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Remains of missing man found in Randolph County, deputies say
RANDOLPH COUNTY, N.C. — The remains of a missing King, NC man were found Monday in Randolph County, according to the sheriff's office. Deputies confirmed the remains were those of Jonathan "Michael" Holmes, who went missing on April 13. Randolph County deputies said they responded to Interstate 74, in...
Firefighters will burn to learn
Fire departments usually are focused on putting out blazes they are summoned to, but this weekend just the opposite will be true when a vacant house in Mount Airy is intentionally torched. It is located at 348 Galloway St., on the corner of that street and Junction Street. Residents or passersbys in that area might think the controlled burn scheduled for Sunday afternoon is the real thing, including heavy smoke. ...
22-year-old dies in crash on Old 52 Road
KING — Cortlen Dutton, a West Stokes High School graduate and student athlete, died May 11 in a single-car crash. He was 22. The North Carolina Highway Patrol said Dutton, of King, was driving southbound on Old 52 Road at a high rate of speed when, just south of the Chestnut Grove Road intersection, his car traveled off the road and struck a tree.
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