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OREGON - Charles O. Rowland passed into eternal life on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023. He was born on Oct. 2, 1933, to Charles and Flossie (Bawden) Rowland in Mount Carroll,

MADISON / OREGON - Helen M. Rowland, age 86, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, with her family by her side. She was born on Nov. 10, 1936, in

KING — The City Council worked through a crowded agenda with several important items Monday night, and voted to allow a large new development near the southwest…

KING — The City Council Monday night pushed forward with a staff-generated plan to restore the Veterans’ Memorial Fountain in Central Park, which has not been…

By Randi Luzwick For The Stokes News A large crowd came out Saturday to celebrate the Grand Opening of Fannie & Ira’s Provision Company in downtown King. KING — The new, industrial-style taproom, espresso bar and marketplace at Fannie and Ira’s Provisions Co. welcomed the community with live, outdoor music and food from local Let’s Hot Dog and Roll food truck on Saturday at its Grand Opening. The event, hosted in affiliation with Mickey & Co. Hair Designs & Boutique, gave town members ...

By Neill Caldwell neill.caldwell@thestokesnews.com KING — Meeting Monday night, the City Council approved a rezoning request that will allow a new apartment complex to be built on Newsome Road. The request, from the BTR Communities Group of Lewisville, was for rezoning a 7.99 acre site to a conditional use permit for multi-family residential units. Bill Scantland, representing the developers, said the project would be very similar to the Conrad Corners apartments, on Conrad Corners Circle be...

By Neill Caldwell neill.caldwell@thestokesnews.com Randi Luzwick has opened Wise Folk Yoga studio in the Mickey & Co. building in downtown King. Neill Caldwell | The Stokes News Luzwick recently led the West Stokes swim team in a session at the studio. Luzwick took a couple of yoga classes in college and fell in love with it. KING — Yoga in King? Randi Luzwick decided to take a chance on the idea when she recently opened her Wise Folk Yoga business downtown. The studio is located inside Mick...