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Furniture plant closes, 400 lose jobs
Vaughan-Bassett announced Monday that it will mothball its Elkin plant in 60 days, which will result in the loss of about 400 jobs.
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400 Out of Work, Bassett Furniture Closing Its Elkin Plant
Vaughn-Bassett Furniture told 400 employees Monday morning that they will be out of a job in 60 days.
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NC Launching Aggressive Holiday Booze It & Lose It Campaign
North Carolina is stepping up efforts to keep drunken drivers off the state's roadways.
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Fuel oil spills into river
Leanne Cloudman Staff reporter The alert observation by an unidentified woman walking her dog early Thursday morning played an important role in keeping a fuel oil spill into the Yadkin River from being worse ...
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Sewer line break leaks 1.5 million gallons wastewater
Elkin's Dutchman Creek pump station was the site of a 1.5 million gallon untreated wastewater spill from Nov.
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Surry crews try to clean up diesel-fuel spill
ELKIN a ' An estimated 400 to 500 gallons of diesel fuel spilled into the Big Elkin Creek from Elkin High School yesterday morning, authorities said.
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NC Fire Depts., 2 in WNC, receive $500,000 from FEMA
The Federal Emergency Management Agency today awarded $503,130 in Assistance to Firefighters Grant funding to local fire departments and emergency medical services organizations in the state of North Carolina.
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Rep. John Brown Laid to Rest
Funeral services were held yesterday for former North Carolina state Representative John Brown of Wilkes County.
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Making 'scents' of the holidays
The Colonial Candle outlet store had not been opened 20 minutes and it was already a beehive of activity Saturday as shoppers -- the majority of them female -- were going through the merchandise, sniffing ...
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Bone-Chilling 'D': Elkin blanks Hobbton
Elkin's football team pitched its second straight post-season shutout Friday night, beating Hobbton 28-0 in the second round of the 1A state playoffs.
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Obituary
Lucille Rogers Gambill Mrs. Lucille Rogers Gambill, age 86 of Scotch Rose Lane, Elkin, passed away Saturday, Nov.
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Making 'scents' of the holidays
The Colonial Candle outlet store had not been opened 20 minutes and it was already a beehive of activity Saturday as shoppers -- the majority of them female -- were going through the merchandise, sniffing ...
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Car-Motorcycle Wreck Sunday Injures 1
A Sunday afternoon crash between a car and a motorcycle led to a man being taken directly to Baptist Medical Center from the scene.
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Motorcyclist's condition serious following wreck
It was a horrific scene according to Chance Bowen, who claimed to have witnessed the collision between a motorcycle and a Chevrolet Cavalier at around 4:07 p.m. Sunday.
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Elkin asks county for $500k to upgrade rec center
Mondee Tilley Heartland Publications DOBSON -- Elkin Recreation Director Brent Cornelison approached the Surry County Board of Commissioners at its most recent meeting to request $500,000 for improvements to ...
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Thompson renamed county manager
Mondee Tilley Staff Reporter DOBSON - Former Surry County Manager Dennis Thompson was formally named county manager Monday night at the regular meeting of the Surry County Board of Commissioners.
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Surry businesses shine at showcase
Mondee Tilley Staff Reporter DOBSON - More than 40 local businesses came Tuesday night to show off their products and services at the Surry Showcase held by the Surry County Economic Development Partnership at ...
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Downtown gearing up for the holidays
The holiday season was definitely in the air at the Downtown Elkin Inc. meeting of Nov.
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Supper with Santa Dec. 6 at Royall's Soda Shoppe
TRIBUNE/Karen Martin Santa is scheduled to make several appearances in downtown Elkin this holiday season.
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