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Born 81 Years Ago Today in North Carolina, the High School English Teacher Who Became a Grammy-Winning Country Music Star

On this day (November 10) in 1945, Yvonne Vaughn was born in Mount Airy, North Carolina. Today, she’s better known as country singer Donna Fargo, who kicked off a string of four straight No. 1 hits with 1972’s “The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A.”. Among the...

Mt Airy, NC · 4d

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Carroll County rolls past Tunstall 58-6 in home playoff win

HILLSVILLE, Va. (WSET) — Tunstall traveled to Hillsville to take on the undefeated Carroll County Cavaliers, but Carroll County’s offense proved too much in the playoff win. The Cavaliers opened the game driving on their first possession and broke off a big run, but Tunstall’s Dustin Gregory ran...

Hillsville, VA · 18h
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Cana, Carroll County: Moravian Churches, Mountain Schools, and the Apple Industry

Appalachian Community Histories – Cana, Carroll County: Moravian Churches, Mountain Schools, and the Apple Industry. Along the southern edge of Carroll County, Virginia, where the Blue Ridge Mountains descend toward the North Carolina Piedmont, the community of Cana developed through generations of farming, religious activity, education, and commerce. Situated near the state line along the corridor now followed by U.S. Route 52, Cana became closely connected with nearby Mount Airy, North Carolina, while retaining the institutions and traditions of its mountain surroundings.

Carroll County, VA · 2d

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Granite Bears' ground game overwhelms Cardinals’ aerial attack

Mount Airy advanced to the Sweet 16 with its most dominant rushing performance in three years. The No. 6-seeded Granite Bears ran for 439 yards and seven touchdowns to beat Union Academy 50-22 in the second round of the 3A football state playoffs. Two Granite Bears surpassed 100 rushing yards, while five scored touchdowns. The Nov. 13 victory marked Mount Airy’s highest rushing total in a game since going for 459 yards against Murphy in 2023. Kylan Mason led Mount Airy with 131 rushing yards and a touchdown on just five carries. The senior’s first touch of the game was a 63-yard touchdown run. “What Kylan does for us is so special,” Mount Airy coach Austin Taylor said. Mason has more than 1,800 rushing yards and 20 rushing touchdowns on the season. When Mason exited the game midway through the second quarter with a leg injury, multiple Granite Bears stepped up to help fill his role. Freshman Bates Currin and senior Alex Spainhour each scored twice, with Currin going for 105 rushing yards and Spainhour 95. Sophomore Ronald Locklear added two carries for 54 yards and a touchdown in the third quarter, then freshman Alex McDaniel Bell capped Mount Airy’s

Mt Airy, NC · 17h

The Mount Airy News

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Leonard wins school board seat, after provisionals

DOBSON — Kyle Leonard has become the apparent winner of a Mount Airy Board of Education race, subject to an official vote canvass that hasn’t altered the outcome of any local election in recent memory. Leonard, a Republican, was a slim (19-vote) winner on Nov. 3 when unofficial results were posted on Election Night, and through a Tuesday count of provisional ballots gained a bit of a “cushion” to make that a 22-vote margin. Both he and Democrat Tim Matthews, a longtime Mount Airy pharmacist, were seeking Matthews’ at-large seat on the city school board which the latter has held since 1996 and presently chairs. Leonard, a local financial adviser, also is an incumbent who now represents District A. Due to moving out of that district and wanting to remain on the board, he was prompted to seek Matthews’ at-seat post open to residents throughout the city school district. After the Election Night result favoring Leonard by a vote count of 1,763 to 1,744, Tuesday’s tally of provisional ballots awaited. Voters cast provisional ballots during an election whenever questions arise about their eligibility to vote, which can include not presenting a photo ID upon arriving at a polling site. Those

Mt Airy, NC · 2d

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Hillsville, Carroll County: Cranberry Plains, the 1912 Courthouse Tragedy, and the 1931 Fire

Appalachian Community Histories – Hillsville, Carroll County: Cranberry Plains, the 1912 Courthouse Tragedy, and the 1931 Fire. Along the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwestern Virginia, Hillsville has served as the center of government, commerce, and community life in Carroll County for more than 180 years. Its Main Street, courthouse, and surrounding neighborhoods preserve a history that reaches back to the days of stagecoach travel, when the settlement was known as Cranberry Plains and farmers brought their produce to a growing mountain trading post.

Hillsville, VA · 2d

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Sylvatus, Carroll County: The Betty Baker Mine, the Railroad, and a Changing Mountain Community

Appalachian Community Histories – Sylvatus, Carroll County: The Betty Baker Mine, the Railroad, and a Changing Mountain Community. Along Virginia State Route 100 in northern Carroll County lies Sylvatus, a mountain community whose quiet surroundings offer few immediate reminders of the industrial activity that once defined the area. During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Sylvatus was home to a railroad depot, mining operations, manufacturing businesses, a bank, and a collection of commercial establishments that connected this part of the Blue Ridge Mountains to markets far beyond southwestern Virginia.

Carroll County, VA · 2d

The Mount Airy News

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Shepherd's House walk to raise awareness of homeless

The Shepherds House is hosting its annual ‘Light the Way Walk’ on Nov 28. With its crowd of people carrying glow sticks illuminating Mount Airy’s greenway, officials there say the event is aimed at raising awareness for those in need of aid and grace amongst the community. Shepherds House Executive Director Jana Elliot described the homeless shelter’s function as trying to reframe the lives of their clients. With the help of their assigned case manager, clients will begin a new path of life, hopefully quitting old and harmful habits and seeing a new light at the end of the tunnel. The Light the Way Walk will begin with participants meeting in Mount Airy’s Big Lots parking lot on the night of the event. The walk itself typically starts at dark, around 5:35 p.m. Beforehand, complementary hot dogs and drinks will be provided, t-shirts will be passed out, and a raffle will take place. Participants will be asked to bring their own light up items, such as glowsticks and flashlights. However, extras will be available for those who don’t have any or who simply want extras. The walk takes place on Mount Airy’s greenway. It starts at the access by Big

Mt Airy, NC · 2d

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Akers relieved of coaching duties at Pulaski County

After last Friday night’s season ending defeat to Hidden Valley, Pulaski County head coach Cam Akers said he would take a couple of weeks off before looking into what could be done to improve the program, but Akers will not get that opportunity. Pulaski County Schools Superintendent Dr. Robert...

Pulaski County, VA · 2d

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VDOT opens lanes on Route 58 as part of $300M widening project

PATRICK COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) opened new lanes on Route 58 this month, marking a final step in a widening project officials say will better connect the Commonwealth. Stretching 500 miles, Route 58 is Virginia’s longest roadway and runs across the southern part of the state. It winds through […]

Patrick County, VA · 1d

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A Bologna Sandwich And A Horror-Movie Cameo Made This North Carolina Country Store A Local Legend

Priddy’s General Store in Danbury, North Carolina has appeared in a horror film, serves one of the most talked-about bologna sandwiches in the South, and somehow still manages to feel like the most welcoming place you’ve ever walked into. If that combination doesn’t make you want to get...

Danbury, NC · 2d

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Stokes County faces new lawsuit over massive data center project

Environmental advocates have filed another lawsuit against the Stokes County Board of Commissioners related to a massive data center project in Walnut Cove. The suit alleges commissioners didn’t thoroughly review all pertinent research before voting to rezone the 1,800 acre plot for Project Delta. Anne Harvey David, a lawyer...

Stokes County, NC · 1d

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Austinville, Wythe County: Chiswell’s Lead Mines, the American Revolution, and the Civil War

Appalachian Community Histories – Austinville, Wythe County: Chiswell’s Lead Mines, the American Revolution, and the Civil War. Along the New River in southwestern Virginia, the small community of Austinville occupies a place in American history far greater than its size might suggest. Long before the community acquired its present name, the surrounding hills contained one of the most important lead deposits in colonial America, providing a mineral that would become essential to frontier settlement, the American Revolution, and the Civil War. The mines helped sustain armies, attracted entrepreneurs and skilled laborers, and established an industrial settlement whose influence extended well beyond the mountains of Virginia.

Austinville, VA · 2d

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Veterans Day special for Pilot man

On the surface, Kendall and Jessica Yarboro of Pilot Mountain were attending Mount Airy’s annual Veterans Day parade as supportive parents. “Our son’s in the East Surry band,” Jessica explained regarding its participation in Wednesday’s procession along with other local high school groups. But the parade and Veterans Day itself had a deeper meaning for Kendall Yarboro, who saw it as a way to honor two family members who had fought in major U.S. conflicts. “My dad, he served in Vietnam,” said Yarboro, while his grandfather was in the midst of fierce fighting during World War II. Refuge in enemy foxhole The latter’s experience is especially compelling, with Coba Yarboro (pronounced Coby) seriously wounded during the Battle of Metz in November 1944. It occurred in the French city by that name, then part of Nazi Germany, where the U.S. Third Army was commanded by George Patton and eventually captured Metz. “He fell into a foxhole with a dead German soldier and played dead,” Kendall said of his grandfather’s efforts to elude capture by the enemy. The 82nd anniversary of Coba Yarboro, a Roxboro native, being wounded occurred this month, his grandson pointed out while awaiting Wednesday’s parade rolling through downtown

Mt Airy, NC · 1d

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Radford-Pulaski County sales tax lawsuit closes arguments, awaits judge’s decision

PULASKI CO., Va. – A lawsuit between the City of Radford and Pulaski County over a decades-old sales tax revenue sharing agreement moved closer to resolution Thursday after both sides delivered closing arguments to a circuit court judge. The hearing, which lasted just under three hours, capped two days...

Pulaski County, VA · 23h

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Woodlawn, Carroll County: From a Historic School to Agricultural Education and Appalachian Music

Appalachian Community Histories – Woodlawn, Carroll County: From a Historic School to Agricultural Education and Appalachian Music. In the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwestern Virginia, between the communities of Galax and Hillsville, lies Woodlawn, a Carroll County community whose history reaches well beyond its rural roads and surrounding farmland. For generations, Woodlawn was a place where families gathered around churches, schools, businesses, and agricultural traditions, while musicians carried the sounds of the mountains into homes and eventually recording studios across the country.

Carroll County, VA · 2d

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Pulaski County Pulse public service announcements

Fall Festival on Nov. 14 from 10:00 – 3:30 at Shiloh Christian Church, 3086 Lowmans Ferry Road, Pulaski. We will have a number of vendors and 3 Brothers BBQ will be set up. Come and shop for Christmas. Gospel Singing. Heaven Bound will be singing at Memorial Christian Church...

Pulaski County, VA · 1d

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Radford, Pulaski County face off in court over nearly 50-year-old revenue sharing agreement

PULASKI CO., Va. – A decades-old revenue sharing agreement between the City of Radford and Pulaski County landed in Pulaski County Circuit Court on Wednesday, with closing arguments scheduled for Thursday morning at 9:30. The case centers on a 1978 agreement in which Pulaski County agreed to share 28%...

Pulaski County, VA · 2d

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Democratic challenger's lead over Foxx grows

With all precincts, including provisional ballots, now counted, Wilkesboro Democrat Chuck Hubbard has widened his lead over incumbent Republican Virginia Foxx. Hubbard’s advantage has grown to 335 votes, 139,788 to 139,453, over Foxx, with Libertarian Robert B. Luffman receiving 7,579 votes. After all precincts were counted on Election Day and the day after, Hubbard held a 99-vote advantage, but the newer numbers reflect all provisional ballots. Surry County, as is the case with other counties in the Fifth District, will hold the official voter canvass on Friday. Any additional military or overseas ballots postmarked by Election Day and received by 5 p.m. on Nov. 12 will be added to the totals. The totals as they stand show a difference of 0.12% between the two candidates, well within the 1% threshold, about 2,868 votes, that allows a trailing candidate to demand a recount under state law. According to unofficial election night results, Hubbard led Foxx by 99 votes. Since then, more than 1,600 provisional ballots were counted across the congressional district. Surry County had one of the highest totals of provisional ballots at 244, while Watauga had 344 and Rockingham had 340. After all of the provisionals were counted Foxx still

Surry County, NC · 2d