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	<title>Wilkes News &#187; Surry County</title>
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		<title>County agrees to administer grant for regional economic development plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 09:29:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Surry County Board of Commissioners agreed last week to administer the grant for a regional Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy project, part of a statewide initiative to create an economic development strategy for North Carolina.]]></description>
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		<title>TV show on Surry Music draws rave reviews</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Old-time musicians Frank Bode, left, and Benton Flippen discuss a new public television production, "Music of Surry County," during its premiere in Mount Airy Monday night.]]></description>
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		<title>Author unveils &#8211; Images of Mount Airy&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The James Hadley House on Pine Street, considered one of the oldest and finest examples of local granite and Victorian architecture, is on the cover of the new book "Images of Mount Airy, North Carolina." With Mount Airy set to celebrate Mayberry Days,...]]></description>
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		<title>Tommy Jarrell Festival Dance brings out a crowd</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the Tommy Jarrell Festival kicked off on Thursday, Friday night the Old-Time Music Heritage Hall was bustling with those who came out to celebrate his life by kicking up their heels and dancing to the music of the Slate Mountain Ramblers.]]></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 23:20:36 +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 Year in Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 19:16:00 +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>Kilby delivers keynote address at EDP meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surry County Economic Development Partnership President Todd Tucker gives the president's remarks during the 2012 annual meeting of the partnership on Friday.]]></description>
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		<title>Marriages</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:14:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here at Day Trips and Tours we make travel fun again! With a variety of bus trips and cruises, we take you to the sights you have always dreamed of.]]></description>
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		<title>City board favors signage change</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Members of the local African-American community are recognized during the Mount Airy Board of Commissioners meeting Thursday, when Mayor Deborah Cochran, right, read a proclamation honoring Black History Month.]]></description>
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		<title>Mr. Charles Junior Prevette</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Prevette was born Oct. 26, 1947, in Surry County to Grabel Prevette and Martha Ledbetter Prevette.]]></description>
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		<title>Dobson gets grants to further economic development in 2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With a new year on the horizon, Paul Hensch, the acting town manager with All-American Associates, is excited about the new projects the town will be undertaking in 2010.]]></description>
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		<title>Jonesville History Center hopes to open park mid-summer</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:50:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TRIBUNE/Jessica Pickens The springs at Mineral Springs Park were believed to be healing waters in the 1800s and early 1900s.]]></description>
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		<title>York campaign spent $15,650 in losing effort</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Gary York campaign spent $15,650 in a losing effort to become mayor of Pilot Mountain, according to documents released this week by the Surry County Board of Elections.]]></description>
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		<title>Thumbs up</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:31:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A big thumbs up this week to the Economic Development Partnership, officials with Mount Airy, Surry County, and the One North Carolina Fund.]]></description>
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		<title>East Surry FFA flower sale underway</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The East Surry High School Future Farmers of America kicked off its annual spring flower sale ahead of schedule last week, offering the public an opportunity to support the program by purchasing a variety of popular bedding plants, hanging baskets and ...]]></description>
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		<title>Surry County School District awarded STEM grant</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:02:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Surry County School District recently received confirmation of a grant award from the Golden LEAF Foundation.]]></description>
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		<title>Surry County School District awarded STEM grant</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Surry County School District recently received confirmation of a grant award from the Golden LEAF Foundation.]]></description>
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		<title>Flu vaccine still advised, despite warm weather</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deborah Creed, Director of Nursing at the Surry County Health &#38; Nutrition Center, is seen prepping another resident for her flu shot during a flu clinic in 2009.]]></description>
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		<title>Flu vaccine still advised, despite warm weather</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Deborah Creed, Director of Nursing at the Surry County Health &#38; Nutrition Center, is seen prepping another resident for her flu shot during a flu clinic in 2009.]]></description>
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		<title>NSHS Ffa honors Holt, others at banquet</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The North Surry High School FFA finished up its year with a banquet Thursday night to honor the accomplishments of this year's members and look forward to next year.]]></description>
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		<title>NSHS Ffa honors Holt, others at banquet</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The North Surry High School FFA finished up its year with a banquet Thursday night to honor the accomplishments of this year's members and look forward to next year.]]></description>
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		<title>You are now entering the Yadkin Valley</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:57:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unveiling the new Yadkin Valley Gateway sign on Tuesday wasn't just a dedication, but also a chance to roll out the Yadkin Valley's new identity.]]></description>
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		<title>You are now entering the Yadkin Valley</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Mtairynews.com gets new look</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:49:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mtairynews.com, the area's premier website for local news, sports and advertising specials, is revamping its look starting today.]]></description>
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		<title>County schools plan sweeping curriculum changes</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Administrators with the Surry County Public Schools are in the process of implementing sweeping changes to the way school children are taught in the county, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Pat Widdowson said yesterday.]]></description>
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		<title>Surry Pediatric Clinic lands rare honor for quality care</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Surry County Health and Nutrition Center's Pediatric Clinic has been recognized with a level-two certification as a patient-centered medical home.]]></description>
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		<title>Sheetz coming to Mount Airy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Construction is ongoing on the new Sheetz gas station at the southeast corner of Interstate 74 and U.S. 601.]]></description>
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		<title>Surry County unemployment rate remains unchanged</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surry County was one of only 13 of the state's 100 counties to have an unemployment rate that remained the same in June and July, according to new figures from the N.C. Employment Security Commission.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The North Carolina Criminal Justice Standards Division has confirmed that Surry Community College had a 100 percent passing rate for all 2011 basic law enforcement training tudents making them eligible for employment as law enforcement officers.]]></description>
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		<title>Beekeeping community abuzz over new class</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 06:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Along with the sounds usually coming from the drones and queens, there's another buzz in the local beekeeping community about an upcoming opportunity.]]></description>
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		<title>Tribune launches revamped website</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:56:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[And that means an even more informative, easier-to navigate Website for the nearly 17,000 unique monthly visitors to the site.]]></description>
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		<title>Editorial: Perdue must move carefully on compensation</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2012 05:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week will be a pivotal one on the road to compensating victims of the state's forced sterilization program.]]></description>
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		<title>Foundation meeting a critical need in county</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once again this community has shown itself to be one whose people understand how to take care of their own.]]></description>
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		<title>Foundation meeting a critical need in county</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once again this community has shown itself to be one whose people understand how to take care of their own.]]></description>
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		<title>Suspected drunk driver causes collision in city</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Officers survey the damage from a two-vehicle collision on South Renfro Street in Mount Airy Thursday night involving an intoxicated driver.]]></description>
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		<title>Jonesville History Center hopes to open park mid-summer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TRIBUNE/Jessica Pickens The springs at Mineral Springs Park were believed to be healing waters in the 1800s and early 1900s.]]></description>
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		<title>County schools plan sweeping curriculum changes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Administrators with the Surry County Public Schools are in the process of implementing sweeping changes to the way school children are taught in the county, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Pat Widdowson said yesterday.]]></description>
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		<title>County schools plan sweeping curriculum changes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 09:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Administrators with the Surry County Public Schools are in the process of implementing sweeping changes to the way school children are taught in the county, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction Pat Widdowson said yesterday.]]></description>
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		<title>Carol Burke named &#8211; citizen of year&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A woman whose long list of service has encompassed education, historic preservation, civic clubs, church affairs, numerous charitable efforts and many other aspects of community betterment is Mount Airy's latest Citizen of the Year.]]></description>
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		<title>Two hearings highlight Dobson town agenda</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/26/two-hearings-highlight-dobson-town-agenda/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first public hearing concerns changes to the town's transportation plan. Town Manager Josh Smith said yesterday that the hearing will concern recommendations for enhancements concerning traffic and pedestrian flow within the town's boundaries.]]></description>
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		<title>Two hearings highlight Dobson town agenda</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first public hearing concerns changes to the town's transportation plan. Town Manager Josh Smith said yesterday that the hearing will concern recommendations for enhancements concerning traffic and pedestrian flow within the town's boundaries.]]></description>
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		<title>School chief says REAL can have real impact.</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:37:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As he looked over the crowd of educators and community leaders assembled for the kickoff celebration of North Carolina REAL, Dr.]]></description>
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		<title>PART project needs a few more details for public meetings</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation announced yesterday it will be holding a series of meetings around the region for public input into a project "designed to strengthen our communities and promote a sustainable future for our 12-county ...]]></description>
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		<title>Three Dobson residents arrested on drug charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:18:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Surry County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Division apprehended three individuals for allegedly selling methamphetamine and cocaine in Dobson, on Tuesday.]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping a memory alive: Students remember White Dirt school</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This red house is believed to be the old White Dirt school house. Since it was moved, it has been added onto.]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping a memory alive: Students remember White Dirt school</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 09:18:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This red house is believed to be the old White Dirt school house. Since it was moved, it has been added onto.]]></description>
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		<title>Diabetic students to find allies at alleys this Saturday</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/26/diabetic-students-to-find-allies-at-alleys-this-saturday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At Mountain Park Elementary, school nurse Anita Hull, right, accepts a "Diabetes Education Kit" from Lori Baumgardner, registered dietitian with the Surry County Health and Nutrition Center.]]></description>
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		<title>A gift from the heart</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/25/a-gift-from-the-heart/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the main thrust of the Surry County Education Foundation is to provide funding for much-needed professional development and supplies, it also has had an unexpected benefit that will continue to benefit students far into the future.]]></description>
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		<title>Killer&#8217;s taunt: Death row means leisure</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A death row inmate accused of killing three North Carolina women has written a taunting letter to his hometown newspaper, predicting he'll spend many years as a gentleman of leisure, watching color TV and enjoying frequent naps.]]></description>
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		<title>Killer&#8217;s taunt: Death row means leisure</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A death row inmate accused of killing three North Carolina women has written a taunting letter to his hometown newspaper, predicting he'll spend many years as a gentleman of leisure, watching color TV and enjoying frequent naps.]]></description>
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		<title>Hearing on local public transportation services planned Thursday</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:39:41 +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>Hearing on local public transportation services planned Thursday</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:39:41 +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>Patrick sheriff believes Rockford murder suspect has fled</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patrick County Sheriff Dan Smith believes a Claudville man wanted for a murder in Surry County has fled the area.]]></description>
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		<title>Patrick sheriff believes Rockford murder suspect has fled</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:30:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patrick County Sheriff Dan Smith believes a Claudville man wanted for a murder in Surry County has fled the area.]]></description>
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		<title>City firefighters answer 1,084 medical calls in 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:20:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two numbers stand out in the Mount Airy Fire Department's annual report for 2011 - 1,084 and seven - but it's the smallest one that's most impressive.]]></description>
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		<title>City firefighters answer 1,084 medical calls in 2011</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:20:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two numbers stand out in the Mount Airy Fire Department's annual report for 2011 - 1,084 and seven - but it's the smallest one that's most impressive.]]></description>
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		<title>Headway being made in prescription drug problem</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Slowly but surely, progress is being made in combating Surry County's prescription drug problem, according to comments at a meeting Monday night.]]></description>
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		<title>Headway being made in prescription drug problem</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Slowly but surely, progress is being made in combating Surry County's prescription drug problem, according to comments at a meeting Monday night.]]></description>
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		<title>Trail Walks and Talks</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The answer is simultaneously simple and complex. It all started with a group that formed in 2011 and called themselves 'Vibrant Elkin.' They are focused on improving area economics.]]></description>
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		<title>Trail Walks and Talks</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The answer is simultaneously simple and complex. It all started with a group that formed in 2011 and called themselves 'Vibrant Elkin.' They are focused on improving area economics.]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping a memory alive: Students remember White Dirt school</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This red house is believed to be the old White Dirt school house. Since it was moved, it has been added onto.]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping a memory alive: Students remember White Dirt school</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/22/keeping-a-memory-alive-students-remember-white-dirt-school-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 05:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This red house is believed to be the old White Dirt school house. Since it was moved, it has been added onto.]]></description>
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		<title>Memorial walk set to honor fallen police officers</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/21/memorial-walk-set-to-honor-fallen-police-officers/</link>
		<comments>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/21/memorial-walk-set-to-honor-fallen-police-officers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A memorial walk for fallen Pilot Mountain Police Officers Glenn Branscome and Ralph East is scheduled for next Saturday at 8 a.m. The event will kick off from the former Network Dynamics Building at 720 E. Old Highway 52 Bypass in Pilot Mountain.]]></description>
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		<title>Memorial walk set to honor fallen police officers</title>
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		<comments>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/21/memorial-walk-set-to-honor-fallen-police-officers-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A memorial walk for fallen Pilot Mountain Police Officers Glenn Branscome and Ralph East is scheduled for next Saturday at 8 a.m. The event will kick off from the former Network Dynamics Building at 720 E. Old Highway 52 Bypass in Pilot Mountain.]]></description>
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		<title>Three Dobson residents arrested on drug charges</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/21/three-dobson-residents-arrested-on-drug-charges/</link>
		<comments>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/21/three-dobson-residents-arrested-on-drug-charges/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:18:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Surry County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Division apprehended three individuals for allegedly selling methamphetamine and cocaine in Dobson, on Tuesday.]]></description>
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		<title>Prescription drug coalition to meet</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/20/prescription-drug-coalition-to-meet-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The next battle in a fight to combat a deadly problem will occur Monday when the Surry County Prescription Drug Task Force meets in Pilot Mountain.]]></description>
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		<title>Surry Co. Convenience Store Robbery Suspect Arrested</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A man wanted for robbing two Surry County convenience stores and kidnapping a woman was arrested Thursday night at his home in Dobson.]]></description>
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		<title>Surry Co. Convenience Store Robbery Suspect Arrested</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A man wanted for robbing two Surry County convenience stores and kidnapping a woman was arrested Thursday night at his home in Dobson.]]></description>
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		<title>Police arrest suspect in abduction, robberies</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/20/police-arrest-suspect-in-abduction-robberies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Dobson man was arrested last night and charged with the armed robbery of two local convenience stories and with kidnapping a local woman.]]></description>
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		<title>Police arrest suspect in abduction, robberies</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Dobson man was arrested last night and charged with the armed robbery of two local convenience stories and with kidnapping a local woman.]]></description>
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		<title>Suspect ID&#8217;d in Convenience Store Robberies in Surry Co.</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/20/suspect-idd-in-convenience-store-robberies-in-surry-co/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surry County deputies have identified a man wanted in connection with two convenience store robberies about an hour apart, as well as on a count of second-degree kidnapping.]]></description>
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		<title>Suspect ID&#8217;d in Convenience Store Robberies in Surry Co.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:14:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surry County deputies have identified a man wanted in connection with two convenience store robberies about an hour apart, as well as on a count of second-degree kidnapping.]]></description>
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		<title>Some city commissioners oppose U.S. 601 change</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/18/some-city-commissioners-oppose-u-s-601-change/</link>
		<comments>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/18/some-city-commissioners-oppose-u-s-601-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 10:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mount Airy Board of Commissioners is scheduled to vote on a long-range transportation plan Thursday night, but a portion calling for a controversial change on U.S. 601 could be eliminated.]]></description>
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		<title>Patrick sheriff believes Rockford murder suspect has fled</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/18/patrick-sheriff-believes-rockford-murder-suspect-has-fled/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 06:22:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Patrick County Sheriff Dan Smith believes a Claudville man wanted for a murder in Surry County has fled the area.]]></description>
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		<title>N.C. logistics center selects high school as partner</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/17/n-c-logistics-center-selects-high-school-as-partner/</link>
		<comments>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/17/n-c-logistics-center-selects-high-school-as-partner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 22:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The North Carolina Center for Global Logistics, which has a network of 23 higher education institutions, announced today that the new Yadkin Valley Regional Career Academy will become the center's first high school partner.]]></description>
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		<title>Sheriff&#8217;s Investigators Need Help Locating Murder Suspects</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/15/sheriffs-investigators-need-help-locating-murder-suspects/</link>
		<comments>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/15/sheriffs-investigators-need-help-locating-murder-suspects/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surry County, NC -- Sheriff's investigators charged two men in connection with a murder of a man from January 11th, on Saturday, but are still looking for the suspects.]]></description>
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		<title>Sheriff&#8217;s Investigators Need Help Locating Murder Suspects</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/15/sheriffs-investigators-need-help-locating-murder-suspects-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 21:22:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surry County, NC -- Sheriff's investigators charged two men in connection with a murder of a man from January 11th, on Saturday, but are still looking for the suspects.]]></description>
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		<title>Mr. Highway Official, don&#8217;t build that &#8211; wall!&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/15/mr-highway-official-dont-build-that-wall/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 06:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can recall only one case in history of a wall being taken down after it was built - that, of course, was the Berlin Wall, which stood for nearly 30 years.]]></description>
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		<title>What is a Guardian ad Litem Volunteer Child Advocate?</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/14/what-is-a-guardian-ad-litem-volunteer-child-advocate-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 18:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Guardian ad Litem Volunteer Child Advocate is an ordinary person doing extraordinary work to protect and promote the best interests of children who, through no fault of their own, find themselves in court due to allegations of abuse, neglect and depe...]]></description>
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		<title>In The Spirit of Dr. M&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/14/in-the-spirit-of-dr-m-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 07:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This program of healing will focus on the sacrifices, love, learning, service, perseverance, and hope of the African-American community of Surry County.]]></description>
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		<title>In The Spirit of Dr. M&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/14/in-the-spirit-of-dr-m-6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 07:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This program of healing will focus on the sacrifices, love, learning, service, perseverance, and hope of the African-American community of Surry County.]]></description>
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		<title>$4.4 million allocated to pave Surry, Yadkin roads</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[N.C. Department of Transportation Secretary Gene Conti awarded a contract to resurface 48.5 miles of roads in Surry and Yadkin counties.]]></description>
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		<title>$4.4 million allocated to pave Surry, Yadkin roads</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 13:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[N.C. Department of Transportation Secretary Gene Conti awarded a contract to resurface 48.5 miles of roads in Surry and Yadkin counties.]]></description>
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		<title>Man Shot, Killed Under Surry Co. Bridge</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A man was shot and killed near a bridge Wednesday evening in Rockford on the Surry County side of the Yadkin River banks.]]></description>
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		<title>Man Shot, Killed Under Surry Co. Bridge</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A man was shot and killed near a bridge Wednesday evening in Rockford on the Surry County side of the Yadkin River banks.]]></description>
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		<title>Citizen of the Year nominations due Friday</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/12/citizen-of-the-year-nominations-due-friday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 12:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who will be named Citizen of the Year for Mount Airy this year? Those in attendance at this year's annual meeting of the Greater Mount Airy Chamber of Commerce will be the first ones to find out the news.]]></description>
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		<title>City looking to sell water to Carroll County</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:41:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mount Airy and Carroll County, Va., have long had a relationship that involves Southwest Virginia residents coming here to work and shop.]]></description>
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		<title>Artsball 2012 to feature Band of Oz</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 05:29:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Surry Arts Council will host the annual ArtsBall on March 2 at Cross Creek Country Club.]]></description>
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		<title>Elkin Police Department reports</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/09/elkin-police-department-reports-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:05:55 +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>Assistance being accepted for Lowgap fire victims</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:46:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The blaze, which occurred at a mobile home on Big Oak Lane in the Flippin Road area, apparently was sparked by an electrical malfunction near an outlet, according to a Surry County Fire Marshal's Office investigator who ruled it accidental.]]></description>
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		<title>Genealogy workshop scheduled</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/07/genealogy-workshop-scheduled/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 04:48:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Registration is now being taken for a genealogy workshop that will be held in February in collaboration with the Surry County Genealogical Society and the Mount Airy Museum of Regional History.]]></description>
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		<title>Surry County Tea Party to meet Sunday at Pilot Mountain</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 17:19:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi, my name is Dr. Eric Baronciani. When I was in high school, I injured my back while playing lacrosse.]]></description>
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		<title>NC:; New law sends thousdands of people convicted of misdemeanors from prison to jails</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thousands of misdemeanor offenders across North Carolina will serve their sentence in a county jail rather than a state prison, due to new legislation going into effect early this week.]]></description>
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		<title>Sheriff Atkinson talks drug interdiction at ministerial meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:05:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sheriff Graham Atkinson speaks at the monthly Mount Airy Ministerial Association meeting.]]></description>
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		<title>Commissioners discuss annual budget in year&#8217;s first meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 11:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Surry County Board of Commissioners honored the Hurricane Irene responders. Honorees in the front row include William Crigger, left, Brent Robertson, Andrew Casstevens, Kenny Hooker, Jose Butron and David Whitfield.]]></description>
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		<title>DWI conviction can be costly</title>
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		<comments>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/01/03/dwi-conviction-can-be-costly-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:43:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being arrested in the dead of night and hauled off to jail can be only the beginning for people charged with driving while impaired.]]></description>
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		<title>A Mount Airy man has reported the theft of his wallet from the bumper of a vehicle</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Mount Airy man has reported the theft of his wallet from the bumper of a vehicle, according to city police department reports.]]></description>
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		<title>A Mount Airy man has reported the theft of his wallet from the bumper of a vehicle</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Mount Airy man has reported the theft of his wallet from the bumper of a vehicle, according to city police department reports.]]></description>
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