Pilot Mountain News

East Surry Principal Diane Beane and graduate Cameron Sheets mug it up for the photographers at a graduation ceremony held on the athletic field on Friday night.

The event will take place beginning at 4:30 p.m. in the Rock House Ruritan Community Building, 2889 N.C. 268, five miles east of Pilot Mountain.

Dean Gordon stands outside the Center for Public Safety of Surry Community College with Administrative Assistant Sandy Wall.

An effort is under way to erect a monument in memory of two Pilot Mountain police officers killed in 1969.

Four local bridges are expected to get either replaced or facelifts, likely within the next year or so, according to state Department of Transportation officials.

While life can be a rollercoaster, it tends to be much more exciting and less stressful to physically ride a rollercoaster, or at least it is for those of us who like thrill seeking within a controlled environment.

Manufacturer Shenandoah Furniture expects to complete the purchase of the former Henredon Furniture plant here by the end of June, according to a report in the Pilot Mountain News .

Sharon Chilton-Moser climbs into the new big red Dodge truck she and her husband purchased to use in her full-time volunteer work with the N.C. Baptist Men Disaster Relief ministry.

In August, the Federal Highway Administration awarded two grants totaling $124,960 to Surry and Wilkes counties for implementation of the YVHC Partnership's comprehensive signage and wayfinding program.

Crowds begin to fill Main Street in Pilot Mountain for Mayfest Friday. Festival Chairman Scott Needham, vice president of the hosting Pilot Mountain Civic Club, said more than 130 vendors participated in the event this year.

Extension and Community club members Joyce Ingram and Agnes Carlyle receive certificates from Extension Agent Carmen Long, right, recognizing their 50 years of service.

The Pilot Mountain Woman's Club is extending an invitation to local residents to get up early this Saturday, before Mayfest music begins to play or the food is ready for consumption, take part in the fourth annual Heart and Sole 5K.

The streets of downtown Pilot Mountain will be closed to weekend traffic on Friday morning but should soon fill with festive residents and visitors gathered for the 32nd annual Mayfest celebration.

Like many of his associates, Sgt. Greg Martin, a former Mount Airy police officer, learned the ropes of his profession through local Basic Law Enforcement Training - but he shares a unique place in its annals.

A 1932 Packard owned and driven by Miles White of Maryland will be a part of the tour.

As I do most every first Saturday of the month from May through October, this past weekend I made a pass or two down Main Street in downtown Pilot Mountain to ogle over the beautiful classic cars lining the street and filling the neighboring parking lots.

During a special meeting held to go over budget proposals for the 2013-14 fiscal year, Pilot Mountain Town Manager Homer Dearmin said he is not recommending a tax rate increase, but he did recommend a 4.5-percent water/sewer rate increase.

Cyclists begin their trip Saturday morning on Edwards-Franklin House loop of the annual Tour De Mayberry.

Jamie Johnston is not a Yadkin native or even a Yadkin resident, but she's the go-to person for business and tourism matters in the county.

Women volunteer at a blitz build in Pilot Mountain. Habitat for Humanity encourages women to volunteer all year long, and a special Women Build Day will be held on May 4, for the Hiatt Road build.