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Kyle Leonard has become the apparent winner of the Mount Airy Board of Education at-large race, widening his election-night margin to 22 votes after provisional ballots were cou...
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Kendall and Jessica Yarboro of Pilot Mountain were at Mount Airy's Veterans Day parade Wednesday to watch their son march with the East Surry band, but the day carried a deeper ...
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Surry County's Board of Elections held its required hand-to-eye sample audit Thursday morning in Room A of the Surry County Service Center, a day before Friday's canvass that ce...
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Downtown Mount Airy marked the tenth anniversary of its Girls Night Out holiday event, held Nov. 5 from 4 to 8 p.m., with more than 40 small businesses taking part through pop-u...
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Spencer "Pa" Nelson of Pilot Mountain marked his 100th birthday on Nov. 1, surrounded by family and friends who gathered to celebrate the milestone. He was born Nov. 1, 1926, in...
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Surry County is out of drought for the first time in nearly a year, according to the latest state report, after fall rain erased a designation that had held since December 2025....
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Renovations at the Andy Griffith Playhouse in Mount Airy will run past their original November completion date, with Surry Arts Council Executive Director Tanya Jones saying the...
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Mount Airy commissioners voted unanimously Thursday night to adopt a data center ordinance and lifted a 90-day moratorium on data center development inside the city limits that ...
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Food Lion has completed a $270 million renovation program covering 94 stores across the Greater Greensboro area, including all three Mount Airy locations and stores in Dobson, E...
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The community celebrated a significant milestone for children in Surry County as local officials joined Children's Center of Northwest North Carolina staff and board members at ...
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Estimates show about 43.5 million caregivers have provided unpaid services to an adult or child in the past year, and Mount Airy Mayor Jon Cawley described the local reality dur...
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In the Mount Airy Board of Education at-large race, Republican Kyle Leonard stood at 1,763 votes after all votes were tallied Tuesday night, just 19 ahead of Democrat Tim Matthews.
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Mount Airy Mayor Jon Cawley won reelection with more than 60 percent of the vote, holding off a challenge from county commissioner Bill Goins. Cawley recorded 2,042 votes to 1,2...
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Flood advisories remain in effect Sunday afternoon across Surry, Carroll, Pulaski, Ashe and Watauga counties, with minor flooding and some impassable low-water crossings reported.
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A Flash Flood Warning remains in effect for the Roanoke region through 11:15 a.m., while flood alerts have been extended for the Boone and Martinsville regions.
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Flash flooding is ongoing or expected in the Roanoke Valley and Franklin County through 11:15 a.m., with additional flood advisories across the Martinsville and Winston-Salem regions.
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Flooding is imminent or occurring around Boone and Blowing Rock, while new overnight advisories cover the Mount Airy and Roanoke regions.
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Mount Airy says its treated water continues to meet or exceed drinking-water standards while the city works on an earthy taste and odor reported by some customers.
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Transportation / Civic
The Winston-Salem Area Transportation Advisory Committee will meet virtually at 4:15 p.m. Sept. 17 with agenda items on long-range plans, transit funding and future projects.
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Weather / Public Safety
A National Weather Service flash flood emergency remains in effect around Mount Airy and Pilot Mountain until 8:30 a.m. Sunday, with flooded roads still considered dangerous.
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The National Weather Service says a Flood Watch remains in effect through Monday evening for Henry, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Franklin, Roanoke and nearby counties.
