Mount Airy News

Newlyweds Donald and Elaine Pope, from South Carolina, admire the holiday snowflakes lining the streets of Downtown Mount Airy.

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.

Mount Airy Downtown is putting out the call for artists to apply for the first Public Art Fiddle Crawl, with each artist submitting a design plan for ... Mount Airy Downtown issued a call for local artists to apply for the first public art Fiddle Crawl, and now with the deadline looming - Saturday, Dec. 14 - Downtown Coordinator Lizzie Morrison ... (more)

The Elkin Board of Commissioners, from left, Bob Norton, Cicely McCulloch, J.L. Lowe, Lestine Hutchens, Skip Whitman, and Terry Kennedy, pose prior to... Commissioner Bob Norton holds onto the Bible and takes his place as an Elkin commissioner for the next four years.

Organizers say it may be a good idea to get to this year's VOCE Holiday Concert early, since last year's performance drew a record crowd.... A standing-room-only crowd is expected as the community gathers for this year's holiday favorite: The VOCE Holiday Concert.

RUSH: Mount Airy, North Carolina. George, youA re first. Great to have you. CALLER: Rush, itA s an honor to talk to you on the radio today.

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.