Record #:

1701

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

The Surry County community of Mount Airy was one of ten winners in the 1994 All-America City Award program, which annually recognizes communities that engage in creative collaborative problem solving.

Source:

Southern City (NoCar Oversize JS 39 S6), Vol. 44 Issue 6, June 1994, p13, il

Subject(s):

Mount Airy--Civic improvement

Record #:

24714

Author(s):

Amundson, Rod; Dermid, Jack

Abstract:

In Mount Airy, juvenile delinquency was a budding problem. A group of law enforcement officers took it upon themselves to round up juveniles who had been in trouble and take them fishing. The rate of juvenile delinquency has decreased as a result.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 19 Issue 50, May 1952, p3-4, il

Subject(s):

Mount Airy--Civic improvement; Mount Airy--Economic conditions; Juvenile delinquency; Juvenile delinquency--Prevention; Juvenile delinquents--Rehabilitation--Mount Airy