U.S. Representative Patrick McHenry (R-NC 10th District) visited Mount Airy Wednesday to sit down with leaders of a local company making personal protective equipment. McHenry’s…
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Zeta sweeps through Surry County
By The Citizen on October 29, 2020
Tropical Storm Zeta swept into Surry County early this morning, bringing with it heavy rain and wind that’s resulted in power outages throughout the county,…
Arrow House offers Halloween fun
By The Citizen on October 27, 2020
0204-001 – The Arrow House, located at 207 West Main Street in Pilot Mountain, will be the site of Saturday’s “Halloween Is Not Dead!” event.…
Open-air hiring event scheduled
By The Citizen on October 27, 2020
Open-air restaurants, church services, movie screenings and more have become a trend nowadays due to the coronavirus — and this also now involves the employment…
Two city areas eyed for national historic status
By The Citizen on October 23, 2020
Two areas in Mount Airy have moved a step closer to being added to the National Register of Historic Places. These include the Lebanon Hill…
Business, entertainment, & musical crime?
By The Citizen on October 19, 2020
Sometime in the late 1950s or early 1950s a crime was committed in Mount Airy. Specifically, a crime involving the First Baptist Church on North…
City board not rushing to replace Rowe
By The Citizen on October 18, 2020
Mount Airy’s commissioners agree that the recent departure of Mayor David Rowe has left a huge void behind — but at the same time it’s…
Drive-through trick-or-treating planned
By The Citizen on October 16, 2020
While the Downtown Business Association has decided to call off its annual Halloween trick-or-treat event, and the concept of trick-or-treating at all this year has…
Most challenging year yet?
By The Citizen on October 16, 2020
In 1991, former Surry County Sheriff Graham Atkinson was working as a young DARE officer when he noticed a child who wore the same set…
Women seized the chance to vote
By The Citizen on October 12, 2020
Two ladies made their way to the Siloam voter registrar on Saturday, Oct. 23, 1920. The registrar, generally a sheriff’s deputy, likely set up in…