Mount Airy News

Deputies from the Surry County Sheriff's Office arrested Jonathan Lee Holyfield, 31, of 201 Boaz Lane, Mount Airy, along with two other Surry County residents on Tuesday.

In this photo, taken on April 21, the mixed-breed puppy is awaiting transport to North Shore Animal League at local volunteer Rachel Hiatt's home.

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This is a view of Bridge Carney's model of the PT-157. Carney's research into details for the model led to him meeting local veteran Bud Liebenow who was the skipper of the 157 as well as torpedoman Welford West.

Mount Airy's acceptance into the North Carolina Main Street Program is aimed at ensuring the long-term vitality of its central business district.

It's mission accomplished as far as developing the first-ever mission statement for the city of Mount Airy is concerned.

Volunteers Grant Cockerham, Jordana Coe, Madison Ramey and Dot Coe work to fill goody bags for North Carolina Alzheimer's Mount Airy Walk participants.

Dean Gordon stands outside the Center for Public Safety of Surry Community College with Administrative Assistant Sandy Wall.

Totals for this year's food drive by local mail carriers were still being tallied at last report, but one thing is clear: a record amount was collected.

A debate between Mount Airy's commissioners surrounding whether the city is moving too fast, or too slow, on a downtown mini-park has resulted in a 3-2 vote not to authorize funding for it at present.

Mount Airy's preliminary budget for the 2013-2014 fiscal year, unveiled Thursday night, includes some good news for most everyone.

For 30 years, land once occupied by a city landfill has sat unused, but that could be changing with plans for a solar farm at the site.

Manufacturer Shenandoah Furniture expects to complete the purchase of the former Henredon Furniture plant here by the end of June, according to a report in the Pilot Mountain News .

Mount Airy property owners will know the fate of their pocketbooks as it relates to the city budget after the 2013-2014 municipal spending plan is released Thursday night.

The city of Dobson received a grant to build a new town park, worth just under a half a million dollars, $497,000, from The North Carolina Parks and Recreation Trust Fund.

OK, it's vacation-planning time. More than a few times I've heard people from elsewhere say what a gem is North Carolina come vacation time.

More than 170,000 older adults in North Carolina have Alzheimer's disease or another type of dementia, according to information released by the North Carolina Center for Health Statistics.

Surry Community College President Dr. David Shockley was on hand as Amadour Winery & Vineyard President David Chaloupka presented Josh Willard with a full scholarship to the college's viticulture program for this semester.

Mount Airy firemen work to contain the restaurant blaze at 1384 S. Main St. with the help of the city's ladder truck.

The first African-American state senator from Forsyth County will be the guest speaker for the 48th-annual Freedom Fund Banquet in Mount Airy next Saturday.