Yadkin County News

JONESVILLE, N.C. A task force of state and federal investigators are taking a closer look at the unsolved killing of a North Carolina police officer.

Yadkin County is known for its pastoral beauty and its burgeoning vineyards. But this weekend, mariachis, folk dancers and congas will take over downtown Yadkinville.

A Yadkin County man accused of having sex with a 13-year-old girl and videotaping women using a tanning bed was sentenced Thursday to 25 to 32 years in prison.

A motorcyclist from Henrico County was killed Sunday in a four-vehicle wreck in Yadkin County, N.C. The N.C. Highway Patrol said Robert W. Mantlo, 70, of Sandston died in the wreck, which happened about 5:15 p.m. on U.S. 21 about 1 mile south of Lone Hickory Road.

FORBUSH, N.C. Two teens on their way home from a store helped rescue two men whose boat capsized on a flooded North Carolina river.

From the Yadkin Ripple If wea ve heard it once, wea ve heard it a thousand times.

Sheriff Mike Cain announced late on Thursday that he expects the investigation into the two deaths on Windsor Road in Hamptonville to be closed as a murder-suicide, pending autopsy results.

On the first day that New Horizons Adult Day Services was in its new building on West Main Street, Leah Hanes had all of the adults in the program dip their hands in paint and put them on a lavender-colored wall.

Hundreds of job seekers showed up Friday morning at an employment fair for jobs at the new Nonni's Foods plant opening in Yadkin County.

RALEIGH Local and state officials today joined Nonni's Foods representatives to celebrate the company's expansion plans.

There is no good way to get rid of unwanted animals. But if the Rowan County Animal Shelter had not euthanized animals last year, some 5,000 more dogs and cats would be roaming the county.

An Illinois food company that bought a former textile plant in North Carolina plans an operation that is expected to create 172 jobs.

A man reportedly covered in blood was found in the back yard of a home on Woodruff Road in Boonville Monday afternoon, WXII's newsgathering partner The Elkin Tribune reported on its Web site.

When you see the orange barrels on the highway, remember to slow down. The State Highway Patrol is launching its Operation Drive Smart 2009 initiative April 6-12. It's a joint effort with the North Carolina Department of Transportation to crack down on reckless driving in work zones.

The N.C. Center for Missing Persons has issued a Silver Alert for a missing Jonesville teen.

This is an excerpt from Joanna Catherine Scott's "Child of the South," which continues the stories of the three young heroes in "The Road from Chapel Hill," her last novel.

At the Yadkin County Commissioners meeting on Monday, Brady Wooten immediately made a motion that was seconded by Commissioner Kevin Austin, to suspend the rules regarding public comment section of the meeting to allow as many people to speak as desired.

One person died and another was seriously injured in a wreck last night in northern Yadkin County between Boonville and East Bend, authorities said.

RIPPLE/Leanne Cloudman New Republican Party officers are Angela Parks, treasurer; Donna Crissman, secretary; Carol Prevette, vice chairwoman; and Kevin Austin, chairman.

RIPPLE/Leanne Cloudman Two a oesnow angelsa made a valiant attempt to continue enjoying the snow on Monday that had melted considerably by midday.