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Recent News in Winston-Salem

Apr 2nd, 2025 👍 3605

Women judges have advanced the county's justice system by breaking barriers and expanding representation over time. Today, more than half of the 11 district court judges are women—pioneers like Annie Brown Kennedy and Judge Denise Hartsfield helped pave the way.

Apr 2nd, 2025 👍 2933

The city is improving the area near the Coliseum and Fairgrounds with a plan called The Grounds—using a $35 million state grant to build shops, offices, and homes while closing the road until August and finishing in 2027. Judge Jefferson Griffin said he was sorry for wearing a Confederate uniform in college and is still fighting his loss in the state Supreme Court race by contesting 65,000 ballots.

Apr 2nd, 2025 👍 2043

Since March 20, the North Carolina Forest Service has imposed a state burn ban in Forsyth County to curb wildfire risks amid dry, windy conditions and prohibits all open burning (new permits will not be issued until the ban ends, with fines for violations). The Winston-Salem Fire Department reported that a brush fire on West Hanes Mill Road on March 22 was quickly extinguished while officials urge residents to safely dispose of smoking materials.

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