To ensure voters have all the information they need to cast their ballots on Nov. 8, the Black Political Awareness League, The Ministers’ Conference of Winston-Salem and Vicinity, and The Chronicle are bringing the candidates to the people. Leading up to the election, candidates in some of the most impactful races have been invited to participate in open forums.
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While addressing nearly 400 fellow Democrats, Cherie Beasley, who is looking to become the first Black woman to represent the state in the U.S. Senate, said during the November election they must stand together to fight for democracy and the state of North Carolina.
Winston-Salem City City Council members laid the groundwork Tuesday to more aggressively address Winston-Salem’s affordable housing shortage by adopting an Affordable Housing Program and a Housing Justice Act.
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.
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.
Christa Smith has been promoted to deputy director of the Forsyth County Department of Social Services, effective May 2022.
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.
The following are 10 things to know as the 2022 mid-term primary election approaches.
Get ready – Here come the May 17 primaries
