There were few empty seats inside the gymnasium at Carl Russell Community Center last Wednesday evening, as nearly 200 people came together to discuss strategies to help stop the recent rise in gun violence and other violent crimes.
For over a decade HARRY (Helping Advocate Research Respond for You) Veterans Community Outreach Services has marked Memorial Day with their annual Memorial Day Commemoration ceremony. This year the event was held at Happy Hill Cemetery, where several World War I veterans are buried.
On May 26, just a few days before Memorial Day, North Carolina native Lieutenant Colonel Dominic Gaskin will take command of the 343rd Reconnaissance Squadron.
On May 21, 1865, over 800 enslaved people in the Village of Salem gathered at St. Philips to hear an announcement that would change their lives. On that day, General Orders No. 32 were read to the congregation which proclaimed that all enslaved people were free.
The history of Happy Hill, the first African American neighborhood in present day Winston-Salem, dates back more than 150 years, and to honor that history Old Salem has opened an exhibit that includes rare photos, stories, interviews, current research and memories of Happy Hill titled “Selections from Across the Creek.”
After months of campaigning and candidates making their pitches to voters, the 2022 primary election season is officially over. Thousands of voters cast ballots in Forsyth County and here are the results in some of the most talked about races.
With less than two weeks until the primary election on May 17, last week some of the candidates vying for seats in the U.S. Senate and N.C. General Assembly came together to discuss their views on the future of the state during a nonpartisan forum held at the Winston-Salem Urban League.