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Yadkin County budget approved with slight performance increase
On June 26 the Yadkin County Board of Commissioners passed its 2025 fiscal year budget with an amended increase to three percent for performance-based raises for county employees. The proposed budget initially included a two percent performance-based increase option for county staff, as well as a three and half percent cost of living adjustment increase. At two different public hearings held regarding the budget, close to 30 people spoke in favor of a requested 16 percent increase for employees of the Sheriff's Office as well...
In Memoriam: Clyde Wall, WWII vet and longtime American Legion member
Editor's Note: This article was first published in The Yadkin Ripple on May 12, 2021. It is being republished in this edition in memory of Caswell Clyde Wall who passed away on June 27. EAST BEND — They’re often called “the Greatest Generation” and none of that generation are more celebrated than those who fought during World War II. One of that generation was recently honored during a meeting of American Legion Post 336. Clyde Wall served with the 10th Mountain Division from 1944 to...
‘Freedom is not free’: East Bend hosts 34th annual God and Country Celebration
EAST BEND — On Saturday, hundreds gathered in the town of East Bend, most donning red, white, and blue, to celebrate Independence Day at the 34th annual God and Country Celebration. The East Bend God and Country Foundation puts on the event every year on the Saturday before July 4. Volunteers organize the celebration and pay for it through fundraisers — not tax dollars. This year’s festivities included a parade, a midday celebration, an evening service and fireworks. ...
SCC Honor Society visits Natural Bridge State Park
Surry Community College’s Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society recently journeyed to Natural Bridge State Park in Virginia. The students marveled at the natural rock formations and enjoyed a picnic beside the beautiful stream, which flows under the Natural Bridge. Their advisor, Dr. Kathleen D. Fowler, challenged them to find George Washington’s “graffiti” on the rock formation. He carved his initials there sometime around 1750, when he surveyed the patent for Natural Bridge. The patent was later granted to Thomas Jefferson on July 5, 1774. The...
SCC Honor Society partners with DAR to help disadvantaged veterans
This spring Surry Community College’s Alpha Xi Tau Chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society partnered with the James Hunter Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution to help feed disadvantaged and homeless veterans in our region. The two organizations collected approximately 152 pounds of non-perishable food items for the Veterans Coalition Food Pantry. The Veterans Coalition assists homeless and needy veterans and their families. According to the...
Sauté, what Mama didn’t tell you
If your Mama is like most, she taught you to cook things nice and easy. Stove turned up no higher than medium and, oh so gently, coax raw chicken or meat into a cooked state. A very well-cooked state. This is not the best way to get a piece of tender, juicy meat. It is the best way to keep the stove clean and the kitchen unspattered while cooking that meat but juicy and tender, not so much. ...
Yadkinville parade, fireworks set for Saturday
Yadkinville will celebrate the July 4 holiday on Saturday with an evening of live music, food trucks, parade, and fireworks. The festivities will kick off at 5 p.m. on East Elm Street in Yadkinville with the stage located in the town parking lot behind the Chamber of Commerce. Krystal King will perform beginning at 5 p.m. The parade will begin at 7 p.m. This year's celebration will also include a kid zone with bounce houses and a foam party, located in the town parking lot...
Local businesses honored at 2024 Readers' Choice Awards
Tom Brokaw, an American journalist and author, once said “It’s easy to make a buck. It’s a lot tougher to make a difference.” Surrounded by passionate local entrepreneurs, Myra Cox, chairwoman of the Yadkin Valley Chamber of Commerce Executive Board, used Brokaw’s quote as a fitting way to open her keynote address at The Tribune’s 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards. The event took place on Thursday, June 27 at Elkin’s First...
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. ...
East Bend Elementary students decorate bus interior
Mae Luffman, a former East Bend Town Commissioner, wondered what would fill her time after she left her post on the board. She soon found herself driving a bus for Yadkin County Schools. Luffman's students at East Bend Elementary School began bringing her drawings and school worksheets which she decided to put up on display inside the bus. "The children love decorating the bus so that others can see their...
Disco Turkeys Independence Day fireworks show gives locals a new option
The Carolina Disco Turkeys are pleased to announce their home game on July 4 at Wake Forest’s Couch Ballpark will now include a post-game Independence Day fireworks celebration. The game begins at 6:30 p.m. with the Disco Turkeys taking on their Southern Collegiate Baseball League rivals, the Uwharrie Wampus Cats. The team’s first fireworks show at Couch Ballpark will follow and it will be longer than a typical post-game fireworks show to help celebrate the holiday. ...
Foothills West wins 6th straight, prepares for postseason
The Foothills West Junior Legion Team closed the regular season on a high note by winning six-straight games. Post 123 outscored opponents 61-27 during its recent winning streak. Foothills scored at least seven runs in all six wins and recorded double-digit runs in four of those games. The sixth victory in Foothills’ win streak came in the team’s regular season finale on June 26, in which West posted another lopsided...
Tomatoes, an avalanche of flavor
By now, hopefully everyone has gotten the obligatory first tomato sandwich of the season behind them. And it goes without saying, that tomato sandwich should have been constructed using the strict traditional guidelines, that is to say, only five ingredients are allowed — tomato, squishy commercial white bread, salt, pepper and the mayonnaise to which one’s family has sworn allegiance. And of course, no one eats just one tomato sandwich but none are as soul-satisfying as the first one each season. But that is no...
Yadkin County Retired School Personnel announce scholarship winners
The Yadkin County Retired School Personnel gives the Fred C. Hobson Scholarship each year to a senior planning to major in Education at Forbush High School and Starmount High School. The amount of the scholarship this year is $1,000. The scholarship is named after a former longtime superintendent who served as the Yadkin County Schools superintendent from 1939 to 1971. He was interested in students who worked to make their communities a better place. The Forbush High School recipient this year is Ava Charlotte Small....
Starmount and Forbush high schools install turf football fields as part of $5 million state grant
The Starmount Rams and Forbush Falcons are set to start the coming school year with brand-new turf football fields and collegiate-grade tracks. Yadkin County Schools received $5 million dollars from the state of North Carolina to install artificial turf fields, construct new tracks, and repair existing bleachers at Starmount High School and Forbush High School, Yadkin County Schools Chief Financial Officer Denise Bullin said. These multi-million dollar projects will take...
Home Builders announce scholarship winners
NORTH WILKESBORO — Three outstanding area young men have been selected to receive 2024 awards from the Joe Faw Scholarship Fund administered by the Wilkes-Yadkin Home Builders Association. Two of the three are second year students already attending Wilkes Community College. The newest recipient is Eli Sloan, graduating Forbush High School, with plans toward a major in Construction Technology at Surry Community College. Eli is the son of Lee and Adrianna Sloan of Yadkinville. The Association’s Scholarship Committee reviewed glowing accolades from Eli’s pastor, Reverend...
Mercy and Truth Ministries donates to Yadkin County Education Foundation
In support of its mission to be a light of hope in the life of a child, Mercy and Truth Ministries co-founder and director Rebekah Simpson and board member, Tim Parks, presented a gift of $1,500 to Shallow Ford Foundation’s associate, Dr. Todd Martin, supporting the work of the Yadkin County Education Foundation. The education foundation, a collaboration between the Shallow Ford Foundation and Yadkin County Schools, was created in recognition of the growing challenges teachers face in engaging students. As it grows, it will...
SCC to offer NC Real Estate Broker, Pre-Licensing Course at the Yadkin Center on Aug. 5
Surry Community College is offering a North Carolina Real Estate Broker, Pre-Licensing course that will meet at The Yadkin Center, 1001 College Drive, Yadkinville. The course will start on Monday, Aug. 5, from 6 to 9 p.m. and will provide students the knowledge to take the N.C. Provisional Broker Exam. The class will meet in person for the first meeting on Monday, August 5; remainder of the course will meet online synchronously. Meetings will be Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. For more information and to register, contact The Pilot Center at (336) 386-3618. Tuition for the course is $183, plus the cost of the book.
Public comment period set for proposed changes to rules on election protests, recounts
RALEIGH — The State Board of Elections is proposing temporary amendments to rules governing election protests and recounts so that post-election proceedings are completed in a timely fashion. The rules would be in effect on a temporary basis, to ensure that they can become effective before the general election. Gaps in the current timelines for election protests and recounts can lead to unnecessary delays in the final certification of elections. In recent years, election protest decisions and appeals have led to delays in certification for...
Governor Cooper announces North Carolina Music Office
RALEIGH — A new office to promote and celebrate North Carolina music, musicians and the music industry is being established within the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The new North Carolina Music Office will facilitate a multitude of music-based programming and investments across the state; enhance economic development spurred by creative economies; further attract music industry investments; and increase awareness of the state’s vibrant music heritage, culture, and education. North Carolina joins a small number of states that...
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