Since 2018 Rally Up Winston-Salem, a local grassroots organization geared toward ending street and gang violence, has done its part to make Winston-Salem a safer place. And at a place in time where gun violence is at an all time high, last weekend members of the organization took to the streets to call for the violence to stop.
For her hard work and dedication to helping individuals reach their goal of becoming homeowners, last week Financial Pathways of the Piedmont named Bianca Green as Financial First Responder of the Year.
Citizens and business owners in Forsyth County are owed more than $50,000,000 and NC State Treasure Dale Falwell has launched an initiative to get the unclaimed money back to the rightful owners.
At-large seats and seats in District A on the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners are up for grabs this year, and last week some of the candidates came together to discuss their platforms, while taking questions from voters during an open forum.
The first forum was held last Thursday at the Central Library. And candidates for Forsyth County Clerk of Superior Court, incumbent Debra Hines (D), Tina Flowers (D), and John Snow (D), took center stage. Although the race for Clerk of Court hasn’t been the most talked about race, tensions were high.
Everyone has that one family member, an aunt, uncle or maybe an older cousin, who seems to get along with everyone and has a knack for connecting with the younger generations of the family. For Lachaela Wells-Andrew, that family member was her aunt Deitra.