Surry Business

There must be something going around, and I’m not talking about colds and flu. Tourist-oriented articles about Pilot Mountain seem to be proliferating on the Web. I mentioned that the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Sunday profiled the state park and the town. Now I see that “Dew on the Kudzu,” Kinah Lindsay’s (aka “Idgie”) online magazine […]

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Sunday’s (Dec. 30) Atlanta Journal-Constitution features Pilot Mountain — both the mountain and the nearby town — in an article titled “N.C. retreat promises outdoor fun (and shopping, too).” Reporter Bill Cissna writes, “In north-central North Carolina, an age-old geological protrusion and a small community that share the same name provide a nice mix of […]

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Friends of the historic Reeves Theater in Elkin have started an Internet blog to promote the theater’s restoration. The web site, ReevesTheater.blogspot.com, includes information about the 389-seat theater, which was opened in 1941, and recent articles about the restoration program. The restoration of the Reeves Theater is an effort spearheaded by the Tri-County Citizens Foundation, […]

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Wondering what to do with that GPS (Global Positioning System) unit that Santa left under the tree? Consider “geocaching,” a high-tech scavenger hunt for hidden treasure in “caches” scattered around Surry County. GPS device sellers reported holiday sales up a whopping 488 percent over last year, according to market research firm NPD Group. With GPS […]

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Benny L. East’s Mayberry Campground no sooner opened for business just outside Mount Airy off Interstate 74 in Surry County than it picked up a glowing recommendation on RV Park Reviews. “We were one of their first campers,” said an experienced motor-home traveler whose other campground reviews span the nation from California to Pennsylvania and […]

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A new regional consortium is promoting tourism in Surry County and six neighboring counties in northwest North Carolina and southwest Virginia. The first result of this collaboration is a portal web site, BlueRidgeHeartland.com, commissioned by the North Carolina & Virginia Regional Tourism Board on behalf of the Northwest North Carolina/Southwest Virginia Regional Tourism Initiative. The […]

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The Gwyn Avenue neighborhood in Elkin, including parts of Millview Road and Spring, North Bridge and Church streets, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The long-sought recognition — work on the application began three years ago — may make tax credits available for renovation and restoration work. Being on the National […]

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Southern Living magazine’s November issue features the Yadkin Valley American Viticultural Area, including three wineries in Surry County. “The Yadkin Valley is like a treasure hunt,” Kim Myers of Laurel Gray Vineyards told Southern Living writer Annette Thompson. “Each winery is as distinct as its owner’s tastes.” Thompson’s article continues, “Fog settles over the sleepy […]

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VisitMayberry.com has a new look, new content and new features. The Mount Airy Tourism Development Authority’s board of directors commissioned a redesign of the popular World Wide Web site — it drew 110,000 unique visitors in August and September — to emphasize the area’s historical, musical and recreational attractions in addition to Mayberry-themed sites and […]

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The Great American Vacation is just a memory for a slow-growing number of working people who are increasingly forgoing one- and two-week annual travels for far shorter escapes, like the recent four-day-long Mayberry Days celebration in Mount Airy and the upcoming Autumn Leaves Festival, Oct. 12-14, that attracts sightseers to Surry County’s gateway to the […]

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