Details are coming into focus on the grisly accident that occurred Tuesday morning on southbound US-52. A West Virginia man was killed early Tuesday morning…
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Fire, police chiefs seek to boost ranks
They deal with different areas in the public safety realm, but Mount Airy’s fire and police chiefs share a common need: more manpower. In what…
Local Elks give big bucks
Mount Airy Elks Lodge No. 261 have a commitment to giving back to the community. After being constrained by the pandemic from their normal slate…
City may burn brush rather than using landfill
Many times even the best-laid plans go up in smoke — but that’s exactly what one Mount Airy official hopes will occur regarding a sanitation-related…
Easter Egg Hunt
Several hundred area youth turned out Saturday for the Surry County Parks and Recreation Easter Egg Hunt at Fisher River Park in Dobson. Divided into…
Downtown plan workshops begin Monday
The general public has a chance to weigh in on the future of downtown Mount Airy during an upcoming series of workshops, the first of…
Winning 1976 teacher student duo to be honored
There are those big banner birthdays that are hard to get around, the ones that have a zero at the end – you know the…
Surry Parks and Rec Easter egg hunt Saturday
The Surry County Parks and Recreation will be holding their Easter Egg Hunt at Fisher River Park in Dobson this Saturday, April 2 from 10…
The pageantry of the past
You just never know what is going to walk through the door at the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History. As a historian, it is…
Auction of land near Koozies delayed
An auction that was scheduled Friday in Mount Airy — of land beside a controversial building the city government could be demolishing in the coming…