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Heroin/opium bust in King
On February 25, in conjunction with the Kernersville Police Department, Winston-Salem Police Department, Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office and Stokes County Sheriff’s Department, the King Police Dep...
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Water leak being repaired on Walnut Cove’s Main Street: Traffic must dodge work area at Edward Jones building
As snow fell steadily, the Walnut Cove Board of Commissioners met for their regularly scheduled meeting on March 2 at the Walnut Cove Senior Center. After the call to order and an invocation by P...
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Time of the singing of birds
Michael Mullins/The Stokes News In 10 days, the winter will be past, and the winter weather should be nearly over and gone. As evidenced by these flashes of color in Stokes County, the time of the...
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Submitted photo Lisa Cox of King is now known as Lizzy Armentrout, a writer of Christian mystery novels. Dare to dream: Making mysteries in King--Lisa Cox is putting her town on the literary map
Lisa Cox loved to read but had no real interest in writing. And then, one day, she complained. That complaint elicited a three-word comment from her husband, Todd Cox, that changed Lisa’s life. T...
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Leslie Bray Evans/The Stokes News The City of King was honored by the King Chamber of Commerce as the Chamber Business/Member of the Quarter in appreciation of the city’s efforts in clearing the roads and removing trees during the winter weather this year. Shown above during the presentation at the March 1 city council meeting are (l. to r.) Chamber Director Deanne Moore, Mayor Jack Warren and Chamber President David L. May Jr. May expressed the gratitude of business owners and citizens for the city’s dedication in keeping everyone safe. King’s controversial State of Emergency declaration is hot topic--Mayor Jack Warren takes full responsibility
Television cameras from local stations were rolling on Monday night at the King City Council meeting. March 1 was the first council meeting since the controversial State of Emergency declaratio...
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John Brasfield Brasfield is sentenced for incident with student
The verdict is finally in on former South Stokes schoolteacher, John C. Brasfield, 56. He was sentenced on Friday, February 26, after pleading guilty in Stokes County Superior Court to assault on ...
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Winter Weather Round. . .?
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Billy Payne/The Stokes News Stokes County residents are losing count of which round of winter weather it was that hit the area on Tuesday, March 2. For the second year in a row, March came in li...
Candidates for election file in large numbers
by Leslie Bray Evans, News Editor
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The three-week filing period for those who wish to run for political office this year has been a busy one. When filing ended at noon on Friday, February 26, large numbers of candidates had thrown...
Break in burglary and kidnapping case in King--Suspects accused of breaking into home, restraining occupants
by Leslie Bray Evans, News Editor
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A case of burglary and kidnapping that occurred over a year ago in King has been solved. Two men from King were arrested and charged in the crime—Michael Ray Bowman, 39, of Boxer Drive, and Larry...
Getting ready for warmer weather--Danbury Town Council discusses new campground ordinance
by Leslie Bray Evans
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It may have been cold outside on Wednesday, February 24, but there were two hot topics at the Danbury Town Council meeting that night. At their regular monthly meeting, the council discussed thei...
Farmer Appreciation scheduled for April 1
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On Thursday, April 1, the 12th Annual Farmer Appreciation event will be held at North Stokes High School in Danbury from 6-9 p.m. This event is organized each year by the local farm service offices...
Two young adults give back to their community through AmeriCorps
by Amanda Dodson, Contributing Writer
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Chelsea Evans and Matthew Snider are making a difference in Stokes County. The two young adults have been accepted into AmeriCorps, a nationally based community civics program that provides servi...
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