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Filing starts Friday for municipal races
DOBSON — So, with a primary process completed earlier this year, there’ll be no more talk of local politics until the weeks just before the November general election, right? Wrong. As the presidential race heats up on the national scene, campaign talk also will be firing up during the already sweltering dog days of July concerning plans for municipal elections across Surry County. ...
Now is the time to start late tomatoes
Starting packets of tomato seed for August Now that summer’s first harvest of tomato is almost ready, a couple of packets of tomato seed can be planted to provide plants for late summer tomatoes for the garden to set out in August. Great tomato varieties for late summer gardens are Rutgers, Marglobe, Better Boy, Celebrity and Mountain Pride. Seeds sown now will be ready to set out in the garden early in August and produce a harvest in late September all the way until frost...
Tracking down delinquencies, county seeks to collect
At the June 17 Surry County Board of Commissioners meeting county tax administrator Penny Harrison presented the board with a list of foreclosure requests. She was seeking approval to forward the list of tax delinquencies to the Kaina Law Firm, which handles foreclosure matters for the county. Harrison explained that the list held accounts that were past due to the county for a period of more than five years, “There...
Surry-Yadkin Works student completes Teacher Aide Apprenticeship
Demi Moore was recognized by the Yadkin County School Board of Education for her successful completion of a Teacher Aide Apprenticeship through Surry-Yadkin Works on June 3. At the monthly meeting of the school board, Moore was presented with a Certificate of Apprenticeship Completion from the N.C. Community College System. Additionally, she was presented with an Apprenticeship Journeyworker Certificate, a nationally recognized credential issued by the U.S. Department of Labor. ...
Bittersweet goodbyes at ECS annual dessert theater
On the evening, May 20, the high school and middle school choral students, along with 14 individual performers, delivered a memorable finale at the annual Dessert Theater show. Under the direction of Mrs. Tonya Smith, Vocal Music Educator for grades 6-12. The students bid their goodbyes to Smith wished her well in her recent decision to retire from Elkin City Schools after 28 years of dedicated service. The event showcased an array of exceptional talent, delighting the audience with captivating performances while surprising Smith with...
Public comments on 'covert recording' of teacher
Claims were made during the public comment portion of Monday’s Elkin School Board meeting that a teacher was recently dismissed after being secretly recorded by a student. Board Chairman Richard Brinegar said following Monday’s meeting that he could not confirm or deny the accusations as it relates to personnel issues. “Imagine a place where every conversation, every interaction, every moment is subject to premeditated secret recoding. Imagine a place where...
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