More than 100 people from throughout the community filed into the pews of Union Baptist Church last Saturday morning to honor the life and legacy of neighborhood hero, William Alexander McCain. McCain, died on Feb. 11 from complications of a rare disease known as cardiac amyloidosis.
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Twin Arches light up the sky in pink and green to mark the 100th anniversary of AKA Phi Omega chapter
Former slave receives honorary doctorate in divinity degree 100 years later
Kaleideum: Where learning and fun collide Interactive, hands-on museum schedule to open this weekend
On Saturday Feb. 17, the public will have their first chance to experience what happens when experimental science and an art gallery collide when Kaleideum opens in downtown Winston-Salem.
Think your love story is one for the ages? Is it funny? Touching? Unique? Then submit it to WTOB’s Valentine’s Contest and you may win the grand prize! Submit your story to cupid@wtob980.com or mail to WTOB Valentine Date Night, 615 N. Trade Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101 no later than Feb. 9. Be sure to include your name, email and phone number.
On what would’ve been King’s 95th birthday, more than 800 people from all walks of life came together to celebrate his legacy and live out the true meaning of his dream, during the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast held at the Benton Convention Center.
Samaritan Ministries’ Project Cornerstone was an answer to prayer
‘Mo’ Green to deliver keynote address at annual MLK prayer breakfast
To help with the increase of calls for service, city officials are considering adding a fourth police district to serve the downtown area and central Winston-Salem.
Shirley McCall Fennell, 76, a revered icon in the civil rights movement, a staunch advocate for equality, and a beloved figure in the Winston-Salem community, passed away on Dec. 23 at Forsyth Medical Center.
