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  • Group urges Stokes County commissioners to oppose fracking

    A group opposed to hydraulic fracturing in Stokes County presented a resolution to the county's Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, urging it to reject this controversial method of extracting natural gas from shale formations within the county's borders.

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  • Stokes residents concerned about bioremediation plan

    When they were looking for a new home, Carol and William Roughton picked a remote spot in northern Stokes County, choosing serenity over quick access to a grocery store or gas station.

  • King City Council cuts $174,000 from police department budget

    The King City Council decided Tuesday to cut $174,000 from the police department budget in a move to save money because the city will receive less revenue from property taxes in fiscal 2012-13.

  • Veteran says King police are harassing him for throwing away a Christian flag

    Steven Hewett, an Afghanistan war veteran who started a controversy two years ago by objecting to a Christian flag at King's Veteran's Memorial, says the town's police are harassing him because he threw away a Christian flag at the memorial in late April.

  • Non-traditional Early College graduates first high school class in Forsyth CountyView Video

    Early College of Forsyth, a local school system program that offers college credit to high school students, graduated its first class Thursday.

  • Stokes Rep. Holloway takes heat for remarks about teachers

    During a joint legislative committee meeting on the North Carolina education system last month, state Rep. Bryan Holloway, R-Stokes, suggested that teachers should not take time from the school day to blast state legislators with angry emails about the state's education budget.

  • Open-air painting event draws artists to Stokes County

    This time of year, Eddy McGee inevitably receives a flood of calls from people in Stokes County.

  • Hanging Rock State Park begins trail improvement project

    RALEIGH – Hanging Rock State Park is rerouting and upgrading a section of the popular Tory’s Den Trail near the park’s western boundary, according to the N.C. Division of Parks and Recreation.

  • Mount Airy couple fights off knife-wielding intruder

    A Mount Airy couple was awakened late Wednesday by an armed intruder, fought him off and saved their own lives, Surry County Sheriff Graham Atkinson said.

  • Lansing looks at traffic woes

    Jessica Brown took her preschool daughter, Skylar, for library storytime at Lansing Town Hall recently. She decided to go on a quick field trip, walking down the hill to see firetrucks.

  • Construction on five bridges underway

    The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded a $1.6 million contract for preservation work on five bridges in Ashe, Avery and Watauga counties, the DOT announced today. Taylor & Murphy Construction Co., Inc., of Asheville, won the contract and will replace bridge decks, clean and paint the steel and do substructure repairs, among other work.

  • Federal judge says N.C. can't ban all citizens' guns during emergencies

    When winter storms slammed North Carolina in early 2010, Gov. Bev Perdue declared a state of emergency.

  • King City Council votes to keep city police department, end talks with Stokes County

    The King City Council voted 3-2 Wednesday to maintain the city's police department and cut off negotiations with Stokes County officials to provide law enforcement services for King.

  • King council votes to keep police department

    The King City Council voted 3-2 Wednesday to maintain the city’s police department and cut off negotiations with Stokes County officials to provide law enforcement services for King.

  • Triad's unemployment rate increases in January

    The Triad's unemployment rate, as expected, rose sharply during January, the N.C. Commerce Department reported Tuesday.

  • Most King residents tell council to keep King Police Department

    An overwhelming majority of people at a public hearing Monday night told the King City Council that they support maintaining the King Police Department and that council should reject a proposal for the Stokes County Sheriff's Office to provide police services in King.

  • Grieving man's dog found

    Still grieving over his mother's death in a house fire, Steve Morris spent much of Wednesday and Thursday dealing with another heartbreak — the disappearance of his beloved dog, Scout.

  • Stokes: King policing would cost $1.6M

    Providing law enforcement to the residents of King would cost Stokes County about $1.6 million for the first year, County Manager Rick Morris told commissioners Monday.

  • Trail work ready to pay off?

    For nearly three years, a crew of volunteers and workers toiled deep in the woods of the Sauratown Mountains, clearing brush, moving rocks and cutting back trees and bushes to create a 6-mile mountain bike trail that would draw people from around the region.

  • Charges dropped against Stokes couple accused of running puppy mill

    Animal-cruelty charges against a Stokes County couple accused of running a puppy mill have been dropped, the Stokes County manager's office announced Thursday.

  • Contract to rebuild Watauga County bridge awarded

    The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded a $597,448 contract to replace the Meat Camp Road bridge over Meat Camp Creek in Watauga County, the DOT announced today.

  • Stokes County historian Bob Carroll dies at 104

    When it came to writing about the history and rural customs of Stokes County, Bob Carroll had a hard time putting his pen down, finishing his last book two years ago at the age of 102.

  • King City Council sets public hearing date on police proposal

    The King City Council set a tentative date of March 13 for a public hearing on whether the city should disband the King Police Department and hire the Stokes County Sheriff's Office to provide police services in the city.

  • Judicial races heat up in Forsyth

    Two more candidates filed to run for the District 21 judgeship on Friday, bringing the number of candidates to five in the nonpartisan contest to fill the seat of Chester Davis in Forsyth County.

  • Longtime King business celebrates 75th anniversary

    In the 1940s and '50s, after a hard day laboring on the farm or in the factory, hordes of men would flock to Gentry & Moser's grocery store in King's bustling downtown.

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