After drought conditions all summer, rain — right on cue — drenched the start of the Surry County Agricultural Fair, but Mother Nature then redeemed herself with great weather to ...

As fall wildfire season begins in North Carolina, the N.C. Forest Service is urging the public to take extra care with outdoor burning. Wildfire activity typically increases from ...

Although the J.E.B. Stuart Birthplace Preservation Trust recently lost its tax-exempt status, the war isn’t over, or least mock battles held at that site.

During the open forum portion of the Sept. 8 Board of Commissioners meeting, one local resident brought forth her concerns regarding the adoption fee for cats in the county and ...

The Mount Airy mayoral race is non-partisan, but that hasn’t stopped the Surry County Republican Party from giving its nod to one of the two candidates involved.

A diploma is still an important milestone, but what matters more than the piece of paper is whether graduates have the ...

Owning a small business has been a cornerstone of the “American Dream” for generations. It represents the chance to transform ...

The Franklin Elementary School’s cafeteria recently scored a perfect 100 on health department inspections.

With the intention of extending neonatal and maternity care past labor and delivery, Novant Health is offering the First ...

As the calendar draws toward the second weekend of October and the 60th Autumn Leaves Festival, the annual gathering just ...

The annual Yadkin Valley Pumpkin Festival saw another successful year with crowds filling the streets of downtown Elkin from 9 a.m. through the afternoon hours.

In Biblical terms, the title, “I Am” conveyed the significance of God’s self-given name, which encompassed all that God is.