Sauratown, NC News http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-carolina/sauratown/ Sauratown, NC News Mountain weather caught sneaking in http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-carolina/sauratown/content/c8dc5731af706e784cf9b4af889fbad2.html A wintery mix made its way through Stokes County via Hanging Rock State Park earlier this week Stokes County schools operated on a two hour delay on Tuesday morning Nancy Reynolds community pleads with commissioners http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-carolina/sauratown/content/cf94f801de468f67034f2c4fef84af3d.html The room was full as the county commissionersmeeting began at 6 pm on Monday November 24 The majority of the crowd consisted of residents from the Nancy Reynolds area of Stokes County Ten of them had signed up to speak during the public comments section of the meeting More drug traffickers arrested http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-carolina/sauratown/content/f7674da363a6bdc56b1bef23f7444b32.html The Stokes County Sheriffs Department has broken up yet another drug trafficking ring in the effort to stop the sale of illegal substances in Stokes County On Monday November 17 Santiago Jacinto Heriberto 38 and Federico ChipahuaPanzo 20 were arrested and charged with numerous cocaine trafficking offenses A Thanksgiving feast for all http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-carolina/sauratown/content/104eb5315ac383d2c90866884a95b036.html Thanksgiving is traditionally a time when families friends and neighbors gather to feast and enjoy a time of giving thanks for the many blessings in our nation But for some it is a lonely day due to out of town family recent deaths of loved ones or a lack of financing for the customary meal For just such situations there was a solution this year in Stokes County Commissioners split on vote to purchase land for new school http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-carolina/sauratown/content/de565033bf9da607edba62d086115227.html The vote was 22 on Monday November 24 as the county commissioners disagreed on the request for approval to purchase land in King for a new elementary school Commissioners Jimmy Walker and Stanley Smith voted in favor of buying the desired property while Ron Carroll and Ernest Lankford voted nay Chairman Leon Inman had asked to be recused due to a possible financial interest in the situation therefore the motion to approve the request failed Officers Shoot Kill Pit Bull That Attacked K9 http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-carolina/sauratown/content/cb0cf9d519682c5e1f89b6b3d84dce53.html A Walnut Cove K9 was injured Tuesday when a pit bull that belonged to a woman who police had pulled over for a routine traffic stop attacked the animal Walnut Cove Police Chief James Hill told WXII12 News City to start 125mile sidewalk on Spartanburg Highway http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-carolina/sauratown/content/ef55f2a08d033d0d03210e512b71c8d5.html The city of Hendersonville will begin work this month on a new 125mile sidewalk on Spartanburg Highway from Greenville Highway to Shepherd Streetlt;brgt;The city will break ground on a number of new sidewalk projects adding miles of new walkways for pedestrians throughout the city NCAA rule makes NC State seek atlarge bowl berth http://www.axtora.com/homesites/us/north-carolina/sauratown/content/306bbefc7ff2c97640731d17df400766.html NC State will be forced to seek an atlarge bowl destination outside the ACC's nine bowl slots said Michael Kelly ACC associate commissioner for football operations