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<p>Jonesville Mayor Lindbergh Swaim sits in on his first town hall meeting following being out due to illness.</p>
Jonesville will allow Urban Archery season
in a 3-2 decision to allow an urban archery season within town limits. The final measure passed Monday evening, with Commissioners Danny Lewis, Gene Pardue, and Andy Green in favor, and Wayne Moore and Tracy Wall opposed. Jonesville will participate in the NC Urban Archery Season in 2014, and commissioners will decide later whether the town will allow additional hunting in the regular hunting season. Private landowners must give written p...
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Project banks on stopping erosion of the Elkin Creek
A restoration project hoping to mitigate erosion and deterioration along the Elkin Creek bank is scheduled to begin on Feb. 11, say town officials. “The main scope of the project is to rehabilitate and enhance the banks of the Elkin Creek within the Elkin Municipal Park and along Memorial Park Drive,” said Adam W. McComb, director of Elkin Recreation & Parks Department. The fiscal agent for the project is Pilot View Resource Conservation ...
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<p>Governor Pat McCrory</p>
McCrory: ‘No more salary increases, slow down travel’
Governor Pat McCrory says he blames the previous state government officials from budget spending practices even though the Medicaid liability continues to impact the entire budget. “It is time to solve this mess, not kick the can down the road and manipulate the budget as was done in the past. It stops now,” said McCrory. McCrory told the state budget director to transfer available state funds to the Division of Medical Assistance (Medica...
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DSS going after food stamp fraud
DOBSON — Faced with an increasing caseload, the director of the county’s Department of Social Services says it’s time to get serious about the fraudulent use of food stamps. During its meeting Monday night, social services Director Wayne Black told the Surry County Board of Commissioners that his caseload is climbing by leaps and bounds, which means that even a small percentage of fraudulent use can cost big bucks. Black told the board th...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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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