Please select what you would like included for printing: Copy the text below and then paste that into your favorite email application passed away peacefully at home on March 30 He was known as the event planner among his tribe of friends He loved Halloween and creating costumes each year for the Volvo Halloween contest He served in the US Navy active duty from 1981-1987 and then served in the Navy Reserves He was employed by Volvo for the past 36 years 20 years at the Dublin location and transferring to the Greensboro corporate office 16 years ago He has been married to his high school sweetheart Alex Zimmer; daughter-in-law Athena and granddaughter Cierra; a daughter Amanda Jill Lewis Christopher (Bubba) and grandson Eli; Niece Kerri (TJ) He is also survived by his brothers Charlie Ron and Joe Zimmer and their families; foster brother Dewey and Mike Atwell and their families; and Father-in-law Jeffrey is preceded in death by his Dad Frank Zimmer and stepmom Bea; foster parents Estle and Catherine Atwell; foster sister Kay Bogle; foster brother Eddie Atwell; Mother-in-law Dorothy Shelton; niece Amanda Zimmer; a sister-in-law many friends and especially our “Tribe” of special friends that we consider family Special thanks for the care he received from Duke Cancer Center and nurse Meredith and April from Amedysis Hospice Care and we will have a celebration of his life at Hayworth-Miller The family will receive friends from 12:30pm to 1:45pm prior to the service Kernersville Chapel - Hayworth-Miller Funeral Homes & Crematory Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors Posted by | Dec 2, 2024 | The number and quality of companies that have chosen to locate in Guilford County in recent years has been something of an embarrassment of riches economic development officials and private property owners are doing what they can to provide more housing to handle the influx of new workers The question of whether yet more rural county land – about a hundred acres in Stokesdale – should be turned into residential property will be discussed and ruled on in mid-December The Stokesdale Town Council has announced plans to hold a public hearing at the Town Council’s regular meeting on Thursday 12 to decide whether it makes sense to rezone the property located on the north side of US Highway 158 about 3,400 feet east of the intersection of US Highway 158 with NC Highway 68N inside the Stokesdale Town Hall Council Chambers at 8325 Angel-Pardue Road in Stokesdale In many similar rezoning cases over the years there have been varying degrees of resistance to development from people who moved to a largely rural area because they want peace and quiet light traffic and some of the other benefits of country living have been in a near civil war over whether or not farmer and developer David Couch should be allowed to build a large residential and mixed-used complex in that town the housing shortage in Guilford County has driven prices sky high which is a great thing for property owners except for the fact that it also drove their Guilford County property tax bills sky high That’s because the county commissioners did not adjust the tax rate downward to compensate for the higher values after the 2022 countywide property revaluation conducted by the Guilford County Tax Department Approval of the move in Stokesdale by the Town Council would mean rezoning the land near US 158 from Agricultural and RS-40 (Single-Family Residential) to CZ-RS-30 (Conditional Single-Family Residential) the Stokesdale Planning Board will make a recommendation to the Town Council which has the legal right to approve or deny the request Town planning staff have determined that this request is consistent with the Stokesdale Future Land Use Plan designation of Residential – so a future land use plan amendment wouldn’t be necessary the Town Council may approve the move and place conditions on the request as long as they are agreed to by the property owners Stokesdale’s announcement of the hearing states “Should the Town establish conditions that are not agreed to by the owners then the Town could either deny the rezoning or the Town would need to amend the conditions to be acceptable by the owners.” Some conditions the developer has proposed as part of the rezoning request are that the maximum number of lots be 85 and that junked motor vehicles wouldn’t be permitted If anyone wants to find out more information about the proposed rezoning they should call the Stokesdale Town Hall at 336-643-4011 If the tax-weary don’t vote out Los Spenderinos what % of stokesdale residents work elsewhere Stokesdale would be a wonderful area for low income housing Both Stokesdale and Summerfield have acres and acres of vacant land it’s a great opportunity for any developer The Rhino has had a long tradition of providing news in Guilford County Snap Publications revived the herbivorous beast and in October 2013 the all-new and improved Rhino Times was started Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress Posted by | Dec 24, 2024 | | 0 Matt Shears announced that he and wife Lauren were moving to his hometown of Stokesdale where they had bought his great grandpa’s old tobacco farm “This plot of land has been in my family for nearly 250 years,” Matt wrote would grow up near grandparents and cousins “(The farm) sits on the end of a dirt road has a spring & creek that run through it has some buildings built by my great grandpa and still has some fruit trees planted by my family,” Matt wrote “It hasn’t been a working farm for many years but we do plan to bring it back up to speed with some sort of agricultural pursuit – just not sure what yet.” Knoxville folks will remember Matt from his service as chair of the local Democratic Party Here’s the rest of the story: Upon arrival in North Carolina Mo Green had been recruited by Democratic Gov Roy Cooper to run for state superintendent of public instruction Green had been superintendent of Guilford County Schools when Matt was a student there he served on the Superintendent’s Student Advisory Board It was a battle for “the soul of public education.” While Donald Trump carried the state with 51% of the vote There’s a lot of ticket-splitting in North Carolina from the Fulton Chicks of 1965: (standing) Judith Colbert Rhoda Faulkner Shiflet; (sitting) Nancy Brister Peden (Hat tip to Sheila Sloan Payne for this photo) The Rotary Club of Knoxville board of directors for 2025-26 are: (front) Chris Lambert Shannon Holland; (second row) Whitfield Addicks Andrew Murr and Sharon Hudson; (fourth row) Virginia Babb Todd Moody and Dave Freeman; and (back) Susan Dakak the Rotary Club of Knoxville elected its 2025-26 board of directors general manager of the Crowne Plaza Knoxville chief executive officer of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra will remain as treasurer and chair of the financial and audit committee Outgoing president Christopher Lambert will represent past presidents The other 2025-26 board members are Virginia Babb a Realtor with Keller Williams Signature; Susan Dakak president of Smart Views LLC; Dave Freeman director of Capital Resource Partners Inc.; Sharon Hudson executive director of the American Red Cross vice president of DFA Solutions; and Todd Moody the Rotary Club of Knoxville is among the oldest and largest Rotary Clubs in Tennessee Club members were instrumental in the formation of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and currently sponsor several park projects The club is also the steward of the Rotary Foundation of Knoxville which funds college scholarships and special projects Hat tip to club member Brooks Clark who provided this information John Jordan and Diane Jordan on the occasion of their 40th wedding anniversary Jordan retired in 2024 after 31 years as pastor of Peace and Good Will Missionary Baptist Church in Knoxville Diane Jordan served on Knox County Commission Public health educator Kenny King (shown at the mic) was named the Member of the Year by the Metro Drug Coalition Awards are presented to those who provide outstanding work in prevention Through the Knox County Health Department, King offers education on subjects including overdose awareness, naloxone, stigma reduction and more. Info here. of the Appalachian/folk band Wild Blue Yonder invites everyone to West Hills Presbyterian Church today (12/24/24) at 4 p.m for a special service of scripture readings and traditional carols “It is … a meditative journey through scriptures highlighting the joy of the Christmas season through music,” Philip wrote And band member Melissa Wade will be playing piano The church is located at 7600 Bennington Dr a sweet customer of ours.” Winner was drawn December 20 Not all this ‘How did you get in my house?’ nonsense.” Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" A Stokesdale man has been arrested after a search at 7986 Lester Road in Stokesdale resulted in multiple illegal substances and weapons being discovered by law enforcement deputies with the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant for a narcotics violation resulting in the arrest of 35-year-old Chase Stephens Stephens was charged with the following offenses: Stephens is currently being held in the Guilford County Detention Center in Greensboro under a $500,000 secured bond Law enforcement say investigation into the incident remains active camdyn.bruce@greensboro.com Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email Email notifications are only sent once a day who was formally charged before a Rockingham County magistrate on Wednesday also faces four counts of misdemeanor death by vehicle Police say evidence points toward a Mercedes-Benz as the suspect vehicle in a deadly Sunday morning hit-and-run crash that killed a 26-year-ol… Two victims were changing a flat tire on a Jeep Grand Cherokee when an impaired driver struck the Cherokee killing one and leaving the second… Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device Account processing issue - the email address may already exist Invalid password or account does not exist Submitting this form below will send a message to your email with a link to change your password An email message containing instructions on how to reset your password has been sent to the email address listed on your account David Webb of Stokesdale tried his luck on a digital instant game on Tuesday and won a $545,885 jackpot Webb played a $1 ticket and won the top level ‘Epic jackpot’ in the Wheel of Bonuses game a digital instant game featuring a progressive jackpot that can be won at any time He claimed his prize Friday at lottery headquarters and after required federal and state tax withholdings In the Wheel of Bonuses digital instant game it restarted at $50,000 and has grown to over $98,000 as of Friday afternoon Digital instant games are played exclusively online on the lottery’s website or on the NC Lottery Official Mobile App Thirty-six different games are available to play online now Odds to win a prize and the top prize vary based on the game or promotion See game or promotion pages for more detail Every effort has been made to ensure that the winning numbers posted on this website are accurate; however no valid claim may be based on information contained herein In the event of a discrepancy between the numbers posted on this website and the official winning numbers the official winning numbers as certified by the Multi-State Lottery Association and/or the NCEL shall control All materials on this Website are owned by or licensed to the NCEL Materials on this Website may not be modified in any way or reproduced or publicly displayed performed or distributed or otherwise used for any public or commercial purpose without the express written consent of the NCEL Play Smart™ term is a service mark of the Illinois Lottery licensed to the NCEL Posted by | Mar 7, 2025 | there’s a whole lot of cocaine in Guilford County these days the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office and the Greensboro Police Department have had three huge busts and taken millions of dollars of cocaine off the market  Deputies with the Sheriff’s Office VICE/Narcotics Unit in collaboration with the Greensboro Police Department conducted a narcotics investigation that led to the arrest of 39-year-old Quentin Bowers Bowers was found to be in possession of 12,184 grams of cocaine the estimated street value of the seized cocaine in this bust is approximately $1.2 million he’s being held at the Guilford County Detention Center in downtown Greensboro under a $750,000 secured bond This arrest comes right on the heels of another big cocaine arrest Sheriff’s Office deputies executed a search warrant for a narcotics violation at 7986 Lester Road in Stokesdale who was said to be in possession of 80 grams of crack cocaine and 18 grams of regular cocaine He also allegedly had a veritable superstore of many other types of drugs from synthetic mushrooms to crystal meth to plain old weed Stephens was also found to be in possession of a “Military-grade smoke grenade” which earned him a charge of “Felony Possession of a Weapon of Mass Death and Destruction.” He was being held in the Guilford County Detention Center in downtown Greensboro under a $500,000 secured bond (Some readers wondered why a smoke grenade was labeled as a “Weapon of Mass Death and Destruction.”  The Rhino Times asked the Sheriff’s Office and they responded “The relatively recent North Carolina Supreme Court decision in State v broadly interpreted the term “weapon of mass death and destruction” and concluded that “any ‘explosive or incendiary’ grenade is a weapon of mass death and destruction for purposes of the prohibition set out in NC General Statute 14-288.8(a)” Carey and the November 2023 open letter issued by the Federal BATF rescinding special explosive device exemptions for certain consumer-style grenades–including smoke grenades–the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office is confident that probable cause supported this criminal charge The Criminal Magistrate who reviewed this arrest obviously agreed and found that probable cause existed for this charge.”) the Greensboro Police Department and the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office made another big-time cocaine arrest of a middle-aged man speeding along I-40 who was allegedly in possession of about $1.25 million worth amount of cocaine The accused was said to be driving at over 100 miles per hour with blocks of cocaine sitting clearly visible on the back seat He was on a stretch of I-40 East in a Florida-registered SUV According to a complaint filed in federal court a Guilford County Sheriff’s deputy pulled the man near the Mount Hope Church Road exit where the speed limit is 55 miles per hour Can Skip get this cash for all the school teachers all of this confiscated Drug Money has already been spent It was used to pay for Sheriff Danny Roger’s rebranding of the Guilford County Sheriff’s Dept The rest went to the International Civil Rights Museum I applauded our Sheriff and Police departments for removing the drugs and criminals off our streets City council take note – when your police department does not have their hands tied they do fantastic work if you drive over 100 miles per hour while hauling drugs or brag about your hand grenade and sell drugs I wonder what the guy in Stokesdale did to get arrested My point is I see this as a case of overcharging so we can negotiate Where in Guilford County did this bust take place? change the City’s name to “Blacksboro” i don’t consider tobacco/alcohol producers/processors/sellers to be evil or immoral – same for people involved with ‘pain killers’ self medicating should be a ‘right’ but subject to community standards of ‘behavior’ ‘culture’ consider eliminating high speed vehicles & cocaine Their bond should have been millions of dollars to keep them locked up until tried For the gentleman who said Guilford County’ name should be changed to Blacksboro….these defendants sound very non-black and a black person’s bond is usually much higher Also I agree with you in that I don’t care what color you are The same applies to your economic/social status among the lowest 1% form of life of the human race that’s not true about black people’s bond Teresa The fact is most judicial officials setting the bonds are black There are guidelines to be followed when setting bonds and those guidelines apply to everybody I seem to remember a sheriff close by who used seized cash from drugs to purchase fancy automobiles Why can’t we do the same and use it for the schools I’m not sure how much cash is in the bag in the picture but it could at least make a downpayment on fixing the HVAC system at Page High School Why do I feel repulsed by drug money going to teach kids in school A graduate can say his education was paid for with drug money Sheriffs’ offices should not be allowed to keep confiscated drug money The amount should be duly counted and turned over to the state Who do we have to hit upside the head to listen and discuss this