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Attorney: Appointment to Surry Community College board legal
Pat Widdowson is assistant superintendent of Surry County Schools, but she'll soon take on a new role as a member of the board of trustees of Surry Community College.
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One vote separates candidates in Wilkes
A lesson about the importance of one vote is playing out in Wilkes County.
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Doc Watson remains in critical condition
Doc Watson appears to doing better after surgery Thursday at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center to remove a blockage from his colon, his manager said Friday.
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Yadkinville Road bridge on Old U.S. 421 reopening today, a week ahead of schedule
The Yadkinville Road bridge over the Yadkin River will reopen today, a week ahead of schedule, after being closed for repairs since April 30, according to the N.C. Department of Transportation.
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Festival will offer music and Wilkes County lore
Crystal Dean Owens will take the stage at the seventh annual ChickenFest this weekend, singing covers of songs by artists from Led Zeppelin to Cowboy Junkies.
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Doc Watson, 89, in critical condition in hospital
Guitar master and singer Doc Watson was listed in critical condition Thursday at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center after a fall at his home in Deep Gap earlier this week.
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Recount scheduled for Wilkes County board of education
More than two weeks after the May 8 primary election and a machine recount, just one vote separates two incumbents trying to hang on to the last seat on the Wilkes County Board of Education.
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Wilkes Regional opens emergency room, heart center
A new emergency department opens this morning at Wilkes Regional Medical Center, and a new heart center opened at the hospital Wednesday.
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Boone standoff ends in arrest of 56-year-old man
A standoff with Boone police, which began Wednesday evening during a domestic violence call, ended at 6 a.m. today with the arrest of a man who had been inside the home.
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County plans salute to fallen Marine
Daniel Freeman Swaim's job in Iraq was to breach doors as he and fellow Marines hunted for insurgents.
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New kid-friendly trail at Mount Jefferson to open Saturday
A 1.2-mile trail designed to appeal to children will have a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony at 2 p.m. Saturday at the trailhead just above the picnic area in the upper-most parking lot at Mt. Jefferson State Natural Area.
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Saving the Phoenix
John and Anne Barry, of Charlotte, and their friend Merrill Lynch are in a four-wheel drive SUV that is slowly laboring up a steep, rutted road on the side of Phoenix Mountain.
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Construction on new Yadkin County Jail to begin Monday
After a long fight that included plans to build at another site, construction is scheduled to begin Monday on the new Yadkin County Jail downtown.
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U.S. 421 work on Boone will cause traffic delays
Construction slowdowns are nothing new for people approaching and leaving Boone on U.S. 421.
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Watauga DA: no charges against two former ASU football players
Two Appalachian State University football players accused of rape will not be charged criminally, the Watauga County District Attorney's Office announced Thursday.
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Customers at Wilkesboro doughnut shop may have been exposed to hepatitis A
People who may have eaten or had a drink from Dixie Donuts in Wilkesboro recently are being advised they might have been exposed to the hepatitis A virus, according to the Wilkes County Health Department.
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Glendale Springs art school is moving to Ashe County
The Florence Thomas Art School, which holds classes at a 10.3-acre campus near the Blue Ridge Parkway, will move to a new location in Ashe County and is offering its Glendale Springs campus for sale, trustees said Wednesday.
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Burned body in Yadkin County identified as Winston-Salem woman
A burned body found dumped in eastern Yadkin County earlier this month has been identified as that of a Winston-Salem woman, the Yadkin County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday.
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Wastewater spills into Boonville creek
More than 10,000 gallons of wastewater spilled into a creek in Boonville on Monday, a day of heavy rains.
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Taxidermy course shows tricks of the trade in '3-D art' of stuffing animals
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