Recovering From Grief: ‘Paying It Forward’ with Piedmont Health’s Karen Smith
Welcome to “Paying it Forward,” a monthly interview series made possible by Piedmont Health. In this series, we hear from the folks at Piedmont about the importance of community health centers – and why they chose a career in community health. This month, Aaron welcomes Karen Smith,...
Two WS/FCS students win national America250 contest
Two Winston-Salem/Forsyth County students won a national art contest in honor of America’s 250th birthday. It's called America's Field Trip, and it's sponsored by America250, the official entity charged by Congress with planning the nation’s Semiquincentennial. There were 125 first-place winners from across the country
Bryan Bielanski performing in Burlington July 3
Bryan Bielanski, a self-described "traveling musician from Charlotte, North Carolina" will perform at Great River Casino, 3001 Winegard Drive in Burlington, on July 3 at 6:30 p.m. in support of his newest album, "Bryan's Super Happy Fun Time." Call 319-753-2946 for more information and tickets. Bielanski spoke with Our
Front Street Developing $250M Winston-Salem Mixed-Use Project
Front Street Capital, along with Carter, is developing The Grounds, a $250 million project in Winston-Salem. The Triad Business Journal reports that the group is building a mixed-use project that includes retail and student housing, with the possibility of restaurants and a hotel in the future. The developers are expec
Building Heat Wave Sends Temperatures Into the Upper 90s and Low 100s Across North...
NORTH CAROLINA — A building heat wave is sending temperatures soaring across North Carolina Thursday, with high pressure strengthening and pushing highs into the 90s and low 100s for most of the state. Charlotte, Raleigh, Greensboro and Statesville are all forecast to reach the century mark, while heat index values fac
High-ranking member of G-Shine Bloods gang in Winston-Salem sentenced for distributing drugs
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — A high-ranking member of the G-Shine Bloods gang has been sentenced to 38 years behind bars, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of North Carolina. On Wednesday, Chrisshawn Lamont Mobley, 32, of Winston-Salem, received his sentence for conspiracy to distribute narco
Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page announces retirement amid campaign for NC State Senate District...
ROCKINGHAM COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Longtime Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page announced his retirement on Thursday. Page held a news conference at Veterans Park in Madison and said that he handed in notice of his retirement earlier today. His last day will be July 31. His letter notifying the county reads in part, “I ha
‘I think I got scammed’; Greensboro college student finds belongings on street after alleged...
GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) — Finding a place to live can be stressful, but one college student in Greensboro says what he thought was a legitimate rental turned into a costly scam. Twenty-year-old Zymeer Reyes-Siler says he found a listing on Facebook Marketplace, signed what he believed was a legitimate lease and moved i
North Carolina man armed with flamethrowers, crossbows, 500 rounds arrested outside church: police
Police said they found two flamethrowers, crossbows, 500 rounds of ammunition and a notebook with GPS coordinates of churches and schools in the suspect's truck.
This North Carolina Festival Brings Molly Tuttle, Big Folk Energy, And Serious Stage Power...
Free music festivals should not be allowed to sound this expensive. Yet this North Carolina celebration pulls it off every September with serious downtown thunder. For three days, the streets turn into one giant open-air stage with a crowd that clearly came ready. More than 135,000 music lovers show up...

















