local government

Rural Hall’s town council has taken a stand against a proposed data center. Residents are applauding the move ahead of Forsyth County's review of the case.

A projected $1M-plus budget overrun at the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office led to a tense exchange between commissioners and Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough on Monday.

Forsyth County’s expenses have jumped by about $90 million since 2022. Revenue hasn’t kept pace, and leaders are dipping into savings to cover the gap.

Martin has served on the commission for more than a decade, after spending 19 years as superintendent of Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools.

Forsyth County commissioners are weighing a plan to wipe out up to $5 million in school district debt — a move meant to spur private donations to WS/FCS.

Melvin served as mayor between 1971 and 1981. The Melvin Municipal Office Building, which houses City Hall, was named in his honor.

A city councilmember in Virginia ran through his office covered in gasoline and then was set on fire by a man who chased him outside, authorities said Wednesday.

The city won a total of six federal grants last year. But Winston-Salem's lobbyist says two of them are still pending, with contracts that have not yet been signed.

Winston-Salem officials are celebrating the success and economic impact of the Cook Out Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium.

Food deserts, or low-income areas where grocery stores are more than a mile away, exist in all but one of Winston-Salem’s wards. The city’s Hispanic community is particularly impacted – Second Harvest Food Bank served more Latinos last year than any other demographic.