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State Road 350 Closure to Move Near Sparta
The shift is expected later this week. (Sparta, Ind.) – Work on State Road 350 will move west later this week. According to Indiana Department of Transportation: Southeast, State Road 350 will close just west of Rummel Road in Spart on or after Wednesday, July 17. This section of...
Feel the Beat: Can’t-Miss Experiences in Galax
As children growing up in Galax, Virginia, Lindsey Nale and her sister found their first instruments in their grandparents’ house. “If we were willing to learn, they’d pay for lessons,” she remembers. At six-years old, Nale started an all-girls blue-grass band — and The Loose Strings Band is still going strong. Today, Nale heads up the JAM (Junior Appalachian Musicians) Program, which serves local students. “It’s so fulfilling to see it sparking the first love of music, which has brought a lot of people into this community who have fallen in love with it,” she says.
More municipal candidates seeking seats
DOBSON — The Republican National Convention isn’t the only political activity of interest this week: As the clock winds down toward a Friday filing deadline, the field of candidates for non-partisan municipal elections in Surry County has grown. Based on the latest breakdown from the Surry Board of Elections in Dobson, two more candidates for town council seats in Elkin have emerged — including a sitting commissioner who is running for mayor. ...
Municipal election filing ends Friday at noon
Municipal election filing is underway for Jonesville, East Bend and Boonville. The filing period began July 5 and will conclude at 12 noon on Friday, July 19 Filing thus far, as of press time, were incumbents David Cox and Monica Craver for Boonville Town Commissioner; and incumbents Tracy Wall, Regina Adkins and Michael Tilley for Jonesville Town Council. In Eazt Bend, Mayor James Dunn and Commissioner Kurt Held have filed. ...
USGS, Alleghany County reporting earthquake
SPARTA, N.C. — The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is reporting an earthquakes near Sparta early Saturday morning July 13. The tremor occurred at 5:44 a.m. Saturday about four miles south of Sparta near the Wilkes County border. The 2.2-Magnitude earthquake occurred at an approximate depth of three-point-seven miles. As of 10:00 a.m. Sunday, approximately 40 Alleghany County residents had reported feeling the earthquake to the USGS.
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