Mount Airy News

Amanda Taylor VanHoy, of Mount Airy, and Daniel Vernon Jarvis, of Wilkesboro, exchanged vows at 2 p.m. on Oct. 12 at Salem Baptist Church in Dobson.

Joshua Berry, a suspect in the 2012 shooting death of Mount Airy convenience store owner Donald Claude Arnder, is pictured shortly before being extrad... Sarah Lynn Looney turned herself in to officials in Bluefield, W.Va., shortly after the murder of the Mount Airy store proprietor.

County board of commissioners Chairman Eddie Harris is pictured with the newly-restored Elkin Daniel Boone marker.

The search for an elderly county man has been called off after his body was discovered on the Blue Ridge Parkway, Sheriff Graham Atkinson has announced.

Mr. and Mrs. Benji Meadows of 564 N. Franklin Road in Mount Airy announce the birth of their daughter, Emma Kate Meadows, 5 pounds, 12 ounces, on Nov. 14 at Forsyth Medical Center.

Mount Airy Mayor Deborah Cochran and two members of the city board of commissioners were sworn in Thursday night to serve the municipality for four more years.

Mount Airy native and recent returnee Melody White says yoga has given her a new lease on life after years of suffering from debilitating pain.

George and Gin Smith concentrate on their technique during a performance of holiday music on the third floor of the Mount Airy Museum of Regional Hist... Members of the MAUI group perform seasonal music at the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History Saturday in addition the Art Walk and Tour of Homes acti... The Mount Airy Ukulele Invasion group is ... (more)

Martha and Ted Johnson of Pilot Mountain recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.

Authorities have arrested two men suspected of trying to rob a woman on King Street last month, including one suspect who confessed to the crime, police announced Friday.

The Surry County Sheriff's Office and the N.C. Center for Missing Persons is seeking your help in locating an elderly man whom they believe may be missing.

Mr. and Mrs. Benji Meadows of 564 N. Franklin Road in Mount Airy announce the birth of their daughter, Emma Kate Meadows, 5 pounds, 12 ounces, on Nov. 14 at Forsyth Medical Center.

Mayor Deborah Cochran is shown with Judge Bud Oliver Thursday night shortly before she was administered the oath of office by Oliver for her new four-... Commissioner Jon Cawley, right, gets a handshake from Judge Oliver after he was sworn in with the help of City Manager Barbara Jones, who held the Bib... Commissioner Steve Yokeley raises his hand ... (more)

Two county men are behind bars under a six-figure bond, and four others are facing charges after county law enforcement executed a search warrant in the Flat Rock community Thursday afternoon.

Mount Airy High School Interact Club member Ruthie Lievsay puts some finishing touches on elements of the group's Christmas float.

Martha and Ted Johnson of Pilot Mountain recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.

Creating Successful Learners Student Jill Kelley places crackers in a food bag for the annual Friends Feeding Friends food drive by Lowes Foods.

Firefighters survey the scene as they fight a fire Tuesday evening on South Main Street.

Chief among the auditors findings was that the city's fiscal year-end balance has grown again, this year to $11.9 million.

These persons were present Monday morning at Beachnut Family Campground for a ground breaking ceremony.