Mighty Mighty Yadkin

Surry Fire Department shenanigans.

Sunshine laws and closed session meetings. What’s going on behind closed doors?

Solar farms and county vs state.

What kind of year will 2026 be?

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After-action report reborn! Greenway feasibility study approved. Sale of county property right at the end? What’s going on in that closed session?

Corporate welfare and those who get screwed by it. What’s the opportunity cost? Keep an eye on economic development efforts. Is there a better way?

USDA announcement about regenerative agriculture; how do we get there from here? The “go big or get out” that destroyed farming and health.

Congrats to Wendy! Bring back the town hall.

2026 Election updates. Mighty Mighty Yadkin podcast invites candidates to be interviewed. Who can vote in primaries?

Solstice and the lag.

Holiday event extravaganza, part last. Rezonings in Yadkinville.

Merry Christmas!

Rigged: The Injustice of Corporate Welfare

The John Locke Foundation

Acres USA

Understanding Ag

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Commissioner Cliff responds. Mystery solved; Paul Freer tells his story. Jason James update. Mother Teresa can’t fight city hall.

Next Yadkin County Board of Commissioners meeting Agenda; new fire inspection fine structure and Yadkin River Greenway feasibility.

Election 2026! New candidates throw their hat in the ring for Commissioner and Sheriff. Mighty Mighty Yadkin podcast invites candidates to be interviewed.

Holiday event extravaganza, part three, plus Mapping Our History.

“Mind the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves.”

What do we want for our county?

Jason James’s petition to change zoning ordinance that says you cannot live in a camper on private property

Yadkin County Land Use Plan (scroll down to page 85 to see the map)

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No snow (yet); let the festivities begin.

Our very own local administrative state: a trip to the Yadkin County Board of Commissioners meeting. New solid waste ordinance: prepare to be fined. The Yadkin Guarantee scholarship at SCC.

Upcoming public meetings: watershed intensity, shed hell, and proposed new zoning bucket.

Surry County’s economic tier change, serious problems with the tier system. More serious problems (shocking, actually) with the poverty line calculation.

Getting warmed up for 2026 local elections. State of NC trying to spend $2.95 billion in extra COVID moola, and quick. Were we bribed?

Holiday event extravaganza, part two, plus Cricut at the library and Charlotte’s Web auditions.

The beatings will continue until morale improves.

Info on the Yadkin Guarantee.

Articles on the poverty line by Michael W. Green and Matt Smith.

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Thankful and horrified. Woolly worm weather update. Rooster stew report. Grumpy about the holidays?

Some corrections to Rush Limbaugh’s true story of Thanksgiving.

Private property vs. Yadkin County Zoning. Public meeting announcements: trash fines and tattoo parlors.

Dakota Chambers sentenced, Project Poplar incentives.

Call to action: Be a citizen reporter for your town/county.

Holiday event extravaganza, part one. Rhyme-writing workshop. Book sale.

Rush Limbaugh - The True Story of Thanksgiving

Jason James’s petition to change zoning ordinance that says you cannot live in a camper on private property

Yadkin County Land Use Plan (scroll down to page 85 to see the map)

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Woolly worms and weather. Truist meets car. Fire near Banner Elk.

New Jonesville Library opens and people get poetic. Libby and Overdrive kill my buzz and hurt libraries.

Leadership Yadkin Course, Western Yadkin Tour: Divine Redeemer, Jonesville History Center (train track myths!), Jonesville Town Hall & Welcome Center (Double Bluffs and K-9 Officer Jane), Windsor Run Cellars & Distillery (Cherry Bounce!), another huge poplar tree, Amish Bishop Mark Schlaback, Arnaud grave, Flat Rock Baptist Church.

Pink Friday, Light Up Downtown North Wilkesboro, Foothills Barrel Classic, Small Town Christmas at River Roast Coffee, last Elkin Cruise-in of the year, last Elkin RailYard event of the year, Christmas in Jonesville, Mt Airy Ghost Tours…and get ready for a slew of Christmas events Dec. 5.

Inflation - resurrecting the original meaning of the word.

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Northern lights and Arctic blasts.

Jonesville Police go full Big Brother with Clearview AI.

Jonesville Library grand re-opening and how awesome our libraries are. You don't own your Kindle books. 200-year-old Charlotte library book publisher closing in January. NWRL Photo Project.

Homeschools and local homeschool resources rock.

Upcoming: Youth Rodeo, Pink Friday, Light Up Downtown North Wilkesboro, Foothills Barrel Classic, Kids in America, Last Elkin Cruise-In of the year.

207-year-old Farmers' Almanac closing, Old Farmer's Almanac and local Blum's going strong!

Yokeley gets electronic monitoring and no-contact restrictions.

East Bend battles Yadkin County over water.

Shenanigans.

Link to Calibre eBook Management software.

Link to the NWRL Photo Project.

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Chicken stew season, y'all.

Muddy River Tavern menu. Halloween and The Claw.

Wineries, viticulture, enology, wine college, history of grape-growing in North Carolina.

Election results for Wilkes County, Boaz lawsuit in Pilot Mountain, closure in Stone Mountain.

I'll be John Browned.

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Muddy River Tavern ribbon cutting. History of alcohol regulation in our area... what has been the economic impact?

Willingham Theater and Big Fish.

Halloween tonight, Grimmwood tomorrow, fall back on Sunday. DST vs ST... there can be only one.

Letters From Home story and documentary premiere.

Yadkin County Annual Report highlights. Shared commercial kitchen links:

• Web page: https://www.yadkincountync.gov/521/Business-Development-Kitchen-
• Link to 31-page document: https://www.yadkincountync.gov/DocumentCenter/View/2511/Incubator-Kitchens--10-1-17?bidId=

Upcoming voting and disappearing Sheriff signs.

Caboodle.

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CORRECTION: I got the name of the book I was trying to recommend wrong. Although Big Fat Lie seems more accurate to me, the correct name is The Big Fat Surprise by Nina Teicholz. Find it here: https://ninateicholz.com/about/the-big-fat-surprise/

Corn shucking report. Lard (or lack thereof). Real farms aren't safe or pretty.

Big Fish, Grimmwood, and a plethora of Halloween events.

Update on East Bend shoot-out.

Farm grant program application: https://agventures.ces.ncsu.edu/application-for-ag-ventures-grant/

Stink bug strategies.

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