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Enterprise Center debuts new conference/banquet space
What was once a well-known neighborhood recreational landmark that bustled with the sounds of youth basketball and other community related activity has been reincarnated to create a contemporary conference and banquet event space. For
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School uses work of city native to combat bullying
Ashley Elementary is using the work of Karen D. Cuthrell to teach students that bullying is never OK. Such lessons are especially relevant this month; October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Teachers have been
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Get free flu shots starting Oct. 1
Join the Forsyth County Department of Public Health, 799 N. Highland Ave., in their fight against the flu. The department will give free flu vaccinations from Monday, Oct. 1 –Wednesday, Oct. 3 from 7:30
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Pilot will be feted for making history
Family, friends and others will honor Cedrick Jessup on Sept. 29 during an event at the Cross Creek Country Club, 1129 Greenhill Road in Mt. Airy. Jessup, a native of Mt. Airy and a
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Golden Occasion
St. Peter’s Church and World Outreach Center’s Bishop James and Rev. Joyce Hash will be celebrating their 25th anniversary as pastors of the mega- church and their 50th wedding anniversary this weekend. St. Peter’s,
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Books on Trade
About 7,500 book lovers flocked to this year’s Bookmarks Book Festival, which was held Saturday in and around the Downtown Arts District on Trade Street. Now in its fifth year, the Festival is staged
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Worth the Risks?
Noted N.C. dental professional says oral piercing could lead to ugly consequences The former head of the N.C. Dental Society is adding her voice to the chorus of medical professionals who are sounding off
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Interim NCCU chancellor: Get off your ‘Buts’
One week after taking office, Interim Chancellor Charles Becton spoke to the assembled faculty and staff at North Carolina Central University on Tuesday, Aug. 14. In a spirited address that mixed humor and rhymes
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Local stylist earns kudos at national competition
Forsyth County hairstylist Tiffany Allen Thames was a top-five finisher at the Aug. 5 Third Annual Hair Fitness competition in Atlanta. Sponsored by UnitedHealthcare and black-owned hair-care giant Bronner Bros., the competition seeks
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Educators have their say in local woman’s film
Americans entrust educators with one of the most important tasks in our society. Yet, when it comes to diagnosing the problems that ail our public education system, teachers are the last ones we ask,
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