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State chili championship Rockingham County benefits Camp Carefree seeks collaboration on by ANNETTE JOYCE
regional water initiative
STOKESDALE – The North Carolina State Chili Championship takes place at Camp Carefree on Saturday, April 16, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. This annual fun-filled fundraiser gives attendees the chance to partake of some delicious chili and enjoy a family-friendly event while supporting the Stokesdale-based summer camp for children with serious disabilities and illnesses.
Reidsville, Madison, Mayodan, Stokesdale, Oak Ridge and Summerfield asked to collaborate on developing economically feasible alternatives for regional water supply
The Piedmont Pepper Pod of North Carolina, an association of local folks who enjoy getting together to test their chili cooking skills and raise money for
Photo by Patti Stokes/NWO| Stokesdale
worthy organizations, instigated the event about 12 years ago. In 2014, the chili cook-off morphed into a state champion-
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Property Management has purchased the building occupied by Stokesdale Post Office and BJ’s Grill in downtown Stokesdale. A new parking lot is in the works, and several building upgrades will be completed within the next four months, a company spokesperson says.
by PATTI STOKES ROCKINGHAM/GUILFORD CO. – Reading from a prepared statement,
Summerfield Mayor Mark Brown said at the April 12 town council meeting that in late December 2015 he had been contacted by Chairman Mark Richardson of the Rockingham County Commission. “Commissioner Richardson told me that the Rockingham County Commission has wanted for a long time to extend water lines into southwestern Rockingham County for economic development purposes,” Brown said.
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