The North Carolina State Board of Elections said that for election officials across the state, planning for each election ...

While many people and organizations in the area want to help communities in the western North Carolina mountains, state officials are saying all such aid must be coordinated through the ...

First grader Salem Shupe got a taste of what it feels like to run the show, when he was named Principal of the Day recently ...

Experts agree that a key ingredient for good health, both physically and mentally, doesn’t come in pill form but involves staying active — which an event this week in Mount ...

Starmount cut Mount Airy’s lead to three points by scoring with just 2:20 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Rams attempted ...

If ever folks needed an escape from reality, it was this past weekend in storm-battered Mount Airy – where the notion of retreating to the earlier, simpler time of Mayberry ...

Area groups and residents are joining forces to help those in Western North Carolina devastated by damage from Hurricane Helene.

North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson says he has been treated for burns he suffered when he accidentally touched an exhaust pipe at a truck show while campaigning for ...

Hundreds of homes in Surry County remain in the dark Sunday evening following Hurricane Helene's visit last week. According ...

There are a couple of interesting facts concerning the legends on his special day. It is said that if it rains on Saint ...

- Amber Rae Stone and Charlie Richard Stone Jr.; granted on Sept. 19. - Robin Ann Smith and Jerry Emerson Smith; granted on Sept. 19. - Dawn Michelle Tickle and Justin Ray Tickle; granted on Sept. 19.

Reader Diary is a periodic column consisting of reader contributions to The Mount Airy News. This is the first of a ...