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Owner of Hawks Pumpkin Patch: ‘Seeing the kids’ faces and hearing them laugh, hearing the Radio Flyer wheels, that’s the best part’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Nov 4, 2022

Halloween has come and gone, but one Winston-Salem businessman likes to remind people that pumpkin season is still going strong.

WS/FCS Superintendent McManus: ‘While I never worked directly with Stan, he is someone I grew to know quickly’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Oct 29, 2022

An educator who made his mark in the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools is being remembered after his death for the lasting effect he had on so many lives.

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Forsyth Tech dean about ‘Brake Light Night’: ‘It’s a really cool way to be involved in the community’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Oct 22, 2022

If you’ve ever received a ticket from the police because your brake lights are out, you know that finding the time to get them fixed can be a hassle. Forsyth Technology Community College is looking to make it easier for you.

Winston-Salem mother whose child wandered off at school: ‘I'm thankful to God that [Evans] was there’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Oct 11, 2022

When Kelvin Sauvenell wandered off from school grounds while playing with other children, the school was quick to act, calling his mother to let her know and sending people to search before police arrived.

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Student on Carolina Classic Fair visit: ‘I love how the guy carves wood’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Oct 5, 2022

Students who took a field trip to the Carolina Classic Fair on Monday traveled to Winston-Salem under bright blue skies as the remnants of Hurricane Ian had passed through a few days earlier.

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Winston-Salem's Ms. Full-Figured North Carolina 2022: ‘We are all beautiful, regardless of the size’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Sep 27, 2022

Brittany Neely, Ms. Full-Figured North Carolina 2022, was in Winston-Salem this week helping a soup kitchen serve food to the needy.

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Winston-Salem woman who fell into a sinkhole: ‘The ground collapsed beneath me’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Sep 18, 2022

Kia Long-Gyant thought getting her car detailed would be a fairly simple task, but fate had other ideas in mind for her.

Cooper at Winston-Salem State: Astrobotany ‘no doubt will bring yield to people right here on earth’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Sep 12, 2022

Gov. Roy Cooper got a grand tour of Winston-Salem State recently, learning about some of the cutting-edge programs the university is running.

Wilson on helping schoolchildren: ‘I know we can do much better by these students’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Aug 30, 2022

Students at Winston-Forsyth County schools who are not native English speakers are getting a boost as Open Arms Community is reaching out to improve English Language Learning (ELL) for them.

Superintendent: ‘If students are not in school, they are definitely missing the opportunity to gain the content they are going to need to succeed’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Aug 26, 2022

Students who act up in school have long faced the possibility of suspension, and last year Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools recorded about 30,000 days of missed class time because of suspensions.

Pastor Lamb: ‘Are we called to stay in this space and pay this monthly rental fee to do the ministry here?’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Aug 10, 2022

Wake Forest Baptist Church, located on the campus of Wake Forest University, will soon close its doors as members have voted to dissolve the ministry.

North Star LGBTQ Community Center offers monkeypox vaccine clinic: 'It's important to do a reoccurring event'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Aug 1, 2022

The North Star LGBTQ Community Center in Winston-Salem, in partnership with Forsyth County Department of Public Health, last week hosted the first of what will they hope will be recurring monkeypox vaccine clinics.

North Carolina police are looking for speeders: 'Speeding-related crashes are at all-time-high levels'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jul 19, 2022

If you’re driving through the Tar Heel State this week, take care to stay close to the speed limit, particularly between July 18 and 24.

Winston-Salem recreation and parks director: The land 'is going to be a tremendous resource and asset’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jul 13, 2022

Some residents of Winston-Salem will pleased to hear that part of the city will stay green for a while.

Cone Health infectious disease physician: 'Infections with monkeypox have been around for years and years'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jul 6, 2022

Two cases of monkeypox have been diagnosed in North Carolina, as of July 1, and even though the infection has been around for a long time, the appearance of more cases this year is prompting doctors to warn people.

Star Police Chief on homicide inquiry: ‘We have retrieved the video surveillance from inside the store’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jun 29, 2022

Star, North Carolina, police are hoping surveillance tape helps them find the killer of a Quik Chek clerk.

Winston-Salem mayor: ‘Joycelyn Johnson worked for the good of the entire community'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jun 22, 2022

Joycelyn Johnson, one of Winston-Salem’s long-time city council members, recently died, prompting Mayor Allen Joines to offer his condolences as the city remembers all that she accomplished.

Nurse practitioner on heat wave: 'Get out of the heat. Get yourself into a cooler place'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jun 14, 2022

A heat wave is in the forecast for the Piedmont Triad, prompting doctors and humane societies to remind people to take care of themselves and their pets.

Joines: ‘I am urging our citizens to take precautions … by wearing a mask indoors’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jun 8, 2022

Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines recently recommended that people again mask up when they are in public indoor spaces.

Gardener Gary Fleming: ‘Some of these bushes are 60 years old’