PILOT MOUNTAIN — Christmas and New Year’s Day were heartily celebrated recently, but another observance in this area was also an important part of the…
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Car wash site being transformed
One business has ceased to exist at a site along South Andy Griffith Parkway in Mount Airy, but plans call for it to be replaced…
Times, they are a changin’
Charley Green from Charlotte walked onto the trading floor of Planters Tobacco Warehouse and, as was common, he struck up conversations with a number of…
Upcoming event to honor King’s legacy
The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be honored later this month in Mount Airy with an evening of music, awards, special remarks…
County to talk jail design, elections
DOBSON — Expenses related to the 2020 elections and the upcoming county jail complex will be up for discussion at Monday’s meeting of the Surry…
Museum tells story of Mount Airy
Mount Airy is, at its heart, a small Southern town, known for the hospitality of its people and, along with the greater Surry County area,…
Westfield Fire Dept. plays Santa for community
The flashing lights of fire trucks signaled the early arrival of Christmas for several youngsters in the Westfield fire district last week as firefighters with…
Museum developing history of its own
Mount Airy Museum of Regional History is four floors of artifacts and information telling the stories of the people who settled this area and built…
City has year of highs and lows
It’s been a year of highs and lows for the Mount Airy area, with 2019 serving up both success and adversity, but setting an optimistic…