation for 21 years, offers food services to any family in Surry County who is food insecure. The funds for the donation were […]

Dobson, NC – September, 2012 When people within the community come together for a common goal, everyone benefits. Surry Telephone showed their appreciation for the hard work being performed by a local Habitat for Humanity crew by feeding them lunch last week. The Habitat for Humanity team is working to build three homes in Dobson. […]

Dobson, NC – October, 2011 Surry Telephone recently celebrated the Grand Opening of their Mount Airy retail store located at 1409 Edgewood Drive. The expansion of Surry’s retail presence allows them to conveniently serve their customers with a large showroom that features the wide array of products and services they offer including local and long […]