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Citizens will have a chance to speak out--Public hearing on Stokes Reynolds Hospital to be held
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Stokes County residents will soon have the opportunity to speak out about their local hospital. A public hearing will be held at an upcoming county commissioners meeting. The board of commissioners may not be able yet to agree on the date of the hearing, but each commissioner agreed that the citizens must be heard. Now that North Carolina Bap...
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NEWS
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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SPORTS
Early fireworks power Jayvee Wildcats past Spartans
West Stokes jayvee team got out to a big lead early on and went on to beat Central Davidson 12-7 on Friday. David Doyle, Caleb Cox and Tyler Pollard all had two hits for the Wildcats. Cox and Poll...
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Brett Boyles - West Stokes Six area players earn Northwest 1A/2A All Conference basketball honors
Six players from Stokes County high schools earned All Conference basketball honors for the 2009-10 season. Making the list were West Stokes’ Brett Boyles and Jacob Nunn, North Stokes’ Liz Warden,...
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Lady Wildcats open 2010 campaign by beating Raiders
The West Stokes Wildcats’ softball team opened the 2010 season with a 7-2 nonconference win over the 4A Reagan Raiders on Monday night. After a scoreless first inning, the Wildcats posted two runs...
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Submitted photo These North Stokes High School students will be participating in a spring fashion show at the school on March 20 at 6:30 p.m. The public is invited. Walking the fashion runway at North Stokes
Spring will be here soon, and with the spring season comes new fashions. North Stokes High School will be hosting its first spring fashion show on Saturday, March 20 at 6:30 p.m., and the public i...
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North and South Stokes combining for the arts--“Death By Chocolate” is Saturday
The world premier of “Death By Chocolate” will be performed by the North and South Stokes High School Performing Arts Department on Saturday, March 13, 2010. Dessert will be served starting at 6 p...
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Hawkins makes dean’s list
Caitlin Elizabeth Hawkins of Walnut Cove has been named to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington dean’s list for the fall semester 2009. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Hawkins...
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CHURCH NEWS
What’s Happening In Area Churches
Editor’s Note: Events listed in the church calendar must be submitted in writing. Church calendar items are not accepted over the telephone. Information may be e-mailed to levans@thestokesnews.com...
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Calvary Baptist Baby Day
Submitted photo “Growing Up God’s way” was the theme for Baby Day 2010 which was celebrated at Calvary Baptist Church in King on February 21 in the 11 a.m. worship service. Children in the infant ...
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What’s happening in area churches
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You Decide: Where’s the North Carolina economy headed?
It’s time to take the pulse of the patient again. In this case, the patient is the North Carolina economy, and the diagnosed condition is the recession. By many standards the recession is the wors...
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In the Garden: Getting ready for spring
Spring Dreaming-Each year about this time, cabin fever starts to set in, and I find myself dreaming of being outdoors in the garden. With all the wintry weather we have had lately, it is nice to d...
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Backyard Astronomer: March 2010: spring stars push winter to the west
There still may be some snow on the ground where you live from recent weather events, but you can see spring in the sky at night this time of year! What’s happening is the sun is setting later and...
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BIRTHDAYS
Wilson is 95
Submitted photo Lillie Wilson of Walnut Cove celebrated her 95th birthday on January 29, 2010.
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Submitted photo Charlie Bolejack enjoyed his 102nd birthday party with family and friends at Walnut Cove Healthcare where he is recovering from a broken hip. Bolejack turns 102

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Maude Goff Goff turns 90
Maude Snider Goff of King celebrated her 90th birthday on December 13 with her family at her home on Wes Wall Road. Maude now resides at Priddy Manor in King where she receives much love and care ...
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KING ARRESTS The following people were arrested and charged by the King Police Department. The information includes the arrested person’s name, address and charges received. Alfonzo Sanchez Ta...
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KING ARRESTS The following people were arrested and charged by the King Police Department. The information includes the arrested person’s name, address and charges received. Jonathan Nicholas ...
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KING ARRESTS The following people were arrested and charged by the King Police Department. The information includes the arrested person’s name, address and charges received. Stephen Eugene Sap...
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