Think tank is a funny term for a serious enterprise. For more than a century — the first one was the Brookings Institution, ...

With all the thoughts and effort devoted to the holiday season, a local patriotic group still has found time to honor ...

As North Carolina launches nearly $400 million in new broadband initiatives, Surry County’s ongoing expansion projects have ...

Mount Airy firefighters were called out to a local restaurant Monday morning to investigate a suspected gas leak there, which turned out to pose no actual threat.

MILLERS CREEK — Mount Airy’s wrestling team gave its fans a late Christmas present on Dec. 27: a first-place finish in the ...

North Surry senior Zarah Love will continue her volleyball career at the collegiate level after signing to play at Roanoke ...

A Mount Airy man serving life in prison for a 1988 robbery and murder is under consideration for parole by the N.C. Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission.

This isn’t going to be some profound diatribe about the philosophical underpinnings of living a simpler life. Rather, take this as a bit of comedic relief at the start of ...

Rep. Kyle Hall (R-Stokes) was awarded the 20 Under 40 Leadership Award by the Council of State Governments recently. This ...

Gentry Middle School recently held its annual science fair, a chance to showcase “...the creativity and curiosity of our ...

It’s said the journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step, and organizers of a First Day Hike at Pilot Mountain State Park hope it ...

Thursday will be New Year’s Day and the time to roll out the carpet for a new year. The day can be welcomed with a diet of ...