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The National Park Service is asking for help identifying a car involved in a deadly hit-and-run along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Authorities said at about 6 a.m. Tuesday, a man was found dead on the road near milepost 221 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. NPS Law Enforcement Rangers confirmed the...

The year 2023 is being recognized as “The Year of the Trail” in North Carolina. Starting Thursday, June 1st Surry County is celebrating by offering their “NC Trail Days” events all weekend long. All the fun will begin in Elkin and Natalie Eidson, Event Coordinator joined...

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — A woman who died in Richland County more than 40 years ago had gone unidentified for decades. Now, the county coroner’s office has provided closure to the family of a missing Wilkesboro, North Carolina woman. “Jane Doe, as she’s affectionately been called over the...

Reeves Holder is celebrated with a cake in honor of his 96th birthday at a special event held at Swan Creek Airport. Reeves Holder, age 95, and guest of honor, arrives by vintage Stearman biplane flown by Sandy Shore (Elkin Airport Manager). Holder’s daughter, Martha, looks on. Holder displays...

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Editor’s Note: Reader Diary is a periodic column written by local residents, Surry County natives, and readers of The Mount Airy News. If you have a submission for Reader Diary, email it to John Peters at jpeters@mtairynews.com. If you traveled the Blue Ridge backwoods back in the day, foot...

MOUNT AIRY, N.C. — From Surry County to Wilkes County and other areas of the Piedmont Triad, bear sightings are on the rise right now. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here. Several viewers have sent bear sighting photos and videos to WXII in recent weeks.

Rick Hurt speaks at a community forum hosted by a group called The Gathering. Young people take part in the junior panel discussion at the Save a Child event hosted by The Gathering. The Gathering Committee knew that the Save A Child, Save A Community drug awareness town hall would...

NASCAR 23XI Racing driver Bubba Wallace allegedly flipped off another driver during Monday's Cup Series race. Wallace and fellow driver Aric Almirola got into a heated incident during a red flag rain delay on Monday. Almirola appeared to shove Wallace during the heated conversation. Video of the ...

East Wilkes and Appalachian State University graduate Travis Walker was recently named the new head coach of the Cardinals’ football program. Currently a health and physical education teacher at the school, Walker has been a coach at both East Wilkes High School and Middle School for the past 16 years, which has included a stint with the Cardinals varsity football team.

State Employees Credit Union Foundation recently made a $750,000 donation to Surry Medical Ministries to help the agency with its new on Rockford Street clinic, the SECU Health Resource Center. “(This) is good news for residents in Northwest North Carolina with little or no access to primary healthcare,” officials with...

Earlier this month, Surry County Schools was named a School District Cup Winner at the Second Annual North Carolina Showcase, hosted by the North Carolina Association of Scholastic Activities at the UNC Greensboro Auditorium. This is the sixth time that Surry County Schools has won the School District Cup since 2013.

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...

DOBSON — Not every group of high school seniors experiences the campus settings with clusters of buildings, athletic fields and other traditional features. The unique challenges of today — including those associated with COVID — have made alternative approaches more appealing to some, including members of Surry Online Magnet School.

Brigadier General Christina Moore speaks in Elkin at a Memorial Day ceremony. Elkin High School JROTC members present the colors. Local veterans and members of the Captain Mark Garner VFW Post on stage as Brigadier General Christina Moore speaks. VFW Post 7794 Commander John Hawkins salutes following the placing of...

On May 16, the big red bus came to the Rent-A-Center at 213 Winston Rd. in Jonesville. This is an ongoing partnership between One Blood and Rent-A-Center. Organizers with the blood drive said they have been coming out now for two years and would love to have the community come out for the next one. Due to the efforts of all the people involved they were able to save 33 lives. With more community awareness of the blood drives, they hope to double that number next time. The store manager of Rent-A-Center, Jose Diaz, believes that Rent-A-Center is more than just a business, it is part of a community. One way the company gives back to the community is sponsoring these blood drives.

Elkin’s Connor Ball runs the anchor leg of the 4x800 relay, en route to a fifth-place finish. The senior also competed in the 1,600 and 3,200-meter races. East Wilkes’ Eric Adams clears the final hurdle of the 110-meter high hurdles during the 1A state championships. Adams, a senior, finished fifth in the event. (Robert Money photo)

DOBSON — Surry Community College held its 55th commencement ceremony in the gymnatorium on the Dobson campus on May 13. This spring Surry had 594 graduates; 244 of which received honors for having a 3.5 GPA and higher. The college awarded 175 Associate in Applied Science degrees, 10 Associate in General Education degrees, 204 transfer degrees, 61 one-year diplomas, and 342 certificates.

Ledger Blackburn, seen here playing football for East Wilkes this past fall, was one of two athletes from the Yadkin Valley Area to be awarded the Mark Dreibelbis Scholarship. Forbush’s Carly Phillips and East Wilkes’ Ledger Blackburn were recently named recipients of the Mark Dreibelbis scholarship for the 2022-23 school year.

Wood floor pro James Harbour of Harbour Precision Floors in North Wilkesboro, N.C., has seen a lot in his career as a wood floor pro, but he’d never seen a floor like this before. The wood flooring in the first three rooms of the home, built in the early 1970s by Leonard G. Herring, who was part of the management team that built the Lowe’s Companies, had flooring with strip pieces 1¾-inch wide, but throughout the floor they had been assembled into short sections where up to three rows were aligned, and some ends had pegs of the same species.