Mount Airy News

On Saturday, artists will be demonstrating their craft and selling art at more than 60 venues throughout the downtown district of Mount Airy,for the Spring Art Walk, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Artists will be on hand from many different areas and mediums, including painting, drawing, printmaking, woodworking, ceramics, photography, sculpture, crafts, ... (more)

Steve and Jill Shepard, of Mount Airy, announce the engagement of their daughter, Paige Elizabeth Shepard, of Raleigh, to Shawn Joseph Hankinson, of Raleigh.

This is the first in a series of three articles featuring artists chosen for the upcoming Fiddle Crawl in downtown Mount Airy.

Copeland Kindergarten student Alezander VillaSenor takes his turn reading to a group of bikers at Country Cafe.

Saturday is a big day in downtown Mount Airy with the Spring Art Walk, and the museum is hosting multiple activities as well, including the annual Easter Eggstravaganza and a History Talk with local author Tom Perry.

On Saturday, artists will be demonstrating their craft and selling art at more than 60 venues throughout the downtown district of Mount Airy,for the Spring Art Walk, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Artists will be on hand from many different areas and mediums, including painting, drawing, printmaking, woodworking, ceramics, photography, sculpture, crafts, ... (more)

Amanda Cooke, left, and Lucy Ellen Gwyn practice some of the skills learned during a clinic on vinyl siding installation Saturday which was geared pri... Amanda Cooke, left, and Lucy Ellen Gwyn practice some of the skills learned during a clinic on vinyl siding installation Saturday which was geared primarily toward women.

In a scramble befitting its name, kids in a "Running Rabbits" segment of Mount Airy's first Easter egg hunt seek a coveted golden egg and ... Children take off in search of eggs hidden around the field during Saturday's hunt that drew hundreds to Westwood Park in Mount Airy.

Byron and Barbara Bailiff of Greensboro are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristen Anne Bailiff, to Michael Walker Dinkins, the son of David and Josie Dinkins of Mount Airy.

At 2 p.m. the documentary "Broadcast - A Man and His Dream" will be shown at the Earle Theatre in downtown Mount Airy.

The Mount Airy Downtown Inc. on Tuesday unanimously approved an expansion of the Municipal Service District, or MSD area, in the downtown portion of the city.

The Mount Airy community will say good-bye to its longtime hospital administrator at a public reception this afternoon as efforts intensify to find a successor to Bill James.

Debra Sensel Burkhart, 58, of 668 Orchard View Drive in Mount Airy, was arrested by the Surry County Sheriff's Department after allegedly attempting to smuggle ten Xanax into the county's detention center to Jeffrey Dwayne Dawson, 23, of the same address.

Madeline Caudill enjoys decorating her hat and playing with the decorations at a previous Easter Eggstravanganza at the Mount Airy Museum of Regional ... A group from a previous Easter Eggstravaganza walks behind the Easter Bunny from the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History to the Robert Smith House, ... Saturday is a big day in downtown Mount ... (more)

Artist Mike Lowe displays his work during last year's Art Walk in downtown Mount Airy.

Elkin was host to 38 businesses at the Liberty on Thursday as the annual BizFest, put on by the Surry County Economic Development Partnership and the Yadkin Valley and Greater Mount Airy chambers of commerce, came to town.

A city rezoning decision allowing a 60-unit apartment complex to be constructed in the South Franklin Road area has left behind bad feelings among neighboring property owners, who might be pursuing legal action as a result.

Byron and Barbara Bailiff of Greensboro are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristen Anne Bailiff, to Michael Walker Dinkins, the son of David and Josie Dinkins of Mount Airy.

No civilian or firefighter injuries were reported in connection with a structure fire on 191 Willis Road Wednesday night.

LELAND, NC North Brunswick High School is searching for a new boy's basketball coach.