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Blue Devil players on All-State tennis team
INDEPENDENCE — The Virginia High School League announced its 2024 all-state boys’ tennis team, which includes two players from Grayson County High School as semifinalists. Keyshawn Phipps was a semifinalist for the Class 2 Boys Singles all-state team. Phipps and Kolby Hawks were both semifinalists for the Class 2 Boys Doubles all-state team.
SCC offering CPR class in August
Surry Community College is offering a CPR certification class that will meet at The Yadkin Center, 1001 College Drive, Yadkinville. The class will be held in Room YC-116 on Friday, Aug. 2, from 8 a.m. to noon. The class will certify students with Healthcare Provider-level of CPR. For more information...
Smoke on the Mountain barbecue contest begins Friday
Thousands of people will go hog wild for a taste of authentic barbecue and a chance to see a professional cooking competition up close at Smoke on the Mountain this weekend in downtown Galax. This event on July 26-27, sanctioned by both the Memphis Barbecue Network and the Kansas City...
Candidate filing for municipal seats wraps up
DOBSON — Candidate filing periods for elected offices across Surry County usually include some office-seekers waiting until the last minute to toss their hats into the ring. This can be done for strategic purposes — desiring to see who one would be running against before making the plunge. However, the just-completed sign-up period for eight seats in three Surry County towns wasn’t true to that script. ...
191 pieces of art featured at gallery
The 45th annual Northwest Artists’ Exhibition (NAE) and inaugural “Minute: A Miniature Art Exhibition” opened July 19 at the Wilkes Art Gallery in North Wilkesboro. A press release said 230 pieces of artwork were brought to the gallery July 9 and 10, including entries in the two exhibitions and art by NAE juror Betty Powell of Wilkesboro.
Museum hosts signing for new Rash novel
The Wilkes Heritage Museum will host a book signing for award-winning author Ron Rash and his newest novel, “The Caretaker,” at 6 p.m., Aug. 6. Set in Blowing Rock in 1951, “The Caretaker” is a “breathtaking love story and searing examination of the acts we seek to justify in the name of duty, family, honor and love,” stated a press release. It “brilliantly depicts the human capacity for delusion and destruction all too often justified as acts of love.”
Ask SAM: Where can I properly dispose of an American flag?
Q: I’ve got a couple of old American flags that I want to dispose of properly. Is there anywhere in the Triad where American flags can be dropped off for proper disposal? — U.W. Answer: There are several places where you can drop off dirty, tattered flags for...
Surry County-Pilot Mountain squabble spills onto social media
In what has become almost commonplace in the modern political environment, a squabble between the Surry County Board of Education and the Pilot Mountain Board of Commissioners has spilled onto social media. The bickering this time is over the absence of a School Resource Officer at Pilot Mountain Elementary School — or more specifically, whose fault it is that no such officer is budgeted for the upcoming school year. In...
Buck Racing Engines Up for Sale as Owner Charlie Buck Announces Retirement
Since 1993, Buck Racing Engines has been owned and operated by engine builder Charlie Buck, who in that time built a strong reputation for big-inch nitrous engines. After more than three decades, Charlie announced his retirement on July 18 via a statement on the Buck Racing Engines Facebook page. Buck is also selling the property, equipment, and building that housed Buck Racing Engines in King, NC.
Can you say January 6th?
Mouse must have gone to the private school as foxnose. We have a holiday that celebrates a hero that was responsible for exterminating a whole race and introduced smallpox and syphilis to the American continent. Did you miss that class in your private school?. Posted 6:02 pm, 07/23/2024.
Man killed in bulldozer accident in Traphill
A man died in a bulldozer accident during construction work on a golf course in Traphill on Wednesday, July 17. In a statement sent to The Wilkes Record, Major Logan Kerr of the Wilkes County Sheriff's Office said that the accident was reported at 9:23 a.m., at 1365 Piney Grove Church Road.
Incumbents, newcomers in municipal races
Municipal election filing for Jonesville, East Bend and Boonville concluded on July 19 with incumbents as well as some newcomers filing for local town leadership. Incumbents on the Boonville Town Board, David Cox and Monica Craver filed for re-election. Also filing for the three open seats on that board are Jeffrey Jones, Zane Green and Kristin Johnson. Jonesville incumbents Tracy Wall, Regina Adkins and Michael Tilley filed for re-election. They are joined by Brandon McCann. There are three open seats on the Jonesville Town Council. In East Bend, Mayor James Dunn has filed for re-election as well as Commissioner Kurt Held. Also filing for the three seats on the town board are Dawn Nelson, Martin Hauser and Earl Norman. Municipal elections are non-partisan and will be on the November ballot in their respective precincts.
One critically injured, one trapped in Galax head-on collision
GALAX, Va. (WFXR) – The Galax Fire Department has reported a two-vehicle accident with multiple people injured on July 17. According to Galax FD, around 5:12 p.m. on Wednesday, crews from several departments arrived on Towers Road to find a head-on collision with one person trapped inside a vehicle and multiple injuries.
City votes to acquire PART lot
The city of Mount Airy is acquiring one of the largest public parking lots in town: a former park-and-ride facility near Big Lots. This is occurring through a 5-0 vote by the city commissioners Thursday night to buy the site operated for about 10 years by the Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation (PART) until being discontinued in July 2022. Mount Airy officials agreed to spend $145,000 for the 4.9-acre tract...
Infographic for Galax County: Night Light Exposure Raises Your Risk Diabetes
**Why This Matters to You: **Mobile devices before bed? New research highlights an important and modifiable risk factor that could affect your health and well-being. Take Note: Reducing night light exposure could be a simple way to lower your risk of facing many negative health consequences. You can view the...
Birth Announcements: July 8-20
The Birth Place at Iredell Memorial Hospital announced the following births:. ♦ A girl, Olivia Camille Monroy Garcia, born to Carlos and Paulina Monroy of Statesville. ♦ A boy, Waylon Maverick Talbert, born to Christian Talbert and Sarah McNeely of Cleveland. JULY 15. ♦ A boy, Haziel Chacon Alvarez, born...
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