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Fast food proximity harmful to minority kids, says study
When their schools are near fast-food restaurants, black and Hispanic adolescents are more likely to be overweight and receive less benefit from exercise than Asian or white students, according to a study published in
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Teachers picked for LOC program
Emily Cagle, a teacher at Meadowlark Elementary School, and Crystal Heyland, a teacher at Walnut Cove’s London Elementary School, have been selected from a pool of more than 500 applicants to participate in the
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Bookmarks will attract popular writers
New York Times bestselling author Carl Weber will be among the headliners at this year’s Bookmarks Festival of Books. He has penned more than a dozen short stories and books, including titles like “Torn
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Legend Thorpe taking part in area tourney
The International Civil Rights Center & Museum will host its Ninth Annual George C. Simkins Jr. Memorial Golf Classic on Saturday, June 15 from 7 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at the Bryan Park Golf
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Livingstone’s Hayes wins national title
Livingstone College student-athlete Quanera Hayes is the Division II National Champion in the 400 meters. Hayes, a sophomore from Hope Mills, ran the 400 meters in 51.53 to capture the national title in Pueblo,
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Arts nonprofit to hold annual gala
The ScottCares Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to embracing the arts while also teaching and promoting computer literacy and technology, will hold its Seventh Annual Scholarship and Humanitarian Awards Gala Saturday, June 8 at 6
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Making us laugh comes naturally for homegrown talent
Every time city native Jeremy “JJ” Johnson hits the field at BB&T Ballpark, he is one step closer to achieving his dream of becoming a household name. As the entertainment co-host for the Winston-Salem
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Young pastor made his mark on world, community
When Rev. Stacey Frazier, pastor of Friendship Baptist Church, passed away last week at age 36, he left behind a long legacy of ministry. Frazier, a Greensboro native, knew he wanted to preach from
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The NASCAR Challenge
WSSU Football players test their pit crew skills NASCAR Drive for Diversity held a combine at Winston-Salem State University last week, hoping to entice football players to lend their athleticism to the fast paced world
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Obama becomes conservatives’ role model for working moms
WS Chronicle June 8, 2013 0The loudest voices in the Republican echo machine – those Fox News Network heavy hitters who routinely and consistently blame everything on President Obama, from the Boston Marathon Bombing to the IRS scandal, to
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