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Father's arrest on drug charges won't deter young activist
An activist who risked deportation to Mexico to raise awareness about young adults who were brought illegally to the U.S. as children said his father's arrest on drug charges won't deter him from his fight to change immigration law.
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Food bank expands program
The Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina will begin two programs that deliver food to hungry families in more personal ways, including the expansion of a pilot program that delivers 65 pounds of food, per person, at drive-by distribution points such as high schools.
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Norovirus hits two nursing homes
More than 20 cases of norovirus infections have occurred at two Forsyth County nursing homes amid statewide reports of the illness in other counties, officials said Tuesday.
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CenterPoint begins hiring for 89 new jobs
CenterPoint Human Services has started hiring an additional 89 employees in a pivotal workforce expansion as it transitions to a new status overseeing behavioral health services.
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Yadkin authorities charge Hickory man with selling guns illegally
Yadkin County sheriff's detectives have charged a Hickory man with illegally selling and distributing firearms.
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Yadkin Valley transportation service to hold two public meetings today
The Yadkin Valley Economic Development District Inc. will have two public meetings to talk about potential service improvements.
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County health report shows improvement in major diseases
Forsyth County has made progress in the death rates for cancer as well as cerebrovascular and heart disease, but problems are emerging with obesity and suicide rates, according to county data released Tuesday.
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Yadkin County officials seek input on park
The public is invited to a workshop to give input into plans for a new park Yadkin County hopes to create at the 5-D reservoir.
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Golden LEAF board member's firm works on projects funded by board's grants
A firm owned by a member of the board that oversees the state's Golden LEAF Foundation has received more than $129,000 so far for two projects funded largely by the foundation for work in Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin counties, according to local and foundation records.
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Jonesville Fire Department closes
Lindbergh Swaim was there at the beginning and the end of the Jonesville Fire Department, more than 50 years apart.
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Newspaper delivery man rescued after accident in Ashe County
Trapped inside the cab of an upside down pickup truck in an icy Ashe County creek at the New River on Tuesday, the driver was drifting in and out of consciousness as people rallied to save him.
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Yadkinville town clerk retiring after 46 years
Town Clerk Nancy Hollar has been a pillar of the town of Yadkinville government for almost half a century, becoming a friend and mother figure to fellow employees, friends say.
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PART board complains about not getting info
Board members of the Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation complained Wednesday that they are not getting enough information about a federal audit of the agency's finances and what's being done to fix the problems raised in the audit.
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New ruling provides more protection to chicken farmers
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration issued a ruling Friday that increases certain protections for poultry and hog farmers.
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Keith Vestal, named Yadkin County's first emergency-services director.
Keith Vestal, a Yadkin County native and longtime emergency worker for the county, was named last week as the county's first emergency-services director.
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Foster mother charged with sexual abuse
Winston-Salem police charged a woman with sexually abusing a foster child under her care, police said in a news release today.
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Yadkin County takes steps to make spending more transparent
When Yadkin County commissioners developed this year's budget proposal, they set aside money to revamp the county's website and post more information about the county online.
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Two people seriously injured in wrecks
At least two people were seriously injured Friday in two separate wrecks on U.S 421 in Yadkin County.
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Suspect in church break-in found asleep, covered in choir robe
A man authorities said was found asleep wrapped in a choir robe has been charged with breaking into the church where he was found.
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PART seeks money from counties in lieu of route cutbacks
The board of the Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation voted Wednesday to ask counties it serves to make payments to shore up a $1.1 million shortfall or face a reduction in regional bus service.
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DREAM Sabbath 2011 highlights cause
About 300 houses of worship, including churches in Winston-Salem, Elkin and Boonville, are joining a national campaign to raise awareness about young educated immigrants who have grown up mostly in the U.S. but are not authorized to be in the country.
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Local immigrant won't be deported
Federal authorities have opted not to initiate deportation proceedings against Yadkin County resident Martin Rodriguez and at least six other immigrants arrested during a rally in Charlotte this week, immigration attorneys and jail officials said Wednesday.
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Young immigrants arrested during Charlotte protest
At least 10 young illegal immigrants who have lived in the United States almost all their lives could be deported after being arrested Tuesday during a boisterous sit-in rally during which about 300 people blocked a busy intersection near uptown Charlotte to protest immigration law.
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Yadkin works on parks, recreation
Yadkin County officials are hoping the public turns out in large — and opinionated — numbers for meetings this week as officials ask residents to help design Yadkin's first comprehensive parks and recreation plan.
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Tourism spending up 9.2 percent in Forsyth in 2010
The combination of more visitors to Forsyth County and higher fuel and food costs contributed to a 9.2 percent jump in spending last year to $622.9 million.
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