Winston-Salem Area News

Arts Based students get the red carpet treatment
Winston-Salem Journal
Maya Piper walks the red carpet during the premiere of "Invasions and Conquests" at the Hanesbrands Theatre of the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts in Winston-Salem, N.C., Wednesday May 01, 2013. The premiere consisted of six documentary films ...

Fed keeps stimulus, says taxes and cuts have hurt
Winston-Salem Journal
Fed keeps stimulus, says taxes and cuts have hurt - Winston-Salem Journal: National International. Thursday, May 2nd, 2013. Advanced Search · 57° · Cloudy · Home · NEWS · Ask Sam · Business · Columnists · Local · State / Region · Journal West · Nation ...

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Leadership Winston-Salem accepting applications
Winston-Salem Journal
A free information reception will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Pre-registration is required as space is limited. Selection for the program is based on a variety of criteria designed to choose a class of participants who reflect the demographic ...

Dash wallops Hillcats 15-6 on 20 hits
Winston-Salem Journal
Winston-Salem tied their season-high in runs with 15, which is one short of the most in the history of the Dash (2009-present) The team's 20 hits are the most in a single game by Winston-Salem since it had 23 hits against the Potomac Nationals on Aug.
Dash Hammer the Hillcats 15-6WSET

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Winston-Salem Considering Putting 7 Trees On Chopping Block In Old ...
WFMY News 2
Winston-Salem, NC -- Officials with the City of Winston-Salem are considering putting a few trees on the chopping block in Old Salem. Old Salem is known for its charm, its portrayal of a simpler time and its closeness to nature. So, why does the city ...
Path to consolidation rife with strifeWinston-Salem Journal
Savings Behind Eliminating Winston-Salem's Fire Inspectors QuestionedWFDD
A trolley with no riders - YES! WeeklyYes! Weekly

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Triad jobless rate drops 0.5 percentage points in March
Winston-Salem Journal
The Winston-Salem metropolitan statistical area lost 100 jobs during March. The region gained 200 jobs in professional and business services, 200 in leisure and hospitality, 100 in mining, logging and construction, and 100 in the other services category.

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Police: Winston-Salem man wrecks after fleeing officer on moped
Greensboro News & Record
The officer saw the men arguing at Northwest Boulevard and North Chestnut Street at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, according to Winston-Salem police. When the officer stopped, one of the men drove off on a moped. The 60-year-old man who was still there said the ...

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Winston-Salem Dash to offer millionth fan a chance at $1M
The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area
Winston-Salem Dash to offer millionth fan a chance at $1M. Winston-salem dash. Enlarge. Owen Covington. During the game the Winston-Salem Dash marks its one millionth attendee, the team will select one fan to play for a chance at $1 million.
Winston-Salem Dash contest to offer one fan a chance at $1 millionWinston-Salem Journal
Be The 1 Millionth Fan At A Dash Game, Win $1 MillionWFMY News 2
TrueLook Webcam Returns to Winston-Salem Dash for 2013 Baseball SeasonPR Web (press release)
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Winston-Salem, Guilford work to plug budget holes + Are N.C. job deaths ...
The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area (blog)
Winston-Salem council members have found about $1.4 million in cost savings by cutting police and fire inspectors and raising downtown parking fines, among other items, the Winston-Salem Journal reports. Their recommendations will be worked into the ...

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City manager: Proposed stadium sales 'about the money'
Winston-Salem Journal
Martha Wood, a former mayor of Winston-Salem, urged the council to keep the stadium and coliseum, asking who would really benefit from the proposed sales. Wake Forest, she said, would be the “clear winner,” the benefit to Winston-Salem State is ...
Winston-Salem council to discuss sale of LJVM, Bowman Graymyfox8.com

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Committee votes to cut police, fire positions
Winston-Salem Journal
David Pollard, president of the Winston-Salem Professional Firefighters Association, said that he didn't know whether the remaining staff could take on additional inspections if the three positions were cut. “The proposal is going to throw those ...

Chamber of Commerce's Tech Council series will continue Wednesday
Winston-Salem Journal
... Wednesday Richard Craver/Winston-Salem Journal Winston-Salem Journal. The Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce will hold its next Tech Council speaker series from 8:30 to 9:45 a.m. Wednesday at Wake Forest BioTech Place, 575 N. Patterson Ave.

Magnet school trying single-gender classes
Winston-Salem Journal
wsj_0427_gender. Eileen Hall, a fourth and fifth grade teacher who teaches a class of exclusively boys, leads her class through some math problems at Konnoak Elementary School in Winston-Salem. wsj_0427_gender. Andrew Dye ...

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Do Triad City Officials Travel Too Much?
WFMY News 2
Winston-Salem, N.C. - Cities in the Triad typically have budgets to cover the cost of sending council members to conferences and meetings about city government. The idea is to turn those trips and meetings into projects or ideas that benefit the community.

Sexton: Old Salem trees caught between history and safety
Winston-Salem Journal
Balancing past with present and future in Old Salem has long been a complicated, delicate dance. Passions tend to run high, and with good reason. Much has been invested emotionally and financially in the 85-acre historic district. Winston-Salem's roots ...

Hanner, Journal's managing editor, resigns
Winston-Salem Journal
So it's time for me to make a change,” said Hanner, who plans to remain in Winston-Salem with her husband. Kampman said he will begin immediately a search for her replacement. “I'm most interested in hiring the right person for the job no matter where ...

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Winston-Salem man charged with peeping into home
Winston-Salem Journal
A Winston-Salem man was arrested Monday on charges of peeping into the bathroom and bedroom windows of a house in the city's northeastern section, authorities said. Juwon Lamar Goolsby, 20, of the 3600 block of Sawyer Street, was charged with four ...
W-S Police: Man Charged With Peeping On WomanWFMY News 2
Budget battle in Winston-Salemmyfox8.com

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Winston-Salem man celebrates third lottery win in 3 years
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RALEIGH, N.C. — A Winston-Salem man says everyone has to have a hobby, and his is a lucrative one. Retired home builder David Settle has taken home winnings for the third time in three years, claiming a $100,000 prize playing a $4,000,000 scratch-off ...
Lottery proves three times lucky for NC manGaston Gazette

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Winston-Salem Chronicle
Marker unveiling, Open House to start Centennial Celebration
Winston-Salem Chronicle
Entertainment will be provided by “The Superintendent's Own” chorus drawn from the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County high schools; Authoring Action, an Arts Council youth group; the Winston-Salem Youth Chorus, the Moravian Band Lower Brass Section and ...

Lotulelei's road to NFL long and winding
Winston-Salem Journal
Lotulelei's road to NFL long and winding - Winston-Salem Journal: Panthers. Sunday, April 28th, 2013. Advanced Search · 56° · Cloudy · Home · NEWS · Ask Sam · Business · Columnists · Local · State / Region · Journal West · Nation / World · Special ...

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