Guilford County Schools Superintendent Whitney Oakley contract extended to 2028
GCS Superintendent Whitney Oakley will also receive a 10% retention bonus and $10,000 to add to a retirement account of her choosing.
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1 injured and 1 apprehended in shooting at Hanes Mall in Winston-Salem
Police are investigating a shooting reported at Hanes Mall on Wednesday afternoon.
Trump's campaign called it an economic address. He made big promises but mostly veered off-topic
For good or ill, Donald Trump failed to stay on message as he gave what his aides billed as a major economic address in North Carolina. The former president opened his speech Wednesday with off-script attacks on the media and aired his grievances over the Democrats swapping Vice President Kamala Harris for President Joe Biden atop their ticket.
A cosmetics manufacturer brings new investment and more than 100 jobs to High Point
A Florida-based cosmetics manufacturer will relocate to High Point bringing with it more than $8 million of investment along with 108 jobs to the region.
WS/FCS facing 'concerning' number of exceptional teacher vacancies
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools has fewer employee vacancies overall so far this year compared to last. But officials are concerned about the level of staffing needs in the exceptional children department.
State seeking public comment for At-Risk Afterschool Meals Program waiver
A proposed waiver up for review by North Carolina residents would allow this supplemental meal program to bypass certain guidelines on when and where to provide food in case of emergencies or other unforeseen circumstances.
Pollster says despite shifting presidential race landscape, North Carolina isn't seeing same movement
Since President Biden abandoned his bid for re-election and Vice President Harris became her party’s standard bearer, national polls have shifted in favor of the Democrats. That trend has begun to extend into some battleground states as well.
Housing Authority of Winston-Salem to receive $2.5 million in federal funding
The federal money comes as housing officials are trying to find ways to fill a funding gap for a transformational housing project in northeast Winston-Salem.
Winston-Salem moves forward with plans to expand Long Branch Trail
The project would extend the path 1.2 miles north across Martin Luther King Jr. Drive along an inactive rail line to 25th Street.
All qualifying North Carolina hospitals are joining debt-reduction effort, governor says
All qualifying North Carolina hospitals have agreed to participate in a first-of-its-kind initiative that will give them higher Medicaid payments if medical debt of low- and middle-income patients