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Four individuals in the Mount Airy City Schools have been hired, promoted or will be taking on new responsibilities this year.
Officials in Raleigh have tapped Mount Airy City Schools for grant funding to aid educational efforts as part of the state’s Safe Routes to School program…
The Surry Arts Council will be hosting its annual Arts Ball later this month, featuring a silent auction, seated dinner, and dancing to the live music of the…
Schools around the state will be trying to implement plans to return students to school campuses after Gov. Roy Cooper and state legislators agreed to get students back in schools for face-to-face instructions. Mount Airy City Schools just might be the model they want to consider following. That’s because the local city school system has been holding in-person classes five days a week for the entire school year. “Our students have been five days a week since Aug. 17,” said Carrie Venable, executive officer of communications for the city schools. “We are the only school system in the s...