forsyth county

Education

Carolina Curious: What's the main role of the school board?

1:04pm October 04, 2022

In this edition of Carolina Curious, listener Valerie Brockenbrough asks about the main role of a school board, and WFDD has the answers thanks to some veteran Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education members.

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Education

$3.7 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds to support Forsyth County Pre-K classrooms

4:17pm September 29, 2022

by Amy Diaz

The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners approved $3.7 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds last week to support 30 Pre-K classrooms for two years.

Business

Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust parting ways with tobacco in investment portfolio

4:54pm September 27, 2022

by Keri Brown

The Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust will no longer invest in tobacco.

Report: Visitor spending is up across North Carolina

4:31pm August 19, 2022

by Keri Brown

Environment

Report takes aim at EPA, WFU, and local officials over Weaver fire response

4:09pm August 05, 2022

by Keri Brown

A recent study claims local officials and environmental agencies downplayed hazardous air conditions during the Winston Weaver fertilizer plant fire — and more should have been done to alert the public.

Forsyth County seeks public input for opioid funds

4:22pm July 27, 2022

by Keri Brown

Local governments across North Carolina are starting to see the first payments from a national multi-billion dollar

Health & Safety

Forsyth County labeled high risk for COVID spread, indoor masking advised

3:48pm June 10, 2022

by Keri Brown

Human Interest

Carolina Curious: Where did Union Cross community get its name?

6:00am May 31, 2022

by Paul Garber

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Guns

School safety is top of mind at Winston-Salem town hall on gun violence

1:05pm May 26, 2022

by David Ford

A packed gymnasium greeted a panel of Winston-Salem city officials Wednesday during a sometimes-contentious town hall meeting.

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Joe Marinich (right), the Republican chairman of Forsyth County, Ga., poses at the party headquarters with Bea Wilson and Ed Murray, two recently trained poll watchers.

Georgia voters showed us these 3 things about the fall election

5:00am May 22, 2022

by Steve Inskeep

NPR asked 36 people in Democratic-leaning Gwinnett County and Republican-leaning Forsyth County, Ga., what's on their minds heading into the midterms. Their answers are relevant to the entire country.