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The Great American Soup-off first began 16 years ago when then Royall’s owner Suzanne Puckett, with the help of her friend Leighanne Wright, sought to create a fun community event
A member of General George Washington's personal bodyguard settled near Elkin after experiencing a front-row seat to history. He was laid to rest near the Carter Falls Trail.
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A member of General George Washington's personal bodyguard settled near Elkin after experiencing a front-row seat to history. He was laid to rest near the Carter Falls Trail.
Back in the Hometown Bill Carter of Elkin surveys stream restoration including terraced banks above Carter Falls. They call the Mississippi River muddy. But folks out in the Midwest haven’t seen a muddy river until they have seen Big Elkin Creek after a big rain. Brown creek water that looks like a big flow of Yoo-hoo not only is unsightly here in the hometown but also complicates the processing of clean drinking water for Elkin. The town draws its water from the Big Elkin at its treatment plant along Pleasant Hill Road. A million-dollar-plus effort to improve the creek and reduce its flow ...