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Pilot specialty plates now a reality

It took two years — surviving a pandemic, a massive forest fire, and a lawsuit which held up elections in the North Carolina General Assembly…

Half-Mile of Christmas Cheer on tap

Qualities such as happiness, joy, merriment, delight and glee might seem hard to measure in real terms — but organizers of an event next Thursday…

Christmas events returning to historic farm

PINNACLE — With the modern Christmas defined by crowded malls, struggling to find the right gifts, standing in lines, rushing all over while fighting the…

Mayor: Serving has been ‘great honor’

Much has happened since Mayor Ron Niland was elected to office in Mount Airy’s 2019 municipal election — filled with both triumph and tragedy —…

County Hall of Fame & Ring of Honor induction

Surry County Parks and Recreation continued the tradition of honoring past athletes and those who have made contributions to further athletics in the county. The…

Raises OK’d for 70 city employees

A sizeable number of city employees will be getting an early Christmas present of sorts due to action by the Mount Airy Board of Commissioners.…

Mayor-elect injures leg in accident

Mount Airy’s mayor-elect has been injured in a freak accident that prevented him from attending a city council meeting Thursday night. Jon Cawley, who won…

Local group takes ‘Aktion’ against hunger

People with disabilities tend to be viewed by society at large as takers rather than givers, but that’s not the case for the Kiwanis Aktion…