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Editor Releases New Book With Highlights Of Newspaper Career
February 2014
Albert Chosen For Town Council In Stokesdale
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Gary Albert (right) is now on the council. Photo: Star
STOKESDALE - The Stokesdale Town Council appointed a new member at their January meeting. Local resident Gary Albert has been chosen to fill the open seat on the council that was created when council member Randy Braswell was elected mayor in November. Albert has been a long-time resident of Stokesdale and used to own the Stokesdale Carquest Auto Parts store in town before he sold it and retired. The crew at Village Pizza is getting ready for the Albert ran for the town council in November but dinner rush in Stokesdale. came short in votes to earn a seat on the council. Albert has been regularly attending council meetings and his name was mentioned when it became apparent that there was an opening to be filled on the council. Albert will serve the remainder of Braswell’s term. :: The editor’s paperbook book with 17 chapters of stories is now available. Photo: The Star.
By The Star STOKESDALE - The editor of The Star newspaper has released a new book that includes some of his favorite stories from working as a reporter over the last two decades. Entitled “Moonshine, Mountain Climbers, & Monsters,” the book includes 17 chapters that are standalone stories that Randall Gregg wrote over the years. Included in the book are chapters that include an interview with Apollo 11 astronaut “Buzz” Aldrin, talking with Craig Newmark who is the founder of Craigslist, and helping famed NASCAR racer and moonshiner “Junior” Johnson push his #3 Chevy out of the Museum of History. Also in the book are stories from Gregg’s embedded reporting overseas with the 82nd Airborne from Fort Bragg and reporting from Port au Prince after the earthquake in Haiti. Other chapters include an interview with a climber who survived the “summer of death” on Mt. Everest, an afternoon with CNN’s Anderson Cooper, and a profile of the late Andrew Britton, a soldier, son, and best-selling spy novelist. In the book, he also talks with a soldier who drove over an IED in Iraq and lived to tell about it, an onsite report from an expedition to recover cannons from Blackbeard’s shipwreck, and more. An autographed book is available for $8.99 from The Star newspaper at 336-560-7977. ::
Time Warner Cable Losing Customers, But Charging More Per Month
Listening to some awesome live music at Bistro 150 in Oak Ridge Commons.
Time Warner Cable / News 14. Photo: The Star.
GREENSBORO - Time Warner Cable, which provides the cable and Internet service for much of Guilford County, lost a record number of customers nationwide last year, says the Wall Street Journal. The company lost 825,000 customers nationwide last year who quit using the service or switched to satellite. Many of the customers left when there was a squabble between CBS and Time Warner, causing a blackout of CBS stations. Mr. and Mrs. Beeson and Linda Southard say hello as However, Time Warner is now charging more per they recently enjoyed an evening out for dinner. customer and recorded profits of $530 million, as customers now pay an average of $106.03 per month. ::
This snowman on Highway 68 in Stokesdale got to wave to thousands of cars during the snowstorm.
Your friendly neighborhood pharmacist Bret says hello during at the friendly Stokesdale Pharmacy.
The Stantliffs and Chief Johnson in Summerfield where Troy was recognized for 50 years as a fireman.