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Town boards poised to up sewer rates
An increase in sewer rates for residents of Elkin and Jonesville will be one step closer to reality if the respective town boards approve funding for repairing and upgrading the new regional sewe...
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Child abuse cases down in Surry County
Child abuse and/or neglect cases in North Carolina continue to be of great concern in all 100 counties. Surry County has seen a decrease in the overall number of reported cases according to the nu...
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Members of the East Bend Fire Department Auxiliary surround Lindsey Hutchens (holding bear) and her father David and brother Zachary during the benefit held at the department’s headquarters Saturday night. East Bend residents play ‘Rook’ie for Hutchens’ family
A benefit Rook tournament was held on Saturday night at the East Bend Fire Department to help the family of Lindsey Hutchens, 5, who is suffering from a brain tumor. “When you have a sick child...
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TRIBUNE/Christine Weatherman Heather Macy is the director of Tri-County Christian Crisis Ministry, Inc., which is prepared to help those who have a food emergency. Area food banks still stocked
Food pantries and other emergency assistance organizations in the tri-county area are seeing higher volumes of clients in need this winter. A few of them are running out of resources, but some st...
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Fibrowatt ‘propaganda’ discussed by board
DOBSON — At the Surry County Board of Commissioners meeting on Monday night, the Fibrowatt project came up and commissioners expressed concern about the spread of “propaganda.” The discussion ca...
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Dan Kiger Dan Kiger throws hat into sheriff’s race
Last week Dan Kiger filed to run for Surry County sheriff, finalizing the ballot for this year’s race. He hopes to continue a long law enforcement career with the county. Kiger, 57, will take the ...
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Sewer rates will increase for some
by Christine Weatherman Lifestyles Editor
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Christine Weatherman Staff Writer elklifestyles@elkintribune.com When the Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority assumes control of the three local municipal sewer systems in mid March, its customers in ...
County approves new water and sewer projects
by Meghann Evans Mount Airy News
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Meghann Evans Mount Airy News DOBSON — The county will now move forward with two new water and sewer projects, one of which will help a local company retain jobs. Last night the Surry County Boa...
Elkin High is doing more with less
by Mark Byrd, principal, Elkin High School
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Mark Byrd Principal Elkin High School It seems as if any time we hear the word budget, we hear nothing but doom and gloom. At a recent meeting I heard a superintendent address the fact that pub...
Jonesville Library moving forward
by Karen Martin Staff Writer kamartin@elkintribune.com
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Karen Martin Staff Writer kamartin@elkintribune.com The next meeting of the Jonesville ‘Friends of the Library’ will hopefully provide the building committee with a better idea of a start date...
Elkin Police investigate several thefts
by Karen Martin Staff Writer
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Karen Martin Staff Writer kamartin@elkintribune.com Elkin Police Department answered several calls over the past week dealing with theft of one kind or the other. On Feb. 24, Wal-Mart officials...
Surry County ranks 49th in overall health
by Karen Martin Staff Writer kamartin@elkintribune.com
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Surry County ranks 49th in the state for overall health according to a recently-released report prepared for the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation by the University of Wisconsin. The report, “County ...
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