The holiday season can be a tough time for a family when funds are tight. COVID-19 has placed many Forsyth County residents in this trying predicament. But thanks to Rasheeda Shankle and Honorable Youth Inc. (HYI), some struggling families will have something to smile about Christmas morning.
While the pandemic didn’t allow for a grand event like we saw in 2019 at the Kenneth R. Williams Auditorium on the campus of Winston-Salem State University, last weekend The Chronicle held the annual celebration virtually while hundreds watched online.
With T.W. Garner Food Co. expected to move the bulk of its operation to Lansing Drive and the Maize Woodruff Aviation Center scheduled to open next fall, things seem to be taking shape in the area surrounding the Smith Reynolds Airport. But for several people who live in the vicinity of the airport, the future is still unknown.
Arbor Acres residents have raised $132,000 to replace the outdated 28-year-old kitchen and dining rooms at The Salvation Army’s Center of Hope in Winston-Salem. A formal check presentation was held last month.
The Winston-Salem Police Department has made two arrests and identified several other juveniles believed to be responsible for the assault of two adults outside Hanes Mall last weekend.