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East Surry schedules tentative makeup date for football game at West Wilkes
East Surry and West Wilkes will face each other in a makeup football game on Oct. 15…at least for the time being. The Cardinals were originally scheduled to travel to Millers Creek to take on the Blackhawks on Sept. 27. The game was pushed back to Sept. 30 due to the impact of Hurricane Helene, but was postponed once again as both communities continued to deal with complications caused by the storm. ...
Balanced attack lifts North Surry to win over Forbush
North Surry downed Forbush 51-21 in a rare Saturday afternoon game. The Greyhounds led by nine in the second quarter before erupting for the next 28 points. The Hounds put up more than 500 yards of total offense to surpass the 50-point threshold for the second-consecutive week. The Foothills 2A Conference game, which was pushed back a day due to Hurricane Helene, served as North Surry’s second-consecutive win this season...
Elections office testing systems in run-up to Nov. 5
The North Carolina State Board of Elections said that for election officials across the state, planning for each election starts months — and in many cases, years — before Election Day. Routine preparations include registering voters, identifying and procuring polling places and early voting sites, training poll workers and precinct officials, and preparing and testing voting equipment. Those preparations include the pre-election testing of voting equipment. Board officials said that testing combined with a series of audits conducted after the election, helps ensure that voting...
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