Literacy skills improving among North Carolina elementary school students
North Carolina’s elementary schoolers are improving their reading skills according to new data presented to the state board of education.
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Suspected poisoning at Winston-Salem bar raises questions about draft beer safety
This week news broke that one person passed away after drinking what an employee suspected was beer contaminated with draft line cleaner at a Winston-Salem bar. Here's what experts think may have gone wrong, and how similar incidents could be prevented.
Winston-Salem's Horace Barrett, who fought in the Battle of the Bulge, celebrates his 100th birthday
Winston-Salem resident Horace Barrett volunteered for military service as a paratrooper, parachuted into France on D-Day, and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Along the way, he was awarded four Purple Hearts and two Bronze Stars before returning home. Today Barrett celebrates his 100th birthday.
UNC School of the Arts brings 'Nutcracker' tradition to Greensboro
Thursday is opening night for the UNC School of the Arts
WS/FCS school board to develop budget priorities as some federal funds expire
The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education is beginning work on the district’s budget for next year.
High Point Library to launch book club for challenged works
There’s been a surge in attempts to censor books in libraries across the country this year. Now the High Point Public Library is responding with a new club.
WS/FCS school board approves longevity supplements for classified staff
The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education unanimously approved policy changes to give supplements to certain employees based on years of experience.
New dashboard monitors the effectiveness of North Carolina's 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has released a dashboard to monitor the performance of the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. The goal of the dashboard is to determine how this state-federal partnership is being used, as well as its overall effectiveness.
North Carolina Rep. McHenry, who led House through speaker stalemate, won't seek reelection in 2024
North Carolina Rep. Patrick McHenry, who presided temporarily over the U.S. House for three intense weeks while Republicans struggled to elect a permanent speaker after Kevin McCarthy's ouster, announced Tuesday that he won't seek reelection to his seat next year.
Sen. Krawiec and Rep. Gill won't seek reelection to the North Carolina General Assembly
North Carolina state Sen. Joyce Krawiec, who has successfully pushed to overhaul Medicaid, streamline health care access and further restrict abortion while in the General Assembly, announced on Monday that she won't seek reelection next year.