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		<title>Huge Lake Norman development wins financing</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 01:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The long-planned $2 billion Langtree at the Lake mixed-use community on Lake Norman will immediately begin construction of its first 300 luxury apartments and 47,000 square feet of retail space, Ohio developer R.L. West Properties announced Friday.]]></description>
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		<title>16 years later: police officer’s murder still unsolved</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 May 2012 01:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jonesville Police Sgt. Gregory Keith Martin was killed while on duty on October 5, 1996, and the person responsible for his death has never been found. Martin, a well respected officer on the Jo...
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		<title>Harris Teeter steps up security at its Triad stores</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 22:34:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Harris Teeter started putting uniformed security guards at all its grocery stores in the Triad on Thursday.]]></description>
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		<title>Have you seen Mark Byrd?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 22:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Law enforcement and the family of a 39-year-old Vilas man last seen Wednesday are seeking information about his whereabouts.]]></description>
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		<title>Bill would remove most county oversight of groups that manage mental health services</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 22:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A draft bill before the General Assembly would remove most county oversight from the groups that manage behavioral-health services in North Carolina.]]></description>
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		<title>Construction on new Yadkin County Jail to begin Monday</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 22:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ After a long fight that included plans to build at another site, construction is scheduled to begin Monday on the new Yadkin County Jail downtown.]]></description>
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		<title>Construction on new Yadkin County Jail to begin Monday</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 22:10:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ After a long fight that included plans to build at another site, construction is scheduled to begin Monday on the new Yadkin County Jail downtown.]]></description>
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		<title>Paisley magnet school move unlikely, making parents and alumni happy</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 22:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A contemplated move for Paisley IB Magnet School has been all but scrapped, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Superintendent Don Martin said this week.]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. 421 work on Boone will cause traffic delays</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 22:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Construction slowdowns are nothing new for people approaching and leaving Boone on U.S. 421.]]></description>
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		<title>Tengion receives warning from NASDAQ</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 21:50:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tengion Inc. said Friday that Nasdaq has notified the company that that it does not satisfy the minimum stockholders' equity for continued listing on the Nasdaq Capital Market.]]></description>
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		<title>Brushy Mountain Winery celebrates the season</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/05/18/brushy-mountain-winery-celebrates-the-season-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 21:40:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Karen Martin Staff reporter kamartin@elkintribune.com The aroma of mulled wine filled the senses as hors d'oeuvres tickled the palette with the promise of an enjoyable Saturday afternoon spent with Matthew and Ann Mayberry at Brushy Mountain Winery,...]]></description>
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		<title>Iredell real estate transactions: May 6-12</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 21:20:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following deeds were filed in the Iredell County Register of Deeds office from May 6-12. For information regarding specific plots of land, visit www.co.iredell.nc.us/Departments/RegDeeds/ &#62;&#62; From Rameses Development to SLF-II NC Magnolia Bays...]]></description>
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		<title>Library opens in Jefferson Station as construction project begins</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 21:03:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ashe County Public Library reopened Wednesday in its temporary new location at Jefferson Station.]]></description>
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		<title>Friends of the Library plan annual meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 21:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The annual meeting of the Friends of the Ashe County Public Library will be held Wednesday, May 23, in the Friends Room downstairs at the library.]]></description>
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		<title>Keycard manufacturer to expand and create 42 jobs in Buncombe County</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 20:33:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plasticard Locktech International will expand its facility in Buncombe County, creating 42 jobs.]]></description>
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		<title>RIGHT ON! The Eliminators reunite after 36 years</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 18:54:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The pestering had gone on for three decades, at restaurants, free outdoor concerts, ball games, festivals, really, just about anywhere.]]></description>
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		<title>Hospice memorial service is May 21</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 18:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                            Hospice of Wilkes Regional Medical Center will host a memorial service Monday, May 21, 6 p.m., at the First United Methodist Church in North Wilkesboro for former Hospice patients.

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		<title>Lowe’s awards $50,000 in grants to two schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 18:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                            Awarding of two Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation grants of $25,000 each to Wilkes County schools were announced Thursday.

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		<title>High school baccalaureate services Sunday</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 18:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                            Baccalaureate services for the four Wilkes County high schools are Sunday, with graduation ceremonies the following weekend.
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		<title>Statewide runoff primaries are July 17</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 18:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                            North Carolina voters will go back to the polls on Tuesday, July 17 to vote in statewide second primaries in one Democratic and four Republican runoffs.

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		<title>Official: Motion will claim ethics violation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 18:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                            A motion claiming that the attorney for about 80 former employees of New River Behavioral HealthCare violated the code of ethics for attorneys in North Carolina will soon be filed in U.S. District Cou
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		<title>Hepatitis A confirmed; clinics set</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/05/18/hepatitis-a-confirmed-clinics-set/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 18:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
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                            The Wilkes County Health Department reported late Thursday afternoon that a person who worked at Dixie Donuts on N.C. 268 West, just west of Wilkesboro, has a confirmed case of hepatitis A.

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		<title>Optimists choose Miller as Officer of the Year</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/05/18/optimists-choose-miller-as-officer-of-the-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 18:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Eric Miller, a senior officer with University Police at Appalachian State University, has received the Watauga County Police Officer of the Year Award from the Boone Optimist Club.]]></description>
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		<title>NC unemployment rate continues slow decline</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/05/18/nc-unemployment-rate-continues-slow-decline/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 17:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The state's jobless rate in April dropped 0.3 percentage points to 9.4 percent – the lowest level since late 2009, the N.C. Commerce Department reported Friday.]]></description>
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		<title>Eighth Annual Yadkin Valley Wine Festival Saturday, 11 a.m. &#8211; 6 p.m.: Organizers excited, ready</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/05/18/eighth-annual-yadkin-valley-wine-festival-saturday-11-a-m-6-p-m-organizers-excited-ready-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 17:41:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TRIBUNE/Archives - There will be 28 vineyards/wineries at this year's annual wine festival.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 17:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the past 11 years the Yadkin Valley Wine Festival has brought together locals and North Carolinians from the Charlotte, Concord, Mooresville, Raleigh and Durham.]]></description>
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		<title>Eighth Annual Yadkin Valley Wine Festival Saturday, 11 a.m. &#8211; 6 p.m.: Organizers excited, ready</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/05/18/eighth-annual-yadkin-valley-wine-festival-saturday-11-a-m-6-p-m-organizers-excited-ready/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 17:40:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Boone recognizes &#8211; Every Drop Counts&#8217; poster winners</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/05/18/boone-recognizes-every-drop-counts-poster-winners/</link>
		<comments>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/05/18/boone-recognizes-every-drop-counts-poster-winners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 17:35:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Grace Presnell of Betsy Krause's class at Hardin Park received an honorable mention in the poster contest.]]></description>
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		<title>Eighth Annual Yadkin Valley Wine Festival Saturday, 11 a.m. &#8211; 6 p.m.: Organizers excited, ready</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/05/18/eighth-annual-yadkin-valley-wine-festival-saturday-11-a-m-6-p-m-organizers-excited-ready-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 17:05:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Wine will flow in the park Saturday</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/05/18/wine-will-flow-in-the-park-saturday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The cork pops this Saturday for a celebration of the Yadkin Valley wine industry. For the past 11 years the Yadkin Valley Wine Festival has brought together locals and North Carolinians from the...
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		<title>Brushy Mountain Winery celebrates the season</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/05/18/brushy-mountain-winery-celebrates-the-season-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Karen Martin Staff reporter kamartin@elkintribune.com The aroma of mulled wine filled the senses as hors d'oeuvres tickled the palette with the promise of an enjoyable Saturday afternoon spent with Matthew and Ann Mayberry at Brushy Mountain Winery,...]]></description>
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		<title>Brushy Mountain Winery celebrates the season</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/05/18/brushy-mountain-winery-celebrates-the-season-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:51:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Karen Martin Staff reporter kamartin@elkintribune.com The aroma of mulled wine filled the senses as hors d'oeuvres tickled the palette with the promise of an enjoyable Saturday afternoon spent with Matthew and Ann Mayberry at Brushy Mountain Winery,...]]></description>
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		<title>Tour highlights kitchen&#8217;s possibilities</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/05/18/tour-highlights-kitchens-possibilities-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 16:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashe County News</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Led by a growing focus on locally-grown food, farmers markets and the need for entrepreneurship, the county's community commercial kitchen is getting some much needed attention.]]></description>
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		<title>Ethanol content disclosure to be required at NC gas stations</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/05/18/ethanol-content-disclosure-to-be-required-at-nc-gas-stations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:58:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(RALEIGH) -- Gas stations across North Carolina will soon be required to provide information to consumers on how much ethanol is in the gas they are buying.  The N.C. Rules Review Commission approved changes adopted by the Gasoline and Oil Inspection ...]]></description>
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		<title>UPDATE: N.C. jobless rate falls to 9.4 percent in April</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/05/18/update-n-c-jobless-rate-falls-to-9-4-percent-in-april/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[North Carolina&#8217;s unemployment rate fell in April to 9.4 percent, its lowest level in more than three years.
The rate declined from 9.7 percent in March, according to data released Friday by the state Division of Employment Security. The current r...]]></description>
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		<title>State employees&#8217; advocate disagrees with privatizing prison health care</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/05/18/state-employees-advocate-disagrees-with-privatizing-prison-health-care/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(RALEIGH) -- State officials are considering the idea of using a private service to provide health care for prison inmates. Dana Cope, head of the State Employees Association of North Carolina, said other states have tried a similar approach to providi...]]></description>
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		<title>Edwards jury must decide who to believe</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/05/18/edwards-jury-must-decide-who-to-believe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(GREENSBORO) -- Jurors began considering nearly four weeks of testimony and evidence in John Edwards' federal corruption trial. Experts say the panel must consider whether they believe Edwards or his former aide, Andrew Young.
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		<title>NC unemployment rate falls four months in a row</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/05/18/nc-unemployment-rate-falls-four-months-in-a-row/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:08:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(RALEIGH) -- North Carolina's April jobless rate dropped to 9.4 percent.  This continued a decline for each month this year.
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		<title>Hepatitis A Case in Wilkes&#8211;Update</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/05/18/hepatitis-a-case-in-wilkes-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 14:46:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wilkes County Health Department is investigating a case of hepatitis A in an employee of a local food establishment.  County]]></description>
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		<title>Elkin has $1.2 million deficit</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/05/18/elkin-has-1-2-million-deficit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 14:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite a projected budget deficit of over $1.2 million, the tax rate for Elkin residents might hold steady, but water bills could go up.]]></description>
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		<title>Possible Hepatitis A Exposure At Local Food Establishment</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/05/18/possible-hepatitis-a-exposure-at-local-food-establishment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 14:01:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Crossing Center Line and Drug Charges</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 14:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Town of Elkin moves toward raising taxes, water rates</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Someone Is Using Samaritan&#8217;s Kitchen Name to Collect Money</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/05/18/someone-is-using-samaritans-kitchen-name-to-collect-money/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 13:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One week ago we reported on the Stamp Out Hunger Letter Carrier’s Food Drive which benefits 6 organizations including]]></description>
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		<title>Hit &amp; Run Driver Sought</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 13:58:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wilkesboro Police are currently looking for a vehicle involved with a hit and run.  Police were called out early Thursday morning]]></description>
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		<title>State Lawmakers and Sterilizations Bill</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 13:55:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wilkes County is ranked 12th in the state with 100 sterilizations performed from July 1946 to June 1968.  Legislation to]]></description>
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		<title>Greenway Turtle Race Is Saturday</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 13:54:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Adopt a little rubber turtle and you could win a prize.  The Yadkin River Greenway Council’s 10th annual Turtle Regatta]]></description>
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		<title>Many Vacationing in NC</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/05/18/many-vacationing-in-nc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 13:53:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you planning a vacation out of state?  Well, many are planning a vacation in our state.  Gov. Bev Perdue proclaimed]]></description>
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		<title>NC Senator on Small Business Bill</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/05/18/nc-senator-on-small-business-bill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 13:51:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[U.S. Senator Kay R. Hagan (NC), a member of the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, introduced her]]></description>
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		<title>DA won&#x92;t charge former ASU football players accused of rape</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 13:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An investigation into allegations of rape against two former Appalachian State University football players is complete, the local district attorney said Thursday, and no charges will be filed.]]></description>
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		<title>DA won&#x92;t charge former ASU football players accused of rape</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 12:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An investigation into allegations of rape against two former Appalachian State University football players is complete, the local district attorney said Thursday, and no charges will be filed.]]></description>
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		<title>DA won&#x92;t charge former ASU football players accused of rape</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 12:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[An investigation into allegations of rape against two former Appalachian State University football players is complete, the local district attorney said Thursday, and no charges will be filed.]]></description>
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		<title>Police: Man shoots several times at Winston-Salem house with 5 people</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/05/18/police-man-shoots-several-times-at-winston-salem-house-with-5-people/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 12:38:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Winston-Salem police detectives are looking for a 20-year-old black man who fired several bullets early Friday morning at a house with five people on the 600 block of Voss Street.&#160;
The man goes by the nickname, JD, city police said in a news relea...]]></description>
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		<title>High school students&#8217; art on display at library</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 12:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The annual Yadkin County High School art show is on display at the Yadkin County Library in downtown Yadkinville through the end of May.]]></description>
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		<title>Community Calendar</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/05/18/community-calendar-52/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 12:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reminder: The North Carolina immunization law requires children to get a Pertussis shot. At the beginning of the school year, all 6thgraders in North Carolina are required to give the school a r...
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		<title>Obama campaign manager dismisses doubts of president&#039;s chances in N.C.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 11:58:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama&#8217;s campaign manager, Jim Messina, dismissed suggestions that it was a mistake for Democrats to hold their national convention in North Carolina, saying he has &#8220;zero&#8221; regrets about the decision.&#160;
Messina insi...]]></description>
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		<title>Donut Shop In Wilkesboro Reports Hep A Exposure</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 11:41:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hepatitis A attacks the liver and is contracted through food, drink or close contact with an infected person.]]></description>
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		<title>Zebulon likely to increase property tax</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 11:29:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taxpayers in Zebulon here are likely to see property taxes increase in the upcoming fiscal year.
Zebulon Finance Director Emily Lucas has, over the last month, presented the board of commissioners with budget scenarios that balance property tax and the...]]></description>
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		<title>High school students&#8217; art on display at library</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 11:26:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The annual Yadkin County High School art show is on display at the Yadkin County Library in downtown Yadkinville through the end of May.]]></description>
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		<title>House GOP considers merit pay money for schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 11:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[House Republicans voted in a private meeting this week to use some of the $121.1 million currently set aside in next year&#8217;s budget for employee merit raises instead to fortify K-12 schools.]]></description>
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		<title>Farm credit specialists open Ashe loan office</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 09:24:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new customer-owned credit cooperative will open its doors to Ashe County this week as Carolina Farm Credit Country Mortgages will hold a building dedication and open house ceremony at 545 East Main St.]]></description>
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		<title>Music in the Valle</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 09:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For 10 years, the community of Valle Crucis has come together for live music and will celebrate a landmark achievement in its musical tradition.]]></description>
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		<title>Music in the Valle</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 09:06:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For 10 years, the community of Valle Crucis has come together for live music and will celebrate a landmark achievement in its musical tradition.]]></description>
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		<title>First bus driver appreciation banquet held at Meadowview</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 06:12:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[These school bus drivers were recognized at an appreciation banquet for having 20 or more years of driving without an accident.]]></description>
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		<title>First bus driver appreciation banquet held at Meadowview</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 06:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[These school bus drivers were recognized at an appreciation banquet for having 20 or more years of driving without an accident.]]></description>
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		<title>Council appoints six to Boone cultural board</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 05:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Boone Town Council on Thursday voted to appoint six people to the newly formed Cultural Resources Board, which will recommend polices and oversee operations at the town's cultural facilities.]]></description>
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		<title>County facing serious overcrowding at Iredell County Jail</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 05:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Iredell County commissioners held their first round of budget discussions Wednesday night and, so far, found little to carve away.]]></description>
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		<title>County facing serious overcrowding at Iredell County Jail</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 05:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Iredell County commissioners held their first round of budget discussions Wednesday night and, so far, found little to carve away.]]></description>
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		<title>MHM hosts Banjo Jubilee May 19</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 04:51:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Saturday, May 19, Mountain Home Music opens its 19th season. It's a season that will feature two Grammy Award-winners, two members of the Blue Ridge Music Hall of Fame, a two-time National Banjo Champion and a two-time National Canadian Fiddling Cha...]]></description>
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		<title>Flame of Hope to pass through Statesville Friday, May 18</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 04:31:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Statesville police officers and troopers from the N.C. Highway Patrol will be pounding the pavement today in support of the N.C. Special Olympics.]]></description>
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		<title>N.C. Senate preliminarily approves bill that would de-annex parts of Lexington</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 04:06:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[North Carolina senators tentatively agreed Thursday to legislation essentially bypassing a judge's ruling that struck down a new way to block forced annexations and prolonged a tug-of-war involving several landowners and municipalities, including Lexin...]]></description>
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		<title>Buffett&#039;s Berkshire Hathaway buys Winston-Salem Journal, Media General papers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 04:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A deep belief in newspapers' role in the fabric of their communities persuaded billionaire investor Warren Buffett to spend $142 million to buy the Winston-Salem Journal and 62 other Media General Inc. properties.]]></description>
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		<title>Buffett&#039;s Berkshire Hathaway buys Winston-Salem Journal, Media General papers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 04:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A deep belief in newspapers' role in the fabric of their communities persuaded billionaire investor Warren Buffett to spend $142 million to buy the Winston-Salem Journal and 62 other Media General Inc. properties.]]></description>
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		<title>State and local briefs for May 18</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 04:05:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dixie Donuts customers warned]]></description>
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		<title>State and local briefs for May 18</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 04:05:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Small tax increase proposed for Forsyth County</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 04:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Budget highlights]]></description>
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		<title>Execs who will work with Journal</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Celebrating the future of the region&#039;s history</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some donors and friends got a sneak peek Thursday at a new museum dedicated to preserving the cultural history of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County.]]></description>
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		<title>NC speaker OKs payments to resigning staffers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 02:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[House Speaker Thom Tillis on Thursday defended payments to two high-level staff members who resigned because of inappropriate relationships with lobbyists, suggesting the money in part compensated them for working for free at the start of their tenures.]]></description>
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		<title>Macy captures tennis state title in third try</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 02:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matthew Gorry Sports Writer ELKIN - As the old saying goes, the third time’s a charm. Elkin’s Tyler Macy’s third trip to the 1A state championship match Saturday at the Cary Tennis Center fi...
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		<title>Operation Medicine Cabinet returns May 19</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 00:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Operation Medicine Cabinet volunteers, including representatives from Boone Drug, Watauga County Sheriff's Office and the Watauga office of the N.C. Cooperative Extension, man a collection center at a previous event.]]></description>
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		<title>Agencies set plans for heating assistance</title>
		<link>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/05/17/agencies-set-plans-for-heating-assistance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 00:10:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the Post's initial installment of the state of Ashe County's housing crisis, we examined the growing dilemma of finding affordable housing in the area and what has traditionally constituted as a home in the past.]]></description>
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		<title>Auditions coming up for Foothills summer musical</title>
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		<comments>http://wilkes-news.com/archives/2012/05/17/auditions-coming-up-for-foothills-summer-musical-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 23:57:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The wild West will be on stage this summer for Foothills Theatre's production of "Annie Get Your Gun" and the community theater group is looking for help from the community.]]></description>
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		<title>History highlights of the Winston-Salem Journal</title>
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		<title>Customers at Wilkesboro doughnut shop may have been exposed to hepatitis A</title>
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		<title>Buffett&#039;s Berkshire Hathaway buys Winston-Salem Journal, Media General papers</title>
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		<title>Customers at Wilkesboro doughnut shop may have been exposed to hepatitis A</title>
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		<title>Customers at Wilkesboro doughnut shop may have been exposed to hepatitis A</title>
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		<title>Millsaps crowned state champion in 800 meters</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 23:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matthew Gorry Sports Writer ELKIN - After four years of hard work and dedication, Elkin senior Zach Millsaps can finally be called a state champion. Sitting in third place coming into the fi...
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		<title>Auditions coming up for Foothills summer musical</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Leighanne Martin Wright Director of Foothills Arts Council The wild West will be on stage this summer for Foothills Theatre’s production of “Annie Get Your Gun” and the community theater group...
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		<title>Veteran says King police are harassing him for throwing away a Christian flag</title>
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		<title>Customers at Wilkesboro doughnut shop may have been exposed to hepatitis A</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ People who may have eaten or had a drink from Dixie Donuts in Wilkesboro recently are being advised they might have been exposed to the hepatitis A virus, according to the Wilkes County Health Department.]]></description>
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		<title>Wilkes officials: Exposure to hepatitis A at establishment possible</title>
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                            The Wilkes County Health Department is investigating a confirmed case of hepatitis A involving Dixie Donuts on N.C. 268 West, just west of Wilkesboro.

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		<title>Wilkes officials: Exposure to hepatitis A at Dixie Donuts possible</title>
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                            The Wilkes County Health Department is investigating an outbreak of hepatitis A involving Dixie Donuts, which is on N.C. 268 West near where it intersects with Old N.C. 268 (formerly Brown’s Ford Road
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		<title>Wilkes officials: Exposure to hepatitis A at establishment possible</title>
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		<title>ASU&#8217;s WNC Economic Index resumes with look at March data</title>
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		<title>Kids Win with Music</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alex Powell Elkin Elementary music teacher and band director Music provides individuals, groups, and entire cultures with opportunities to create. Through this process of creating, whether t...
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