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Electric bikes banned from King city parks
KING — Electric bicycles will not be allowed at either of two parks in the City of King following a unanimous July 1 City Council vote. Electric bikes were already not allowed at King Central Park on Kirby Road but were not against the rules at Recreation Acres on White Road. Because electric bicycles present a safety hazard to pedestrians and non-electric cyclists, the King Parks & Recreation Advisory Board...
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. ...
Riverside Results
Riverview results for the Senior Bunny Hope on Thursday, June 13 are as follows (from L to R): Jeff Tingle, Tommy Bray, Eddie Payne and Tom Long. Congratulations to Jeff Willis who hit a hole in one on hole #5! Riverview Golf Course in Pine Hall hosts a Senior Bunny Hop for golfers ages 50 and over every Tuesday and Thursday at 10 a.m. Call (336) 548-6908 for more information.
Surry Student-Athletes Earn Region 10 Academic Honors
KINSTON — Surry Community College recently had 28 student-athletes receive spring All-Region honors for their academic performance. All-Academic honors are presented to Region 10 student-athletes who achieved at least a 3.0 grade point average while earning a minimum of twelve credit hours and participating in a spring semester sport. “We are excited to have our student-athletes honored by Region 10 for their academic performance,” said Surry Athletic Director Mark Tucker. “Our student-athletes have had a very successful academic year in the classroom. Our coaches are...
Wildcats host alumni basketball game
KING — Coach Carter Phillips and the West Stokes men’s basketball team hosted the first-ever alumni game on Friday, June 28, in the school’s gymnasium. “I came up with the idea by noticing the great culture and bond between the West Stokes basketball players and coaches from the past,” said Phillips. “I wanted to give these guys the opportunity to not only get to see each other again but to be on the court together as well.” ...
Alum hired as West's girls' basketball coach
KING — West Stokes announced the hiring of the next girls’ head basketball coach at the end of last week. Alumnus Andy Edmonds (2002) will be the Lady Wildcats 11th coach in program history replacing Julie Gammons, who stepped down in mid-June. “I am truly blessed to have this opportunity to coach women’s basketball at West Stokes,” said Edmonds. “In my coaching career things have always seemed to happen when they were supposed to, which I consider to be evidence of a far greater plan...
Stokes bowlers represent well at state Special Olympics
On Friday, May 31, 10 athletes representing the Special Olympics Stokes County bowling program headed to Raleigh to compete in the 2024 Summer Games. They joined nearly 1500 other Special Olympics athletes and unified partners from across the state for a weekend of competition and fun. This year marks the fourth Summer Games that have been attended by our athletes and was the largest number of athletes so far. This year, we had five bowlers compete in the singles event, two teams compete in the...
Tim Brown takes historic 100th win at Bowman Gray
WINSTON-SALEM — Reaching 100 is special in pretty much anything. Well, for Tim Brown, who has accomplished pretty much everything in the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series at Bowman Gray Stadium, won his 100th race Saturday night in the first 25-lap Modified race. Brown, who has won 12 points championships in his illustrious career, sat on the pole after having the fastest qualifying lap. It was his 143rd career pole...
Danbury budget approved with no tax rate increase
DANBURY — On June 26, the Danbury Town Council unanimously approved a budget for the upcoming fiscal year that maintains the town's property tax rate and does not draw from its fund balance. The total 2024-2025 budget of $77,500 reflects an increase of only $120 from the 2023-2024 fiscal year's approved budget of $77,380. The tax rate was set at 27 cents per $100 of valuation. ...
Finding out about Belle Smith
DANBURY — North Stokes’ rising senior Belle Smith plays both basketball and soccer for the Vikings with soccer being her favorite sport. She loves the fact that she has grown up near Hanging Rock State Park, with so many things to do there. She enjoys her family, and they are the ones who motivate her to compete in sports the most. She is looking forward to her senior year of...
Getting to Know Bryson Stephens
WALNUT COVE — South Stokes’ Bryson Stephens, known for his personality and humor, is looking forward to school in the fall and playing a bigger role on the boys’ basketball team. Stephens played both football and basketball during his junior year, but basketball is his favorite sport and is something he has always done. Walnut Cove is special to him because of all of his friendships he has made over...
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. ...
Ward takes advantage of Myers' misfortune to win at Bowman Gray
WINSTON-SALEM — It looked for much of the race that Brandon Ward was going to finish runner-up in the Market 100 Saturday night at Bowman Gray Stadium, but he was able to withstand all the challenges to pick up the win. Ward started fourth in the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series 100-lap race, but he slowly inched his way to the top two with both Burt Myers and Danny Bohn. Myers, who sat on the pole after the full-field redraw had his brand-new transmission break...
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...
Basketball camps hit record numbers
Both North and South Stokes’ boys’ and girls’ basketball programs hosted their annual camps during the week of June 10. South Stokes hit record numbers with 175 campers with North Stokes totaling between 50-60 kids each day. “I’m very pleased with the turnout for camp this year, which was a record for us,” said boys’ basketball coach Jason Clark. “All of our basketball players (boys and girls) did a great...
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...
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...
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. ...
Stokes County Sheriff's Office's Most Wanted
The Stokes County Sheriff’s Office seeks information on the following individuals: Darrell Wayne Tullock, 57, with a last known address of Moser Ridge Road, King, and a prior address of Ziglar Road, Winston-Salem. Wanted on a civil order for arrest for child support. Gary Oneil Hairston, 42, with a last known address of McCanless Street, Winston-Salem, and a previous adress of Pine Hall Road, Belews Creek. Wanted on an order for arrest for failure to pay child support. Jozette M. Ward, 50, with a last known address of Arlington, Texas. Wanted on a warrant for two counts of felony conspiracy. Those with information on any of these individuals is asked to contact the sheriff’s office at 336-593-8787, 800-672-2851, 336-593-8130 or 336-593-8139.
Stokes News delivery delayed
Due to a pressroom error, printed copies of the June 20, 2024 edition of The Stokes News will not be delivered to customers until Friday, June 21. We sincerely apologize for this inconvenience. Newspapers will be available Thursday afternoon at the newsroom located at 122 S. Main St. in King.
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