Many people think the trend toward automation is moving too quickly, but in one Mount Airy elected official’s view it’s not occurring fast enough where…
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Mount Airy clubs square off over trash
The gauntlet has been thrown down. And picked up. Now, there’s nothing but some trash-talking going on until the results of the dual are known.…
Easter Brothers mural completed
Work has been completed on a mural in downtown Mount Airy honoring The Easter Brothers, and the last-surviving member of the bluegrass gospel trio couldn’t…
Mayberry Man in the final stretch
It’s been more than a year-and-a-half in the making, and there’s still plenty of work to be done, but the long-awaited release of the feature…
Mad DASH 5K returns Saturday
The Surry County Schools Educational Foundation is hosting the 8th Annual MAD Dash 5K & Fun Run at Fischer River Park in Dobson this coming…
CBS News’ Ted Koppel eyeing ‘Mayberry’ visit
One of the big guns at CBS News could be heading to Mount Airy soon for a special report by the television network on this…
Art camps slated for summer
The Surry Arts Council managed to offer a modified summer camp schedule last year despite the COVID-19 pandemic, and the organization will be bringing increased…
Folk remedies important in early life of Surry County
With the passing of the March 20 spring equinox last month, and now temperatures well into the 70s nearly every day, there is little doubt…
Studying the great outdoors
This August, a unique kind of elementary school is opening its doors for in Cana, Virginia. Holler Creek School offers an ecology-based system of learning…
Helping homeless has been her focus
Mary Boyles has a story to tell. A story that is constantly evolving, with the next chapter a big unknown as she leaves the job…