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<p>Courtesy photo | The Elkin Tribune</p><p>After 34 years with Yadkin Valley Bank in Jonesville, Paula Dezern (middle) will retire on Thursday, February 28.</p>
Yadkin Valley Bank announces retirement of Dezern
After 34 years of working as a customer service representative for Yadkin Valley Bank in Jonesville, Paula Dezern will retire. “Thursday, February 28 will be her last day with us,” said supervisor Willena Hayes. “The bank is inviting all family, friends, and customers to stop by the branch from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. for refreshments and to send Dezern well wishes,” she said.
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Future Farmers of America cattle sale set for March 9
North Surry High School’s annual Destination FFA Cattle Sale is an almost perfect backdrop of solutions and issues facing farming — coming at a time when many farmers are aging out of the profession and interest in local produce and livestock is on the rise. On one level the sale is a crucial fundraiser for the program at the school. It is scheduled for March 9 at noon at the Mount Airy Stockyards. The registered and commercial cattle sal...
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Appalachian to offer new master’s degree in Wilkes County
Appalachian State University plans to offer the Master of Arts in Middle Grades Education degree program in Wilkes County. An informational meeting about the degree program will be held March 11 at 4 p.m. in room 146 of the Wilkes County Education Administration Building located at 613 Cherry St. in North Wilkesboro. Depending on interest, courses for the degree would be offered beginning this fall or in spring 2014. Faculty and staff f...
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<p>Photos by Taylor Pardue</p><p>The new plaque, naming those who funded the library and supported it in 1969.</p>
Library receives new plaque to commemorate founders
The Elkin Public Library is 44 years old this year. In celebration of the people who helped fund and support the library in its creation, a plaque was placed in the library’s lobby followed by a celebration Sunday with notable figures who helped give the library shape and stability. Melissa Smith, the chair of the Elkin Public Library Board of Trustees, began the ceremony by identifying several of the original community leaders who made t...
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Crime Reports
Mother’s Day weekend brings six assaults in Jonesville
Mother’s Day is often a time for flowers and cards, long-distance phone calls and special meals. For some in Jonesville, this past Mother’s Day weekend was a time for stitches, bruises, and kniv...
May 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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<p>The Yadkin County Sheriff&#8217;s office is asking for your help in identifying suspects shown on this video shot in connection to a larceny in Hamptonville.</p>
Surveillance video shows packages being stolen
The Yadkin County Sheriff’s Office on April 23 received a call in reference to a larceny located on US Hwy 21 South near the Iredell County line in Hamptonville. The suspects shown were caught o...
Apr 29, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Lelia Gene Settle, 37 of Yadkinville is charged with 2 counts of possession with intent to manufacture sell and deliver a schedule II controlled substance, 2 counts of sell and deliver a controlled substance, obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and trafficking in opiates by possession.
Suspect charged with using false prescription
An Elkin pharmacy may have helped nab a suspect allegedly involved in a stolen prescription padding operation. A warrant for arrest has been filed by the Elkin Police Department for Christopher ...
Apr 25, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Jonesville crime round-up
Charge: Assault on a female When reported: Sept. 21, 1:40 p.m. Location: 100 block of Park Circle Drive, Jonesville Details: Paul Douglas Lente, 40, of Jonesville, was charged with assault o...
Oct 04, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Police catch Advanced Electronics robber
The Elkin Police Department on Friday charged a Jonesville man with the Nov. 18 armed robbery at Advanced Electronics in Elkin. James Dexter King, 39, of 1016 Oak Lane, Jonesville, has been char...
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Business
‘Real World’ event for youth scheduled for April 11
The Third Annual Real World event will be held April 11 to help local youth ages 14-21 understand challenges young adults face in today’s society and to provide them with the financial tools to pr...
Apr 08, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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<p>Submitted Photo</p><p>The company headquarters of one of Surry County&#8217;s largest private employers will occupy this building at 1908 Caudle Drive effective Feb. 27.</p>
WorkForce Carolina moving
Tom Joyce Heartland Publications One of Surry County’s largest private employers will soon have a new home. An official of WorkForce Carolina, now celebrating 25 years in business, has annou...
Jan 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 20 20 recommendations | email to a friend
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Antawain Stanley, store manager, proudly stands in front of Elkin's newest clothing store, Pier's Clothing. Name brand sports clothing such as Nike, Jordan and Rocawear are just a few of the selections available.
Sports clothing available in Elkin
Elkin residents who prefer the sport clothing lines of Nike, Jordan, SeanJohn and Rocawear can now find those selections in downtown. Pier's Clothing, 108 Court Street, offers mens and women's spor...
Jul 04, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
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YVB unveils new service
Yadkin Valley Bank and Trust, the parent company of Yadkin Valley Bank, has unveiled a new consumer-friendly website with several distinctive community features. The new website, which consolidates...
May 07, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
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