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Why did a former Winston-Salem cop become a Master Gardener? “It’s in my genes,” explained Sherry Smith at her farm near Walnut Cove. Smith, a sixth-generation farmer, spent seven years as a police officer, patrolling the streets of east Winston-Salem. An on-the-job injury one night cut short her fast-paced law enforce

Rawley Brim, born between 1810 and 1827, a carpenter and farmer, married Martha Nance, March 18, 1836, in Rockingham County. They were residents of Rockingham County and are recorded in the 1850 Census living in the Western Division of that county. There were five children, three sons, and two daughters listed in the h

As the summertime temperatures have shot through the stratosphere, a number of locations in Burlington have started to crackle with the unmistakable signs of brand new construction. One of the larger projects to burst into being while the city has boiled is a long dormant multi-family development that has been...

FRANKLINVILLE, N.C. — A large-scale mural is transforming downtown as artist Bobby Guff brings a sweeping tribute to history, community and endurance to the walls of Franklinville. The installation, part of the broader Flags Across North Carolina project, blends imagery tied to the Revolutionary War era and a historic

RAMSEUR, N.C. (WGHP) — Hampton “Happy” Spivey, the Mayor of Ramseur, is recovering after being injured in a motorcycle crash last week, according to the Town of Ramseur. The town says the crash occurred on June 25 in Moore County. The Sandhills Sentinel reports that Spivey was sitting in a turning lane when another veh

As happens in a lot of my stories, a simple errand turned into something more. I was back home in North Carolina the other week and stopped by the Verizon store in Mayodan to get a new screen protector put on my phone. The young fella helping me was new, and before long we struck up a conversation like folks in small t

Makiya Bradsher was sitting in her classroom at Cummings High School in October 2022, when she was brutally and repeatedly stabbed by another student, Meyka Haith-Herbin, whom Bradsher claims became obsessed with her, continuously asked her to be her friend, and reacted violently when she failed to reciprocate. “Anythi

GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. — A multi-agency drug investigation in Guilford County led to the seizure of large amounts of cocaine and marijuana and the arrest of a Greensboro man. The Guilford County Sheriff's Office says the Guilford County Narcotics Task Force and the Sheriff's Office Street Crimes Unit executed multiple s

This month’s featured artist, Rebecca Scherbak, views her art as both healing and hope as she continues to paint with passion through Parkinson’s disease, proving the power creativity has to transform us through every stage of life. Her rich colorful brushwork fills its viewers with warmth and joy as the movement of ea

HIGH POINT, N.C. (WGHP) — Anyone who’s been to a grocery store lately knows prices are high, and those high prices make it tough for families to put healthy food on the table, but a nonprofit in the Piedmont Triad is trying to make food more accessible. “Everybody needs a helping hand. Everybody at one […]