As Hurricane Florence continues to barrel toward the Carolinas, during the monthly public safety news conference city officials urged residents to be prepared and stay safe. At the time of
City Manager Lee Garrity, with the concurrence of County Manager Dudley Watts, announced the nomination of August Vernon to be director of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Office of Emergency Management. Vernon
(pictured above: City and county officials take part in training at the Emergency Management Institute in Maryland.) Forsyth County officials were the first in the United States to take a
