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Changes in works for Market Street

The Market Street Arts and Entertainment District that has operated in downtown Mount Airy since 2020 is being taken to another level, including an expansion…

Bear raids local bird feeders

ARARAT, Va. — The Patrick County countryside normally is a quiet, uneventful place, but that was not the case recently when Mary Dellenback Hill encountered…

Bear raids local bird feeders

ARARAT, Va. — The Patrick County countryside normally is a quiet, uneventful place, but that was not the case recently when Mary Dellenback Hill encountered…

No city manager search in works

No new city manager, no problem seems to be the situation right now in Mount Airy — exactly two months since the departure of the…

City respects gun rights, mayor assures

Mount Airy officials’ recent adoption of an updated personnel policy — which includes prohibiting municipal employees from carrying weapons on city government property — shouldn’t…

City firefighters honored for achievement

Local residents should feel a little safer these days due to a recent achievement by members of the Mount Airy Fire Department. It involved eight…

Support shown for light rail locally

When most Surry Countians think about how to get from Point A to Point B, motorized vehicular travel comes to mind — with riding a…

Five face trafficking charges in Surry

DOBSON — Drug busts can occur through traffic stops or searches of homes, and the latest round of major arrests by the Surry County Sheriff’s…

Lowgap man facing thirteen felony charges

An arrest earlier this month of a man with connections to local youth sports has caused some level of concern in Surry County. Some residents,…