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Hundreds celebrate legacy of city’s first black neighborhood

    Hundreds celebrate legacy of city’s first black neighborhood

Last weekend residents from the past and present came together to celebrate the city’s first established black community during the 24th annual Happy Hill Reunion. The legacy of Happy Hill,

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LOC: End gun violence, gang activity

    LOC: End gun violence,  gang activity

Less than 24 hours after four people were shot in the 2000 block of Patria Street, more than a dozen people took to the streets to call for an end

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Immigrants celebrate July 4th by becoming citizens

    Immigrants celebrate July 4th by becoming citizens

The United States welcomed 50 new citizens from 26 countries at the Independence Day Naturalization Ceremony held at Old Salem Museum & Gardens on July 4th. The possibility of rain

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First responders talk scope of opioid epidemic

    First responders talk scope of opioid epidemic

The scope of the opioid epidemic and what can be done about it, including needle exchanges and a suggestion for a cross-agency opioid task force, were discussed at a forum

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Winston-Salem mother takes sanctuary from deportation in Greensboro church

  Winston-Salem mother takes sanctuary from deportation in Greensboro church

A local mother facing deportation became the second woman in the state to seek sanctuary in a church last week.

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Despite deficit, Urban League reports gains in community

  Despite deficit, Urban League reports gains in community

Winston-Salem Urban League Chairwoman Alison Ashe-Card said the nonprofit will promote social and economic progress despite its budget deficit.

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Urban farming coming to local neighborhood

  Urban farming coming to local neighborhood

The Boston-Thurmond celebration kicked with a groundbreaking on the $1.1 million Hydroponics Aquaponics Urban Farming Center located near Kimberley Park.

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Activism intensifies for mother facing imminent deportation

  Activism intensifies for mother facing imminent deportation

With time running out for Minerva Garcia, a local mother who is facing deportation, the effort to let her stay in the country has intensified.

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Local officials don’t feel threatened after congressional shooting

  Local officials don’t feel threatened after congressional shooting

Local elected officials say they don’t have the same security concerns as those on Capitol Hill. Security for members of

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Cemetery effort identities names on headstones 

  Cemetery effort identities names on headstones 

Those who clear and clean up Happy Hill Cemetery are still looking for volunteers, especially those with loved ones who

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