Earlier this month, longtime city native Paula McCoy announced her plans to run as an unaffiliated candidate for the Northeast Ward on the Winston-Salem City Council.
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In Tuesday’s primary election, Barbara Hanes Burke, Vivian Burke’s daughter-in-law, defeated challengers Morticia “Tee-Tee” Parmon and Keith King to fill the vacant seat left by Vivian Burke who is retiring.
Local Democrat Kathy Manning defeated four others in the primary election, vying for the vacant seat in the 6th District of the U.S. Congress.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders energized local voters and students in Winston-Salem last week when he made a campaign stop on the campus of Winston-Salem State University (WSSU).
Here are some tips to help you vote quickly and easily during the Early Voting period. The primary election will be held on March 3.
During a recent Finance Committee meeting, City Councilmember Annette Scippio let it be known that she prefers Murrell’s Cafe, a restaurant that operates out of Atlanta, over two local entities vying for vacant space in Union Station.
Earlier this week the Winston-Salem City Council approved a resolution allocating $275,000 in funding to support the expansion of the driver’s license restoration program, better known as the DRIVE (Driver Restoration Initiative and Vocational Expansion) Program.
BPAL educates community ahead of primary election
The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners recently voted 4-3 to approve a resolution supporting the protection of the Second Amendment, joining hundreds of other cities and counties across the country that have been declared “Second Amendment Sanctuaries.”
Next month Winston-Salem native and CEO of United Health Services, LaShun Huntley, will look to add state representative to his list of accomplishments when he faces off against local educator Dr. Amber Baker in the primary election to represent District 72 in the N.C. House of Representatives.
