As to whether or not a supporter of incumbent Yadkin County Sheriff Michael Cain can challenge the candidacy of Jeff Royall based on his belief Royall will not meet the state's county-of-residence ...
Yadkin County musings While they may have mumbled through the process, it was clear to observers; the Yadkin County Board of Commissioners lifted the county-wide hiring freeze Monday night to make way for the sheriff t...
Our continued success comes at a price It’s often been said “you get what you pay for” and here in Yadkin County people might soon get a clear demonstration of that universally-agreed upon truth. There is perhaps only...
While they may have mumbled through the process, it was clear to observers; the Yadkin County Board of Commissioners lifted the county-wide hiring freeze Monday night to make way for the sheriff to...
Telling the story of how you have an opportunity to read about the proposed Yadkinville 2010/11 budget in this week’s Ripple is one that might almost seem hilarious, if the issues at hand were not ...
While we, and nearly the entire East Coast, have been shoveling out from record snowfalls, something extraordinary happened...global warming was declared dead. While we huddled in our Snuggies dre...
From the time that we were small children, we were taught how lucky we were to be born in this great country. We were taught to respect the flag. With us there is only one flag and that is “Ole Glo...
Today, Saturday, June 19, the Yadkinville Mayor Hubert Gregory came down to see us after our neighbors and us called and left messages about the undrinkable water in our town. He told us that ther...
Dear editor, As a lifelong resident of Yadkin County, I felt compelled to write this reference for my lifelong friend Doug Groce. I have known Doug ever since childhood as well as my teenage and ...
Dear editor, My husband was ticketed in Wilkesboro on Friday for not wearing a seatbelt while riding as a front seat passenger in a car that I was driving. I had just picked him up from work. We...
Dear Editor, I would like to comment on the letter from Bradley Hardy in the March 4 edition of the Ripple. Hardy clearly has an ax to grind with two of our current commissioners. He seems to sti...
Dear editor, In your editorial “Democrats should push through health care bill” you stated that both sides were “spouting out poll tested talking points” to “frighten” Americans. Why is it that l...
To the Editor: Yadkin Riverkeeper Inc. greatly appreciates recent news coverage regarding public health impacts from the proposed Fibrowatt Poultry Litter Incinerator in Surry County. We recently ...
Huntsville Baptist Church would like to express their thanks to Courtney Baptist Church, Courtney Ruitans and former Sheriff Jack Henderson and many others that helped our church with a breakfast f...
I knew that Elkin/Jonesville people were some of the nicest in the area, that is why my husband and I decided to move here six years ago, but I met three of Elkin and Jonesville’s angels when I was...
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