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Lexington resident after house fire: 'I had to get everybody out fast'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jun 4, 2022

While anybody would hate to see a fire burn through all their belongings, the people and pets are what really matter.

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Salem Academy and College names AJ Mazaris as vice president for equity, diversity and inclusion

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Jun 4, 2022

AJ Mazaris has been named the vice president for equity, diversity and inclusion at Salem Academy and C​ollege.

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Sheriff of Forsyth County: 'It is a must that we take all threats seriously and respond to them in a serious manner’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | May 31, 2022

Threats of public shootings, especially when they involve children, will not be tolerated and Forsyth County made that clear by charging and arresting someone who was overheard making such a threat.

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Sheriff Kimbrough: ‘We need school resource officers in every school in this county’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | May 27, 2022

Winston-Salem Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough Jr. is urging schools to use school resource officers, or SROs, to help prevent school shootings.

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Journey Church volunteer on mobile food truck: Our goal is ‘to feed as many people as we possibly can’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | May 23, 2022

Journey Church has been providing occasional meals to help the hungry at its building for years, but the pastor wanted to do more.

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City manager Garrity: Winston-Salem ‘will be aggressively adding cameras’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | May 21, 2022

Smile, criminals. Somebody is more likely than ever to be watching you.

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Valeria Gonzalez is USC bound: ‘My goal was to always attend college’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | May 14, 2022

Ask a teenager from a low-income background what their life goal is, and they may say they want to break the cycle of poverty. Earning a bachelor’s degree is one way to do that.

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High Point real estate agent: 'People can see what they wanted to do come to fruition'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | May 12, 2022

Heather Brooks had a highly unusual start to her real estate career.

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A Winston-Salem mom heard the cry no parent wants to hear: 'Mom, I can't breathe'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | May 12, 2022

The challenge of having a child with asthma turned to horror for Winston-Salem mother Ashley Hairston when her 11-year-old son died during spring break.

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Winston-Salem pizzeria owner who was severely beaten in his restaurant: 'Why is this guy so angry at me?'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | May 5, 2022

The effects of an assault can linger long after the day of the incident.

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250th History Committee for Salem Academy and College: We have so much of American history right in our front yard’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | May 3, 2022

Looking back on history can be enlightening or disturbing, but it’s something that is worth taking the risk for Michelle Hopkins Lawrence.

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Winston Salem Police: ‘Detectives determined the report of Gasga-Espinoza being kidnapped was false’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | May 2, 2022

A 17-year-old boy, who was reported to have been kidnapped for ransom, was found safe and the Amber Alert was withdrawn a little more than an hour after it was issued.

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WFIRM director: Axiom Space partnership can take 'regenerative medicine field to a whole new level'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Apr 27, 2022

It might sound like something out of "The Jetsons," but the Wake Forest Institute of Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) recently entered a partnership that has the potential of taking the manufacturing of regenerative medicine out of this world.

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Raven Griffin: ‘Encouraging community involvement is vital to Winston Under 40’s mission to cultivate young professional leaders’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Apr 27, 2022

Winston Salem, North Carolina's, Under 40 is promoting the Animal Adoption Rescue Foundation (AARF) as its 2022 nonprofit community partner to encourage young adults to work for a better community.

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Hazel Griffin: ‘I’ll know that this house is mine’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Apr 25, 2022

A cancer survivor in Forsyth County is becoming a first-time homeowner, as Habitat for Humanity is putting up a house for her in the Dreamland Park area of Winston-Salem.

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GOP hopeful for NC's 6th Congressional District: ‘Our economy has taken a very bad downturn’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Apr 21, 2022

May’s GOP primary for the 6th Congressional District in North Carolina has attracted a few newcomers who hope not only to win the primary, but to wrest the region from its Democratic stronghold.

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Pastor Carter of Baptist Temple: 'I never thought about going to church and Ms. Ethel not being there'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Apr 21, 2022

The death of a 94-year-old parishioner who was struck by two cars earlier this month has left a void in the Baptist Temple of Alamance County that everyone feels, including the pastor.

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Guilford County Commissioner: ‘This year will be pivotal for us moving forward’

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Apr 20, 2022

As municipalities battle staff shortages in vital fields, like EMT and paramedic units, councils across the country — including some in North Carolina — have passed plans to raise salaries in those fields.

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Winston-Salem Mayor Joines: Bowman Gray Stadium now 'a great new facility'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Apr 15, 2022

When the new racing season kicks off at Bowman Gray Stadium on April 23, fans and drivers will be in for a pleasant surprise.

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Bell on Cure Violence partnership: 'It's going to be amazing for Winston-Salem'

By Laurie A. Luebbert | Apr 12, 2022

The City of Winston-Salem approved a three-year deal with Cure Violence Global, using coronavirus relief funds to pay $750,000 for the project that will bring a national crime prevention group to the city.