Do you know the Mountain Man?

When his phone rang, Ron Niland reached into the depths of his closet to locate and dust off his town manager’s hat so he could help “get things straightened out” down in Rural Hall. The former Mount Airy town manager and mayor answered the call and is...

The African American Historical and Genealogical Society of Surry County installed a new slate of officers at its recent meeting on Jan. 10. The newly elected officers are President Marie Nicholson, Vice President Adreann Belle, Treasurer Brenda Scales, and Secretary Vera Reynolds. The society is a nonprofit organization whose mission...

STUART, Va. — An Ararat woman is facing an upcoming court appearance on a charge of attempted second-degree murder for allegedly trying to stab a man and expressing a desire to kill him. She has been identified by the Patrick County Sheriff’s Office as Janice Marshall, 70, of 2355...

Two Surry County men were arrested and charged with drug trafficking, among other offenses, as the result of a long-running probe by law enforcement. Tommy Lee Coleman Jr., 30, of 8548 West Pine Street, Lowgap, and Jamie Ray Gammons, 41, of 441 Crotts Road, Mount Airy, were each arrested after search warrants were served at their homes, according to the Surry County Sheriff’s Office. Coleman was charged with 14 different criminal offenses, while Gammons was hit with six charges. Each man was jailed under secured bonds exceeding a quarter of a million dollars.