Mayor Allen Joines has announced that he will seek re-election in 2024. Joines, who is Winston-Salem’s longest-serving mayor and currently serving his sixth term, made the announcement last Thursday while standing on the steps of City Hall.
Earlier this month Forsyth County Board of Commissioners approved nearly $400,000 in ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) funding to Old Salem for restoration to buildings said to be related to the Hidden Town Project, which tells the story of the enslaved Africans who lived and worked in the town of Salem. But the vote didn’t come without some legitimate questions being raised by Commissioner Malishai Woodbury.
This is the second of a two-part series that started last week. To see the first part, go to What are taxpayers receiving from the City of Winston-Salem’s affordable housing research costing almost $700,000? | WS Chronicle.