Pilot Mountain News

On Monday, residents of area municipalities will have a two-week period in which they can file to run for their respective board of commissioners.

The stabbing death of a Mount Airy resident in a domestic-related incident early Friday has led to murder charges against two other local men, authorities say.

Burke County native Tom Brittain has received the Order of the Long Leaf Pine award from the governor's office.

The Pilot Mountain Board of Commissioners agreed to adopt the town's 2009-2010 fiscal year budget of $1,547,000, last night which includes no increases in tax or water and sewer rates.

Morgan Wall/The News Taking a break from swimming, a group from the Reeves Community Center summer program rest near the pool.

Two Pilot Mountain commissioners and one Dobson commissioner have yet to decide whether theya ll run for another term in the 2009 municipal elections in Surry County.

Surry County Schools' east district will enjoy a new middle school in fall 2010.

Nothing catches the eye faster than seeing something very familiar from a different point of view.

A creek in the Longhill community north of Pilot Mountain roars with speed as it flows over its banks around 6 a.m. Tuesday after the same area received about 4 inches of rain in a short amount of time.

The steep, curvy road that winds its way up to Pilot Knob is tough enough in a vehicle, but Saturday morning about 100 people made the grueling trek as fast as their legs could carry them.

After long and exhaustive research on this topic, almost 60 whole seconds worth, I discovered Barack Obama is a front - a created entity that is not what it seems.

With the candidates' filing period nearing for the 2009 municipal elections in Surry County, only one of the three Mount Airy officials affected is publicly declaring his intention to seek another term.

Surry County commissioners agreed to help fund the Shoals Community Park during their meeting Monday night, after Adam McComb, parks and recreation director, announced the lowest bidder.

Representing Titans of Taste, Danny Speer, in the squad tour, films a one-minute video as a contestant for the "LIVE's Ultimate Hometown Grill Off" for the LIVE! with Regis and Kelly show.

Erin C. Perkins/The News Paul Johnson, the vice chair of the Surry County Board of Commissioners, along with other Surry County officials and the Surry County Appearance Commission take a tour of the county on Monday.

Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Pilot Mountain Saturday afternoon and night.

PHOTO: Hunter Diamont - East Surry High School is located in Pilot Mountain, NC.

Elkin officials will use a $200,000 grant that they received recently from the Golden Leaf Foundation for a Workforce Development Center to help reduce the unemployment rate in Surry County.

It was a day to play for Shoals Elementary School students Monday afternoon and the near 500 kids in attendance were more than happy to oblige.

While it is not cause for major alarm, a black bear was spotted Saturday roaming just outside a wooded area at the edge of the town limits of Pilot Mountain.