Pilot Mountain News

A unique event at Pilot Mountain State Park gave area residents a chance to spend Saturday night with the stars.

Burley Boyd Cook, age 80, of Cook School Road in Pilot Mountain, departed this life on Nov.

Traveling around Surry County has become a weekly pastime for me during the past few weeks.

The Surry County Board of Commissioners met for more than three hours Monday night, approving two measures that aim to increase jobs and employability in the county.

When a young lady picked up a guitar and sang at Cross Creek Country Club in August, a blindfolded person might've thought they were hearing a folk-music legend - Joni Mitchell or Joan Baez, perhaps.

The Surry County Register of Deeds has granted the following marriage licenses: n Jeffrey Dale Gammons, 38, of Mount Airy, and Bridget Carolyn Epperson Felts, 35, of Mount Airy, issued Oct.

Fall foliage is in vibrant color in Asheville, Highlands and Cullowhee and should peak in Franklin by the weekend, according to Visit N.C. The Piedmont region is beginning to blaze with color as well with Hanging Rock State Park entering the peak period.

Town commissioners decided Thursday night to pursue grant money from the North Carolina State Energy Office that could pay for updates to the town's aging water plant.

The Surry County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday at 6 p.m. then recess until Tuesday at 6 p.m. On both nights, the board will hold public hearings on industrial development incentives.

Heart Walk is the American Heart Association's premiere event for raising funds to save lives from America's number one and number three killers - heart disease and stroke.

The Surry County Board of Commissioners approved industrial incentives of up to $50,000 for Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Co.

East Surry High School class of 1979 30 year class reunion will be held Saturday October 17, 2009 @ Pilot Knob Park Country Club in Pilot Mountain, NC between 7:00pm until 11:00pm. If you have not received an invitation and would like to attend there is still time to reply.

Tim Chadwick & the Blue Ridge Rascals perform Sunday afternoon on the Autumn Leaves Festival bandstand.

When BedandBreakfast.com announced its fifth annual awards for bed and breakfasts and inns earlier this month, three local establishments were recognized as national winners.

Stokes County officials are searching for a missing teen who was last seen looking for a ride to Surry County three weeks ago.

Police are searching for a Sandy Ridge teenager, who has been missing for more than two weeks.

When I ask children what birds eat, this is often their response. You might expect them to say worms, bugs or seeds, but think about it.

When people hear that Jessica Goodard belongs to a 4-H club, they often say something along the lines of "Isn't that like planting stuff?" "No," she tells them, "it's community service." For Jessica, a home-schooled high-school senior from Germanton who belongs to the Trailblazer Teens 4-H Club, 4-H is about such projects as playing music at ...

While most towns frown on the idea of people cruising up and down the main drag, Pilot Mountain has not only embraced the idea, it has found a gold mine.

ASHEBORO a ' Elaine Surrell of Pilot Mountain recently completed the requirements for North Carolina Certification/Licensure as a licensed clinical social worker.