The Winston-Salem Foundation announces 17 Community Grants totaling $431,610 to local nonprofits that will touch the lives of many living in Forsyth County.
Brian Hart has been chosen as the director of the Forsyth County Public Library system and will start May 4. Hart is currently the deputy director for the Greensboro Public Library system. He succeeds Sylvia Sprinkle-Hamlin, who retired on December 30, 2019, after 40 years of service.
A total of $1,501,000 has been awarded to 37 local nonprofits in the second round of grants awarded from the COVID-19 Response Fund for Forsyth County.
According to city officials a group of doctors at WFBH have developed a new mask design that is effective in preventing the transmission of germs and bacteria. Renfro Company, a Mount Airy based sock maker who moved its headquarters to Winston-Salem last year, will produce the mask locally and have already earmarked 300,000 for locals, including 60,000 for those living at or below the poverty threshold.