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Local businesses face deadline for COVID relief
By The Citizen on January 27, 2022
Mount Airy officials are alerting owners of local businesses to the presence of state grants available to help offset the financial impacts of the coronavirus…
Ashe County’s rich musical influence
By The Citizen on January 24, 2022
“I thought that was the sweetest music that had ever been in this world, that old fiddle.”– Albert Hash Music surrounds us in our daily…
Charlie Shelton remembered for ‘gentlemanly approach’
By The Citizen on January 24, 2022
Charlie Shelton, one of the founders of Shelton Vineyards in Dobson, has passed away. Details on his passing are not immediately available. “As someone who…
City borrowing money for new fire truck
By The Citizen on January 23, 2022
Despite having a hefty surplus, or fund balance, on hand, Mount Airy officials are taking the loan route to acquire a new fire engine for…
Drug overdoses, deaths rise in Surry
By The Citizen on January 21, 2022
Both substance-use events and related overdose deaths increased in Surry County during 2021, according to year-end statistics released by local emergency services officials — and…
Chris Bevin joins Nester Hosiery executive team
By The Citizen on January 19, 2022
An individual with many years of experience in sock manufacturing and retail sales has joined Nester Hosiery in Mount Airy, where he is occupying a…
State employees offered incentives
By The Citizen on January 19, 2022
Across the state, local school board and individual schools have been scrambling to meet the needs of students in unexpected ways. Gov. Roy Cooper joined…
Winter fun!
By The Citizen on January 17, 2022
Sunday’s snow and ice may have made life difficult for area EMS crews and those needing to get out for work today, but plenty of…
Wind causing new power outages Monday morning
By The Citizen on January 17, 2022
With a mix of rain, snow, sleet, freezing rain and back again: Izzy was truly a mixed bag that delivered a little something different across…