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Wilkes Heritage Museum plans Candlelight Ghost Tours
The Wilkes Heritage Museum will host Candlelight Ghost Tours in Historic Downtown Wilkesboro on Saturday, June 15. Ghost tours are 90 minute walking tours that begin at 7:30 pm. These guided tours cost $15 per person. Reservations for Ghost Tours are required and have a limit of 15 people total per tour. Highlights of the tour include the Old Wilkes Jail, Cleveland Cabin, and Tory Oak Site. Learn all about the hauntings and history of Historic Downtown Wilkesboro. Additional dates for the 2024 Candlelight Ghost...
Yadkin budget hearing planned for Thursday
Yadkin County Manager Lisa Hughes will review the 2025 fiscal year budget at a special called meeting on Thursday. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in the Commissioners Chambers of the Human Services Building, located at 217 East Willow St., Yadkinville. There are no proposed changes to the county tax rate in the 2025 budget. Beginning at 7:25 there will be a public hearing on the Economic Development Funds Appropriation in the proposed 2025 Budget, followed by a public hearing on the proposed budget. The board is expected to vote on the budget following the public hearing.
Jonesville man shares history of local park
Brave men and women stepped forward to protect their freedom and taxation and many gave their lives during the Revolutionary War. One such place and people was the Adams family. They moved to the banks of the Yadkin River in what is now Jonesville in the early 1700s. They traveled, as my ancestors and others did, from Holland/Germany/England/Ireland etc. to Philadelphia then traveled what became known as the Philadelphia Road. It followed the Appalachian Mountains to North Carolina. My ancestor, Conrad Schupp, settled in Salisbury, Rowan County. He later went to the county seat in Salisbury in mid 1700 and...
Community celebrates Yadkin school personnel
The Shallow Ford Foundation along with local organizations and churches came together for the fourth year in a row to celebrate Yadkin County School personnel at the annual Pack the Park appreciation event held at the Yadkin County Shelter at the Yadkin YMCA on May 29. This year featured BBQ, delicious side dishes and desserts provided by area churches, a corn hole tournament, an attendance competition, live music by local favorite None of the Above, 22 gift basket door prizes provided by local businesses, Yadkin County Rotary and Interact Club volunteers, Yadkin Family YMCA volunteers, and golf cart transportation provided...
Infamous 'Escape-proof jail' decommissioned
Transitioning from the old Surry County detention center to the new one took place some time ago and last week the board of commissioners and the Surry County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) took action to close the book on the long and storied history of what is now called the Judicial Center Annex. The board voted unanimously to draft a letter to state inspectors that signifies the former jail complex will no longer be used for any housing of inmates. but rather for office space and...
Plants need good food for great start
Great organic food for veggies-flowers Flowers and vegetables are only as productive as what you feed them with. They need more than chemicals and fertilizer pellets. They need the food that boosts their growth cycle. There are many organic, healthy foods available that will provide nutrients for vegetables, flowers, flower beds and and plants that will get your vegetable garden off to a great start without use of chemicals which subtract from the plants rather than add important food values. Most garden centers and hardware’s...
Health & Nutrition Center costs a hot potato
Surry County Board of Commissioners on Monday took up the issue of final charges on the Health & Nutrition Center renovation project which was recently completed, with no resolution on how to handle more than $30,000 in new charges. The offices of the Health Department moved from temporary quarters into the complete space last month. “We have five items to close out the project. I know on April 9 we thought we were closed; we were not closed,” Tony Chilton of North State Design Group...
Area veterans encouraged to attend Town Hall
The Surry County Veterans Services office along with the Veterans Health Administration are holding a Veterans Town Hall on Saturday, June 15, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Surry County Center located at 915 E. Atkins St. in Dobson. Surry County Veterans Services Director Mike Scott said this is the first time the VA has come to Surry County for this sort of event. He said it will give veterans, “A unique opportunity to sit face to face with a veteran and discuss...
Front Street closures
A creekbank stabilization project between Harry’s and the Elkin Public Library will begin next week and is expected to take two months to complete. Front Street will be closed to all traffic from Harry’s to Main St. during the workday, but the eastern lane will open each afternoon. Both lanes will be open on the weekends. Parking lots will still be accessible via the alley at the post office or via Bridge St.
Sales tax bonanza ending, county eyeing lower revenue
County Manager Chris Knopf delivered to the Surry County Board of Commissioners his proposed budget for the coming fiscal year which begins on July 1. His recommended budget for fiscal year 2024 — 2025 totals $102,976,616 marking a 4.9% increase over the current year. The recommendation included no increase to the property tax rate of 55.2 cents, which is still the lowest in the area. “It is my opinion that...
Funeral home rezoning request stirs up neighbors
Several neighbors spoke out in opposition to a rezoning request for a parcel of land at 735 N. Bridge St. at the Elkin Planning Board meeting held Monday. The home located on the property, and majority of the parcel in question, is currently zoned as highway business but the backside portion is zoned for residential. The property is owned by Gary York who has signed documents for Hasten Wall to represent him. Wall is requesting that the back portion of the property be rezoned as...
Elkin High School Class of 2024
Elkin City Schools ended their 2024 school year on Friday, May 31 as summer began for all students after an early dismissal on Friday’s last day of classes. The senior Buckin’ Elks celebrated the end of their high school careers that evening with a graduation ceremony on a perfectly beautiful and warm evening under the Friday night lights of Grissom Stadium. The ceremony, celebrating 99 graduates began with the usual “Pomp and Circumstance,” the presentation of colors by the EHS JROTC Color Guard and the...
EHS Boys finish strong at states
The Elkin High School men’s track team finished in 3rd place overall at the Northwest 1A Conference Championship on May 2. All top 4 finishers advanced to the regional meet on May 11. Five of the Buckin’ Elks qualified and competed at the 1A NCHSAA state meet on May 20 at NC A&T University setting a new EHS school record in the 4x400 relay. In the Northwest 1A Conference meet, the relay team of Luke Altemueller, Westin Byerly, Mason Day and Omar Hurtado took the...
2024 NC Trail Days a success
The fifth annual NC Trail Days festival was a success, organizers said, though they hope to continue improving the event each year. The festival is a celebration of nature in the Yadkin Valley with multiple guided hikes and other special events hosted in Elkin, Jonesville, and Stone Mountain. This year’s vendor fair moved from Main St. in Elkin to the lawn beside the Heritage & Trails Center while musicians performed on the new stage there. Numerous local bands performed in Elkin and at the Jonesville...
Second win for Foothills-North Junior Legion Team
The Foothills-North Junior Legion Team picked up its second win of the season by shutting out East Bend on June 3. Foothills Post 123 started strong with a pair of runs in the bottom of the first inning, then proceeded to score multiple runs in three of the next five innings. North only allowed one hit in the 9-0 win. Elijah Johnson earned the win on the mound for North....
Whooping cough on the rise
The Yadkin County Health and Human Services agency has issued guidance around vaccines and health precautions due to an increase in Pertussis cases in the region. The North Carolina Division of Public Health has reported an increase in Pertussis cases in the Western part of the state. Since March 1, 109 cases have been identified throughout the state with additional cases under investigation. In the year 2023, only 103 pertussis cases were reported statewide. Approximately 65% of cases have occurred in individuals that are up to date with their age-appropriate pertussis-containing vaccine. ...
Surry-Yadkin Works interns sign with Hugh Chatham Health
DOBSON — Fifteen area students have completed pre-apprenticeships at Hugh Chatham Health and are accepting apprenticeships or part-time positions to continue their education in the healthcare field through the Surry-Yadkin Works program. Fifteen of the pre-apprentices, 11 of whom are area high school students and four who are adult students at Surry Community College, will be working full-time and part-time at Hugh Chatham Health while continuing their education. Four of the pre-apprentices will be working part-time while they pursue their education at a four-year university...
Eleven students complete SCC Truck Driver Training Class at Yadkin Center
DOBSON — Surry Community College held a program completion event for the most recent truck driving class on May 16. Eleven students were recognized in front of a standing room only crowd at the event which was held at SCC’s Yadkin Center. All eleven students in the class completed their driving test with a first attempt pass rate of 100 percent. The graduates include Hayden Adams, Christian Flippen, Thomas Masters...
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