John Peters

1 week ago | mtairynews.com | John Peters

For many, the term “summer camp” conjures up images of far-off adventures in the forest, staying in primitive cabins, generally roughing it for a week or two in the greater outdoors. Two local organizations holding summer camps are taking a different approach, with their activities in downtown Mount Airy. kAm%96 |@F?E p:CJ |FD6F> @7 }2EFC2= w:DE@CJ 92D 7@FC H66<\=@?8 42>AD A=2??65[ 2:>65 2E G2CJ:?8 286 8C@FAD]k^AmkAm$FCCJ pCED r@F?4:= 92D E6? H66<\=@?8 G6?EFC6D @? E96 5@4<6E[ 7@4FD:?8 @?

2 weeks ago | mtairynews.com | John Peters

As often is the case, North Surry High School’s graduation ceremony was a mix of excitement and anticipation tinged of melancholy and nostalgia. “This is the moment where we leave everything we’ve known...the end of an era,” is how Kendyl Brinkman described graduation. Kendyl, a senior and student body president, made her remarks while addressing a packed football stadium filled with her classmates, school officials, relatives, friends, and associates of the graduates.

2 weeks ago | mtairynews.com | John Peters

Next month, scores of dentists, oral hygienists, dental assistants, dental students, and community volunteers will set up at Elkin High School for one purpose — to offer dental care to those who cannot afford it. The clinic, set for June 20-21, will mark the second time the North Carolina Dental Society Foundation’s Missions of Mercy has visited the area. kAmsC] y:> w2CC6==[ H9@ :D @G6CD66:?8 E96 677@CE :?

3 weeks ago | mtairynews.com | John Peters

Authorities are urging residents in the White Pines Country Club area of Mount Airy to be cautious outdoors, especially with their children and their pets, over fears a rabid fox may be on the loose. Already multiple people have been attacked by the animal, exhibiting strange and aggressive behavior, according to multiple sources. kAmx? 2 DE2E6>6?E C6=62D65 62C=J |@?52J 27E6C?@@?[ E96 $FCCJ r@F?EJ $96C:77’D @77:46 D2:5 “E96C6 92G6 366? >F=E:A=6 9F>2?

4 weeks ago | mtairynews.com | John Peters

A 78-year-old local man was shot by a Surry County deputy late Friday morning, after the man allegedly pointed a shotgun at deputies while advancing on them, according to a statement released Friday evening by the Surry County Sheriff's Office. Gaston Ruben Golding, who lives on Alicia Lane near Mount Airy, was injured when shot by a deputy but survived his injuries, according to the sheriff office's statement.