In an effort to help combat the spread of COVID-19, the Surry County Health and Nutrition Center and the North Carolina Health and Human Services…
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Drive-through trick-or-treating planned
By The Citizen on October 16, 2020
While the Downtown Business Association has decided to call off its annual Halloween trick-or-treat event, and the concept of trick-or-treating at all this year has…
Most challenging year yet?
By The Citizen on October 16, 2020
In 1991, former Surry County Sheriff Graham Atkinson was working as a young DARE officer when he noticed a child who wore the same set…
Siblings revive family farm
By The Citizen on September 30, 2020
DOBSON — Dock’s Pumpkin Patch will hold a grand opening this weekend with hours from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 3 and…
Preserving the present in time
By The Citizen on September 9, 2020
COVID-19 has dominated virtually every facet of life for the past six months, and promises to do so for at least a few months more.…
Local tourism industry bouncing back
By The Citizen on September 6, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has infected its share of casualties — on both human and business fronts — but at least one thing is showing signs…
Arts Council: Mayberry Days is a go
By The Citizen on August 30, 2020
Fans of “The Andy Griffith Show” often cite various “enduring qualities” that keep the show funny, relevant and popular today, six decades after the show…
City teen shows thanks to nurses
By The Citizen on August 16, 2020
Area youth have found themselves with far more time on their hands than customary, with schools being closed throughout the spring and many traditional summer…
COVID-19 lands area child in hospital
By The Citizen on August 12, 2020
As North Carolina and beyond continues to grapple with a deadly pandemic, one local family is spreading the word of the serious nature of how…
Tenth Surry resident succumbs to COVID-19
By The Citizen on August 10, 2020
Surry County reached a grim milestone over the weekend, while trudging toward another sobering number. The county recorded its tenth COVID-19 death on Friday, according…