Mount Airy is gearing up to honor one of the area’s most famous daughters. Donna Fargo is getting the mural treatment in downtown Mount Airy,…
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County agrees to sell Westfield Elem.
By The Citizen on March 9, 2023
The former Westfield Elementary School had been sitting on the county surplus property list while the county was waiting for the right offer from a…
Potential Sheltontown land sale raises questions
By The Citizen on March 7, 2023
Some Sheltontown residents are dusting off their yellow protest signs and getting ready for another fight against development along the Sauratown Scenic Byway. After last…
Women played key role in settling area
By The Citizen on March 5, 2023
Life in the backcountry and foothills of North Carolina was hard. Most carved their living out of the land daily, toiling despite weather, aliments, or…
Ground Steak Festival, trail to honor local legend
By The Citizen on March 2, 2023
Food has a direct attachment to memory as the crowd was told last year when the Hungry for History marker denoting the home of the…
Ground Steak Festival, trail to honor local legend
By The Citizen on March 2, 2023
Food has a direct attachment to memory as the crowd was told last year when the Hungry for History marker denoting the home of the…
Repairs launched at local landmark
By The Citizen on March 2, 2023
After a long period of inactivity, visible improvements have been occurring at Mount Airy’s historic Satterfield House, the first property deeded to an African-American in…
‘LOVE’ sign goes up in Ararat
By The Citizen on February 25, 2023
ARARAT, Va. — There is always room for more love in the world, including in Ararat where that word is now prominently displayed in a…
City firemen awarded for saving lives
By The Citizen on February 23, 2023
Saving someone’s life in an emergency, when every second counts, can be a challenging and intense experience — but 11 members of the Mount Airy…
Tommy Jarrell Festival slated this week
By The Citizen on February 21, 2023
The annual Tommy Jarrell Festival gets underway later this week, with three days of workshops, lessons, competition, dancing and concerts to celebrate the musical legend…