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Piedmont Federal Savings Bank home office on Stratford Road in Winston-Salem. David Ford/WFDD

Piedmont Federal expands its footprint beyond the Triad

Piedmont Federal Savings Bank has acquired Wake Forest Federal Savings and Loan Association chartered in 1922. Piedmont Federal was founded in 1903 and currently serves clients throughout the Triad region and Lake Norman. The acquisition will expand that reach to the town of Wake Forest

Voters are assisted at a polling location at the South Regional Library in Durham, N.C., on Nov. 3, 2020. U.S. Magistrate Judge Joe Webster said Tuesday, January 3, 2023, that a North Carolina law that makes it a serious crime for someone to vote while still on probation or parole for a felony conviction shouldn’t be thrown out.(AP Photo, Gerry Broome, file)

Judge recommends ending suit on prosecuting ex-felons who vote in North Carolina, cites new law

A North Carolina law that makes it a serious crime for someone to vote while still on probation or parole for a felony conviction shouldn't be thrown out, especially with a change to the law that took effect this week, a federal judge has ruled.

Community gathers to honor Sergeant Philip Dale Nix

Hundreds of people gathered in Greensboro Wednesday to honor Sergeant Philip Dale Nix, who was shot and killed on Saturday.

Judge Chris Dillon succeeds Judge Donna Stroud, who had been chief judge for three years and remains on the court. Image courtesy of N.C. Judicial Branch.

Chief judge is replaced in a shakeup on the North Carolina Court of Appeals

North Carolina’s chief justice has quietly replaced the next leader of the state’s intermediate-level appeals court. The new chief judge at the Court of Appeals is Judge Chris Dillon, whose appointment took effect Monday.

The job events are scheduled to take place at 525@Vine in Winston-Salem's Innovation Quarter. AMY DIAZ/WFDD

Three events for job seekers scheduled in Winston-Salem this month

Several events designed to help job seekers find work are scheduled for this month in Winston-Salem, and they’re being funded through the American Rescue Plan Act.

Fam Brownlee in the N.C. Collection at Forsyth County Public Library, April 2020. Photograph by Karen Feeney.

Treasured Triad historian Fam Brownlee has died at 80

Historian, cherished storyteller, and Winston-Salem native Fam Brownlee has died.

Dr. Christopher Ohl outlined the trajectory of three viruses at an update on Friday, January 5, 2024. Image courtesy: Adobe Stock Photo

RSV has likely peaked in Triad as flu and COVID-19 cases increase

As the respiratory viral season picks up, local infectious disease expert Dr. Christopher Ohl gave an update Friday on three major viruses health care providers are seeing.

Chase Law began her tenure at Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County in December of 2020, and she will step down on February 16, 2024. Photograph courtesy of Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County.

Head of the Arts Council of Winston-Salem & Forsyth County steps down

After three years leading the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County, President and CEO Chase Law is stepping down. She arrived during the challenging years of the pandemic when venues were shuttered throughout the region.

Author Fred Chappell. Image courtesy of UNCG.

Renowned author and former state poet laureate Fred Chappell dies at 87

Chappell grew up in the mill town of Canton in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina. In a documentary about his life, “Fred Chappell: I Am One of You Forever,” he said he carried the mountains with him whenever he went. He spent most of his career in Greensboro, writing and teaching in the graduate-level creative writing program he helped build.

A winter weather system moving through the U.S. is expected to wallop the East Coast this weekend, Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024, into Sunday, Jan. 7, with a mix of snow and freezing rain from the southern Appalachians to the Northeast. (AP Photo/Michael Casey, File)

A major storm sweeping the US is expected to bring heavy rain, snow to the East Coast this weekend

A winter weather system moving through the U.S. is expected to wallop the East Coast this weekend with a mix of snow and freezing rain from the southern…

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