United Way »
National honor among latest highs for Parkland
Parkland High School has placed second in the national competition for the ACT College and Career Transition Award. ACT is a national nonprofit organization that produces college-entrance tests as part of its College and
Read More »
UNCSA student picked for service opportunities
A graduate student at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) has been selected for two highly competitive local leadership and community service opportunities. Eliza Walmsley, a second-year student in the
Read More »
Postal carriers to accept food donations Saturday
The 21st annual National Association of Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive – the nation’s largest annual one-day food collection event – will take place May 11. The Postal Service is urging customers
Read More »
Annual fair caters to homeless, veterans
Hundreds flocked to the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Annex last week, to take part in the 2013 Project Homeless Connect/VA Stand Down. Sponsored by the City of Winston-Salem, Mayor Allen Joines and the
Read More »
A senior at Mount Tabor High School and Parkland High School received state awards last week at the N.C. State Board of Education meeting in Raleigh. Jaquesha Stokes, who will turn 18 on April
Read More »
Agencies: Despite progress, defeating homelessness still a struggle
Local agencies that help the homeless are celebrating recent reports that show homelessness is down, while hoping that the community will still continue to support their efforts. The Point-in-Time Count on January 30 found
Read More »
Some to spend MLK holiday helping others and causes
Many will be honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday – the federal holiday in his honor – by giving back to their communities. In 1994, 11 years after the MLK holiday began
Read More »
Cancer Services takes its message to church
Cancer Services Inc. presented its first “Body + Soul Saturday” on Oct. 27 at Piney Grove Baptist Church. The day of fun, great food and activity was designed to motivate and encourage people to
Read More »
Legal Aid marks 50 years of advocacy
Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC) celebrated its 50th anniversary last Thursday in the city where it began. Winston-Salem’s Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts hosted the anniversary celebration, which drew legal professionals from
Read More »
9-11 ice cream social salutes local first-responders
Students and staff at The Enrichment Center found a “sweet” way to honor local first responders on the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The Enrichment Center, a United Way agency that serves
Read More »
