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Property Reappraisal Workshops to be held Monday
Citizens who want to appeal their property revaluation can go to workshops in three city recreation centers on Monday, March 11, for assistance in filling out their appeal form. Workshops will be held from
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Residents seek help in combatting crime
Members of the East/Northeast Neighborhood Association addressed their concerns about crime last Thursday at the association’s first meeting of the year. Winston-Salem Assistant Police Chief David Clayton was on hand at the meeting, held
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County eyes tax hike to counter low revaluations
Property owners should expect a rate hike as the city and county scramble for ways to make up the millions they will lose as a result of recent revaluations by the office of the
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Parmon: current session is the worst
Local Democratic members of the General Assembly frustrated by GOP’s moves With the election of Republican Gov. Pat McCrory, the North Carolina Legislature became a supermajority, with Republicans controlling the House, Senate and the
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New coalition lays out ambitious plan for schools and troubled youth
City Council Member James Taylor convened the first-ever meeting of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Education Coalition Tuesday at City Hall. “I believe in order for students to be successful, it takes a community approach,” said
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Home value dips spark anger
Dolores Watson purchased her home on North Cameron Avenue for $91,300 two decades ago. The dwelling is now valued at $21,600, according to the Forsyth County Tax Administration’s most recent reevaluation. The 76 percent
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Churches urged to link the poor with healthy food
In America, even the food system is biased, with poor communities of color struggling for fresh produce and other things many Americans take for granted. “We have a food system that’s unhealthy and unjust,”
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Festival explores links between blacks and Native Americans
Hashim Saleh has dedicated much of his life to the celebration of African culture through his Otesha Creative Arts Ensemble, the state’s oldest African American drumming and dance troupe. The Bronx, N.Y. native knows
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New arrivals in the Art District
Umoja African Crafts and 6th & Trade Clothing Boutique are settling into the Downtown Arts District. The boutique, named for its location inside of a building at the corner of Sixth and Trade streets,
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Controversial author/researcher gives her take on conquering poverty
Dr. Ruby Payne, author of “Bridges out of Poverty,” led a three-hour workshop last week, schooling a group of more than 150 social service and non-profit officials on ways that they can help their
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