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<title><![CDATA[Stokes sheriff will retire next year]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/21/stokes-sheriff-will-retire-next-year/news-regional-stokes/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Mike Joyce, the sheriff of Stokes County since 1990, will not seek re-election next year, he said yesterday.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stokes fire-safety project to aid physically challenged]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[The office of the Stokes County fire marshal has started a fire-safety program to help people with physical challenges, the need for which was underscored recently when an elderly blind woman died in a fire at her house in Walnut Cove.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:25:03 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Local ]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/nov/03/032218/local-election-results/news-regional-stokes/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Election results from the local Nov. 3, 2009 general election.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:18:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stokes plans Internet study]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Relief may be on the way for people in Stokes County who are on the wrong end of the digital divide.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:20:05 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Advocate to promote Dan River]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/oct/21/202235/advocate-to-promote-dan-river/news-regional-stokes/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Many paddlers would agree that the prettiest sections of the 200-mile-long Dan River are in Stokes County.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:35:03 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Surry paramedics win state title]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/oct/11/surry-paramedics-win-state-title/news-regional-stokes/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Two Surry County paramedics beat a three-time champion team from Stokes County to be named the top paramedic team in North Carolina.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:10:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[King hires new fire chief]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[A longtime firefighter was hired as chief of the King Fire Department last week.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:08:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The Right Chords: Folk-music group gathers to play on a warm evening]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/sep/22/220020/the-right-chords-folk-music-group-gathers-to-play-/news-regional-stokes/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[One by one, the musicians drifted to the white gazebo at the center of the shady park, took seats on the wooden bench and opened their cases, lifting out guitars and violins. Pages rustled as new songs were passed around, and chords tentatively floated on the thick summer air.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:20:44 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Buses spread word of free prescription program]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/sep/12/buses-spread-word-of-free-prescription-program/news-regional-stokes/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The Community Care Center of Winston-Salem has hitched a ride on Winston-Salem Transit Authority buses to get the word out about a program that provides free prescription drugs for low-income or underinsured residents.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Camp Commotion: 4-H center viewed as way  to boost Stokes' economy]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/sep/09/090010/camp-commotion/news-regional-stokes/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The cabins are quiet, the trails are empty and the archery supplies have been packed up, but the Sertoma 4-H Educational Center, a place that most people call Camp Sertoma, continues to buzz with activity.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:10:04 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Handling mental patients in ER is forum topic]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/aug/21/handling-mental-patients-in-er-is-forum-topic/news-regional-stokes/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[For the second time in six weeks, CenterPoint Human Services is having a forum aimed at how to better handle mental patients in the emergency room.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[2 Stokes County men accused in beating death of another]]></title>

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<description><![CDATA[Two Stokes County men were charged yesterday with second-degree murder in the death of another man, authorities said.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 31 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Figure on Him To Inspire: Man credits weight loss to spiritual experience in ICU, a better diet - and hours of working out at the Y]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/jul/25/figure-on-him-to-inspire-man-credits-weight-loss-t/news-regional-stokes/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Today, Robert Brown - once 329 pounds - is a model of fitness. He works out at the Stokes Family YMCA almost every day for up to five hours.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 25 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[King man dies in crash on N.C. 66]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/jul/20/king-man-dies-crash-nc-67/news-regional-stokes/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The crash happened on N.C. 66 near Covington Road about 7:30 p.m. Sunday, authorities said.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:23:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Meeting focuses on costs of care]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/jul/08/meeting-focuses-on-costs-of-care/news-regional-stokes/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Reducing the time that law-enforcement personnel spend monitoring psychiatric patients in emergency departments emerged as the top priority from a high-profile community meeting yesterday.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Stokes board approves $375,000 for new EMS station in Pinnacle]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/jun/24/240025/stokes-board-approves-375000-for-new-ems-station-i/news-regional-stokes/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The Stokes County Board of Commissioners approved spending $375,000 to build a new EMS station in Pinnacle at its regular meeting on Monday.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:25:04 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Historic school closes in Stokes County]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/jun/10/historic-school-closes-stokes-county/news-regional-stokes/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Alumni, faculty, staff and students say goodbye to Nancy Reynolds Elementary School in Westfield.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 10 Jun 2009 13:13:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sheriff: Woman found in Belews Lake died from head injuries]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/jun/08/081047/sheriff-woman-whose-body-was-found-belews-lake-die/news-regional-stokes/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The woman whose body was pulled from Belews Lake last week died from head injuries, Stokes County Sheriff Mike Joyce said this morning.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:47:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fire & Police Briefs: Man drowns in Belews Lake; rescue teams recover body]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/jun/07/man-drowns-in-belews-lake-rescue-teams-recover-bod/news-regional-stokes/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[A man drowned yesterday evening in Belews Lake, near the Rockingham and Stokes County line, WGHP/FOX8 reported.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Identity of body in pond verified]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.journalnow.com/content/2009/jun/06/identity-of-body-in-pond-verified/news-regional-stokes/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Authorities have identified the body found floating in a pond near Belews Lake Tuesday as a Mount Airy woman whose mother had reported her missing last weekend.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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