The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners will decide tonight whether to raise rural garbage-collection fees in the face of rising diesel-fuel prices.
The proposed increase would raise the fee by 39 cents as of July 1 to $15.22 for curbside pickup and to $18.22 for backyard pickup. The new rates would apply only to people in unincorporated areas who contract with a private hauler.
The board will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Forsyth County Government Center on Chestnut Street.
Downtown plan for Winston-Salem
The downtown plan developed by the Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership will be reviewed and discussed Tuesday.
The partnership will have a retail summit to talk about the downtown plan, as well as continuing initiatives about parking, code and signs.
The meeting, from 8 to 9:30 a.m. in Room G of the Benton Convention Center, is free. People who plan to attend are asked to e-mail admin@dwsp.org.
Scent of ribs cooking downtown
People wanting a fix of ribs can choose from among some nationally known rib specialists during the Texas Pete Twin City Ribfest Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
The festival will be in the parking lot at 200 N. Cherry St. in downtown Winston-Salem from 11 a.m. to midnight each day.
Admission is $6, and $4 advance tickets are available at area Lowes Foods stores. More information is available at www.twincityribfest.com.
Circus is coming to town
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is coming to the Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem this week.
Shows will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, with matinees at 3 p.m. Saturday and 1 p.m. Sunday. Ticket prices range from $15.50 to $36.50. For more information, call 725-5635.
Quote unquote
"I need to be a role model out there -- the citizens need to see me out there, the officers need to see me out there.''
-- Scott Cunningham, upon being named Tuesday as Winston-Salem's new police chief, the first chosen from outside the department in 28 years.
Clutter in your mailbox
Here are some numbers on the amount of junk mail the typical American receives each year.
Number Corresponding fact
4 million Amount of junk mail produced yearly, in tons.
560 The number of pieces of junk mail each person will receive each year.
1.5 The number of personal letters the average person receives each week.
10.8 The number of pieces of junk mail the average person receives each week.
$550 million The yearly cost to transport junk mail.
1.9 percent The number of people who "really appreciated" receiving Internet disks in the mail, according to a 2002 research opinion poll conducted by New American Dream.
240 The number of times the Earth could be circled if the 105 billion pieces of junk mail received by Americans annually were stretched out end-to-end.
42 percent The percentage of harvested timber that ends up as pulpwood for paper.
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