With North Carolina Granite Corp. ceasing operations at the end of August, Mount Airy officials have cornered the market on the local namesake commodity by voting to buy a bulk ...

As is the case with many schools across the county, East Surry High School has kicked off the new year with a flurry of activities.

Nineteen area students attending Surry Community College have been honored by being named to the Summer 2025 Semester President’s List and Dean’s List for their academic achievements.

It was 250 years ago this week that delegates from 35 North Carolina counties and nine towns convened in Hillsborough for the ...

An area fire station was damaged during a motor vehicle pursuit between deputies and an alleged meth dealer just north of the state line in Patrick County, authorities say.

A vision that began with a casual conversation in a parking lot became reality Tuesday morning as community members gathered on Main Street to celebrate the completion of an ambitious ...

School consolidation can seem arbitrary, with decisions targeting dots on a map or students viewed as statistics rather than people, but Surry County’s top educational leader said a ...

High school athletics participation increased by nearly 200,000 in 2024-25, continuing an upward trajectory since the ...

Terence Stamp, the British actor who often played the role of a complex villain, including that of General Zod in the early Superman films, has died. He was 87. His ...

While the statewide unemployment rate ticked up just a hair across North Carolina in July, joblessness dropped in Surry County.

Mount Airy city manager Darren Lewis appeared before the Surry County Board of Commissioners Monday evening to request county ...

President Donald Trump's decision to increase federal law enforcement and immigration agents in Washington, D.C., has impacted neighborhoods like Columbia Heights. On Tuesday, vendors noticed fewer ...