Stokes County News

The 208th Army Band out of Concord usually entertains soldiers, but July 4th the musicians will open their performance up to the community for free at the Blackmon Amphitheatre at 1 p.m. The free concert is being presented by the Surry Arts Council.

Surry County already has the second-highest unemployment rate in Northwest North Carolina and the Triad area, and a local official says there's no relief in sight.

In her work with an animal-rescue group in Stokes County, Mona Singleton has placed a lot of pets in loving homes.

Work on a mile-long stretch of U.S. 421 in Watauga County will begin next month under a contract awarded by the N.C. Department of Transportation, officials said yesterday.

The Stokes County Board of Commissioners approved spending $375,000 to build a new EMS station in Pinnacle at its regular meeting on Monday.

King police arrested a woman and her boyfriend Friday on charges connected with the beating of a 3-year old child, department officials said yesterday in a news release.

Outfitters that rent kayaks and canoes along the Dan River have learned the hard way this year that when it rains , it pours.

Yesterday, Amir Jackson's day at summer camp included stepping inside a jail cell.

Teaching positions in Stokes County will suffer as a result of the budgetary shortfall on the state level.

At North Forsyth High School, Ron Jessup spends much of his day out and about -- walking the halls, poking his head into offices and classrooms.

A Stokes County man accused of killing his girlfriend appeared in court yesterday on charges of first-degree murder and other offenses, authorities said.

City Police Chief Roger McCreary, left, and Lt. Alan Freeman are shown Thursday at the 342 Leonard Road home of James Washington where officers conducted a search.

Investigators in Stokes County say they have the man responsible for the murder of Ashley Ward in custody.

The man accused of killing his 24-year-old girlfriend and putting her body into Belews Creek earlier this month has been returned to North Carolina.

A man wanted in North Carolina for the slaying of his girlfriend has agreed to be extradited from Henrico County, where he was arrested over the weekend.

The 25-year-old boyfriend of a Mount Airy woman who was found dead in Belews Creek last Tuesday was arrested in Richmond, Va., early Sunday morning and has been charged with her murder.

A man drowned yesterday evening in Belews Lake, near the Rockingham and Stokes County line, WGHP/FOX8 reported.

The body of a woman found in Belews Creek Tuesday has been identified as a woman missing in Stokes County.

Investigators have identified a body found floating in Belews Lake. Forsyth County Sheriff's Office say the body was found by fishermen around 2:00pm on Tuesday.

Heavy rains washed away part of the road in Stokes County early Friday morning. According to the NCDOT, heavy rains caused problems with a storm drain.