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Harvey Laffoon (1897-1978) was the owner, publisher and editor of The Elkin Tribune for 42 years, beginning in 1926. He was inducted into the North Carolina Journalism Hall of Fame in 2002. [2] In 1949, the paper expanded from a weekly to bi-weekly.
Pope John Paul II was the subject of three premature obituaries.. A prematurely reported obituary is an obituary of someone who was still alive at the time of publication. . Examples include that of inventor and philanthropist Alfred Nobel, whose premature obituary condemning him as a "merchant of death" for creating military explosives may have prompted him to create the Nobel Prize; [1 ...
Elkin also has two microbreweries and a craft brewery festival each fall called The Big Elkin Brewfest. It is held in the Municipal Park, which was a mustering field during the American Revolution. Elkin was the easternmost encampment along the Overmountain Victory Trail and there is a marker at the park near the recreation center along Hwy 268.
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Pages in category "People from Elkin, North Carolina" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C.
Elkin Township is one of fifteen townships in Surry County, North Carolina, United States. The township had a population of 6,283 according to the 2020 census. Geographically, Elkin Township occupies 21.3 square miles (55 km 2) in southwestern Surry County. Elkin Township's southern border is the Yadkin River.
Reggie Johnson, 79, American jazz double-bassist. [266] Henryk Łapiński, 87, Polish actor (How I Unleashed World War II, Man of Marble, A Short Film About Killing). [267] Grant Larson, 87, American politician, member of the Wyoming Senate (1995–2011). [268] Christian Manen, 86, French composer. [269] H. Jay Melosh, 73, American geophysicist ...
Sandra Elkin (October 16, 1938 – November 8, 2023) was an American television talk show host. She was the producer and host of the pioneering PBS program Woman, a half-hour public affairs show focused on women's issues. A native of Vermont, she pursued a degree in theatre, where she met her husband, theatre director Saul Elkin.