Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County has appointed three new officers to its executive committee and seven new members to its Board of Trustees.
Five older adults sat at the front of the conference room at Senior Services on Dec. 8, anxiously awaiting their turn to read the stories they have been working on during a six-week creative writing class. Through a Spark the Arts grant Senior Services received from the Arts Council of North Carolina, they were able to hire Nathan Ross Freeman, co-founder of Authoring Action, to teach the classes.
Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it’s almost time for the 2022 Lash/Chronicle Tournament. This year is stacking up to be one of the best tournaments we have seen in recent years. All games will be played at Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy.
At the end of the month Chief Catrina Thompson will officially retire from the Winston-Salem Police Department (WSPD). Thompson, a native of Detroit who has spent her entire career with the WSPD, has been nominated by President Joe Biden to serve as U.S. Marshal for the Middle District of North Carolina. To show appreciation for her 28 years of service to the WSPD and the citizens of Winston-Salem, a special ceremony was held last week at the Benton Convention Center.