Surry County, like most of the nation, has long been plagued with a deadly opioid epidemic, claiming the lives of scores of local residents each…
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COVID-19 cases pass 200
By The Citizen on June 2, 2020
Surry County reached an unenviable milestone in recent days, recording its 200th case of COVID-19. As of Monday morning, when the N.C. Department of Health…
Some things never change
By The Citizen on June 1, 2020
Eight men went fishing on Monday, July 8, 1895. It was a good day to go fishing, hot but with a breeze coming off the…
City gets CARES Act Funds for COVID-19
By The Citizen on May 29, 2020
With all the turmoil caused locally by the coronavirus, at least there’s some good news from Uncle Sam — specifically a $1.4 million federal allocation…
Willow reopens after long closure
By The Citizen on May 28, 2020
Willow Street, a key route through downtown Mount Airy, is back on the local transportation grid after being closed more than 10 months because of…
Mayfest, other Pilot events canceled
By The Citizen on May 27, 2020
June is usually a particularly busy month for downtown Pilot Mountain. That won’t be the case this year, however, as the town has announced the…
City farmers market taking root
By The Citizen on May 26, 2020
Similar to the growing season that fuels its existence, a farmer market reflects an evolutionary process each year — emerging slowly and eventually sprouting into…
Wreath laying honors local war dead
By The Citizen on May 25, 2020
Despite the fact Mount Airy officials were unable to hold a full-fledged Memorial Day program this year due to COVID-19, the city still managed to…
Remember those who gave all
By The Citizen on May 25, 2020
“Enemy fighters, six o’clock low.” These were the last words of Cpl. Franklin Atwood at 12:10 p.m., August 23, 1944. He lit up his guns…
City budget proposes no pain, no gain
By The Citizen on May 24, 2020
City Manager Barbara Jones had signaled that a no-frills, bare-bones budget for the next fiscal year would be in store for Mount Airy — and…