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Will camp for food
Remember the last time that the electricity went out at your home? How about during the winter? And how about when the outside nighttime temperatures were below freezing? Remember what all you had...
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Permanent drop-off box for medications now at sheriff’s office
Several times a year, Stokes Citizens for Safe and Healthy Communities hold events to collect old or unused prescription drugs. Now a permanent drop-off box will be located in the county for peopl...
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Law enforcement works to combat ATV issue
Local officers have made recent arrests in connection with the problem of ATV violations in the county, a problem that agencies are working together to address. On Jan. 25, the Stokes County She...
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Council members discuss sidewalks in Danbury
The issue of sidewalks in Danbury was brought up at a recent town council meeting, with ideas such as more community involvement batted around as a way to get improvements done in the town. Coun...
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CenterPoint to hire around 90 people
CenterPoint Human Services will be hiring close to 90 positions over the next 12 months to fill expansion needs. CenterPoint is the state-mandated Local Management Entity in charge of overseeing t...
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Norovirus infections spreading widely across the state
According to the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services, several health departments across North Carolina reported multiple outbreaks of norovirus in January, prompting state public health o...
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School board torn between early, late school start
by Leslie Bray
Contributing Writer
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Beating the heat or racing to finish exams before holiday break? These are the two options keeping school board members up at night. At their regular monthly meeting on Jan. 23, the Stokes Count...
Winter Dessert Theatre Series begins next week
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Excitement is in the air for Stokes County and Piedmont theatre goers, as the Winter Dessert Theatre Series returns on February 4 with Mike Wiley Productions’ “Tired Souls,” the story of Rosa Park...
State champion Lady Vikings receive rings
by Meghann Evans
Managing Editor
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A state championship win is something high school athletes will remember for the rest of their lives, and the state champion North Stokes volleyball players got to re-live some of the excitement F...
Art exhibit to benefit animal shelter draws crowd
by Staff Report
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The Apple Gallery at the Stokes County Arts Council was brimming with art and animal lovers Friday night, to the point that it was sometimes difficult to find space to move from one part of the ex...
Two Walnut Cove residents arrested on drug charges
by Staff Report
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Two Walnut Cove residents were arrested this week on drug-related charges following a five-month undercover investigation by the Stokes County Sheriff’s Office. Donovan Tremayne Hairston, 26, of...
Art exhibit to benefit Stokes County Animal Shelter
Opening reception set for Friday
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The Stokes County Arts Council will feature an exhibit on behalf of the Stokes County Animal Shelter during the month of February. The opening reception will be held Friday, Jan. 27, from 5:30 p...
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