Dec. 8 - 14, 2017
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Water feasibility study on target for February completion By STEVE MANN NW GUILFORD COUNTY – The final draft of a feasibility study regarding a proposed regional water authority is on target for completion in
February, according to Scott Whitaker, Summerfield’s town manager. In June, the Timmons Group was selected to conduct a feasibility study that was expected to take 6 to 8 months
for Oak Ridge, Stokesdale, Summerfield and some unincorporated areas of northwest Guilford County. The cost of the $175,000 study is covered under
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Internal investigation determines no criminal misconduct
Stokesdale Town Council looks into suspicious activity involving town administrator’s office, locked file cabinet
The announcement by Mayor Randy Braswell during the council’s weekly Wednesday meeting Nov. 29
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Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day occurs annually on Dec. 7 and is designated in memory of the lives lost in the 1941 attack and to remember that we enjoy freedom thanks to their sacrifice. The attack claimed the lives of 2,334 servicemen and servicewomen and wounded another 1,143. On this day, the President directs that the flag of the United States be flown at half-staff and displayed from individual American homes, at the White House, and on all U.S. government buildings and establishments, home and abroad.
IN THIS ISSUE News in Brief.................................3 Your Questions.............................4
By STEVE MANN STOKESDALE – What was reported to the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office in mid-November as suspicious activity involving the office of the town administrator/finance officer was determined not to be “criminal misconduct” following an internal investigation by the Stokesdale Town Council.
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S’dale Christmas Tree Lighting...8 Bits & Pieces.................................9 Light Up the Night, Oak Ridge... 14 Student Profiles.......................... 18
IT’S ALMOST PARADE TIME!
Photo by Steve Mann/NWO
Steve Kingsbury (from left), Randy Winn and Bob Mick put the final touches on Santa’s sleigh Nov. 30 in the Stokesdale Town Hall lobby. Members of the Parade Committee and volunteers assembled the sleigh and also put up and decorated a Christmas tree in the lobby. The sleigh will be on the final float in Stokesdale’s annual Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 9, in downtown Stokesdale. The parade will start at 2 p.m.
High School Sports....................20 NWMS Basketball Fundraiser....22 Community Calendar...............23 Grins & Gripes............................24 Crime/Incident Report..............26 Classifieds.................................. 27 Index of Advertisers.................. 31