On Monday, Aug. 26, students across the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School District returned to the classroom as summer vacation officially came to a close with the first day of school. While the first day of school is always exciting, students at Ashley Academy for Cultural and Global Studies had a little extra excitement as they received words of encouragement from dozens of people from all walks of life as they entered the building.
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![Winston-Salem officials urge residents to prepare for Hurricane Florence](https://wschronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/WEB-Hurricane-Florance-505x306_c.jpg)
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
![Local church hosts National Night Out](https://wschronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/NationalNightOut-505x306_c.jpg)
Despite the rain, scores of people came out to Burkhead United Methodist Church for National Night Out last Tuesday.
![15 new recruits join WSFD](https://wschronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/FireGraduation26-505x306_c.jpg)
Fifteen recruits transitioned through the ranks last week as Recruitment Class XXVI (26) of the Winston-Salem Fire Department held its graduation ceremony on Friday, July 13.
![Grant for more firefighters divides Winston-Salem City Council](https://wschronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Firefighter-badges-city-of-W-S-photo-505x306_c.jpg)
The Winston-Salem City Council will vote Monday on a controversial grant to hire more firefighters. The matter was continued from
![Fire Department welcomes largest recruit class](https://wschronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/new-firefighter-505x306_c.jpg)
Thirty-nine individuals from various parts of the community joined the ranks of the Winston-Salem Fire Department (WSFD) last Friday morning
![Local man named N.C. Firefighter of the Year](https://wschronicle.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/firefighter-of-the-year-505x306_c.jpg)
Local firefighter John Powell was named N.C. Firefighter of the Year.