Greyhounds ready to run it back

Greyhound senior Makiyon Woodbury (4) knocks down a second-quarter 3-pointer for North Surry. Mount Airy’s Mario Revels (3) drives against North Surry’s Jahreece Lynch (3). Cory Smith | The News. North Surry’s Cam Taylor (22) attempts to back down Mount Airy’s Caleb Reid (24). Cory Smith...

East Surry’s Addie Phipps (33) drives to the basket while absorbing contact from Forbush’s Mariah Livingston. Brooklyn Gammons (25), who led East Surry with 10 points on Friday night, battles with Forbush’s Emily Eads (25) and Carrie Vestal for the rebound. Zach Colburn, Special to the News.

On the heels of a successful Mayberry Citizens Academy last fall, Mount Airy officials are rolling out a spring edition of the program to give local residents the opportunity to learn more about city government. “It is no secret that citizens across the United States possess little knowledge about their...

Surry Arts Council Executive Director Tanya Jones discusses the role of the new center in highlighting the lives of Siamese twins Eng and Chang Bunker, pictured in the image to the right. Listening are, from left, city commissioners Chad Hutchens and Phil Thacker and Assistant City Manager Darren Lewis. Commissioner...

Observance stresses ‘equality is for everyone’. Mount Airy’s governmental leaders are officially recognizing the celebration of Black History Month in the city, an observance one representative of a local group asserts isn’t limited to a particular race. “A lot of people think it’s just for blacks,” said...

A group of former Surry County Department of Social Services employees are offering a response to interim director Wayne Black’s recent report to the county commissioners on Department of Social Services staffing. They also commented on the recent murder case involving the death of 4-year-old Skyler Wilson, whose adoptive...

Mount Airy police say a home invasion by an armed man late Tuesday afternoon was thwarted when the home owner shot the would-be invader. According to information released by the Mount Airy Police Department, Joshua Wade Murphy, 41, was at home Tuesday when Daniel Scott Laskey Brown, of Mount Airy, broke into Murphy’s home through the front door while armed with a handgun.

What appeared to be a major law enforcement operation Monday evening just off Rockford Street ended with a woman being led away in handcuffs and charged with driving while impaired and child abuse. The incident occurred around 6 p.m. as darkness was setting in, making the flashing blue lights from...