Stokes County
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Oct 28, 2026
Abby VirgilHOST
And we are continuing our candidate interviews, conversations today with Andy Bowline.
Abby VirgilHOST
He is running for the North Carolina State Senate for District 31, which is Stokes County and parts of Forsyth County.
Abby VirgilHOST
Andy has lived in Winston-Salem since 2009, to which I say period.
Abby VirgilHOST
We love Winston.
Ben BrooksHOST
Well, I'm just going to jump us right in if we can, because we have quite a few questions since your district covers part of Forsyth County and that place is near and dear to mine and Abby's heart.
Ben BrooksHOST
So I guess we can just start with like the most basic, like in your own words, why are you running for the state Senate in District 31? Tell us, our listeners who may not be familiar a little about like your favorite parts of District 31, where all it goes, because the recurring conversation we have is that our state maps are gerrymandered to hell and back.
Ben BrooksHOST
So you are Stokes County, but part of Forsyth County, right? So what's going on there?
Andy BowlineGUEST
Exactly.
MikeHOST
So we have that going on.
MikeHOST
And if you are local, to Stokes County, North Carolina.
MikeHOST
I'm going to be up there with my friend Rachel.
MikeHOST
We're going to be doing Praise and Punchlines this Thursday, Thursday, October 22nd, 7 o'clock.
Lauren JohnsonHOST
In the North Carolina-only competition, the winning pumpkin weighed 585.4 pounds.
Lauren JohnsonHOST
It was grown by James Kane of Stokes County.
Lauren JohnsonHOST
As for the watermelon competition, Todd Dawson of Garner placed first with a watermelon weighing in at 281.6 pounds.
Lauren JohnsonHOST
The winning entries will be on display in the Agri-Supply Expo Center during the state fair.
Barbara GibbsHOST
Oh.
Amber RupintaHOST
It was grown by James Kane of Stokes County.
Amber RupintaHOST
And as for that watermelon competition, look at those.
Amber RupintaHOST
Todd Dawson of Garner placed first at 281.6 pounds.
Tim BoyumHOST
...
Tim BoyumHOST
it is hard to get people to understand, like if we don't build these in Stokes County, and there could be Stokes County everywhere, that China could [laughs]...
Jonathan FeltsGUEST
Yeah.
Jonathan FeltsGUEST
Yeah.
Michelle McCulloughGUEST
We're gonna go all the way back to 1849 when we actually created the County of Forsyth.
Michelle McCulloughGUEST
So we broke off of Stokes County and in 1851, the town of Winston, not Winston-Salem yet, was declared that county seat.
Michelle McCulloughGUEST
So then they needed a county seat building.
Michelle McCulloughGUEST
They needed a town hall.
Lou JewellHOST
I experienced that.
Lou JewellHOST
I've been land expert, uh, witness in Surry and Stokes County-
Cindy ChandlerGUEST
Yeah
Lou JewellHOST
... for years.
Tim BoyumHOST
A lot of them were smaller than some of the ones that they're proposing.
Tim BoyumHOST
Amazon went down to Richmond County, and the ones up in Stokes County is going to be gigantic.
Billy WardenGUEST
But I think people do see data centers as the choke point on AI.
Billy WardenGUEST
Like they cannot do anything about what is going to get researched out in Silicon Valley.