Elkin News

Students from Elkin High School receiving an Edward M. Armfield College Scholarship included Lucila Bahena, Teran Campbell, Megan Hampton, Samuel Lane, Franklin Miller, Ashlen Rector, Katelyn Reece and Calvin Yarboro.

The local Home Instead Senior Care office is offering a unique approach to help Elkin area families manage the challenges of Alzheimer's and other dementias, diseases that eventually rob seniors of their memories and independence.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7794 of Elkin will present the annual Memorial Day ceremony honoring the area's fallen veterans at Elkin Municipal Park on Monday, May 27 at 10 a.m. The program will also feature a presentation of colors and laying of the wreath by members of the Junior Army ROTC Unit.

Bennett's Welding is seen making repairs to the rusty railroad cars that sit behind the Liberty building, The Tribune, and additional downtown businesses.

Burkard is the criminal justice and latent evidence technology adjunct professor at Surry's Elkin Center on North Bridge Street.

The Elkin Valley Trails Association is hosting Danny Bernstein, author of "The Mountains-to-Sea Trail Across North Carolina - Walking a Thousand Miles Through Wildness, Culture and History" at the Elkin Public Library on Front Street in downtown Elkin on Monday evening, May 20 at 7 p.m. The public is invited to hear about Bernstein's experience ... (more)

These are the Shelton Foundation Scholarship recipients for 2013 pose with foundation representatives Ed and Charles Shelton.

Members of the Elkin High School color guard present the nation's colors during an opening ceremony to Hugh Chatham Nursing Center's National Nursing Home Week.

The city of Dobson received a grant to build a new town park, worth just under a half a million dollars, $497,000, from The North Carolina Parks and Recreation Trust Fund.

Mrs. Rachel Viola Kirkman, age 87 of Ronda passed away, Saturday, May 11, 2013 at Hugh Chatham Nursing Center.

The Liberty located in downtown Elkin on Main Street is presenting a night of entertainment that kicks off after the conclusion of the Yadkin Valley Wine Festival on May 18.

David Loving, CEO of Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin, has resigned his post after three years to pursue other opportunities.

OK, it's vacation-planning time. More than a few times I've heard people from elsewhere say what a gem is North Carolina come vacation time.

McCree Wilson Gentry, Jr., who sustained major injuries in a head on crash in State Road on March 5, makes his first public appearance after two months of recovery with his family at East Elkin Baptist Church, as the church held a benefit dinner that dedicated 100 percnet of the cost of the meal to help offset McCree's rising medical costs.

In August, the Federal Highway Administration awarded two grants totaling $124,960 to Surry and Wilkes counties for implementation of the YVHC Partnership's comprehensive signage and wayfinding program.

Ivy Ridge Traditions specializes in products such as Willow Trees Angels and Figurines, Tyler Candles, Pandora Jewelry, and Vera Bradley handbags.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7794 of Elkin will present the annual Memorial Day Ceremony honoring our area's fallen veterans at Elkin Municipal Park on Monday, May 27 at 10 am.

Mr. Leighton B. McKeithen Jr., 88, died on Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Born in Cameron, N.C., on March 12, 1925, he was the son of the late Leighton and Fay Ritchie McKeithen.

Standing: Band Director Jennifer Weddington, East Wilkes High Principal Jodi Weatherman, Wilkes County Superintendent Marty Hemric, Eas Wilkes Middle Principal Ramona Hemric.

The Liberty located in downtown Elkin on Main Street is pleased to present a night of entertainment that kicks off upon the conclusion of the Yadkin Valley Wine Festival on May 18.