N.C. colleges take to "green" graduation gowns
Unifi Inc. and two vendors have added a recycling touch to the apparel that college students wear to celebrate graduation.
View ArticleSurry-Yadkin memorial set for Friday
The annual Surry-Yadkin County Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Service will held at 10 a.m. Friday at Jonesville United Methodist Church, 311 West Main St., Joneseville.
View ArticleWoman's body found in Yadkin County
Yadkin County law enforcement officers found the body of a woman in woods off of Baltimore Road about 4 p.m. Sunday, said Yadkin County Sheriff Ricky Oliver.
View ArticleWoman's body was dumped, burned in Yadkin Co. woods
A body found Sunday afternoon in eastern Yadkin County was that of a woman who had been dumped in the woods and set on fire sometime over the weekend, Yadkin County Sheriff Ricky Oliver said today.
View ArticleBurned 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.
View ArticleConstruction 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.
View ArticleCounty plans salute to fallen Marine
Daniel Freeman Swaim's job in Iraq was to breach doors as he and fellow Marines hunted for insurgents.
View ArticleBoone 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.
View ArticleYadkinville Road bridge on Old U.S. 421 reopening today, a week ahead of...
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.
View ArticleNo property tax increase proposed in Yadkin budget
Yadkin County Manager Aaron Church is recommending a new budget that leaves the county property tax rate unchanged at 69 cents per $100 valuation.
View ArticleYadkin teen recovering after heart transplant
A Yadkin County teenager who received a heart transplant last month is home and recovering well, his mother said.
View ArticleYadkin County bus driver arrested for impaired driving
A Yadkin County school bus driver has been fired after being arrested for driving while impaired while 15 elementary school students were aboard his bus, said Yadkin County Schools Superintendent...
View ArticleShooting survivor's fundraiser is today
Just three weeks ago, Valorie Boyer Allgood was shot in the head and crumpled to the ground in the yard of her home. Now she is recovering, and friends and family are trying to help her pay her bills.
View ArticleYadkin County offering fans to seniors to beat the heat
The Yadkin County government will give out free box fans to senior citizens today and Saturday.
View ArticleWinston-Salem man arrested for raping a child in 2009
Charles Cecil Lashley, 51, of Peace Haven Road in Winston-Salem, was arrested Sunday and charged with rape of a child, crime against nature, first-degree sex offense on a child, sexual battery and two...
View ArticleMan charged with selling firearms illegally at area flea market
A Hickory man has been indicted on federal weapons charges related to illegal gun sales at the flea market in Hamptonville, the U.S. Attorney's Office said Tuesday.
View ArticleCause of death unknown for woman found burned
A Winston-Salem woman whose charred body was found dumped in a field in eastern Yadkin County was so badly burned that the cause of death could not be determined, according to autopsy results.
View ArticleYadkin County couple charged with animal cruelty
A Yadkin County man and woman were arrested on animal-cruelty charges after investigators found a malnourished horse on their property, according to a news release from the Yadkin County Sheriff's Office.
View ArticleJunior Johnson's mansion and farm in Yadkin County sell at auction for...
HAMPTONVILLE A buyer is expected to close next week on the purchase of Junior Johnson's 150-acre farm and mansion, said Tom McInnis, principal of Iron Horse Auction Co.
View ArticleInsurance agent charged with embezzlement
A Yadkinville insurance agency owner, who is also the longtime commissioner of a regional youth football league that works with schools, has been charged with making a false statement in connection...
View ArticleJonesville man drowns in Yadkin River
A man fishing on the Yadkin River died Friday afternoon after the canoe he was riding in overturned.
View ArticleYadkin County gets grant to help build agricultural center
Yadkin County has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission to help with construction of a new agricultural center, the Trust Fund Commission announced today.
View ArticleTourism in four-county area generated $241 million last year
Visitors to the Yadkin Valley Heritage Corridor area of Caldwell, Wilkes, Surry and Yadkin counties generated an economic impact of nearly $241 million last year, according to a report prepared for...
View ArticleYadkin County needs volunteers to help children in court
Yadkin County court officials are asking for volunteers to represent neglected and abused children in foster care.
View ArticleHunt under way for escaped murderer
A large-scale hunt was under way Sunday and Monday for a man serving three life sentences in the murders of two people on a Yadkin County farm in 1980.
View ArticleArrest made in 1996 shooting of Jonesville police officer
Authorities have made an arrest in 1996 shooting death of a Jonesville police officer, nearly 16 years to the day of his killing.
View ArticleNC DOT awards $6.6 million to roads in Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has awarded a $6.6 million contract to resurface 48.2 miles of roads in Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin counties, including sections of U.S. 421, U.S. 601...
View ArticleNational immigrant group demands apology from Rockingham commissioner
United We Dream, a nationwide network of immigrant advocacy groups, on Thursday demanded an apology from the Rockingham County commissioner who said he was only joking when he asked a Yadkin County...
View ArticleAuthorities: no foul play in hanging death of Yadkin County jail inmate
An investigation into the death of a Yadkin County jail inmate found that he acted alone when he hanged himself, Yadkin County Sheriff Ricky Oliver said Friday.
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