The town of Mount Airy began conducting surveys this week of all drainage pipes to assess areas of concern after a 13-year-old boy died last week after he was swept into a storm drain during a flash ...

America’s got talent, and so does a Mount Airy man achieving success through the television show of that name.

In 2012, Darrell Downs ended arguing, cursing and fighting at Shelby Park games and launched a new era of sportsmanship and ...

Fran Hipsley, who maintains a cat colony in Sykesville, said it grew from one cat in 2000 to more than 40 cats by 2010. She said it began because one neighbor let his cat, who wasn’t spayed ...

The WXII 12 First Warning Weather team is tracking the latest tropical wave as it tracks westward over the open Atlantic Ocean.

The Moosic High School girls — they still call each other girls — displayed their school banner last week. “This is our ...

The State Board of Education voted Thursday to relinquish $4 million in unused funding for a "smart" school bus safety pilot program in North Carolina. "This is one that did not get significant ...

Mount Airy officials have awarded a contract for a major upgrade at Westwood Park to make the longtime city recreation ...

Sanford hides in plain sight as one of North Carolina’s most beautiful small towns. The revitalized downtown district features gorgeous brick buildings with colorful awnings that look straight out of ...

Seafood sensation meets Mayberry charm! Libby Hill is regarded as honorary fish camp aristocracy by the locals, despite being ...

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