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DANBURY — North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey, who also serves as the State Fire Marshal, was in Stokes County last week to personally hand out…

DANBURY — The Stokes County Commissioners on Monday approved a resolution in support of any potential abortion-limiting “Heartbeat Bill” in North Carolina.

By Neill Caldwell neill.caldwell@thestokesnews.com Pastor Sam Bowman from The King’s Promise Ministries (center, in the red shirt) has his Dan River baptism interrupted by a man in a motorboat over the weekend. The boater was cited by a Hanging Rock park ranger when he entered the state park’s section of the river. DANBURY — At Monday night’s County Commissioners’ meeting, representatives from the new solar energy farm near Walnut Cove tried to explain fencing to the owner of a major fencing company, and it did not go well for the visitors. At issue was a request by Pinegate Renewa...

Facebook: @Mr-Barbecue The business was started in 1962 by Tom Gallos with partners Nick Doumas and Alex Fragakis. By 1964, brothers Nick and Andy Carros had joined the business as managing partners. Ownership stakes have shifted a bit over the years, but for the most part, the Carros family has run Mr. Barbecue through the decades. “This is a family business,” said Nick Carros, 84, who, though more or less retired, still keeps his hand in the business. Nick’s son, Jimmy, 61, has managed the restaurant since 2007. And when, after the fire, other partners expressed an interes...

By Neill Caldwell neill.caldwell@thestokesnews.com The town of Belmont uses Open Broadband technology to provide free high-speed wi-fi to its downtown area. DANBURY — In addition to the surprising announcement from Sheriff Mike Marshall (see related story), the Stokes County Board of Commissioners on Monday night heard a presentation from a statewide company that seeks to bring internet access to underserved areas. Kent Winrich, the Chief Technology Officer for Open Broadband, a for-profit company based in Waxhaw, near Charlotte, offered a PowerPoint presentation for the Board. Open Broadb...