One would think that when a board votes 7-2 in favor of something, it’s a done deal — but a longtime local businessman has learned…
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Day of Prayer observed locally
By The Citizen on May 5, 2022
For the first time in three years, area residents were able to gather publicly to mark the National Day of Prayer in both Mount Airy…
Mayfest returns this weekend
By The Citizen on May 5, 2022
Some area residents — particularly those around Pilot Mountain — can be forgiven if they believe we haven’t had a proper spring in three years.…
Four vying for senate seat
By The Citizen on May 3, 2022
The Mount Airy News contacted the four candidates running for the North Carolina Senate District 36 seat, representing Mount Airy and Surry County. We presented…
Family, fitness and fun!
By The Citizen on May 1, 2022
“The ‘Y’ described as ‘the finest in the South,’ will be open to public inspection at the formal opening and the YMCA officials cordially invite…
Surry students swim amongst sharks
By The Citizen on April 30, 2022
Thursday saw a competition in Pilot Mountain that pitted the business acumen of budding high school entrepreneurs against one another in a test of skill…
Fire-suppression grants to aid downtown housing
By The Citizen on April 28, 2022
Mount Airy officials have taken action to stimulate the development of more housing downtown, but one commissioner worries that this could bring “unintended consequences” with…
City lands $175,000 ‘Adventure’ grant
By The Citizen on April 26, 2022
Mount Airy has become one of the few localities in North Carolina to receive grant assistance for a summer adventure camp program for local youths…
Plumbing, ready water changed life in Mount Airy
By The Citizen on April 25, 2022
Overlooked and taken for granted, it surrounds us in our daily lives. Often viewed as a messy and potentially stinky or costly necessity, it keeps…
The readers have spoken
By The Citizen on April 24, 2022
An annual tradition is back — perhaps bigger and better than ever before. Thursday, the Mount Airy News held its Readers Choice Award luncheon at…