Deputies should be more respectful
      TO THE EDITOR: Recently I was riding with my mother who is a resident of Wilkes County. We passed a local sheriff's deputy who had pulled over a motorist. After proceeding past at a reduced rate of speed, I jokingly said my mom "better be good." We were shocked when, a few minutes later, the dep...
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Thanks extended to blood donors in last two drives
      TO THE EDITOR: We extend our thanks to all those who donated blood during the two blood drives in Wilkes County last month. Both of these drives gave credits for use by Chris Charping. The response at the high school was overwhelming -- 180 donors -- with some turned away due to time limitation...
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