A limited liability company that owns the Main-Oak Emporium building in downtown Mount Airy has outlined steps it is taking to reopen two streets which…
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We’re on it, company says of street closings
By The Citizen on April 13, 2023
A limited liability company that owns the Main-Oak Emporium building in downtown Mount Airy has outlined steps it is taking to reopen two streets which…
County’s budget deliberations begin
By The Citizen on April 12, 2023
In February, the Surry County Board of Commissioners met in Elkin to begin mapping a plan for the fiscal year 2023 – 2024 budget. Some…
Second chance job fair provides hope
By The Citizen on April 9, 2023
Organizers of an upcoming job fair hope to open the doors to gainful employment for residents of Surry County who may have found getting a…
Second chance job fair provides hope
By The Citizen on April 9, 2023
Organizers of an upcoming job fair hope to open the doors to gainful employment for residents of Surry County who may have found getting a…
Invest in Surry funding library upgrades
By The Citizen on April 9, 2023
Joan Sherif, director of the Northwester Regional Library System, went to Elkin Monday to give the board of county commissioners her thanks for allocating Invest…
SCC gets $200,000 grant for truck training
By The Citizen on April 6, 2023
Surry Community College was awarded a $200,000 grant today through the Golden LEAF Foundation to aid its Truck Driver Training Program. The funding, approved by…
Plans for city Fire Academy heating up
By The Citizen on April 6, 2023
Some citizens might think the Mount Airy Fire Department exists solely to respond to blazes, but its work involves much more — which a first-of-its-kind…
Mount Airy Rescue benefits from fed money
By The Citizen on April 4, 2023
Finding a silver lining among the COVID-19 pandemic is a tall order to fill but thanks to the millions of dollars the federal government injected…
Morrison leaving downtown post
By The Citizen on April 4, 2023
After nearly 10 years as Mount Airy’s Main Street coordinator, Lizzie Morrison is leaving to take a state position. Morrison’s departure was announced today by…