You can read this article in the Mount Airy News that tells about the contest and how Mount Airy won this wonderful award:
http://www.mtairynews.com/pages/full_story/push?article-People%E2%80%99s+Choice-+Mount+Airy+is+North+Carolina%E2%80%99s+Greatest+Main+Street%20&id=18420624&instance=top_stories