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Democrat (mostly) mayors back Perdue’s tax hike
The Locker Room
Jan 25Gov. Bev Perdue’s office is touting a letter (PDF) she received from the mayors of 53 North Carolina cities backing her proposal to raise the sales tax by 0.75 cents. (Press release here.) Dome notes that the mayors “represent cities big and small, fro... »
North Surry girls pull strong statewide ranking
Yadkin Valley Sports
Jan 24North Surry has the sixth-best high school girls basketball team in the state -- for all classifications -- according to the latest MaxPrep.com hoops rankings. The Greyhounds (18-0, 11-0 Northwest 1A/2A) trail only Thomasville Prep, Carolina Day, Myers... »
Granite Bears finish as Northwest swim runners-up
Yadkin Valley Sports
Jan 24Boys and girls swim teams from Mount Airy finished in second place in Saturday's Northwest 1A/2A Conference championship meet at the Armfield Civic Center in Pilot Mountain. Bishop McGuinness won both titles. The Granite Bears pushed the talented Villa... »
Lady Elks swim to another conference title
Yadkin Valley Sports
Jan 23Despite the disadvantage of not having an indoor pool in the neighborhood, Elkin continues to flex its muscles as a 1A high school swim power. Elkin’s girls team repeated as conference champions on Saturday in Pilot Mountain, while the boys finished as... »
Forbush builds championship swim team
Yadkin Valley Sports
Jan 23Forbush only had three athletes to commit to the swim team during the first week of sign-ups late last fall. So, head coach Mark Beuter and his assistant coaches beat the bushes a little bit, and even they were surprised with how things turned out. »