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Council deliberates over bulk water purchase policy, vehicle servicing by STEVE MANN STOKESDALE – “The Long and Winding Road” could have been the musical backdrop of the June 14 weekly Wednesday meeting of the Stokesdale Town Council. A meandering discussion about amending the town’s bulk water purchase policy and use permit lasted almost one hour and 52 minutes and prompted
Mayor Randy Braswell to say, “It seems like when we put a finger in one hole, somebody drills another one.” The discussion ended with a temporary motion that will expire June 22 at 5 p.m. A second agenda item required three motions before Braswell instructed Town Administrator/Finance Officer Kim Hemric to send a purchase order to a vendor to
change the oil and conduct an inspection and emissions test on the vehicle driven by the town’s former deputy sheriff. The bulk water discussion was in response to a situation at the Northwest Meadows subdivision, where several weeks ago the utility contractor for developer Keystone Homes installed an unauthorized
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June rainfall leaves trees, property and drivers at risk Rainfall neared a June record just three weeks into the month by JOE GAMM NW/NORTHERN GUILFORD – Thunderstorms have rumbled through the area on an almost daily basis over the past few weeks. The storms have dumped heavy rains on the region and caused scattered power outages. During a particularly strong storm on June 14, a horse died on a Summerfield farm. The storms pushed powerful straightline winds through the area and knocked down multiple trees all across Guilford County that night, according to the National Weather Service in Raleigh. One of those falling trees, a 150-year-old
oak, may have killed a horse near Pleasant Ridge and Stanley Huff roads. The storm knocked down the massive tree about 8 p.m., according to Jody Esque, with High Silver Texas Paint Farm. Esque, her friends and a veterinarian sped out to the scene, where Sugar, a 23-year-old mare was down beside the tree and couldn’t get up. Esque tried coaxing her up with grain, but Sugar died. The veterinarian was not certain the tree had actually hit Sugar, who showed little sign of external injuries, Esque said. Esque was heartbroken. “These horses are my babies,” she said. Sixteen other horses on the farm were not hurt in the incident. Esque said she
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