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		<title>Howell resigns as Main Street manager</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:19:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It came as quite a surprise to Elkin officials and downtown business owners when they heard of the resignation of Teresa Howell from her position as Main Street manager.]]></description>
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		<title>The Year in Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:05:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It will only be a few more months and the last portion of the Hugh Chatham Memorial Bridge will be removed.]]></description>
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		<title>Elkin representative joins N.C. Downtown Association board of directors</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Theresa Knops, Main Street and community manager for the town of Elkin, has been elected to be on the North Carolina Downtown Development Association board of directors.]]></description>
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		<title>Elkin city manager plays down talk of new industry relocating here</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The staff and department heads of the Town of Elkin are in preparation stage of developing the 2010-2011 budget.]]></description>
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		<title>The front page was not for sale&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The daughters of The Tribune editor and publisher, Harvey Laffoon, would help at the paper on Saturdays before they were allowed to go to the movies.]]></description>
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		<title>The front page was not for sale&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The daughters of The Tribune editor and publisher, Harvey Laffoon, would help at the paper on Saturdays before they were allowed to go to the movies.]]></description>
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		<title>Tribune Tribute: Brandie Walker Hall</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 20:12:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA["When I was a student, I participated in a shadowing experience that was like a job internship.]]></description>
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		<title>Jonesville&#8217;s water facility needs upgrades, officials say</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jonesville's water plant plays an important role in any future plans Yadkin County has for expanding its water services.]]></description>
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		<title>Jonesville death case to get new trial</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Andy Matthews, The Yadkin Ripple, amatthews@yadkinripple.com RALEIGH -- The N.C. Court of Appeals has ruled that a Jonesville woman, who has accused the town of Jonesville and its police department of negligence in the death of her daughter in Novem...]]></description>
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		<title>Thai restaurant soon to open</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/02/01/thai-restaurant-soon-to-open/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TRIBUNE/Karen Martin Dewey's Thai Cafe is one of several Thai restaurants owned and operated by the Sisoukrath family.]]></description>
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		<title>New Royall plans to open restaurant Friday</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/02/01/new-royall-plans-to-open-restaurant-friday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:33:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TRIBUNE/Jessica Pickens Meet Rebecca Wood, new general manager of Royall's. Wood and her husband Robert have lived in Hamptonville for two years.]]></description>
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		<title>Sushi in Elkin?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Economic development brainstorming session opens thoughts to a world of opportunities.]]></description>
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		<title>Future uncertain for Royall&#8217;s Soda Shoppe</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:32:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Royall's will still be around during the holidays. Supper with Santa will take place the first Saturday after the Christmas tree lighting.]]></description>
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		<title>Your source for local news, classifieds, business listings and events in Elkin, North Carolina</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/31/your-source-for-local-news-classifieds-business-listings-and-events-in-elkin-north-carolina-26/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:59:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Elkin schools change curriculum</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elkin City Schools will soon be substituting a new math course to solve for a variable in its traditional academic curriculum.]]></description>
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		<title>Elkin schools change curriculum</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Elkin City Schools will soon be substituting a new math course to solve for a variable in its traditional academic curriculum.]]></description>
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		<title>Starmount, Elkin battle before heading to conference elites</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:26:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Lady Rams completed a season-sweep of defending conference champion Ashe County Friday night and look to continue their recent tear.]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployment rates drop in Tri-County area</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unemployment rates dropped slightly in the Tri-County area for August showing a small improvement in the three county's economy.]]></description>
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		<title>Your source for local news, classifieds, business listings and events in Elkin, North Carolina</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Sierra Nevada Brewing coming to Mills River</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:49:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gov. Bev Perdue said this week that the California-based brewery will locate an East Coast facility in Mills River in Henderson County, about 20 miles south of Asheville.]]></description>
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		<title>Rams, Elks meet as conference races heat up</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/27/rams-elks-meet-as-conference-races-heat-up-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fresh off their stunning upset over top-ranked Ashe County, the Rams return to the court with two games this week.]]></description>
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		<title>Yadkin Valley Financial posts profit in fourth quarter</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/26/yadkin-valley-financial-posts-profit-in-fourth-quarter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 20:01:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yadkin Valley Financial is the parent company of Yadkin Valley Bank &#38; Trust. It was the second consecutive quarterly profit for the Elkin-based bank.]]></description>
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		<title>Vaughan-Bassett to invest $8 million to expand U.S. capacity</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/26/vaughan-bassett-to-invest-8-million-to-expand-u-s-capacity/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Master and youth bedroom manufacturer Vaughan-Bassett is embarking on an $8 million expansion that will boost its manufacturing capacity by about 50% and add about 115 furniture production jobs here.]]></description>
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		<title>Hearing on local public transportation services planned Thursday</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/24/hearing-on-local-public-transportation-services-planned-thursday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Tom Joyce, The Mount Airy News, N.C. Jan. 24--Anyone interested in public transportation services in the local area should attend one of two meetings scheduled Thursday in Mount Airy and Dobson, an official says.]]></description>
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		<title>Homeless advocate plans a new venture</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/24/homeless-advocate-plans-a-new-venture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 16:14:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people go through life focused on their own lives, blind to the plights of those around them.]]></description>
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		<title>Your source for local news, classifieds, business listings and events in Elkin, North Carolina</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/24/your-source-for-local-news-classifieds-business-listings-and-events-in-elkin-north-carolina-24/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 11:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Crucial games for lady hoops teams</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/24/crucial-games-for-lady-hoops-teams/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 09:50:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After clawing back to even their conference record at 4-4 with an upset of West Wilkes, the Elks were cooled off a bit with a 62-40 loss to North Wilkes Friday night.]]></description>
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		<title>Royall&#8217;s Soda Shoppe 2nd Annual Great American Soup Off&#8217; growing in popularity</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/24/royalls-soda-shoppe-2nd-annual-great-american-soup-off-growing-in-popularity-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TRIBUNE/Steve Steiner Melissa Manning is about to spoon a sample into a cup of her "Melissa's Special Soup for a patron.]]></description>
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		<title>Business Milestones for Jan. 22</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/22/business-milestones-for-jan-22/</link>
		<comments>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/22/business-milestones-for-jan-22/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:18:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Allegacy Federal Credit Union recently named Cosby M. Davis III the credit union's senior vice president and chief financial officer.]]></description>
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		<title>We&#8217;re probably not going to be &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/21/were-probably-not-going-to-be/</link>
		<comments>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/21/were-probably-not-going-to-be/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA["We're probably not going to be able to do anything about that." Has anybody else in this town heard those words when he/she called Elkins' finest? I have heard too many stories of everyday law-abiding citizens and business owners calling the police to...]]></description>
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		<title>Commissioners vote in favor of new transportation plan</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/18/commissioners-vote-in-favor-of-new-transportation-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/18/commissioners-vote-in-favor-of-new-transportation-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:50:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Josh Armstrong, The Mount Airy News, N.C. Jan. 18--DOBSON -- A new transportation plan to improve the highways of Surry County was presented during the Surry County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday evening.]]></description>
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		<title>Cuba comes to Jonesville</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/16/cuba-comes-to-jonesville-2/</link>
		<comments>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/16/cuba-comes-to-jonesville-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:10:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Minoso family opened Taste of Cuba in Jonesville on Monday. The restaurant is run by Jose and Julie Minoso and their children Larry, Jose and Damaris.]]></description>
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		<title>Native Vines Winery &#8211; &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/13/native-vines-winery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:37:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Native Vines Winery will be offering FREE tastings of their unique wines, including Green Tea and the new Raspberry Tea.]]></description>
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		<title>Tribune Tribute: Elizabeth Callaway</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/12/tribune-tribute-elizabeth-callaway-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:13:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA["I enjoyed the freedom of being able to walk everywhere," Callaway said. "I lived on Bridge Street and we walked to school, church, the post office.]]></description>
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		<title>Hospital Academy offering new seminar</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/12/hospital-academy-offering-new-seminar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The seminar is scheduled for Jan. 23 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Elkin Center, 1461 N. Bridge St., Elkin.]]></description>
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		<title>Hospital Academy offering new seminar</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The seminar is scheduled for Jan. 23 from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Elkin Center, 1461 N. Bridge St., Elkin.]]></description>
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		<title>Elkin Police Department reports</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/09/elkin-police-department-reports-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patricia Ann Wagner, 37, of 3278 Clingman Road, Ronda, was cited with larceny and resisting, obstructing and delaying an officer, according to a Nov.]]></description>
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		<title>Jonesville postmaster retires afer 36 years</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/07/jonesville-postmaster-retires-afer-36-years/</link>
		<comments>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/07/jonesville-postmaster-retires-afer-36-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:29:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Weatherman started his career working part time as a clerk in Elkin. He worked his way up getting a job as officer-in-charge at the Boonville, Elkin and Clemmons locations, then working as a supervisor in Mount Airy and North Wilkesboro, Weatherman said.]]></description>
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		<title>Postmaster retires after 36 years</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/03/postmaster-retires-after-36-years-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:58:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Weatherman started his career working part time as a clerk in Elkin. He worked his way up getting a job as officer-in-charge at the Boonville, Elkin and Clemmons locations, then working as a supervisor in Mount Airy and North Wilkesboro, Weatherman said.]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking Boundaries 5K training program to kick off in February</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/02/breaking-boundaries-5k-training-program-to-kick-off-in-february-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:05:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Come February, Lynn Larson will help area residents off their couches and into the streets, jogging for a healthier lifestyle.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:47:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The William J. Jones Post 7794 Veterans of Foreign Wars in Elkin is sponsoring a blood drive with the American Red Cross from 1:30-6 p.m. Monday, Jan.]]></description>
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		<title>County commissioners review challenges, successes of 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:14:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the year ends, the Surry County Board of Commissioners reflect on the challenges faced and the results reaped in 2011, as well as its plans for the upcoming year.]]></description>
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		<title>Frank and Bo&#8217;s changes hands</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:09:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mike McCraw , the new owner of Frank and Bo's, stands with Clerk Dana Hutson and Manager Tonya Jenkins in front of the store.]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mike McCraw , the new owner of Frank and Bo's, stands with Clerk Dana Hutson and Manager Tonya Jenkins in front of the store.]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Shop local is part of a series continuing from last Wednesday about shopping locally in Elkin.]]></description>
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		<title>Vehicle With Trailer Rolls Over in Surry Co.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One vehicle with a trailer rolled over and caught on fire Tuesday on I-77 in Surry County near Elkin, according to officials.]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[One vehicle with a trailer rolled over and caught on fire Tuesday on I-77 in Surry County near Elkin, according to officials.]]></description>
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		<title>ADN class donates to Grace Clinic</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the year, students in the associate degree in nursing program at Surry Community College participate in fundraisers to help offset the costs of graduation.]]></description>
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		<title>ADN class donates to Grace Clinic</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 23:12:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the year, students in the associate degree in nursing program at Surry Community College participate in fundraisers to help offset the costs of graduation.]]></description>
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		<title>Free Pictures with Santa Aaron&#8217;s of Elkin will host Free Pictures with Santa from 10 a</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aaron's of Elkin will host Free Pictures with Santa from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec.]]></description>
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		<title>Elkin Trails project approved to continue in January</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:20:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the town of Elkin's Board of Commissioners meeting on Monday, EVTA volunteer Mark Fowler presented information that would improve Crater Park.]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the town of Elkin's Board of Commissioners meeting on Monday, EVTA volunteer Mark Fowler presented information that would improve Crater Park.]]></description>
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		<title>ADN class donates to Grace Clinic</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the year, students in the associate degree in nursing program at Surry Community College participate in fundraisers to help offset the costs of graduation.]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the year, students in the associate degree in nursing program at Surry Community College participate in fundraisers to help offset the costs of graduation.]]></description>
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		<title>Club offers new hang out for teenagers</title>
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		<description><![CDATA["When we grew up in Elkin, we used to cruise around and go to the park," Gentry said.]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA["When we grew up in Elkin, we used to cruise around and go to the park," Gentry said.]]></description>
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		<title>Club offers new hang out for teenagers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA["When we grew up in Elkin, we used to cruise around and go to the park," Gentry said.]]></description>
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		<title>Neighbors stores to change hands today</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For more than 30 years, Neighbors Stores Inc. has been a familiar presence on the area business and community scene - but that is changing with the sale of most of its outlets to the Circle K convenience store chain.]]></description>
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		<title>Neighbors stores to change hands today</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 02:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For more than 30 years, Neighbors Stores Inc. has been a familiar presence on the area business and community scene - but that is changing with the sale of most of its outlets to the Circle K convenience store chain.]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[For more than 30 years, Neighbors Stores Inc. has been a familiar presence on the area business and community scene - but that is changing with the sale of most of its outlets to the Circle K convenience store chain.]]></description>
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		<title>News at a Glance: Monday, Dec. 12, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Town of Elkin will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight at 7 p.m. at the Elkin Town Hall, 226 N. Bridge St.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Town of Elkin will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight at 7 p.m. at the Elkin Town Hall, 226 N. Bridge St.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 22:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Town of Elkin will hold its regular monthly meeting tonight at 7 p.m. at the Elkin Town Hall, 226 N. Bridge St.]]></description>
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		<title>New automation lab prepares Surry for future of manufacturing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 02:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The facility, three years in the making, is meant to prepare students for new manufacturing jobs and help lure new industry to the area.]]></description>
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		<title>New automation lab prepares Surry for future of manufacturing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 02:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The facility, three years in the making, is meant to prepare students for new manufacturing jobs and help lure new industry to the area.]]></description>
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		<title>Neighbors stores to change hands Monday</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 06:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For more than 30 years, Neighbors Stores Inc. has been a familiar presence on the area business and community scene - but that is changing with the sale of most of its outlets to the Circle K convenience store chain.]]></description>
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		<title>The Tribune celebrates 100 years</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 04:46:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One hundred years ago this month, brothers W.E. and Grady Nichols began a small printing shop, which would ultimately become the parent company of The Tribune .]]></description>
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		<title>The front page was not for sale&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:22:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The daughters of The Tribune editor and publisher, Harvey Laffoon, would help at the paper on Saturdays before they were allowed to go to the movies.]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas marches in with parade Sunday</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 07:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ronald McDonald and his big red shoe car will be leading the Elkin/Jonesville Christmas Parade, which will start at 3 p.m. on Sunday.]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas marches in with parade Sunday</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ronald McDonald and his big red shoe car will be leading the Elkin/Jonesville Christmas Parade, which will start at 3 p.m. on Sunday.]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching life lessons</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I reflect on my first few months with Elkin City Schools, I am simply amazed at how welcoming everyone has been and at the progressiveness of this district.]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching life lessons</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I reflect on my first few months with Elkin City Schools, I am simply amazed at how welcoming everyone has been and at the progressiveness of this district.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Elkin Police Department on Friday charged a Jonesville man with the Nov. 18 armed robbery at Advanced Electronics in Elkin.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 01:20:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Elkin Police Department on Friday charged a Jonesville man with the Nov. 18 armed robbery at Advanced Electronics in Elkin.]]></description>
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		<title>Crater Park sign in place thanks to Wal-Mart grant</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wal-Mart of Elkin has assisted Elkin Recreation and Parks Department in many ways, the most recent being a $500 grant for a new sign for Crater Park in downtown Elkin.]]></description>
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		<title>Crater Park sign in place thanks to Wal-Mart grant</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:15:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wal-Mart of Elkin has assisted Elkin Recreation and Parks Department in many ways, the most recent being a $500 grant for a new sign for Crater Park in downtown Elkin.]]></description>
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		<title>News at a Glance: Monday, Dec. 5, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 15:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Town of Jonesville will be collecting bulky items such as carpet, appliances, furniture, mattresses, tires off the rim, toys, etc.]]></description>
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		<title>Physical therapy assistant students use training to serve senior citizens</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2011/12/04/physical-therapy-assistant-students-use-training-to-serve-senior-citizens-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 18:13:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Second year students in the Surry Community College Physical Therapist Assistant Program made a presentation to the residents of Parkwood Place in Elkin on Nov.]]></description>
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		<title>Man Arrested For November Armed Robbery In Surry County</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2011/12/03/man-arrested-for-november-armed-robbery-in-surry-county-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 01:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surry County, NC -- Wilkesboro Police made an arrest Friday night, in an armed robbery of an electronics store that took place on November 18th in Elkin.]]></description>
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		<title>Robbery Suspect Charged with Assaulting Woman</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2011/12/03/robbery-suspect-charged-with-assaulting-woman/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 01:14:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Jonesville man was charged with assaulting a woman after police said he robbed an electronics store at gunpoint.]]></description>
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		<title>News at a Glance: Friday, Dec. 2, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 04:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Celebrate the magic of Christmas with the Fairfield Inn in Elkin from 5-9 p.m. Friday, Dec.]]></description>
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		<title>Downtown_lights_up_with_Christmas_spirit0_1322838713.jpg</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:32:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA["It started when we got the wreaths we hang up downtown," said Elk Pharmacy owner Larry Irwin.]]></description>
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		<title>Tribune Tribute: Holly Neaves McMillan Gambill</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2011/12/02/tribune-tribute-holly-neaves-mcmillan-gambill-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2011 00:32:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA["I had been helping with the meal deliveries schedules, but I just turned it over since I'm about to turn 90," she said,, laughing.]]></description>
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		<title>Elkin board votes no to concealed weapons in park</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2011/12/01/elkin-board-votes-no-to-concealed-weapons-in-park-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Elkin board of commissioners last week shot down the possibility of persons with handgun permits carrying weapons on parks and recreation property.]]></description>
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		<title>News at a Glance: Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 01:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An entry form for Aaron's of Elkin's coloring contest can be found in today's copy of The Tribune .]]></description>
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		<title>News at a Glance: Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 01:32:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An entry form for Aaron's of Elkin's coloring contest can be found in today's copy of The Tribune .]]></description>
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		<title>Win-win partnership for SCC, Town of Elkin</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those present at the donation of the EPD cars to Surry Community College's BLET program were Dr.]]></description>
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		<title>Win-win partnership for SCC, Town of Elkin</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:17:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Those present at the donation of the EPD cars to Surry Community College's BLET program were Dr.]]></description>
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		<title>So long Sew Welcome</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On December 23, Sew Welcome will close, but Whelan wants to reassure customers that it isn't for financial reasons.]]></description>
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		<title>So long Sew Welcome</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:48:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On December 23, Sew Welcome will close, but Whelan wants to reassure customers that it isn't for financial reasons.]]></description>
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		<title>Town of Elkin lends hand to Reeves Theater, YVSA, SCC</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 22:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the Monday board of commissioners meeting, the Town of Elkin jumped into the giving spirit, providing matching funds to the Reeves Theater, waiving a permit fee for the Yadkin Valley Sewer Authority and donating two police cars to Surry Community Co...]]></description>
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		<title>A good place to dine</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor's note: This column is in response to Stephen Harris' Back in the Hometown column, "They screamed for ice cream on the hill," published in the Oct.]]></description>
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		<title>A good place to dine</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor's note: This column is in response to Stephen Harris' Back in the Hometown column, "They screamed for ice cream on the hill," published in the Oct.]]></description>
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