Last weekend several local motorcycle clubs and individual riders joined forces with the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) for the inaugural Unity Ride. According to Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough, the event was intended to bring awareness of and help bring an end to ongoing gun violence in our community.
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To combat gun violence in the community, last week the local branch of the NAACP #5471 and the Political Action Committee (Chair Quamekia Shavers) and Social Justice Committee (Chair Reginald McCaskill) held a program designed to help local adolescent/teenagers build leadership skills. On Oct. 8, the chapter hosted their event at “Sherman’s Drop-In.”
The 2021 Achievement Award recipient is Norma Corley, a member of Beta Lambda Chapter of Winston-Salem. This is the second year in a row that a member of Beta Lambda Chapter received this award.
The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) is the first sheriff’s office in North Carolina to introduce a durable concealed carry weapons (CCW) permit card for new applicants.
To combat gun violence in the community, last week the local branch of the NAACP and the political action committee held a program designed to help local teenagers build leadership skills.
Travis Crawford, vice president of the Carolina Cruisers Motorcycle Club, and Bernard Edmonds (Bee), president of the Cycle Kings Motorcycle Club, both had visions of giving back to the community. So they decided that they would travel to Rolling Hills on Saturday, Sept. 18, to give out hot dogs, snacks and drinks that they were funding from their own pockets. They wanted it to be a community unity event with the theme ”Save The Community.”
Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation now accepting applications for Community Progress Fund
Company’s Coming (or when to clean house during the pandemic)
International Day of Older Persons is October 1
