News

• Police reports

  November 14, 2019 0

  • An Ararat, Virginia, man was jailed on driving while impaired and hit-and-run charges late Wednesday night, according to Mount Airy Police Department reports. The incident involved a street light on Oak Street being struck [...]

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  City alters public assembly rules

  November 14, 2019 0

  Mount Airy officials have changed a city ordinance regulating demonstrations after two men claiming to be street preachers were charged with assembling without a permit, and had their cases dismissed in court. The issue has [...]

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  Dewey’s Bakery holiday location opening in Pilot

  November 14, 2019 0

  The committee overseeing the “A Place to Play – Pilot Mountain” community playground project is teaming with Dewey’s Bakery to raise some dough for the fundraising drive’s final push while providing a little Christmas cheer [...]

• ‘Dickensonian’ weather pattern prevails locally

  November 14, 2019 0

  Charles Dickens’ “A Tale of Two Cities” comes to mind when analyzing recent weather statistics compiled at Mount Airy’s F.G. Doggett Water Plant, with the past two months offering the driest of times and the [...]

• ‘Inappropriate’ student comment being probed

  November 14, 2019 0

  An “inappropriate” comment by a North Surry High School student regarding President Donald Trump has resulted in school officials turning the matter over to the Surry County Sheriff’s Office for investigation. It was not clear [...]