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2010 filing period opens with flurry
Five candidates were at the Wilkes Board of Elections office at noon today as filing opened for the 2010 elections.
Chris Shew, a Republican, filed in his bid to succeed Dane Mastin as the sheriff of Wilkes County. Shirley Randleman will seek a second term as the Wilkes representative (District 94) in the State House.
Wilkes Clerk of Court Janet Handy will run for a second full term in her office, while political newcomers David Gambill and Gary L. Blevins are run ... read more |
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Brushies hit hard by ice
(Photo caption) Jule Hubbard/staff photo-Cleanup is under way Saturday afternoon in the Brushy Mountain community. Dave Lackey is removing part of a tree that is leaning against a power line in front of his house on Brushy Mountain Road. A utility crew finished the job on Sunday.
Roads became impassible from ice and fallen trees and limbs and hundreds of homes lost electricity this weekend from one of the worst ice storms on the Brushy Mountains in decades.
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Road condition details available by dialing 511
The Wilkes Communications Center is encouraging the public to utilize the 511 automated voice response system to find out about hazardous road conditions instead of calling the communications center.
Capt. David Carson, communications center director for the Wilkes Sheriff’s Department, said 911 calls to the communications center about road conditions hamper the ability of telecommunicators (dispatchers) to respond to emergency calls.
Carson said this has been a p ... read more |
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Appeal planned in eligibility case
An attorney for the N.C. High School Athletic Association on Friday gave notice of plans to appeal a judge’s decision in the athletic eligibility case of North Wilkes High School senior Ramon Andino to the N.C. Court of Appeals.
Attorney Jim Maxwell of Durham plans to ask the appeals court to overturn Judge Abraham P. Jones’ issuance of a preliminary injunction requiring that the NCHSAA, Wilkes Board of Education and Dr. Steve Laws, Wilkes school superintendent, reinstate Andino’ ... read more |
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Fourth racing event scheduled at speedway
Speedway Associates Inc. has announced plans for a fourth motorsports racing event at the North Wilkesboro Speedway.
The first annual Historic North Wilkesboro Speedway Short Track Shootout Weekend is planned for Oct. 29-31.
It will include a seven-race series of classes in one weekend, including a 150-lap Late Model Stock Car race, a 75-lap Limited Late Model race, a 75-lap United States Super Truck Series race, a 50-lap Street stock race, a 50-lap Rolling Thunde ... read more |
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Todd Whitworth, Window World CEO, dies Friday
Wesley Todd Whitworth, 40, of Saint Andrews Drive, North Wilkesboro, the chief executive officer of Window World Inc., based in North Wilkesboro, died Friday, Feb. 5, 2010 at his home in Canterbury Estates.
Memorial services will be Tuesday, 2 p.m., at Millers Creek United Methodist Church with the Rev. Billy Ervin officiating.
The family will be at the Window World Corporate Offices at 118 Shaver Street in North Wilkesboro following the memorial service.
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