The official opening ceremony of Mayberry Days is usually a joyous occasion, with plenty of laughs and jokes, introduction of the show’s stars and other…
Posts published in “Top Stories”
The venerable Venable: Mount Airy’s Aunt Bee
By The Citizen on September 22, 2022
Alma Venable made an impact here in Mount Airy and beyond as one of the most recognizable ambassadors of Mayberry and the proprietor of the…
County approves funding to move YVEDDI
By The Citizen on September 21, 2022
A proposed relocation of YVEDDI was raised at Monday night’s meeting of the Surry County Board of County Commissioners. In a back-and-forth discussion that followed…
Dinner on Main returns to Pilot Mountain
By The Citizen on September 20, 2022
This weekend on Main Street in Pilot Mountain there will be a dinner event under the stars to benefit downtown revitalization and the arts. The…
Quality Mills a big part of local lore
By The Citizen on September 19, 2022
Preservationist Richard Moe is quoted as saying, “There may have been a time when preservation was about saving an old building here and there, but…
Visiting every town in North Carolina?
By The Citizen on September 15, 2022
Mitchell Whitley — a Greensboro native and Raleigh resident — visited Mount Airy earlier this year, spending a few hours one Sunday afternoon in town.…
Surry Fiddler Convention returns
By The Citizen on September 15, 2022
DOBSON – After missing three years due to the pandemic, along with some fear of a permanent cancellation, the Surry Old Time Fiddlers Convention returns…
Recent death prompts ABC Board expansion
By The Citizen on September 13, 2022
The Mount Airy ABC Board is being expanded by city officials to avoid the kind of situation that occurred earlier this year when the death…
Sears ruled retail
By The Citizen on September 12, 2022
When was the last time you ordered something off Amazon? Was it practical or fun? For years the online shop platform has dominated the shopping…
Putts, drives, chips to benefit Special Olympics
By The Citizen on September 11, 2022
A challenge has been set for golfers of the area to bring their “A-game” to the 10th Annual Garry Scearce Memorial Special Olympics Golf Tournament.…