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Amendment asks if defendants should be allowed to waive jury trials Voters will decide on how some criminal trials are carried out. A ballot amendment asks residents to vote for or against changing the state constitution to allow those accused...

Meshon Payton, a fast food eatery employee, traveled from Durham to Winston-Salem Tuesday to march with a small group of others down Patterson Avenue for what he believes is “only right.” “They’re getting paid unfair wages at their facility. I...

Locals mark Juneteenth (pictured above:  Residents enjoy Saturday’s Juneteenth street festival.) The city’s annual Juneteenth festival celebrated a landmark anniversary in a new location on Saturday, but the hours-long, jazz-infused gathering...

WSSU’s clinic on wheels reaches those out of reach Since its inception over three years ago, Winston-Salem State University’s Rams Know HOW (Healthcare On Wheels) Mobile Clinic has served thousands across the community and beyond, providing...

Masons honor city’s female leaders Local female leaders were honored Saturday by Salem Lodge No. 139. The Lodge’s Sixth Annual Black History Month Community Awards Banquet/Robert A. Miller Scholarship Gala brought a crowd of more than 475 people...

In honor of National Family Caregivers Month, Novant Health and the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association held a Stroke Caregiver Appreciation Luncheon on Nov. 2. The day was devoted to thanking and pampering caregivers of...

The 5th Annual Piedmont Construction & Design Symposium, “Celebrating Collaboration and Expanding Future Opportunities,” is set for Wednesday, Nov. 13 at Wake Forest Biotech Place, 575 N. Patterson Ave. Hosted by the Piedmont Contractors...

A collection of photographs and story boards created by Sawtooth School students and staff is currently on display at the Novant Health Derrick L. Davis Cancer Center. Though the display, which will be exhibited through Nov. 5, is not open to...

Novant Health opened a new easy-to-access after hours family medicine clinic on Oct. 21. It aims to provide an alternative to daytime primary care appointments for people who live or work in north Davidson County and parts of Forsyth County....

While people across the nation were celebrating Independence Day last year, Frederick Huffin and Sherica Becoat were mourning the loss of their newborn daughter, Jordyn, who had to be delivered early when Becoat suffered from a life threatening...

A little over a year ago, Sarah Browder Harris was killed by her husband, who then took his own life. On Saturday, Sandy Browder, her father, carried a banner bearing her nickname, “Sassy,” as he took part in Walk a Mile in Her Shoes, a...

Forum to explain new healthcare law Novant Health and the Congregational Nurse and Health Ministry Program of the Shepherd’s Center of Greater Winston-Salem will hold an educational forum about the Affordable Health Care Act (ObamaCare) and...

Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center has donated $1,000 to support Mayor Allen Joines’ Childhood Obesity Initiative. The money will be used for community programs aimed at reducing obesity in children through proper nutrition, physical exercise...

The Wake Forest University School of Medicine Chapter of the Student National Medical Association honored some of its rising stars Sunday evening. The 19th Annual SNMA Medical Excellence Banquet attracted a crowd to the downtown Marriott. It is...

Novant Health Maya Angelou Women’s Health & Wellness Center launched the Bright Ideas web site last week to engage Winston-Salem/Forsyth County residents in the center’s effort to reduce obesity.  The launch of the site will be accompanied...

Winston-Salem’s Gallins Foods is celebrating its 65th anniversary. Today, the company offers an array of services and products to area businesses, everything from vending items, coffee and water, to catering and corporate food service. When it...

Special Recognition Award Honoree Who can help but not be proud of Dr. Chere Chase Gregory? One of the nation’s few black female board certified neurologists, Gregory has made it to the top of her profession while never forgetting to give back...

Novant Health has unveiled a strategic plan to unify all of its facilities under the umbrella name, Novant Health. Formed in 1997, Novant Health has grown from four to 13 acute care facilities, more than 100 outpatient facilities and over 350...