The idea of having “hazardous waste” around sounds scary, but an event scheduled next Saturday in Mount Airy will provide a means of getting rid…
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Local agency can assist with Medicare issue
By The Citizen on October 15, 2022
DOBSON — With 21% of Surry County’s population 65 or older, Medicare is a big concern locally, and the Surry Center of N.C. Cooperative Extension…
Sonker Festival now set for Oct. 29
By The Citizen on October 13, 2022
After being thwarted by the coronavirus for two years, and Hurricane Ian more recently, the Surry County Sonker Festival has been rescheduled for Oct. 29.…
City to host greenway run Saturday
By The Citizen on October 12, 2022
Mount Airy’s Autumn Leaves Festival won’t be the only game in town this weekend — there’s also the 17th annual 5k on the Greenway scheduled…
Free Runaway Train concert scheduled
By The Citizen on October 11, 2022
An acclaimed band will add some musical flavor in Mount Airy during the city’s annual Autumn Leaves Festival to begin later this week. This involves…
Crime scene probe at Olympia Family Restaurant?
By The Citizen on October 10, 2022
Members of the Surry County Sheriff’s Office were on the scene of an investigation this morning at the Olympia Family Restaurant at the corner of…
Local Career Center to relocate
By The Citizen on October 8, 2022
A local operation that aids job seekers is on the move — but only a short distance away from the present location of the NCWorks…
Local Career Center to relocate
By The Citizen on October 8, 2022
A local operation that aids job seekers is on the move — but only a short distance away from the present location of the NCWorks…
Coach Alex Gibbs’ nephew pays visit
By The Citizen on October 6, 2022
Coach Alex Gibbs is gone, but certainly not forgotten, judging by an event this week at which the nephew of the late Mount Airy High…
County writes off COVID-19 debt
By The Citizen on October 6, 2022
The Surry County Board of County Commissioners met Monday evening in Dobson for their regularly scheduled meeting. While their agenda was light that evening, one…