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Over 600 Acres of Yadkin River Headwaters Conserved to Protect Critical Native Brook Trout Habitat

Blue Ridge Conservancy (BRC) and the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) recently acquired 630 acres at the headwaters of the Yadkin River, a milestone for aquatic conservation and water quality in the region. The acquisition establishes the first conservation project within the Dennis Creek watershed, an area recognized for harboring...

Boone, NC · 1d
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3 Inches of Snow Turns Beech Mountain and Banner Elk Into a Winter Wonderland With More Snow and Frigid Wind Chills Saturday

NORTH CAROLINA — The first accumulating snow of the season has turned parts of the North Carolina mountains into a winter wonderland. New pictures Friday morning showed more than 3 inches of snow covering Beech Mountain and Banner Elk. More snow is expected on Saturday, along with cold wind chills dropping into the teens across the higher elevations.

Beech Mountain, NC · 13h
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Ham fest fun, classroom grants, and U.S. 601 roundabouts

In this week's news, some overnight closures are expected as construction crews work in Yadkinville, Jonesville hams it up over the weekend, and teachers awarded funding for classroom projects. On Saturday the local culinary tradition of country was celebrated with a new festival in Jonesville. Teachers across Yadkin County were awarded grants for special projects to help students in the classroom. Overnight closures expected this week as crews work on the new roundabouts on U.S. 601 (State St.) in Yadkinville. Read these stories and more in this week's edition of The Yadkin Ripple.

Yadkin County, NC · 2d

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Mark McGuinn, App State Soccer Player and Country Singer Behind “Mrs. Steven Rudy,” Dies at 58

Mark Albert McGuinn, a Greensboro native who played soccer at Appalachian State University before becoming a Nashville recording artist, has died at age 58. McGuinn died Oct. 26, 2026, according to his obituary. He was born Aug. 19, 1968, to Jack and Eleanor McGuinn. Soccer at Grimsley and App State.

Greensboro, NC · 1d
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Watauga’s Title Defense Ends in 42-0 Loss at Kings Mountain

KINGS MOUNTAIN — Watauga’s bid to defend its 6A state championship ended Friday night with a 42-0 loss to No. 4 seed Kings Mountain in the second round of the NCHSAA 6A West playoffs. Kings Mountain led 28-0 at halftime and added 14 more points in the second...

Kings Mountain, NC · 16h

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CUP CHAMP: 1961: Jimmy Pardue

North Wilkesboro, North Carolina driver Jimmy Pardue picked up his first LASTCAR Cup Series Championship in 1961, breaking George Parrish’s single-season last-place record in 1955 by scoring five last-place finishes in forty-four starts during a fifty-two-race season. Pardue edged second-place Curtis Crider, soon to become the 1963 LASTCAR Cup Champion, and defending LASTCAR Cup Champion Junior Johnson. Johnson’s three finishes upped his career total to 11, giving him the most last-place finishes in NASCAR Cup Series history.

North Wilkesboro, NC · 2d

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Build Your Own Bouquets at This Family Flower Farm Tucked Into North Carolina’s Zionville Hills

Some of the best finds in North Carolina hide at the end of a quiet country road, where you would never think to look. I went expecting a quick peek at a few flower rows and left with muddy shoes, a head full of growing tips, and a sudden craving for a picnic among the blooms.

Zionville, NC · 17h

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Canvass period marked by tight races, provisional ballots and hand-to-eye audit

Ahead of the county canvass that will be held by the Surry County Board of Elections to certify election results on Friday just before noon, the board met Thursday morning to conduct a hand-to-eye sample audit. The meeting was held in Room A of the Surry County Service Center. In compliance with North Carolina General Statute 163-182.1(b)(1), each county in the state must conduct a sample audit following the election and before the county canvass in order to ensure the accuracy of voting equipment. These audits were conducted by bipartisan teams in a meeting open to the public. “Required by state law, the sample audit count helps ensure the reliability of election results tabulated by machine,” reads the North Carolina State Board of Elections policy. Under statute compliance, the board randomly selected a “statistically significant” number of precincts or absentee and early voting ballot groupings, which consisted of two randomly selected precincts. Team members then counted votes for one predetermined contest across both precincts they audited. For the 2026 midterm elections, the county boards selected to audit the senate race from randomly selected precincts Stewarts Creek #2 and Eldora. After each of these ballots were audited, the results were then

Surry County, NC · 1d