Oct. 23 - 29, 2015
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‘Perfect storm’ leads to capture of attempted robbery suspect by ANNETTE JOYCE STOKESDALE – When April Duggins, owner of Crossroads Pharmacy in Stokesdale, saw the man in the heavy coat and ski mask come into her store, followed by another man that both she and her employee knew, her first thought was “this is a joke.”
Photo by Annette Joyce/NWO
April Duggins, owner of Crossroads Pharmacy, initially thought the recent attempted robbery at her store was a prank.
Even when the masked man threw a backpack on the counter and said “put the money in the bag and nobody gets hurt” and displayed what Duggins says looked like a box cutter, she stayed rooted to her spot by the cash register. Within seconds, however, everything changed.
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IN THIS ISSUE News in brief..............................3 Your Questions..........................4 Business Notes..........................8 Student Profiles.......................10 Revised SAT on its way........... 11 High School Sports.................12 On Campus photos................13 Community Calendar............16 Crime/Incident Report........... 17 Candidate Endorsement Letters......................................18 Stokesdale Town Council......24 Bits & Pieces............................27 Letters/Opinions.....................33 Grins & Gripes.........................33 Classifieds...............................35 Index of Advertisers...............39 NWO on the Go!.....................40
Early Voting Oct. 22 -31 For locations, dates and times, see p. 23.
DOT scraps two proposed U.S. 158 bypass routes Extreme southern, northern pathways being considered by GERRI HUNT STOKESDALE – The North Carolina Department of Transportation has eliminated two of its four proposed U.S. 158 bypass routes in Stokesdale. Alternatives 2 and 3, whose 6.5-mile-long paths would cross to the south or north of town
respectively, remain on the table. The full project aims to improve U.S. 158 from I-40 Business in Forsyth County to U.S. 220 in Guilford County, expanding it from two to four lanes, with a median. The project is split into three sections: A and B through Walkertown and Belews Creek, and C through Stokesdale (just north of Anthony Road).
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Photo by Gerri Hunt/NWO
When U.S. 158 is expanded from two to four lanes, it will bypass downtown Stokesdale, thus bringing less out-of-town drivers past the small businesses located there.