Winston-salem, NC

Mount Airy, NC

Surry County, NC

For over a year now Rhonda Baylor has been trying to make an impact where she is able in order to improve the lives of others in Surry County. She called her group “Bruised Not Broken” to symbolize that although life can throw challenges and obstacles in your way but that does not mean it is time to throw hands in the and give up.

Nonprofit celebrates anniversary

When presenting an overview of the Mount Airy City Schools to the county commissioners, Superintendent Dr. Kim Morrison recently used a comparison she likes and presented the health of the school system as though it were a business. She said they have grown from a $17 million company to a...

Mount Airy Schools grow market share, add students

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Set for Friday, Saturday at Veterans Memorial Park. Although the Mount Airy Bluegrass and Old-Time Fiddlers Convention doesn’t officially begin until Friday, musicians near and far already have begun making their way to its familiar confines at Veterans Memorial Park on West Lebanon Street. That even included someone venturing...

Fiddlers convention tuning up for weekend

For many Memorial Day marks the start of the summer season. As the season changes, the hours at the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History are changing as well. This past weekend they started new summer hours. Monday through Saturday they will be open from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. each day, and will be open on Sunday from 1 – 4 p.m.

Museum has summer hours and special events

The Catalinas kick off a three-concert weekend with a 7:30 p.m. show at the Blackmon Amphitheatre. (Hobart Jones | Surry Arts Council) The Extraordinaires will cap off a musical weekend with a Saturday concert in Mount Airy. (Hobart Jones | Surry Arts Council) The Surry Arts Council’s Summer Concert Series...

Three concerts slated this week

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Police reports

• A welfare check led to the arrest of a Mount Airy man on a felony drug charge last Saturday, according to city police reports. After...

Police reports

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