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No Ways Tired
NAACP tour aims to recruit more warriors for justice The spirit of protest was alive and well when the N.C. NAACP’s Forward Together tour rolled through Winston-Salem last Thursday. Dozens gathered in the sanctuary of
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Where’s the Leadership?
We sure hope that Gov. McCrory can walk and chew gum simultaneously. It is understandable that Kevin Daniels and others in his administration want to place the focus on the governor’s strong business background
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Statewide NAACP tour coming to Winston
The Twin City will host leaders from the NC NAACP and their partners next week as part of the Forward Together Movement Local Organizing Tour. Forsyth County will be 20th in the 25-stop tour,
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Success comes quickly for inspiring young artist
Johnny Collins, known as Radio The Artist, is using his unique art to reach out to others. Collins, 24, who takes his moniker from his high school nickname, “Radio,” lives in Kernersville. His art,
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Liberian Ambassador coming to town
Jeremiah C. Sulunteh, the Liberian Ambassador to the United States, will visit Winston-Salem from May 29–June 1, according to James Y. Hunder Sr., the head of the Liberian Organization of the Piedmont. Sulunteh, a
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George Williams’ legend grows
Thirty-two NCAA Division II team championships, more than 150 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association titles and 200-plus coach of the year awards. But who’s counting? Certainly not George Williams. Williams, the legendary Saint Augustine’s track
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Local woman to buy home after $1 million lottery win
A Winston-Salem housekeeper says she will share her $1 million good fortune with her nine brothers and sisters and two adult children. Paula Lampkins stepped forward on Tuesday to collect her $1 million Powerball
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High school athletes shine
The R.J. Reynolds High School team of Jack Riazzi and Paul Yamane earned the doubles title Saturday morning in the North Carolina High School Athletic Association state 4-A men’s tennis championships at the Millbrook
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AAU team continues strong season
The Winston-Salem Mavericks 11U Basketball Team finished third in the D3 AAU Championship Basketball Tournament, which was played in Burlington from May 4-5. In their first game, the Mavericks defeated the Swish City Magic
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Museum opening Watergate exhibit
The N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh will open “ Watergate: Political Scandal & the Presidency” tomorrow (May 17). The opening coincides with the 40th anniversary of the first televised hearing of the Senate
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