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Cardinal grapplers headline locals at NW 1A tournament
MOUNT AIRY —East Wilkes’ boys wrestling squad turned in the top performance among local schools during this past Saturday’s Northwest 1A Conference tournament at Mount Airy High School. The Cardinals claimed third place among the seven league schools with 116.5 points behind seven medalists (the top three finishers were recognized as medalists). Alleghany won the tournament with 200.5 points and Mount Airy took second with 177. Tristan Alkire headlined East...
Falcons claim 3rd in FH 2A wrestling tournament
EAST BEND — Forbush’s wrestling squad made the most of its opportunity to host the Foothills 2A Conference tournament on Saturday. The Falcons earned third place in the seven-team field with 124 points, fourth-and a-half points better than fourth place Surry Central (119.5 points). After it claimed its second-straight FH 2A dual championship a week earlier, North Wilkes made it a clean sweep for the second straight season. The Vikings...
Runs, balanced attack paces North Wilkes past Falcons
EAST BEND — Two big runs proved to be the difference as North Wilkes boys basketball bested Forbush, 62-48, on Friday night and continued a solid start to Foothills 2A Conference play. In a game where the Falcons outscored the Vikings in both the opening quarter and the entire second half, North Wilkes used a 27-point second quarter to move to 3-1 in league play and 8-6 overall. Forbush had...
Lady Vikings slide past Forbush in wild affair
EAST BEND — North Wilkes put themselves in the driver’s seat in the Foothills 2A Conference girls basketball standings with a 43-40 win against Forbush on Friday night. With the win, the Lady Vikings improved to 4-0 in the conference as the league schedule nears the midway point. They currently hold a half-game lead over second place East Surry, which defeated the Lady Falcons 45-40 last Wednesday. Forbush dropped to...
Valentine's Day just down the road
Season of hearts, flowers, roses draws near Saint Valentines Day is less than one month away. Late January is an opportune time to browse around and search for that special Valentine for the wife, sweetheart, kids and grand kids. Most businesses, florists, hardwares and shops have a great inventory as we close in on February. Walmart has had a huge display of Valentine candies and gift items since the week...
New Digs: YVEDDI shows off new facility with open house
Yadkin Valley Economic Development District, Inc. (YVEDDI) held an open house Friday to show off the new home of the YVEDDI Resource Center at 401 Technology Lane, Suite 100, in Mount Airy. YVEDDI previously had offices in the L.H. Jones Family Resource Center and completed their move into the new location on Nov. 17. YVEDDI Executive Director Kathy Payne explained that YVEDDI provides services in four counties across more than...
Sixteen complete EMT training course at SCC
Sixteen students have completed a six-month course in Emergency Medical Technician training at Surry Community College. The six recently were honored in a presentation According to Kenneth Vaught, SCC Emergency Medical Program coordinator, some of these students will be applying their new skills with volunteer agencies in both North Carolina and Virginia, and some will begin their ascent into the Emergency Medical Services healthcare profession. Students completing the EMT training...
Cyber tip leads to arrest
A 55-year old Boonville man has been arrested on child sex abuse charges. On Oct. 10, 2023, Yadkin County Sheriff’s Office deputies executed a search warrant on a residence related to a cyber tip that came from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children from an online service provider. This tip was provided as a result of the Yadkin County Sheriff’s Office having a taskforce member with the North Carolina Internet Crimes Against Children. The tip detailed an instance where an image of child...
Six Graduate from SCC’s Basic Law Enforcement Training Program
Six law enforcement personnel recently graduated from Surry Community College’s Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) Program. This class represents SCC’s second daytime class graduation of 2023. Graduates include Clay Friel of the Yadkin County Sheriff’s Office, Ryan Hemric and Tyrece Mahan of the Surry County Sheriff’s Office, Kellie Messic of Pilot Mountain State Park, Levi Rippey of the Mount Airy Police Department, and Nathan Sands of the Stokes County Sheriff’s Office. ...
20th anniversary of Oscar-winning movie filmed locally
This year our Yadkin County Oscar turns 20. Well, if we can claim the Oscar as our own for being filmed in Yadkin County and in nearby Winston Salem, that is. The film is Two Soldiers and it won an Academy Award for Live Action Short Film in 2004. Based on a short story by William Faulkner, the movie opens in 1941 just before War World II is declared. The movie revolves around two brothers, Pete the older at 19 and Willie the younger at...
Soup for the soul
It’s been two centuries since Beethoven said “Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.” And he wasn’t the first to be beguiled by soup. More than a century before Beethoven, Moliere said “I live on good soup, not on fine words.” Which is high praise if you consider Moliere had some fine words. No other food seems to span the economic divide quite like soup. From the most modest of homes to the grandest, soup can be found simmering on the stove....
Hoops roundup: East Wilkes, Forbush maintain undefeated league marks
The East Wilkes and Forbush girl’s basketball squads maintained undefeated records in their respective leagues after each team picked up a pair of wins this past week. The Lady Cardinals survived a close call last Wednesday against South Stokes but held on for a 50-46 win in Ronda. East Wilkes followed up the win on Friday night with a 61-27 win at Alleghany to improve to 4-0 in the Northwest...
Lady Rams outpace the Buckin’ Elks
ELKIN– Elkin High School Lady Elks hosted the Starmount Rams on Friday evening. The Starmount Rams showed up ready to play. The Lady Elks came out cold and struggled all evening with their shooting. The Rams jumped ahead quickly in the first quarter and never looked back as they went on to take the win at 43-24. In the opening two minutes of the game, both teams began the game with sloppy play. However, the Rams were able to capitalize on an Elkin turnover under...
Dobson’s big night vaults Starmount over Buckin’ Elks
ELKIN — There was one glaring difference between the Starmount boys basketball team and Elkin during the Rams’ 58-40 win on Friday night — one team had Jordon Dobson and one did not. The Starmount junior used a big second half to help break open a one-point halftime advantage and turned it into its first Northwest 1A Conference win. Elkin, which dropped to 4-9 overall and 0-3 in the league,...
State, region experiencing high levels of respiratory illness
According to local health officials, the region is seeing an increased level of reported respiratory viruses including COVID, flu and RSV. “NC is currently one of 21 states that are reporting ‘very high’ levels of respiratory virus activity,’ said Mary F. Blackburn, Chief Clinical Officer for Hugh Chatham Health. “This is measured by emergency department and other outpatient visits and includes visits for fever, cough and sore throat. Typically this is a comprehensive measure of the prevalence of flu, COVID, and RSV in the community.” ...
2024 election season begins Friday
The 2024 primary election day is still months away, however, voters can begin casting their ballots as early as this Friday. Absentee by mail voting is slated to begin Friday, Jan. 19. The voter registration deadline for the 2024 primary is Feb. 9. One-stop voting, also known as early voting, will begin next month with dates slated for Feb. 15 through March 2. Election day is March 5. For the Yadkin County Board of Commissioners there are three seats up for election. Incumbents Kevin Austin...
ESPN VP speaks to local students
Chris LaPlaca, senior vice president for the ESPN network, spoke to Elkin High School students in a special presentation last Tuesday. LaPlaca is recently retired from his 43-year career with the 24-hour sports network. The Yadkin Valley Rotary Club was responsible for bringing LaPlaca to town, thanks to a college connection with Rotarian Jeff Yockel. Yadkin County high school seniors were slated to attend but inclement weather lead to school closure. LaPlaca said he was happy to be in Elkin as he, too, grew up...
Sex offenders charged for violations
Three registered sex offenders in Yadkin County were charged with additional violations after compliance checks that were made by the Yadkin County Sheriff's Office late last year. On Nov. 20 and 28, 2023, detectives with the Yadkin County Sheriff’s Office and officers with NC DPS Community Corrections conducted compliance checks for subjects on probation and/or post release that are required to register as sexual offenders. As a result of these compliance checks several investigations were initiated after evidence was obtained of subjects found to be...
Two found dead in home on Friendly Rd.
Two individuals were found dead after authorities conducted a welfare check at a residence on Friendly Rd. According to the Yadkin County Sheriff’s Office, a call was received on Jan. 11 requesting a welfare check at the home. Upon arrival deputies found signs of a fire within the structure and called for fire, emergency management, and utility resources. Additional personnel from the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation responded and are assisting with the case. The names of the deceased have not yet been released. According to the Sheriff’s Office, this is an ongoing investigation and more details will be released as the investigation progresses.
Classes set for vineyard managers, specialty crop growers
DOBSON — Yadkin and Surry County Cooperative Extension are jointly presenting two winter horticulture workshops, one aimed at vineyard owners, managers and workers, with the second for specialty crop growers. The first, on Thursday, Jan. 25, from 10 a.m. — 12 p.m., will be an in-person Yadkin Valley Vinedressers workshop for vineyard owners, managers, workers, and others associated with the industry, to learn about disease identification and management. This training will be held at the N.C. Cooperative Extension, Surry County Center, 915 E. Atkins St,...
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