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A breaking and entering involving the theft of several firearms was reported to the Stokes County Sheriff’s Office on June 2. The incident occurred at a Heaven Drive, Walnut Cove residence, according to the report, which lists seven firearms as stolen including an AK style rifle, two AR rifles, two Glock pistols and two revolvers, with a total value of $3,500. Also reported stolen was $200 in U.S. currency. Damage to a flat screen television, a camera monitor and exterior door was valued at $1,000. ...
School board considers, keeps early start calendar
DANBURY — The Stokes County Schools Board of Education will keep the district with an early start date as planned for the upcoming school year, though a judge's order in an eastern North Carolina county has raised some uncertainty about the ability to do so. In January, the Board approved a calendar with an Aug. 14 start date for the 2024-2025 school year, which is earlier than the Aug. 26 date that North Carolina statute and the Department of Public Instruction says is the earliest...
Edmonds signs with Converse University
KING — West Stokes’ recent graduate Camden Edmonds signed his letter-of-intent to play basketball at Converse University located in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Edmonds considered multiple schools including Lee’s McRae University, Gardner Webb University, Lynchburg College, Catawba College, VMI and Caldwell University in New Jersey. “I’m feeling excited and ready to go,” said Edmonds. “The school wasn’t too big, but not too small. I didn’t want to be overwhelmed with a larger school. Converse is a perfect fit for me. The coaches and players welcomed me...
Trojan baseball completes undefeated season
KING — First year head coach BJ Fulk led Chestnut Grove’s baseball team to the school’s 13th Foothills Middle School Conference Championship after the team finished second last year under current South Stokes’ coach Gary Pollard. “My main goal was to make them better men,” said Fulk said. “I didn’t expect us to go 16-0. It’s an awesome accomplishment for the boys and I’m just a blessed coach! These boys are very talented and fun to coach, and anything I’ve asked them to do, they...
All-County softball released
With the help of area coaches and media, The Stokes News has released the 2023-24 All-County Softball team. West Stokes bounced back from last year’s first losing season since 2014 with a 19-5 finish. The Wildcats were Mid-State 2A Co-Conference champions with McMichael, conference tournament champions and made a third round NCHSAA 2A State Playoff appearance. North Stokes finished 12-13 and fifth in the Northwest 1A Conference but got hot...
Brown Takes Checkered; Holleman Works Hard to Win Second Race at Bowman Gray
WINSTON-SALEM — Tim Brown picked up his first win of the season and John Holleman IV won his first race in two years Saturday night at Bowman Gray in the Thunder Road Bar & Grill Modified Twin Fifties on Father’s Day weekend. Brown qualified fourth for the first race in the Brad’s Golf Cars Modified Series, and the top six qualifiers redrew for position. Brown drew the pole and led from start to finish. ...
Surry’s Connolly and Chambers Named All-American
CHARLOTTE — Surry’s Matthew Connolly and Jalen Chambers were recently named as National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division III Baseball All-Americans. Connolly was selected as the top catcher nationally in earning a spot on the All-American First Team while Chambers was named as an infielder on the Third Team. “Both Jalen and Matthew are very worthy of this tremendous honor,” stated Surry head coach, Tim Collins. “They both played very important positions and were instrumental in our success this past season.” ...
Cruising home: legendary local vehicle returns to Francisco for inaugural event
WESTFIELD — While most vintage automobiles stand out among their modern peers, Francisco farmer Joe Glen George’s 1966 Ford Bronco Roadster was iconic even when it was new. It has no doors, no roof, was one of only 5,000 produced with that body style (U13), and it sat in view on the Pilot Mountain Ford Motor Co. lot for two years before George bought it. So plenty of locals were...
Walnut Cove passes budget, avoids tax rate hike
WALNUT COVE — In a 3-1 vote on June 13, the Town of Walnut Cove Board of Commissioners passed a budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year that will not increase property tax rates or water/sewer fees. “It’s a very good budget,” Town Manager Kim Greenwood told the Board during the meeting, noting that programs were funded normally at or above the levels requested. The $2,613,525 total budget included paying off...
WFU director gives stirring speech for Best of Preps Banquet
MOUNT AIRY — More than 130 high schoolers, coaches, relatives and friends gathered in Mount Airy on May 21 to celebrate some of the best prep athletic performances of the year from a five-county region covered by APG Publishing’s local community newspapers. The annual Best of Preps gathering — put on by The Mount Airy News, Stokes News, Yadkin Ripple, Elkin Tribune, and The Carroll News in Virginia — recognizes the highest athletic achievements and performances of the past school year. Selected by sports writers...
Jeffreys and Ward Split Mod Wins; Amber Lynn Takes Sportsman 100 at Bowman Gray
WINSTON-SALEM - She’s back. Amber Lynn, who hasn’t raced at Bowman Gray since the first race of the season on April 20, returned Saturday night for the 100-lap race in the Law Offices of John Barrow Sportsman Series. Lynn not only came back, but she won what turned out to be 116 laps after the race went overtime. It was redemption after finishing 16th in April. ...
Garner will be the next AD at North Stokes
DANBURY — North Stokes’ guidance counselor and volleyball coach Kierston Garner will be the school’s next athletic director after Scott Smith stepped down after holding the job for the past three years. “When I found out that Scott Smith would be stepping down as AD, I knew that I had an interest,” said Garner. “If you know me, you know that sports has played a major role in my life and being able to lead a department is something I feel prepared for. ...
Nelson commits to Ferrum College
WALNUT COVE — South Stokes’ Maddox Nelson decided on where he wants to spend the next four years when he signed his letter-of-intent to play baseball at Ferrum College. “I’m excited to continue my baseball career at Ferrum,” said the senior. “It felt right. I knew it when I first seen the campus. I liked everything about it, the school, the facilities, the players, it felt like home. After the visit, I really didn’t consider anywhere else.” ...
Lady Trojans finish undefeated, again
KING — For the past four years, Chestnut Grove’s softball team has been perfect. The Lady Trojans have gone 55-0 on the diamond behind the leadership of three different head coaches, Kristen Jones (2021), Julie Gammons (2022, 23), and this year’s coach Brook Bowman. “The girls are all incredibly hard workers, and the culture that has been built at Chestnut Grove is really something special,” noted Bowman. “All the coaches before me built an awesome program, and I have loved getting to be a part...
Voters to decide on 1/4 cent sales tax, county alcohol sales
DANBURY — The Board of Commissioners voted unanimously June 10 to add two separate questions to the November 2024 ballot for Stokes County voters to decide: whether or not to levy an additional 1/4 cent sales tax and whether or not to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages. No speakers addressed either matter during public comment at the meeting. Voters will choose either “for” or “against” a local sales tax...
Pickleball planned for Pinnacle
The international phenomenon of pickleball is making its way to Stokes County. Representatives from the Pinnacle Lions Club recently obtained permission from county officials to modify the tennis courts at Pinnacle Lions Park and transform them into six pickleball courts. The project — which will be fully funded by the local Lions Club’s fundraising efforts — is envisioned as a way of meeting increasing demand for the sport in the...
87-year-old Gentry's Store to close in November
KING — What Hugh Gentry will miss most about running the family business on Main Street is the same thing he's loved about it since he was a youngster. "It's the people," he said. "I've just enjoyed seeing the customers that we've had for years and years and years, and it's a joy to find new customers." After 87 years in business, Gentry's Store will be closing at the end...
1/4 cent sales tax increase, alcohol sale referenda proposed
DANBURY — The Stokes County Board of Commissioners wants to add two items to the November 2024 ballot for voters to decide: adding a 1/4 cent to the sales tax and allowing the sale of mixed (alcoholic) beverages to be sold in the county. County officials presented draft resolutions on both items at their May 28 meeting. State statute requires both matters be approved by the public through election. Passage of each resolution will authorize the Board of Elections to add the referendum to the...
Clogging lovers gather for a good cause
KING — Clogging has a special meaning for many folks in the area, and the traditional dance’s unique draw was put to good use Sunday with the inaugural “Clogging for a Cause” event. Held on June 2 at the King Central Park amphitheater, the free event featured three popular clogging companies who performed as a means of raising awareness and donations for the Stokes County Animal Shelter and the Friends of Stokes Shelter. ...
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