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Grusome chain of events lead to US 52 fatality

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…

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…

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…