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Filing period ends Friday for conservation supervisor
Candidate filing for Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor will end at 12 p.m. on July 5. According to the Stokes County Board of Elections, only one candidate has filed for election to the post: Bob Lindsay. There is no primary election for this position. Eligible candidates who file will be on the Nov. 5 general election ballot. ...
‘My Insides Started Boiling’: North Carolina Mother Outraged After Middle Schooler Writes N-word on Daughter’s Arm at Yearbook Signing Party and Then Hit Her Daughter for Telling
Local authorities and a civil rights group are investigating an incident at a North Carolina middle school in which a student wrote a racial slur […] ‘My Insides Started Boiling’: North Carolina Mother Outraged After Middle Schooler Writes N-word on Daughter’s Arm at Yearbook Signing Party and Then Hit Her Daughter for Telling
Pups show up for inaugural pet contest
WALNUT COVE — The dog days of summer came early this year to Stokes County. On Saturday, June 22, The Friends of the Stokes Shelter hosted their First Ever Pet Contest at Decked Out Burgers and Dogs. Furry friends, their humans and one lizard — Kevin, a bearded dragon — gathered in the shade in the field next to the Walnut Cove eatery for a fun morning of fellowship and...
Learning about Alayna Davis
King — West Stokes’ rising senior Alayna Davis is looking forward to the new school year and continuing to try new things. She’s looking forward to the opportunities ahead of her and figuring out how to maneuver through those. She picked up a new sport during her junior year in lacrosse after playing softball for the previous two seasons. Davis fell in love with the sport and it’s now her favorite to play. ...
Foothills North tops Stokes 18-6
The Foothills North Junior Legion team exploded for 18 runs in just four innings against Stokes County. Foothills Post 123 scored double-digit runs for the third time in seven days to defeat Post 290 18-6 on June 24. This included an 8-run first inning and a 10-run third inning. The 24 runs in Monday’s game, held at North Surry High School, nearly surpassed the 27 combined runs scored across the...
Stokes County joins worldwide celebration of music
Musicians throughout Stokes County contributed to an international chorus on Friday, June 21, as part of Make Music Day 2024. The musical holiday was initiated in France in 1982 as a day where free music would be everywhere, according to the Make Music website MakeMusicDay.org. Make Music Day has spread and is celebrated now in more than 1,000 cities in 120 different countries. ...
County passes first tax rate hike since 2015
DANBURY — In a 3-2 vote Monday, the Stokes County Board of Commissioners passed a budget that included a 5 cent property tax rate increase. The 2024-2025 budget ordinance also includes a 2 cent fire tax increase for the county, Walnut Cove and King service districts. Those that live within the Rural Hall fire service district, the Walnut Cove town or King city limits will not be subject to the...
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