The June 2026 issue of Surry Living Magazine celebrates the people, places, and stories that make our community special. This month, we feature Mt. Airy Meat Center and its commitment to faith, family, quality, and customer service. Readers will also enjoy a nostalgic trip back to the cruising days of the 1980s in Eddie Lowe’s 80’s Summer Nights, practical gardening advice for growing healthier tomatoes, a delicious no-bake Key Lime Yogurt Pie recipe, and Kage Pyles’ insights on building resilience through fitness. Plus, explore local folklore with Josh Snow’s continuing series on The Legend of Pilot Mountain, gain encouragement from Blake’s Take and Between Rounds, and discover the local restaurants, events, businesses, and community stories that keep Surry County connected.
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Between Rounds with Kevin Pyles
Kevin Pyles, PT Between Rounds Summer Circles: Why the Right Friends Shape Your Future Summer has always been a season of connection. Cookouts, vacations, lake days, late-night conversations, and spontaneous adventures often bring people together in ways the busy pace of the year does not. Friendships feel lighter in the summer. There is more time…
Lifestyle
By Gosh! By Josh
Josh Snow, Author The Legend of Pilot MountainPart 3 of a 4-Part Series: The Rise of Local Legends By gosh, did you know there is something about Pilot Mountain that naturally invites storytelling? Maybe it is the way the mountain suddenly rises above the surrounding countryside. Maybe it is the shadow cast by the towering…
Fitness Rage with Kage
Kage Pyles Fitness Rage with Kage Built in the Heat There is something different about training this time of year. The heat shows up. The workouts feel heavier. The air is thicker. What used to feel manageable suddenly feels uncomfortable. For a lot of people, that is where the excuses start. It is too hot.…
Home, Farm, & Garden
Dairy-licious
Carmen LongSimply Delicious Calling all milk lovers. It is time to celebrate. June is Dairy Month. I know some of you might not really love milk, but as the saying goes, “Milk, it does a body good,” and it really does. We know milk helps us have stronger bones, but according to the National Dairy…
Navigating Life with a Horse, Faith, and Common Sense
Derina Pyles Horse Sense “I’m not doing it. Not doing it, Hay-Woman. Don’t ask me again, my answer will be the same. I am not going to that kids’ camp this summer!” “Ah, come on Traveler, please! You know it’s for a good cause. The kids there absolutely love you.” “Love me?” I could always…
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Big, Red Tomatoes in the Home Garden
Joanna RadfordHome, Farm, & Garden In backyard gardens across Surry County, North Carolina, tomatoes are more than just a summer crop. They are a tradition. Whether tucked into raised beds, sprawling beside a fence row, or trellised in a traditional garden, healthy tomato plants reward gardeners with baskets of fresh fruit. Two simple practices, staking…
Southern Taste
80’s Summer Nights
Eddie Lowe Just A Thought As you follow Highway 268, you come to the town of Elkin. Many of the same buildings still stand. The main one that comes to mind is the blanket factory. This massive building’s parking lot borders one of the most memorable strips of asphalt everyone in the 80s called “the…
Departments
More Than a Meat Market
Sabrina L. Baker Author/Photographer In a time when many shopping experiences have become rushed, automated, and impersonal, Mt. Airy Meat Center continues to offer something that many people feel has become increasingly rare: genuine customer service, trusted quality, and a welcoming environment built around faith, family, and community. For owner Gray, the business was never…
Between Rounds with Kevin Pyles
Kevin Pyles, PT Between Rounds What Happens When You Listen There is something about this time of year that changes the pace of life in a way that feels natural. The days stretch a little longer, the evenings settle in a little slower, and people find themselves spending more time outside. Without really planning it,…
Blake’s Take
Dear Blake,As a Christian, I am not ashamed of the gospel, but sometimes I catch myself hesitating or becoming shy when I want to bring it up or defend it in conversation. I am not sure if it is just me or if culture has made it such a polarizing topic. How do I move…
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Inside of Today
Larry VanHouse This Little Light of Mine I used to think strength looked like staying ahead, in control, strong, fast, and capable. Staying busy. Staying productive. Staying in motion so nothing could catch up to me: stress, fear, failure, or that version of myself I did not want to become. So I ran. Literally. Five,…
‘Fur’ever Friends
Send us a photo of your pet and we may use it here. Email: info@surryliving.comSubject Line: Furever Friends
