Stokes County News

Britt Harper Uzzell lives in the shadow of Pilot Mountain, and lately he has begun hiking to the top several times a week.

The genesis of a photographer I have been a photographer ever since I was a kid.

After two disabled Stokes County residents died in house fires within a week, firefighters are placing an increased emphasis on a year-old program that helps emergency workers identify homes occupied by the disabled.

Wendi Uselton, a write-in candidate, won one of two seats on the Danbury Town Council.

Since 1986, Crisis Control Ministry has operated a licensed free pharmacy, the first in North Carolina.

Police said a King woman who had been placed under arrest slipped out of her handcuffs and punched a King police officer in the face.

Relief may be on the way for people in Stokes County who are on the wrong end of the digital divide.

On Friday, October 16, after a busy week in Washington, United States Senator Richard Burr visited West Stokes High School.

Many paddlers would agree that the prettiest sections of the 200-mile-long Dan River are in Stokes County.

King has a new fire chief. Less than a month after the Sept. 11 retirement of former King Fire Chief Randy Williams, King City Manager John Cater has released the name of Williams' replacement.

Police are searching for a Sandy Ridge teenager, who has been missing for more than two weeks.

Musicians picked and rosined up their bows at the third annual Stokes County Fiddlers Convention and The Old Timers Cup at the Jomeokee Campground last night.

The term "bully pulpit" stems from President Theodore Roosevelt's reference to the White House as a "bully pulpit," meaning a terrific platform from which to persuasively advocate an agenda.

The Stokes County Economic Development Commission has received a $15,000 grant to assist in building Web sites for local businesses that are not on the Internet.

Neighbors describe 12-year-old Keara Hess and 11-year-old Sierra Hess as good girls: quiet and now, missing from their Mooresville home since Thursday morning.

It's a good day for Stokes County animal advocates. As of August 27, the Animal Shelter in Germanton, off Sizemore Road, is no longer using the gas chamber to euthanize cats and dogs.

Published: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 6:49 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at 6:49 p.m. N.C. State Highway Patrol troopers met with juniors and seniors from Sheets Memorial Christian School Tuesday to discuss and demonstrate the dangers of texting while driving.

An East Bend man was charged Wednesday with committing crimes against children in Stokes, Yadkin and Forsyth counties.

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The Myrtle Beach Corvette Club will be sure to turn some heads when its caravan of 35 Chevy Corvettes comes rolling into Surry County soon.