An honor bestowed on newspapers for centuries, final words pay tribute to those who have passed. The Mount Airy Media Group’s newspapers are introducing a new format online for obituaries that run in the pages […]
• An incident this week at Walmart resulted in a Union County woman being jailed under a $10,000 secured bond, according to Mount Airy Police Department reports. Tamara Lynn Mason, 39, of Waxhaw, was charged […]
DOBSON — The Surry County Sheriff’s Office has released the following arrest reports: • Laken Renee Hutchens, 23, of Liberty School Road, State Road, was served an order for arrest Sept. 20 for failure to […]
This week will make 17 times LeRoy Mack McNees has come to Mayberry Days, starting in 2001 and only missing one since then. But he said that’s not a record or anything. “Doug Dillard had […]
From an entertainment standpoint, few things are more irritating to folks in this part of the country than someone faking a Southern accent in a movie or television show. However, that was never an issue […]
The LEO Club of Surry Community College will host a blood drive on campus in conjunction with the American Red Cross on Wednesday, Oct. 3, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the SCC Gym […]
• Three people were charged this week with stealing hundreds of dollars’ worth of merchandise from Walmart, according to Mount Airy Police Department reports. Phillip John Butner, 29, of 532 Mount Herman Church Road, and […]
DOBSON — The Surry County Sheriff’s Office has released the following arrest reports: • Randall Ray McGlothlin, 32, of English Lane, Mount Airy, was served warrants Sept. 18 for felony first-degree arson and two counts […]
A local man and woman are in jail under large bonds after a drug bust in Mount Airy. Their arrests occurred Tuesday afternoon in a parking lot in the vicinity of Walmart and Cato Fashions […]
Two people are in custody after a drug raid Monday evening in the Flat Rock community. Chase Banks Brannock, 19, and Hannah Grace Rapisardi, age 20, both of 126 N.E. Pine Street, Mount Airy, were […]
Every “Andy Griffith Show” episode begins with Andy and Opie heading to the fishing hole as opening credits roll — but imagine how empty that sequence would be without the familiar theme song being whistled […]
PINNACLE – The 27th Annual Cornshucking Frolic at Horne Creek Living Historical Farm is coming up soon, with what organizers are saying will be plenty of toe-tappin’, old-time fun. Music, food, children’s games and crafts […]
Prologue Firefly Sweet Tea Martini, Salem Kitchen Cheese Straws It’s hard not to notice the theatrical backgrounds of John and Julie Adams when having dinner in their home. Their Saturday night dinner, a benefit fundraiser […]
Mount Airy High School has no football game Friday night, due to a bye week. But Bears gridiron action will still be broadcast as usual — a game from 70 years ago. Both local radio […]
Lillie Nunn’s birthday cake did not have candles on it at her birthday party, but if it had, it would have been quite a blaze. Nunn celebrated her 109th birthday on Tuesday in the chapel […]
Mount Airy has become the go-to place for neighboring communities seeking a new water source, and city officials — sitting on a huge surplus of H2O — seem only too happy to oblige. The latest […]
DOBSON — The family of a local teen who was run down and critically injured by a man after an argument has started a GoFundMe page to help pay for what they believe will be […]
It was a real-life event that took place 70 years ago, and it definitely wasn’t the sort of thing that happened in the idyllic television depiction of Mayberry, even if Sheriff Andy is involved — […]
LOWGAP — Authorities have released the identity of a woman whose body was found in a Lowgap barn, a discovery that led to murder charges against a local father and son. The sheriff’s office on […]
Nearly 20 years after it began, and through a number of transitions, a local radio station has now gone live on FM radio. Calling itself “the gospel voice of the foothills,” Dobson’s Gospel Broadcasting Inc. […]
Meadowview Magnet Middle School students and principal Dr. Shelley Goins, along with other Surry County Schools officials, were recently recognized by several statewide agencies for the school’s work. The group was honored as a North […]
Surry County’s 911 system went down on Monday at 7:30 p.m. Most of the system was restored to service at 10:30 p.m. but full functionality was not brought back online until just before 1:30 p.m. […]
Comedian Henry Cho’s 32-year career has included appearances at venues as varied as NBC’s “The Tonight Show” and The Grand Ole Opry, but he doesn’t really do festivals. ”This is a different kind of event […]
Most people fulfill their desire for adventure in faraway locales by watching the Discovery Channel, but a person with local ties is making a habit of experiencing the real thing, including hiking the entire Appalachian […]
The Mount Airy Appearance Commission recently recognized longtime city resident Tommy Barker, of 1718 Pittman Street, with the Yard of the Month award. Pictured here are are Tommy Barker along with Mount Airy Appearance Commission […]
It took a week longer than originally planned, but by Saturday morning Surry Sunrise Rotary had raised enough funds to present $25,000 to city and county backpack programs. The race, originally scheduled for Sept. 15, […]
Band of Oz will be at the Blackmon Amphitheatre Tuesday as part of the Surry Arts Council Summer Arts Series. The show is scheduled to get underway at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $15 or a […]
It’s not every school’s admissions team that brings along a NASCAR-style vehicle on a recruitment visit, but that’s exactly what happened at North Surry High School on Thursday. Universal Technical Institute’s admissions representative Brad Mecham […]
Mount Airy City Schools recently welcomed a new group of beginning teachers to the school district for the 2018-19 academic year. Before the new year began, all of the beginning teachers joined a new collaborative […]
The following books were received this week, and are available for checkout: Shadow Tyrants by Clive Cussler, fiction The Forbidden Door by Dean Koontz, fiction Juror 3 by James Patterson, fiction Overkill by Ted Bell, […]
The Surry Regional Association of Realtors recently held its September meeting at Cross Creek Country Club, where the group heard a presentation about the need for individuals to donate blood through the American Red Cross. […]
Last week White Plains Elementary School students in third through fifth grade listened to 12 of their classmates students give speeches, seeking the student council offices of president, vice president, secretary and treasurer. Afterward, all […]
Art Matters is a new weekly column which highlights some of the upcoming performance art, display art, and similar events in the greater Mount Airy area. Monday, Sept. 24 Andy Griffith Playhouse Backstage Tour begins […]
While virtually all of the featured guests of the annual Mayberry Days festival have some tie to “The Andy Griffith Show” — even if that tie is being related to a member of the cast […]
Everyone knows someone with cancer or who has died from the disease, which makes it hard to see an upside at times. Yet there is one, as illustrated by those who beat cancer, and just […]
DOBSON — On a hot Saturday afternoon in Dobson, heading south of the border seemed to be a fitting thing to do. A visitor to the center of town could cover his eyes — blocking […]
LOWGAP — A father and son are in custody facing murder charges after a woman’s body was found in Surry County this week. The two men were arrested and charged in the crime after a […]
The Surry County Community Corrections office is seeking information on the whereabouts of the following individuals: • Sydney Brooke Leftwich, 25, white female, wanted on probation violations and is on probation for two counts shoplifting […]
No member of a recently formed citizens group is opposed conceptually to a Barter Theatre expansion in Mount Airy, said one of its leaders — but he believes it could be handled better by city […]
Five area residents were recently arrested and charged with a variety of drug-related offenses. Charged in the case are Tabatha Sumner Castevens, 40, and Angela Marie Turney, 35, both of 2876 Perch Road, Pinnacle; Misty […]
Riverside Park in Mount Airy has been a scene of upheaval this week, but soon will boast new recreation facilities thanks to funding from The Walt Disney Co. The badly deteriorated basketball court area at […]
Mount Airy Public Library celebrated World Peace Day on Friday by dedicating a peace garden on the library grounds. The International Day of Peace, often called World Peace Day, is a United Nations-sanctioned holiday observed […]
DOBSON — The Surry County Sheriff’s Office has released the following arrest reports: • Michael Adam Nelson, 22, of Sweetwood Lane, Mount Airy, was served an order for arrest Sept. 12 for failure to appear […]
It was a magical night in Las Vegas last October with country music star Jason Aldean taking the stage for his first song. Then from high above came a hailstorm of lead as a lone […]
Mount Airy will be getting a full-time codes enforcement officer for the first time in years, due to action by the city Board of Commissioners Thursday night. It voted 4-1, with Commissioner Jon Cawley dissenting, […]
The Whittling Wall project in downtown Mount Airy — namely its eight sculptures of notable local individuals — will be celebrated in a program on Sunday. It is scheduled from 3 to 5 p.m. at […]
During the month of July, members of White Plains Friends Meeting (WPFM), a congregational member of Friends Church of North Carolina, provided a week of Youth Camp/Vacation Bible School in Alabama and in Jamaica. In […]
North Surry will celebrate Homecoming with its football game tonight against Atkins. Members of the North Surry Homecoming Court are, bottom row, from left, Mia Simmons, Addie Oakley, Camille Cartwright, Stephanie Simpson, Shakira Phillips, Sydni […]
DOBSON — The Surry County Sheriff’s Office has released the following arrest reports: • Austin Christopher Kilen, 29, of Richardson Trail, Lowgap, was served an order for arrest Sept. 17 for failure to appear in […]
• A sport utility vehicle valued at $11,000 was stolen Tuesday from a Mount Airy residence, according to city police department reports. The 2011 Nissan Rogue, black in color and bearing a temporary tag, was […]
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