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In their quest to create something both local and unique, Powers Farm & Brewery co-owner Kevin Powers and his neighbor Jake Messick have teamed up to craft a refreshing summer

In their quest to create something both local and unique, Powers Farm & Brewery co-owner Kevin Powers and his neighbor Jake Messick have teamed up to craft a refreshing summer

The 2021-23 state budget bill proposed by the Republican-controlled Senate includes providing $1.8 million toward the establishment and preservation of the east bank on the Shallow Ford of the Yadkin River. The Shallow Ford funding language appeared initially in House Bill 242, which was filed March 9 and has not been acted upon since. The money would be provided though the state Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. It is the second largest department appropriation for historic sites i...

The Messick Farm property in western Forsyth County has been acquired with plans to convert the 246 acres off the Yadkin River into a historic preservation site with walking trails. The seven tracts are in the Shallowford and Williams roads areas of the county at the Shallow Ford segment of the river. The only tract with a listed address is at 9600 Shallowford Road. According to a Forsyth Register of Deeds filing Thursday, The Conservation Fund of Arlington, Va., paid $2.8 million to purchase t...