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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...
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...
Greenhouse renovations underway at Mitchell's
KING — Construction of a state-of-the-art greenhouse at Mitchell's Nursery & Greenhouse in King started in June and is scheduled for completion by early fall, aiming to align with the arrival of the holiday season and the nursery's celebrated display of poinsettias. The facility, designed to be energy-efficient and...
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. ...
Public hearing set for funeral home rezoning request
On Monday the Elkin Town Board will have a public hearing regarding a rezoning request for a parcel of land at 735 N. Bridge St. that is the site of a proposed new funeral home and crematorium. Last month several neighbors spoke out in opposition to the rezoning request during the Elkin Planning Board meeting. The home located on the property, and majority of the parcel in question, is zoned...
Elkin’s favorite 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...
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...
Electric bikes banned from King city parks
KING — Electric bicycles will not be allowed at either of two parks in the City of King following a unanimous July 1 City Council vote. Electric bikes were already not allowed at King Central Park on Kirby Road but were not against the rules at Recreation Acres on White Road. Because electric bicycles present a safety hazard to pedestrians and non-electric cyclists, the King Parks & Recreation Advisory Board...
Honor Society, DAR 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 the 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...
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