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Chamber seeks award nominees
By The Citizen on November 18, 2020
For nearly six decades, the Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce annually has recognized a local person with its highest community honor: The Citizen of…
Fargo celebrates birthday
By The Citizen on November 16, 2020
We never know when something we do or say will have a profound effect on another person’s life. Such was the case with Voda Brim.…
Traci George’s life defined by helping kids
By The Citizen on November 15, 2020
The Bible says children are a gift from God, but they sometimes fall victim to poverty, homelessness, illness, neglect and other unfortunate circumstances — the…
Hollywood returns to Mayberry
By The Citizen on November 15, 2020
Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky date, but it was a good day for local movie-goers with the reopening of Creekside Cinemas in Mount…
City holiday event salutes veterans
By The Citizen on November 12, 2020
Veterans Day in Mount Airy was a time not only to thank those who have served, but to highlight the fact that former military members…
Helping Others
By The Citizen on November 8, 2020
A little more than two-and-a-half years ago, Chris Lumsden walked out of his office in South Boston, Virginia, for the final time, after having served…
Codes officer lays out new eviction order
By The Citizen on November 6, 2020
Mount Airy’s codes enforcement officer is seeking to make both renters and landlords in the city aware of a new order by Gov. Roy Cooper…
Festivals, customs honor the dead
By The Citizen on November 2, 2020
Wilcher Banner and Cordelia Hines were privileged in many ways. Both born to wealthy planter families, they moved in the elite circles of business and…
Community fighting to ‘Stay in the Swim’
By The Citizen on November 1, 2020
PILOT MOUNTAIN — When the Edward M. Armfield Sr. Civic and Recreation Center sent out a call to action regarding one of the center’s most…