During a meeting on Monday, Aug. 19 the Winston-Salem City Council voted to rename the Dixie Classic Fair.
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Forsyth County Department of Social Services employees took home two honors at the Social Services Institute’s Best Practice awards held in Hickory on July 31.
Winston-Salem native Whit Davis proudly announces his candidacy for District Court judge in the Forsyth County 2020 elections.
The State of North Carolina cannot use H.B. 142, the law that replaced H.B. 2, to prevent transgender individuals from using public restrooms and other facilities in state government buildings that match their gender under an agreement approved on July 23 by a federal court.
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The Forsyth County Board of Elections will hold educational seminars about voter photo identification requirements at 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 31, and Thursday, August 1.
Deputy Commissioner Mike Silver has announced his candidacy for Forsyth County District Court judge to fill the seat being vacated by the Honorable Laurie Hutchins.
During a special ceremony earlier this week, Renita Thompkins Linville was sworn in as the Forsyth County Clerk of Court.
During the City Council meeting earlier this week, Sen. Paul Lowe presented Mayor Pro Tempore Vivian Burke with a plaque honoring her decades of service to the City Council and the citizens of Winston-Salem. In other business, an amendment that would allow state and federal wildlife officers to discharge rifles for the purpose of eliminating deer within the boundaries of Smith Reynolds Airport was sent back to the Public Safety Committee for further discussion.
Forsyth County commissioners approved a $458.7 million budget that includes investments in education, public safety and human services.
