Surry Business

“Mayberry Days,” the Surry Arts Council-sponsored celebration of “The Andy Griffith Show” and all things Mayberry, returns this week for its 18th year in Mount Airy, actor Andy Griffith’s boyhood home. Although “Mayberry Days” officially begins with Thursday’s annual golf tournament, dinner and entertainment at Cross Creek Country Club, the festival really gets under way […]

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Up to 1,200 bicyclists and hundreds of their supporters will arrive in Elkin on Sunday, Sept. 30, after completing the first leg of the annual Cycle North Carolina ride from the mountains to the coast. The riders and support teams will assemble Saturday night and Sunday morning in West Jefferson and then ride a little […]

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The 11th annual Pumpkin Festival and the second annual Great Pumpkin Weigh-Off are expected to attract as many as 15,000 visitors to Elkin on Saturday, Sept. 29. The festival’s organizers promise they will enjoy live entertainment, shopping, great food and gigantic pumpkins galore. The festival begins at 8:45 a.m. when Tristan Davis sings the National […]

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Sobotta Manor in Mount Airy is one of the 10 best-overall bed-and-breakfast operations in the United States, according to BedandBreakfast.com. A second Mount Airy B&B, Maxwell House Bed & Breakfast, is BedandBreakfast.com’s “Inn of the Month” for September. The BedandBreakfast.com web site, which describes itself as the leading online bed and breakfast directory and reservation […]

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Fans of “The Andy Griffith Show” and “Mayberry RFD” now can keep up with news from Mount Airy, North Carolina — Griffith’s hometown and the real-life model for his long-running show — by visiting The Mount Airy News’ web site at www.mtairynews.com. Up until this week, the daily newspaper’s site was accessible only to print-edition […]

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Pilot Mountain State Park in Surry County is among 104 approved Piedmont birdwatching sites on the North Carolina Birding Trail. The organization recently announced the second of its three links from the mountains to the sea. More than just lines on a map, the N.C. Birding Trail physically ties great bird-watching sites and “birders” with […]

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Shelton Vineyards at Dobson will conclude its “Shelton at Sunset” summer concert series on Saturday, Sept. 15, when General Johnson & Chairmen of the Board with The Executives perform from 5 to 8 p.m. Tickets cost $25. The vineyard and winery at 286 Cabernet Lane, just off Twin Oaks Road, will be open for tours […]

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The “Grape Jam Wine & Music Festival” on Saturday, Sept. 15, at Black Wolf Vineyards in Dobson will feature five bands. From 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., entertainment will be provided by “White Light,” “Mama Said,” “Amber Gypsies,” and “Gigi Dover and The Big Love” as well as crafts people, a magician and juggler. “Brenda […]

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A new initiative to market North Carolina golf will be introduced at the N.C. Department of Commerce Tourism Division’s Mid-Year Marketing Update on Sept. 11 in Cary. The new VisitNCGolf.com website (see a preview here) will include a course finder/locater, featured destinations, weather, places to stay, mapping, downloadable brochures, and partner golf packages designed to […]

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Bicycle riders from North Carolina and Virginia will be in Surry County this weekend for the Ridge Rollers Velo Club’s 5th annual Tour de Gaps, “82 miles of pain” that climbs four mountains along an 82-mile route. Registration begins at 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, in Westwood Park (going northbound on U.S. 52, turn left […]

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