Alan Foster and Megan Dollyhigh wash one of the many small dogs they bathed Monday as part of a volunteer grooming effort.

Volunteers travel to help in massive pet clean-up

DENVER — Alan Foster never thought of himself as a dog lover until he was soaked to the waist, cuddling a frightened, smelly chihuahua at the back of an empty manufacturing building Monday.

Council chooses replacement for vacant seat

Jon Cawley

About a year ago, Jon Cawley was all set to file to run for Mount Airy City Council when a strong applicant pool made him reconsider, looking to make a bid next year.
He got his wish a bit early.
The council voted unanimously Thursday evening to appoint Cawley to fill out the last 15 months of former commissioner Tom Bagnal’s term. Bagnal resigned in July because of health reasons, triggering a process to fill the seat that produced 12 applicants. One of the candidates, Jim Reeves, withdrew his name this week.
Cawley received the most total points on written ballots ranking the 11 candidates that commissioners David Beal, Dean Brown and Todd Harris filled out Thursday evening, scoring 26 out of a possible 33. The three commissioners then voted to appoint him without any debate or discussion.

Michella Huff and Brad Nichols decide where to cut a tree limb.

The science of beauty

Walk downtown and look up at each lamp post. Notice the baskets with the overflowing fauna?

County putting rush on airport split

With a breakup between Mount Airy and the local airport seemingly inevitable, county commissioners are hoping to make the split sooner rather than later.

Decision on rezoning coming soon

Vision plan or not, a vote on a controversial rezoning request on S. Renfro Street is coming at the end of this month.

Michael Dobson is doubtful tonight after suffering an ankle injury on this play last week against Surry Central, a game in which he carried the ball only once.

Hounds host Bears; Cards battle Eagles

It’s the unbeaten versus the winless as four Surry teams square off tonight in Week Three of the high school football season.

North Surry Coach Mitch Martin, shown here with Cody Palmer, focused on fundamentals in practices this week.