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.
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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.
Attorney Renita Thompkins Linville will fill the vacancy left by Forsyth County Clerk of Court Susan Frye, making her the first African American to hold the position.
A little over a year after the Winston-Salem City Council approved a lease for Elizabeth’s Pizza to lease space in the newly renovated Union Station, the family-owned restaurant chain decided to pull out of the deal.
On Saturday, April 27, the Young Democrats of Forsyth County (YDFC) hosted its second Breakfast Club Brunch at the C.G. O’Kelly Library on the campus of Winston-Salem State University.
Discussions on redeveloping the four-acre property into a 60-unit apartment building have been going on for a few years.
With recent investments in infrastructure and attractions that draw people from across the city and Forsyth County, the city’s best kept secret just may be the Southeast Ward.
HandsOn Northwest North Carolina, in partnership with the United Way of Forsyth County, Salem College, and The Winston-Salem Journal, recently presented the 2019 Governor’s Volunteer Service Awards to 15 recipients from across Forsyth County.
