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Hanes students ask school board to preserve music classes, keep their beloved teacher
7+ hour, 51+ min ago (146+ words) Chorus teacher Landon Bratt means so much to the students at Hanes Magnet School that several of them sat through dry budget and contract discussions at Tuesday's Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Board of Education meeting to advocate on his behalf…...
Without resources to help an overweight pediatric patient, Forsyth doctor found new way to address childhood obesity
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (353+ words) Winston-Salem Journal Javascript is required to use this website. The Latest: Oil prices soar after Iran names new supreme leader and launches more attacks Joey Skelton was training in pediatrics in Wisconsin when he was assigned a young patient with…...
Nicotine Pouches and Smokeless Tobacco as Alternatives to Smoking
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (117+ words) I want to be casual; I want to be approachable," chef Matt Pleasants said of his new restaurant, Pleasants Provisions. Dean Neff of Seabird in Wilmington is a semifinalist for the national Outstanding Chef James Beard Award. At the new…...
NC flu deaths climb to 181, including fifth pediatric fatality
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (178+ words) journalnow. com Javascript is required to use this website. The number of flu-related deaths in North Carolina for the 2025-26 season has climbed by 47 to reach 181, the N. C. Department of Health and Human Services reported on Wednesday. People are also reading" - Peters…...
Baby Tony born 1 minute into 2026 at Cone Hospital in Greensboro
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (124+ words) Winston-Salem Journal Javascript is required to use this website. Welcome to 2026, Tony and Hannah. The business news you need Related to this story Forsyth medical center, other Novant properties to restrict child visitors as flu cases rise Temporary visitor restrictions…...
GTCC offers 5th transfer agreement with Wolfpack Connect
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (101+ words) Guilford Technical Community College and North Carolina State University launched Wolfpack Connect this week, offering guaranteed admission to the four-year college for students participating in the program. The school district needed the property to avoid spending $500, 000 for a retaining wall....
Mc Calls turns 100 mixing legacy with young children's appeal
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (1680+ words) Who says you can't teach a legacy apparel retailer new tricks? Mc Calls Reynolda Village apparel and accessories boutique celebrated Saturday turning 100, having survived the Great Depression, other economic downturns, and most recently the COVID-19 pandemic and the shadow of…...
Forsyth students up state test scores. 7 schools off low-performing list, including Parkland High
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (457+ words) Students in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools continued to make incremental gains on state standardized tests, with 49% of students performing at or above grade level. In 2021, 38% of students performed at or above grade level. The N. C. Department of Public Instruction released its…...
"Annie, let's see what you got"
8+ mon, 3+ week ago (1185+ words) When hip-hop icon Jeezy reimagined his music with an orchestra, he needed a bit of Annie in his life. That's Grimsley and UNC School of the Arts graduate Annie Gladden Collins along with her violin. Her performances are all over…...
Sexton: Proposed cut to local supplement is a kick in the teeth to Forsyth teachers
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (934+ words) Texts and phone calls started to fly soon after the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education posted the agenda for Tuesday's special meeting. Naturally the budget " specifically a deficit that reached $42 million at one point " was the jumping off point…...