Pilot Mountain News

Morgan Wall/The News Dr. John Ross, director of bands at Appalachian State University, serves as the guest conductor for the high school all-county band.

Rachel and Larry Charpiat put the finishing touches on one of the hundreds of lighted displays that will make up their "Pilot Mountain Christmas." The display will be open throughout the holiday season, beginning at 6 p.m. Thanksgiving.

A sewage spill in an undeveloped area of Pilot Mountain State Park forced park rangers to close the campground.

An armed robbery took placed Sunday evening at Kiser Grocery on Old U.S. 52, just outside of Pilot Mountain.

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From there, it turns south toward Salisbury, gathering size and force from its various tributaries until, passing the Uwharrie mountain range, it's squeezed from 1,000 feet wide to less than 100 feet in the gorge known as "the Narrows." Over a 38-mile stretch from above High Rock Mountain to just below the Narrows, the Yadkin falls almost 400 feet ...

The Surry County commissioners discussed at their meeting last night a potential water project for the Pilot Mountain area, which would provide service to 260 potential customers.

The Surry County Historical Society meets throughout the year to discuss how to preserve the history of Surry County.

Two accidents caused by heavy rain Thursday morning sent two teens to the hospital.

A Surry County man has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, felony death by motor vehicle and driving while impaired in connection with a fatal wreck that occurred in April, authorities said yesterday.

A unique event at Pilot Mountain State Park gave area residents a chance to spend Saturday night with the stars.

Burley Boyd Cook, age 80, of Cook School Road in Pilot Mountain, departed this life on Nov.

Traveling around Surry County has become a weekly pastime for me during the past few weeks.

The Surry County Board of Commissioners met for more than three hours Monday night, approving two measures that aim to increase jobs and employability in the county.

When a young lady picked up a guitar and sang at Cross Creek Country Club in August, a blindfolded person might've thought they were hearing a folk-music legend - Joni Mitchell or Joan Baez, perhaps.

The Surry County Register of Deeds has granted the following marriage licenses: n Jeffrey Dale Gammons, 38, of Mount Airy, and Bridget Carolyn Epperson Felts, 35, of Mount Airy, issued Oct.

Fall foliage is in vibrant color in Asheville, Highlands and Cullowhee and should peak in Franklin by the weekend, according to Visit N.C. The Piedmont region is beginning to blaze with color as well with Hanging Rock State Park entering the peak period.

Town commissioners decided Thursday night to pursue grant money from the North Carolina State Energy Office that could pay for updates to the town's aging water plant.

The Surry County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday at 6 p.m. then recess until Tuesday at 6 p.m. On both nights, the board will hold public hearings on industrial development incentives.

Heart Walk is the American Heart Association's premiere event for raising funds to save lives from America's number one and number three killers - heart disease and stroke.