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Trust invests big in future of local kids
The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust has great expectations of today’s youth. The Winston-Salem-based Trust – created in 1947 by the will of R.J. Reynolds heir Katherine Bitting Reynolds to improve the health and
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No Sweat?
Before many black woman decide whether to work up a sweat by jogging on the treadmill or gliding on the elliptical, they have an even more pressing dilemma – what to do with their
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Lawmaker to take oath during emancipation program
Annual service will spotlight 150th anniversary of Emancipation Proclamation A celebration of history will be making a little history of its own. New Year’s Day, Jan. 1, will mark the 150th anniversary of the
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Lunch Sparked Two Decades of Racial Solidarity
It started with lunch. A simple conversation among colleagues over an afternoon meal. But what resulted was anything but simple. Under the careful leadership of Stephen McCutchan, Sam Stevenson and Carlton Eversley, all Presbyterian
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Mudpies Adding to Goler Depot
After more than four years of planning and preparation, Northwest Child Development Centers broke ground on its newest facility, Mudpies Downtown East, on Dec. 12. The $3.4 million state-of-the-art facility will sit at the
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Special Delivery Comes right on time for Salvation Army
Christmas came a little early for the Salvation Army of Winston-Salem. The agency, which is supporting 2,700 local families with gifts of toys and clothes this holiday season, got a much-needed donations boost last
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Local parents reassured in post Sandy Hook world
Reverberations of the shots fired at Sandy Hook Elementary are being felt across the nation and around the world, as citizens struggle to come to grips with the tragedy. The nation’s collective sympathies have
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Money Matter$
Financial management program aims to make clients less dependent There was a time when money wasn’t an issue for city native Marvin “Skip” Skipworth. He landed a minimum wage job as a chef in
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Forsyth Tech-trained locals ready to take advantage of new manufacturing jobs
Representatives from Deere-Hitachi Construction Machinery Corporation visited the campus of Forsyth Technical Community College last week to talk to students in the community college’s welding program about employment opportunities that are soon to open
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Droves come out for judge’s send-off celebration
After 21 years on the Forsyth County District Court bench, the Honorable Chester Davis is set to bang his gavel for the final time. Davis, known as one of the county’s most colorful judges,
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