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The chair of the North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus (NCLBC) says her members believe the political atmospheris too racially caustic now, especially after the tragic events of Charlottesville two weeks ago, and subsequent growingcontroversy surrounding the removal of Confederate statues and monuments statewide, to publicly lobby for fundingfor the long-planned Freedom Monument project. “The consensus of our group is that we
didn’t want to conflate the issue of the African-American monument, andlack thereof, to the Confederate monument issue at this point,” said State Sen. Angela Bryant (D District 4), NCLBC Bryant chair. “We think [both issues] should be addressed separately. We don’t want them to get into a competitive issue.”It was last March when Gov. Roy Cooper, a
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Democrat, first appropriated in his proposed budget a one-time fundingof $200,000 toward the design and other planning surrounding the Freedom Monument, a state monument to be erectedin honor of Goodwin African-American contributions to the state. The project had been originally planned under the previous administration of Republican Gov. Pat
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Slaves and freemen lived in shadows of Salem HIDDEN TOWN
This is the second of a three-part series.
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It is impossible to tell the story of Salem without including the narratives of enslaved blacks and freemen like Peter Oliver, Johann Samuel, Christian David and countless others. From the time the first slave was purchased by Wachovia Moravians on Aug. 7, 1769, the black population lived, worked, and played in the same spaces occupied by their owners but in the shadows, going almost unnoticed in what has become known as Hidden Town. When discussing the hidden history of the black population in Salem, it is important to note that during the late 18th century when the town of Salem was founded, it was unlike many others in the Southern United States. Salem was a theocracy, which means it was governed by the church. In the beginning all slaves in the town were owned by the Wachovia Administration, the governing body of all six communities in the area: Salem, Bethania, Bethabara, Hope, Friedberg and Friedland. During the Industrial Revolution, you will see how living arrangements of the enslaved set Salem apart from other towns and cities in the South as well. Despite rules that prohibited the individual ownership of slaves, as the town continued to grow,
McCrory, who wholeheartedly endorsed the project as “…an appropriate way to recognize the contributions to North Carolina’s history.” Public hearings had been held statewide, and the N.C. Dept. of Natural and Cultural Resources, along with the N.C.African American Heritage Commission and N.C. Historical Commission, was coordinating. But when Republican legislative leaders unveiled their final $24 billion fiscal budget in June, the Freedom Monument Project was See Monument on A2
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A reward poster for runaway slaves posted in the town of Salem. Around this time segregation started to become popular in the Moravian town.
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the use of slave labor crept into the Moravian way of life. Throughout the majority of the 18th and early 19th centuries, renting slaves was suggested as an alternative to owning slaves. For example, records from the “Salem
Diary” in “Records of the Moravians in North Carolina” show that in 1803 the owner of a tavern named Elrod requested the services of a slave to help out in the pub. An excerpt reads, “… After a full discussion of
the matter Council approved the suggestion to make an exception in this case, and gave Br. Elrod permission to bring him on condition that if he did not behave well he would send him away." See Slaves on A7
After much ado, the newly proposed legislative redistricting maps were released last weekend, with statewide public hearings held on Tuesday, House and Senate committee votes scheduled for today and /or Friday, and possibly a state House floor vote scheduled either Friday or Monday. Before the process is completed, both legislative houses are expected to have ratified each other’s maps, and Democrats are expected to unveil their own maps. Unlike in 2011, race was not among the criteria used in drawing the new maps. Democrats, as expected, have already turned thumbs down on the new GOP-leaning maps, which, by order of a three-judge U.S. District panel, are supposed to remedy the 28 out of 170 illegal and unconstitutional racial gerrymanders drawn into the 2011 legislative redistricting maps. The three-judge panel ordered the districts redrawn a year ago, and the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed that decision last June. The judicial panel has since, after blasting Republican legislative leaders for deliberately dragging their feet, ordered them to produce remedied maps by Sept. 1 (Sept. 15 at the latest) or else face having a court-appointed special master draw them, something that Democrats,and many critics of the pending new Republican maps would welcome because it would take the GOP partisanship out of the process. “My initial impression of the maps is that they’re up to the same shenanigans they were up to before the court slapped them on the wrist. So now maybe the court will smack ‘em upside the head and they’ll get the message more clearly,” Senate Minority Leader Dan Blue told Spectrum News on Monday. Blue added that “even though the Republicans said they would not employ race as one of the criteria in redrawing the maps, there’s little question they use it to their advantage where they could.” Speakers at the satellite public hearings were just as damning of the maps. In Raleigh, a young mothernamed “Eva” said she was embarrassed that North Carolina was “no longer a democracy.” She added that the the process “feels like computerized apartheid.” Eva closed by warning Republicans, ‘Don’t act like Nazis – gerrymandering is white supremacy.” As they stand now, 33 of the proposed Senate disricts,
W-S OKs Sunday morning alcohol
BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE
Military incentives, serving alcohol on Sunday and where newspaper racks can go downtown were among the items approved by the City Council on Monday, Aug. 21. Citizens responded to a variety of issues during the public comment period. One was Rev.
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Robert Hutchens, pastor of Meadowview Baptist Church, who opposed the council’s approval of a “brunch” ordinance allowing the sale of malt beverages, unfortified and fortified wine and mixed beverages on Sundays starting at 10 a.m. Such sales had been restricted to after 12 p.m. on Sundays. The General Assembly recently gave local governments the option to allow sales of such bev-
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erages on Sunday morning. Hutchens said that he felt “the Moravians who founded Winston-Salem would roll over in their graves” as the city became the latest to adopt the measure. He felt that it would lead to more problems with alcohol, like drunk driving. “They start drinking at 10 a.m. on Sunday morning, they’re going to be on the roads when See City on A2
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inquiries from concerned citizens in regards to a potential KKK rally in the downtown area on Saturday 8-19-17. To this date the WinstonSalem Police Department has received no requests from or issued any permits to the KKK for purposes of demonstration within the city limits of Winston-Salem.” Later that night the statue of a Confederate soldier holding a rifle outside the old courthouse was vandalized. On Saturday morning, protesters with Indivisible Piedmont held a rally near the statue. Although the statue was cleaned shortly after the damage was noticed, protesters were met by more than a dozen residents armed with guns who said they were there to protect the statue. Although The Chronicle wasn’t on the scene for the rally held by Indivisible Piedmont, staff was able to catch up with a few of the men who spent their Saturday
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Despite some intense moments last weekend that saw protesters and guns being used to protect the Confederate monument at the corner of Fourth and Liberty streets, the situation remained peaceful last weekend in downtown Winston-Salem. Less than a week after white supremacist groups marched in Charlottesville, Virginia, to oppose the removal of another Confederate monument, rumors started to grow like wild fire on social media that a KKK rally would be held downtown on Thursday, Aug. 18. The local police department quickly doused that fire when they released a press release stating no rally had been planned. The statement released by the Winston-Salem Police Department reads, “The Winston-Salem Police Department has received several
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nowhere in sight. But $5 million toward a $65 million Civil War Center in Fayetteville was. With no funding from the GOP-led legislature, the Freedom Monument Project was automatically placed in limbo.“Budgets show what you value,” said N.C. Democratic Party Wayne Chairman “Governor Goodwin. Cooper, through his budget, outlined how important it is that our state remember and honor our shared
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we’re out and about,” he said. The council approved implementation of a 5 percent military incentive for sworn police officers and firefighters who were honorably discharged after at least one year of service. This was given initial approval in this year’s budget and is now effective retroactively as of July 1. It’s the latest in a string of incentives and raises the city has given police and firefighters to help with recruitment and retention. “I always say we have the brightest and best police and fire department in the country, and I think we’ve done a great job to supplement them,” said City Council Member James Taylor, who is also
history. Republicans clearly feel otherwise – they’d rather give their offices an upgrade. I’m not sure the difference could be any clearer: Republicans value themselves and their power, while Governor Cooper wants to see our state remember on Capitol grounds our full heritage.” a Little, Jamal spokesperson for Gov. Cooper, said the governor still wants to see the African-American monument erected near the state Capitol in Raleigh. "The Freedom monument is long overdue, and Governor Cooper still
The Chronicle’s publisher. The council unanimously approved regulations for newsracks in the downtown Business Improvement District. All downtown newsracks will be required to be in citybuilt corrals. According to a city staff report, the city will determine where the corrals are and will “develop an equitable system that determines which publishers can place their newsracks in which box corrals to ensure that smaller publishers are not squeezed out of the downtown market.” Less durable plastic racks currently used by publications like Relish, Job Finder, Piedmont Local, The Real Estate Book and others, will not be allowed.
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protecting the statue. One of the men is named John, from WinstonSalem. He didn’t want to give his last name. He said they weren’t part of any hate group but were just normal everyday citizens looking to protect a piece of history. “We just don’t see the point in taking these statues down. That’s our stance: preserving history no matter good or bad. That’s how you learn from it,” John said. Another man standing beside the statue last Saturday night named Rodney from WinstonSalem said, “We don’t support the KKK, neo-Nazi’s or anything else some people are saying this flag represents. They hijacked that flag in the ’50s and started using it in their hate speech.” “It has nothing to do with the Civil War or what Robert Lee represented at all. A lot of people are misinformed on why they’re taking these things down.” Since the day Heather Heyer
strongly supports funding the project,” Little said. the “Unfortunately, legislative same Republicans who are North by standing Confederate Carolina's monuments neglected to include Governor Cooper's $200,000 request in the final budget. That's just wrong, and Gov. Cooper supports efforts by the N.C. Legislative Black Caucus to have the program funded.” The governor’s strong and steady support is indeed important, but
given the events of the past two weeks, even thatis not enough to get Republican legislative leaders to drop their defenses, and realize Freedom the that Monument Project thatall North Carolinians should share.Since the violent Charlottesville demonstrations that saw the murder of a counter-protester by an alleged Neo-Nazi sympathizer,and then the taking down of a Confederate statue by demonstrators in front of the Old Durham County Courthouse, the
atmosphere has been highly charged, especially after Cooper Governor announced that he wanted to see all Confederate statuesand monuments on state property removed because they celebrated white supremacy, and a 2015 law such prohibiting Senate repealed.State President Pro-tem Phil Berger replied that that wasn’t going to happen, and that those monuments were important memorials Carolina’s North to Southern heritage. Senator
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According to the staff report, the ordinance is in response to citizen complaints about newsracks and the city consulted with the Downtown WinstonSalem Partnership, Winston-Salem Journal, Yes Weekly and Triad City Beat on the regulations, which are similar to those adopted in Charlotte, Raleigh and Wilmington. During the public comment period, Camille Roddy asked how the council’s approval of $260,000 in Revitalizing
The Chronicle apologizes for an error made in a cutline in the Thursday, Aug. 17, edition of The Chronicle with the Page A6 article with the headline “Local police host school supply giveaway.” The word “Police” was omitted. The cutline should read “Members of the Winston-Salem Police Department and the Winston-Salem Police Foundation hosted a school supply giveaway last week to help students prepare for the upcoming school year.” The Chronicle regrets any misunderstanding that may have resulted from this error. The Editor
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Urban Commercial Area (RUCA) loans to transform a shuddered Church’s Chicken on New Walkertown Avenue into Zesto, a fast-food restaurant specializing in hamburgers and ice cream, fit in with the Poverty Thought Force recommendations calling for greater access to healthier foods. The downtown Confederate monument was also discussed. Located at the former county courthouse, which now houses apartments, the statue is owned by the United Daughters of the Confederacy James B. Gordon Chapter, who erected it in 1905. After a violent rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, where white nationalists protested moving a statute
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was hit and killed by a white supremacist behind the wheel of a car in Charlottesville, several protests, rallies, and memorial services have been held throughout the city to denounce racism of all kinds. The Minsters’ Conference of Winston-Salem and Vicinity (MCWSV), and Dellabrook Presbyterian Church co-sponsored a memorial on Aug. 17 and earlier that same week local Democrats and Republicans came together during a vigil held downtown. During a telephone interview with The Chronicle last week, social justice chair of the Minsters’ Conference, Bishop Todd Fulton, said, “We have to stand up against all forms of hate and show the white supremacist that we will not stand for it anymore. “This is a time where we have to come together as one.”
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of Robert E. Lee, Confederate monuments have again become a source of public controversy. “Some feel that the removal of Confederate statutes from public display and public land would be the removal of history and would ultimately lead to a conscious denial of history,” said Annette Beatty, a teacher at Clemmons Elementary School. “While that argument is soothing to some, it is also self-serving because it seeks to preserve and display only one perspective of that period of time.” Beatty said that there aren’t enough local monuments that show the African-American side of
Last weekend this confederate monument on the corner of Fourth and Liberty streets was the center of a lot of action as protesters and others there to protect the statue came face to face.
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Bryant says trying to successfully navigate funding Freedom the for Monument Project in these current treacherous political waters would be foolhardy at best, so she and the rest of the NCLBC continue to work behind the scenes until further notice. “We still have negative risks that comes with this project that we don’t necessarily need,” Senator Bryant says.
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history. Miranda Jones, a teacher at North Forsyth High School, also said that she’d like to see the monument moved, and would like to see more minorities honored in the city’s monuments. “There’s not diversity amongst the symbols in our city,” said Jones. The City/County Public Art committee has been working to increase diversity in public art pieces and among its future projects is a large piece at the Benton Convention Center celebrating the National Black Theatre Festival; its founder, Larry Leon Hamlin; and its current executive producer, Sylvia Sprinkle-Hamlin.
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2017 Boston Roundup called the biggest ever T H E C H R ON I C LE
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The music was loud. The food was plentiful, and the good times rolled last Saturday evening, Aug. 19, as thousands of people came together to celebrate the 24th annual Boston Roundup. Each summer those with ties to the historic Boston neighborhood near University Parkway, 14th and Cherry streets come together to celebrate their community. This year’s celebration held at Drayton Pines Park featured free food, fun, and entertainment for all generations to enjoy. Scattered out around the park were three different stages with different types of music and live performances. Several different food spots serving everything from nachos to fish sandwiches and vendors that offered free health screenings, school supplies games and prizes. Sharon Wright, president of the Boston C o m m u n i t y Neighborhood Association and founding member of the Roundup Committee said the community has been blessed to keep the celebration going for nearly a quarter century. She said none of it would be possible without the contributions of individuals, families, and sponsors from across the city. The
City of Winston-Salem, the local police and fire departments, Gilmore Funeral Home, Carolina Cruisers Motorcycle Club, AT&T, Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County and Coke, all lent a hand to put on the biggest Boston Roundup the city has seen. “In order to be a part of the community, you have to give. One thing that sets the Boston Community apart from others is our willingness to give and lend a helping hand,” said Wright. “A lot has changed over the years but everyone here is family, and that will never change.” While catching up with old friends from the neighborhood, Willie Carter said he decided to attend the celebration in honor of his father, who was also a founding member of the Roundup Committee and couldn’t make it. He said he felt it was important to share the legacy of the Boston neighborhood with the next generation. “We have to carry on the legacy so the next generation can understand their history. Generations of families that were raised right here in this neighborhood are here today, and it’s a wonderful thing to see,” said Carter. “This is very important because if we don’t remember our history, nobody will.”
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“My vision is that, my story will inspire someone else to achieve their dreams as well.” These are the words of 22-year-old Deandre Kellyman. Kellyman is visually impaired. He can see around him, but not far away, and sometimes his eyes will move rapidly. The confident and humble young man said, “My parents refused to allow my impairment to be an excuse for failure. I’ve never been raised to focus it.” Asked about his dating life, and he responded with a slight chuckle, “Talking to females was never a problem.” It seems there’s nothing Kellyman can’t do. He was one of Blind Idol’s 2017 five finalists. Blind Idol is a nationwide singing competition organized by IFB Solutions, formerly known as WinstonSalem Industries for the Blind. More than 300 people attended the competition held at The Arts Council Theater in WinstonSalem. For his performances, Kellyman sang
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“People Get Ready” by Curtis Mayfield and “Shape You” by Ed Sheeran, and brought the crowd to their feet. He plays any instrument you put in his hand; he’s the minister of music at Church of God of the First Born Seventh Day, and the guitarist for Big Shots Band and Industry for the Blind Choir. Kellyman also rides motor bikes, skateboards and was on the wrestling team at North Forsyth High School in Winston-Salem. Deandre Kellyman is a WinstonSalem native who is attending Forsyth Technical Community College, majoring in music education, production and performance. “I want to use my music to change the world, like Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles did,” he said. Asked what advice he would give to others with impairments, he said, “Don’t be afraid to push the bar. Go for your dreams, because they can happen.” To contact Deandre Kellyman, call IFB Solutions at 336-759-0551. IFB Solutions is at 7730 North Point Blvd., Winston-Salem, NC 27106.
He’s giving the drug dealers and gang members an option BY BUSTA BROWN THE CHRONICLE
Alphonza Mabry on Steve Harvey’s TV show addresses the audience. See Busta’s video with him on the Winstonsalem Chronicle YouTube channel. Click on the YouTube icon at www.wschronicle.com.
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Blind Idol finalist Deandre Kellyman performs.
“One of my favorite board games is Monopoly. It’s a system that most drug dealers and gang member know very well. They made a lot of money by monopolizing the neighborhoods.” Those are the words of Alphonza Mabry, founder of the nonprofit Future First Monopoly Network, which uses the Monopoly system as an option to make money legally. Mabry said he started the organization, “Because I wanted to erase the excuse of having no solutions or options for ex-drug dealers and gang
members.” Mabry told The Chronicle about an online video he did showing himself dealing with the daily struggle of being a black man. He was being followed and stopped by a policeman that didn’t believe he owned property in Trinity, N.C. Mabry did own the property. The video went viral, and landed him an appearance on Steve Harvey’s TV show. This past November, Mabry was a presenter at the 2016 Corner 2 Corner Drug Dealers and Street Life Conference organized by Union Baptist Church in Winston-Salem. He shared information on financial education and his testimony on fac-
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ing 25 years to life in prison on drug charges. Today Mabry is a God-fearing man and member of Evangel Fellowship Church of God in Greensboro. He has a successful business and is a family man. Contact Alphonza Mabry at 336897-6242 or by email at dftempowers@gmail.com. You can see more of the interview with Alphonza Mabry on the Winstonsalem Chronicle YouTube channel, and learn how Future First Monopoly system can help you. Click on the YouTube icon at www.wschronicle.com.
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Attorney George Cleland shakes Commissioner Everette Witherspoon’s hand after the county commissioners approved a plan for a new courthouse on Thursday, Aug. 17.
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After many years of debate, Forsyth County commissioners voted to move forward with plans to build a new courthouse on Chestnut Street to replace the aging hall of Justice. The historic vote took place during the commissioner’s Aug. 17 meeting. The new courthouse will be two five-story buildings, with one located in the currently empty lot next to the Forsyth County Government Center, which will contain courtrooms, and the other will be an office building across the street. They will be joined by a pedestrian bridge. There will also be a parking deck built on the other side of the neighboring Wells Fargo deck. The county is currently in the process of acquiring the vacant Chestnut Street lot. The total cost of the project is estimated to be $126.8 million. “We hope that this is something we can be very proud of in this community,” said County Commissioner Chairman dave Plyler. Though all commissioners supported the new
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tricts, and 76 of the proposed 120 state house districts could be won by President donald Trump, based on election criteria used to draw the new maps. only 10 of 50 Senate districts will be competitive, an analysis shows, with seven of them leaning Republican. only 19 of the 120 house districts are deemed competitive, with 12 leaning Republican. in effect, the GoP would retain their current super majorities in both houses for the 2018 midterm elections (Republicans currently hold 74 house seats and 35 Senate seats).“The mapdrawing process was terrible,” opined Bob hall, executive director of democracy nC, a non-partisan public policy group. “The end result may be a small improvement, but overall, our quick review shows that about 90 percent of the new General Assembly districts are solidly tilted to favor one partyor another – mostly to the advantage of the Republican mapmakers.” “With these new maps, legislative leaders continue to rig our elections, reduce competition, and protect themselves from being held accountable for their actions in Raleigh,” hall continued. “They want us to pay our taxes and shut up.”even though there was double-bunking” of a handful of incumbent lawmakers in some of the newly redrawn districts, for the most part, incumbents were protected. if the
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courthouse, there was disagreement on what the budget of the project should be. County Commissioner Vice Chair don Martin proposed a maximum budget of $120 million, which included $5 million in previously approved two-thirds bonds. despite assurances from Martin that $120 million was just a target they would adjust after they got a more precise estimate on the project, Commissioner everette Witherspoon wanted the budget to be $126.8. Witherspoon brought a substitute resolution to that effect that failed after only he and Fleming el-Amin voted for it. The final vote for the courthouse was 5-2 with el-Amin and Witherspoon voting “no” because of the lower budget. There were numerous advantages to the approved plan that won over commissioners with concerns about the project’s cost and the debt the county would take on. Commissioner Richard Linville said he now supported the project after much “listening, looking and seeing.” he liked how a tunnel that’ll run through
maps hold as planned, at least three AfricanAmerican democrat state lawmakers will have to fend off a Republican incumbent drawn into the same district come the 2018 mid-term elections. Sen. erica Smithingram, a two-term district 3 democrat representing edgecombe, Chowan andnorthampton counties, will have to face three-term district 1 Republican State Sen. Bill Cook from Beaufort, Camden and Currituck counties in a race for district 3. in the state house, Rep. Robert Reives ii, democrat from Chatham and Lee counties, is double-bunkedwith Republican Rep. John Sauls of district 51, currently representing harnett and Lee counties. Rep. JeanFarmer-Butterfield, Wilson County democrat, has also been doublebunked against Republican Rep. SusanMartin, but that district went to hillary Clinton in 2016.Also, Rep. Bobbie Richardson, a district 7 three-term democrat representing Franklin and nash counties, has also been drawn into a Republican-leaning district. Back to the state Senate, Sen. Angela Bryant, district 4 democrat of halifax, nash and Wilson countiesand chair of the n.C. Legislative Black Caucus, is being moved into district 11 that is Republican-leaning, and went for Trump in 2016 56-40 percent over hillary Clinton.in Forsyth County, Sen. Paul Lowe’s district would change to district 29. Rep. evelyn Terry and ed hanes will retain their
This diagram shows the site of the new courthouse, south of the Forsyth County Government Center, and its office building across the street with a parking deck in yellow to the south.
the Government Center will be used to take prisoners from the county jail to the new courthouse, which is safer, cheaper and more efficient than driving them there. Commissioner Gloria Whisenhunt said her concerns were addressed by turning the current courthouse into surplus property with any proceeds the county makes going to the debt service for the new hall of Justice. “it’s a long time coming and i thank everyone for their patience,” said Whisenhunt. County Manager dudley Watts said the next step will be finding a construction manager and design team for the project. he said during the several years it will take to build the new courthouse, some services in the current hall of Justice may move into the Government Center temporarily, such as the magistrate’s office. Watts said the county’s been trying to create a plan to renovate or replace the hall of Justice since 2005. he thanked Larry Robbs of Walter Robbs Callahan & Pierce Architects, PA for giving them many options for the new courthouse. he also thanked the lawyers, judges and others who
work at the courthouse for their input. “i don’t know of another project that’s had this much stakeholder involvement,” said Watts. Many of those stakeholders were in the audience to see the vote. one of them was Attorney George Cleland, who has made a weekly vigil of attending county commissioner meetings for this issue since he was president of the local bar association back in 2015. he said that the bar has gone to rotary clubs, churches and community groups to let them know the importance of a new courthouse in hopes of moving the issue forward. Cleland said that when the two building option came up six months ago, it was a turning point, since it would let the county build a new building, which the bar association wanted, at a
current district designations with few precinct changes. Republican representatives Lambeth and Conrad will see changes. Still, Rep. Terry, who was present at the redistricting hearing in Guilford County on Tuesday, is not pleased at all with the Republicanleaning house map. “i do not accept or comply with these maps,” she said by text. “Stacking and packing [black voters in minority-majority districts, which led to racial gerrymandering] reflects manipulation by advantage and privilege, let alone money. Fairness is defined by law and has little to do with these boundaries as drawn.”Rep. Terry continued, “historically, discriminatory practices across the board have led us to this dark place in history.” on both the house and Senate maps, there are four new districts drawn that currently don’t have incumbents.in Guilford County, house Rep. Amos Quick iii, district 58 democrat, was also not pleased with how his district was redrawn, saying that people he’s spoken with wanted more stability. Still, regardless of the final cnfiguration, he promises to serve the constituency that he’s given.“in the totality of the maps, they only tweaked, but did not remedy the reasons why they needed to be redrawn anyway,” Rep. Quick said Tuesday, adding that black voters have told him that their voice and vote should be treated fairly and constitutionally.
lower cost. he was “enormously grateful” to see it move forward. “i’m really, really proud of them,” he said. “This decision was really hard and they struggled mightily to save taxpayer dollars and still do it, and we’re just really pleased with it.”
Also during the meeting: *Commissioners approved the publication of a five-year contract for the Forsyth humane Society to handle dog and cat adoptions at the Forsyth County Animal Shelter for $510,714 a year with an annual 2 percent adjustment for inflation. The humane Society, with input from county staff, will decide which animals enter its adoption program. The county will still administer any necessary
euthanasia. *The county agreed to a $1 million loan from the City/County utility Commission for a regional wastewater lift station in conjunction with davie County that will provide wastewater service to the idols Road Business Park. during the public comments, several residents of the near-by Clemmons West neighborhood voiced concerns about the business park’s potential impact on traffic and stormwater runoff that could cause flooding. Martin assured residents the project is subject to rules on minimizing traffic impact and stormwater runoff. he also said the door is still open if the Village of Clemmons would like to financially participate in it.
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Stuff-the-Bus collects supplies for teachers Tavia Gilmore, Brooke Gartley and Theresa Bryant show off some of the supplies they got last week at the Educator Warehouse.
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By ToDD lUCk The ChroniCle
As hundreds of teachers got school supplies for their classrooms from the educator Warehouse, a bus outside was collecting items to fill it back up. The educator Warehouse offers free supplies for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools teachers. Supplies include both school necessities for children who forgot their supplies or simply couldn’t afford them, and items that teachers use themselves. The average teacher spends $700 a year on school supplies. The warehouse, which is located in a 16-room pod at Diggs-latham elementary School, opened last Thursday, Aug.17, and was expected to see more than 700 teachers before the end of last weekend. The warehouse is a partnership between the school system, WinstonSalem/Forsyth County PTA and Forsyth
educator Partnership (FeP). in an effort to help replenish the warehouse’s supplies, the FeP had a “Stuff-the-Bus” event in the Diggs-latham parking lot to collect school supplies on Thursday and Friday. FeP executive Director katisha Blackwell manned the school bus in the parking lot and estimated she collected at least $3,000 worth of supplies in the first day alone. “The community showed up very well to help us give teachers tools for school,” said Blackwell. kona ice was also on hand at the school and donated $2 of each ice cup sold to educator Warehouse. FeP is formerly known as the Forsyth education Partnership and tweaked the wording to “educator Partnership” with the new slogan “For the love of teachers” to show its devotion to teachers. FeP is an independent nonprofit organization that
Candidates for police chief take center stage
By Tevin STinSon The ChroniCle
Before the end of the month, the Winston-Salem Police Department (WSPD) will have a new chief. The two finalists vying for the position, Cameron Selvey and Catrina Thompson, recently sat down with local residents to answer questions and discuss their plans for the future of the department during a public forum held at City hall. A decision on the next chief of police is expected to be made before Chief Barry rountree’s last official day on Sept. 1. The new chief will lead a department with 570 sworn officers and 173 civilian positions, and an annual budget of $74.5 million. Selvey and Thompson were selected from 100 applicants from across the country. over the past few weeks the finalists completed a series of exercises to show their skills. Both candidates submitted a written response on the key challenges in the city, participated in a simulated community meeting, and presented a presentation. each of the exercises was graded by a group of community members and city officials who have been trained to evaluate the candidates. During the forum held on Wednesday, Aug. 16, the two candidates shared their thoughts on a number of topics including gun violence, overall crime in the area, race relations, and several other topics. After the event, it was clear that both candidates have the credentials to lead, and both had supporters in the community. “Both candidates would do a wonderful job in the role of Chief but my vote is for Catrina Thompson,” said Bishop Todd Fulton, former president of the Minsters’ Conference of WinstonSalem and vicinity. Fulton, who leads the conferences’ social justice organization, said the rela-
tionship Thompson already has with the community is something you can’t get anywhere else. he noted Thompson’s cooperation with the Ministers’ Conference during the Travis Page incident in 2015. Page died while in police custody. Many people took to social media to share their thoughts on who the 15th chief of police in the Twin City should be. Tonya McDaniel, third vice president of the local nAACP branch, wrote her vote was for Selvey because of his experience in homicide. She also mentioned the number of homicide cases that are still open. McDaniel, who lost her son to senseless violence, said cries for answers have gone unanswered for too long. She wrote, “i have a group of mothers, fathers, family, and friends who have active homicide cases with the city of WinstonSalem Police Department that are still unsolved,” she continued. “We the people of Forsyth County are ready for something different. i believe Selvey would be a great start to a new journey the city of Winston-Salem Police Department needs.” For the past 25-years, Selvey has served the Charlotte Mecklenberg Police Department. he currently serves as commander of the Criminal investigative Bureau, where he supervises 10 different investigative units. he has also served on the internal Affairs Bureau, the Field Service Group, and Public Affairs in the past. Selvey has a bachelor’s degree from UnCCharlotte and a master’s from Pfeiffer University. Selvey said he made it a personal goal a few years ago to become a police chief. he said he is confident that the WSPD and the Winston-Salem community is the right fit for him. As chief, Selvey said one of his goals will be to strengthen the relationship between the department
Thompson and the community. “A community is a larger family and what i’m looking to do when i move into this position is look at ways to strengthen relationships. one of the first things i plan to do is establish a chief policing advising committee that will meet regularly,” said Selvey. “it’s very important that the community has a say in how your police department functions and how your police department runs because ultimately this department belongs to the community of Winston-Salem,” Selvey said. Thompson has spent her entire 23-year career with the WSPD and currently serves as the assistant chief in charge of the investigative Services Bureau and one of the commanders of the Crisis/hostage negation Team. She has also served in the Patrol Division, recruiting Unit, Training Division, and the Criminal investigation Division. Thompson has a bachelor’s degree from Wayne State University, and a master’s from Appalachian State University. According to a press release, Thompson is also currently enrolled in the Public executive leadership Academy of the School of Government at UnC-Chapel hill. When discussing her plans for the department along with growing public trust, Thompson said she will ensure the WSPD is growing future leaders. She said, “i believe it is my duty and my responsibility and i believe our community deserves that. We have been through some trying times and some very tough times. “Some of the people right here in this room have seen my ability to lead and keep our community safe when chaos was knocking at our door. That’s the type of leadership i intend to bring.”
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Forsyth Educator Partnership Executive Director Katisha Blackwell manned a bus on Friday, Aug.18, at Diggs-Latham Elementary School to raise school supplies for the Educator Warehouse.
helps teachers and promotes student engagement. The group has awarded more than $35,000 to more than 70 teachers in just two years through its innovation Grants for Teaching. inside the educator Warehouse, teachers filled carts, bags and boxes with supplies while using clipboards to keep track of the “points” they’ve been allocated for the quarter to “buy” items. Teachers loaded up on things like hand sanitizer, markers, pens, pencils, facial tissue, paper and notepads in the supply room. They got books from the library room to build their own classroom’s libraries. There’s also rooms filled with books and supplies for subjects like language arts, social studies, math and science along with arts supplies and decor for the classroom. Brooke Gartley, an english teacher at West Forsyth, has been a teacher for four
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years but Friday was her first trip to educator Warehouse. She said she wished she’d used the warehouse her entire career. “it’s really cool to be able to stock up without having to break the bank,” said Gartley. Theresa Bryant, who is also an english teacher at West Forsyth, has been a teacher for 18 years and regularly goes to the educator Warehouse. She said it’s been an invaluable service especially with growing class sizes that make teachers responsible for a larger number of students. “We want to make sure that each kid gets the opportunity to have the resources to get the same education,” said Bryant. “We want to give them an equal playing field and this helps us do that.” For more information about FEP and donating money, volunteer hours or school supplies, visit forsythedpartnership.org.
Residents listen closely during the public forum held at City Hall on Wednesday, Aug. 16. The event featured the two candidates vying for the police chief position.
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AU GU S T 24, 2017 A 7 of Jim Crow laws in the 1870s and the growth of Happy Hill, Hidden Town remained intact in Salem. An 1879/1880 directory of Salem listed 72 black males and 67 females. The directory shows slaves continued to live in slave houses in the town. It also shows that a slave, Anderson Smith, lived inside the Salem Hotel on Main Street. Smith was one of the few slaves who lived on Main Street.
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As time moves on you will see that more and more exceptions like this one were made to help the growth and development of Salem, especially following the Revolutionary War. Around that time the idea of “American Freedom” began to settle on the town and the buying and selling of slaves became more widely accepted.
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At the start of the 20th century, the black population of Winston and Salem accounted for about 40 percent of the total population. Photo by Alphonso Abbott Jr. In 1913, Winston and Martha Hartley, a co-chair of the Hidden Town Project, explains the importance of Reich-Hege House, one Salem consolidated and in of the many attractions you will see when discovering new attraction at Old Salem. 1920, with the continued growth of the population, his freedom, Oliver purthe town reached its financhased land near Holland’s cial height and blacks plantation just north of began to prosper. Living in Salem. He supported his the new city of Winstonwife, Christina Bass, and Salem were black attortheir six children by neys, physicians, dentists, becoming one of the bestbarbers, and even restauknown potters of his time. rant owners. With a popuWhile slave regulations lation of 48,395, Winstonbanning the ownership of Salem was the largest city individual slave ownership in the state. were still in place, the 1810 Over the next 25 years, Federal Census indicated the black population conthat at least 20 slaves were tinued to grow in the area, owned by people in Salem. but if you look at a map of In 1815 Frederick the area of Salem during Schumann moved to Salem from nearby Bethania to Old Salem Inc. director of archaeology Dr. M.O. Hartley talks about the life and that time, you won’t see many people of color as become the town’s doctor. former living quarters of Christian David, an enslaved man in Salem around 1835. He got his name after he was baptized in the African Church. East Winston starts to Schumann only agreed to move to Salem if he was based economy increased when the theocracy gov- differences between plan- come into play as a new allowed bring his slave the need for labor, which ernment ended in 1856. tation slavery and the vibrant black community. Coelia and her four chil- increased the black popula- The Federal Census of urban style of slavery pracNext week in the dren. Around this time seg- tion in Salem. Forsyth County in 1860 ticed in Salem, Vagnone Hidden Town series, we regation had become popuThe 1840 Federal showed 160 slaves in said, “You’re looking at a lar. A compromise was Census for Stokes County Salem and 40 slave houses. system in Salem which is will take a closer look at reached where Schumann recorded 50 enslaved peo- F&H Fries, who is not plantation. It’s more of the two growing communihad to live across Salem ple in Salem and by 1847 believed to have owned the a form of living fully inte- ties of Happy Hill, or Creek. Segregation contin- the regulations that prohib- mill at the time, owned 48 grated with the white Liberia, and East Winston. ued from there. In 1822, ited the ownership of indi- slaves and five slave hous- slave-owning population. Although Hidden Town the African Church in vidual slaves were a thing es of his own. That produces a very dif- was forgotten by this time, these two communities Salem, the first Black of the past. Forsyth County Old Salem Inc. CEO ferent kind of society.” Moravian congregation, was formed two years later Franklin Vagnone said the On Sunday, May 21, were built on the backs of was started. and Hidden Town started urban style of living, and 1865, in the pulpit of St. those who lived in the The establishment of to take shape. the development of the Phillips African Moravian shadows of Hidden Town. the woolen mill in 1840 woolen mill not only Church, a Union Calvary We will also look toward ignited a period of transforincreased the black popula- officer announced the end the future and discuss how 1850-1900 mation in Salem. The trantion in Salem but it also of slavery. Newly freed this narrative will continue sition from a trade-based Change continued in changed the living arrange- slaves were still prohibited to grow as time moves on, economy to an industrial- Salem in the mid-1850s ments for many slaves. from buying land in the and people begin to conMuch different from other town of Salem. They were nect their genetic roots to towns in the South, like limited to the property just the places and spaces of Map of Salem 1951 This map shows where African-Americans lived in Salem around 1951. The blue rural areas of Georgia or across Salem Creek, the Old Salem. If anyone has any inforcircles around the center of town show blacks were not allowed to own land in Salem. Alabama who practiced same land that Fredrick mation, pictures, stories, or Schumann and his slaves plantation slavery, many of During this period, East Winston and Happy Hill were growing into vibrant black ideas to add to the Hidden neighborhoods and Hidden Town started to disband as shown by the small number of the enslaved in Salem lived were forced to move to in Town Project, contact the 1815. Today that area is in tenement houses or in blacks living in Salem (shown in the center of the map). the same houses as their known as Liberia or Happy committee by email at hiddentown@oldsalem.org. Hill. masters. Despite the imposition When discussing the
Exactly 32 years after he was purchased by the Wachovia Administration, Sam, who was given the name Johann Samuel after he was baptized in the Salem Gemeinhaus in 1771, was given his freedom by an act of state legislature and given the right to own farmland in Bethabara. According to Martha Hartley, director of research and outreach of Old Salem Inc.’s restoration division, this was an unusual circumstance. She said Johann Samuel's wife, Maria, was purchased from a man in Virginia in 1778. Because she was a mulatto, Virginia law stated she was to be freed at age 31. She and Johann Samuel married in 1780, lived in Bethabara, and had several children. Maria became free on July 1, 1795, and five years later, Samuel and the children were freed as well. A year later, Peter Oliver, who is still well known for his pottery skills today, became one of the first slaves to purchase his freedom. Cheryl Harry, Old Salem’s director of African-American programing, said Oliver is one of many examples of slaves who played major roles in the town. In today’s time, Oliver would be considered “self-made” by the younger generation. A few years after buying
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This map shows where slaves lived in Salem around 1840, when segregation first started to take hold of Salem. The area near the Negro Quarter and Schumann Plantation were both areas where slaves were forced to live. Although segregation was catching on, as seen here, the black population still played a major role in Salem (shown in the center of the map). The Schober Paper Mill and Wm. Fries Plantation also housed many slaves during this time. Just like the Negro Quarters and Schuman Plantation, these spots were just outside Salem.
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Speak out now as lawmakers reconfigure districts The grand solar eclipse is over. All the excitement has come and gone. The money made on people wanting to see and commemorate the hugely popular event is in the pockets of many. The eclipse excitement took away some of the luster from the Charlottesville, Virginia, fatal event in which a woman was killed and two state police officers in a helicopter crashed and died as white supremacists fought with peaceful marchers. Now, nationwide and in Winston-Salem, people are having vigils and memorial services, praying for peace and love and commemorating the slain woman, who was killed when a car crashed into a crowd in Charlottesville. In Winston-Salem, attention has centered around the statue saluting Confederates, as in the Civil War. It has been defaced and celebrated and prayers for peace and love have drifted across the street from it. This outpouring of emotion is a huge contrast to the little attention paid to the statue a little over two years ago, when The Chronicle reported about that same Confederate statue at the corner of Liberty and West Fourth streets. It sits beside the former Forsyth County Courthouse, where it’s been since it was erected in 1905. There was no peep about the statue in July 2015 when The Chronicle reported that the local United Daughters of the Confederacy James B. Gordon Chapter, who erected the statue more than a century ago, still owned it. There was no peep in 2015 when The Chronicle reported that state lawmakers were about to make a state law that would bar local governments from removing any Confederate monuments and symbols. This action came after South Carolina removed the Confederate flag from the top of the State House in Columbia. That action came about after nine church folk were killed in Charleston, S.C., by a man who revered the Confederate flag and white supremacy. In 2015, the GOP General Assembly majority proceeded to pass the bill that would take away more authority from local governments and shield statues that now many people want moved. The lesson here is that people need to keep abreast of what is happening in their governments and their world. It’s easier to stop something before it starts. Now there are cries to repeal the law that protects Confederate statues on public property. Now people want to figure out how to move the Confederate statue in Winston-Salem from private property. The GOP-led General Assembly is now working to reconfigure its senatorial and representative districts. Speak up now about this action so that you won’t have to wish you had months or years from now.
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Humanity overcomes inhumanity To the Editor:
While the country that gave birth to my soul searches for answers to a barbaric tragedy which caused the lives of three innocent citizens and serious injury to many more, I am fortunate to be comforting our 10th grandchild and wondering how to respond. My instincts recall how my paternal grandfather protected me as a child whenever danger was in the community. Even then, humanity overcame inhumanity. The threats then were few. The threats now are far more frequent and the need for individual responsibility is paramount. The ideas that founded this country included a declaration of the unalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That duty to protect the rights of the common citizen falls upon every citizen today. All of us are individually responsible to honor the liberties that define the
best of the dreams of our ancestors. My grandfather was one of those ancestors. He lived during the horrors of Jim Crow, lynchings and institutional racism. Yet he found the time to protect his grandson and encourage him to be something. We are the answer to our ancestors’ prayers. We must speak up, write, work and organize to keep answering our ancestors’ prayers. What happened in Virginia is an example of inhumanity. I am convinced that humanity will overcome inhumanity again. Fleming El-Amin Winston-Salem
Note: Fleming El-Amin is a member of the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners.
Teachers group calls for fair legislative districts
To the Editor:
As a teacher, I would have to give the General Assembly an A for political gerrymandering and an F for a fair election and map drawing process. Just like we need to return our public school system to the beacon it once was, we should demand and expect more when it comes to creating fair districts and elections.
Mark Jewell, President N.C. Association of Educators Raleigh
Note: This afternoon [Tuesday, Aug. 22], NCAE President Mark Jewell submitted written comments to the General Assembly’s Select Committee on Redistricting as part of its public input and public hearing process. NCAE supports the creation of an independent redistricting commission. NCAE is the state’s largest education advocacy organization for public school employees and represents active, retired, and student members.
Economic and national security rely on American energy independence Algenon Cash
Guest Columnist
Every year, American sends billions of dollars to countries engulfed in turmoil and populated by people who clearly don’t like us or the values that are so important to our way of life. These countries threaten our national and fiscal security by exploiting our growing demand for energy and increasing reliance on their oil resources to feed that demand. Undoubtedly, we understand the expansion of domestic energy production can significantly boost jobs, grow our economy, and reduce burgeoning federal deficits – but more homegrown energy can also improve national security. World petroleum consumption is around 84 mil-
lion barrels a day and the United States consumes about 25 percent of that production, which makes us the Number One consuming country in the world. Over 2 million barrels a day are imported from countries that have expressed disdain for America – these are places such as Venezuela and the Middle East. Energy is at the center of life for most American families and business owners; it directly or indirectly drives the cost of gas, food, and utilities. Relying on countries that are clearly not our allies places American strategic interests in jeopardy. Emerging technology in energy exploration is creating new options for domestic production and bringing forth the possibility that America can achieve energy independence. Technologies such as horizontal drilling is helping oil companies to restart what they once thought were exhausted oil wells and its largely responsible for lifting U.S.
oil production 25 percent since 2008, which has reduced the cost of oil imports by $75 billion. The careful expansion of offshore oil exploration along the Atlantic Coast could further improve output to meet growing energy demand. Other technologies such as hydraulic fracturing have been around 60 years; a process that allows energy production companies to extract natural gas from shale developments, higher oil costs is making the process more cost efficient. The United States is estimated to have enough natural gas to meet 100 percent of current domestic demand for at least 90 years and shale gas accounts for 10 percent of the overall U.S. energy supply. The unprecedented growth of shale gas will save Americans from spending $100 billion on importing liquefied natural gas and deeply incentivize companies to remain in the country instead of searching for lower energy cost
countries to operate. The 1973 oil crisis motivated President Jimmy Carter to consolidate energy policy into the U.S. Department of Energy in 1977. The department was given one simple mission – reduce America’s reliance on foreign oil. They were given a budget of $5 billion in the first year, under the current administration; DOE’s budget has ballooned to $25 billion. Are we any less reliant on foreign oil? The only way to achieve that coveted goal is to increase domestic production, which requires less burdensome regulations so that we can access more homegrown energy assets.
Algenon Cash is the managing director of Wharton Gladden & Company, an investment banking firm, he is also a national spokesperson for the oil and natural gas industry. Reach him at acash@whartongladden.c om.
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Julianne Malveaux
Guest Columnist
Cheers to New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu, one of the first mayors to take Confederate statues down and to make the strong point that these statues represent nothing but oppression. (Check out the speech he delivered, in May, by Googling new orleans mayor mitch landrieu speech.) More cheers to Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh, who had statues removed in the dead of night to avoid Charlottesville-type confrontations between racist White supremacists (also known as “good people” according to “45”) and those who oppose them. And though he does little that I agree with, in the interest of equal praise, I must lift up Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, who had the statue of Roger Taney removed from the Maryland state house. Taney was an especially vile racist who authored the Dred Scott decision in 1857. He wrote that Black people had no rights that Whites were bound to respect, and provided justi-
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fication for enslavement, even as many in the rest of the nation were clamoring against the unjust institution. As the statues are falling, economic racism is not fading. AfricanAmericans still earn just 60 percent of what Whites earn. We have just 7 percent of the wealth that Whites have. The unemployment rate for Black workers is double the unemployment rate of White workers. Even with equal incomes, Blacks find it more challenging to get mortgages or other access to capital and our economic rights are being challenged every day. It is important to note that these statues were not erected immediately after the Civil War. Of course, Southern Confederates – a bunch of losers – were too broke to build statues. They were still trying to recover from the devastation of the Civil War. How did they plan to recover? They needed a captive labor force to work their fields, just as enslaved people had before the war. So
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they ensured quasi-captivity through intimidation. That need was partially responsible for the emergence of the KKK. They inspired fear, suppressed resistance, and, through Black Codes and Jim Crow, engineered the nearre-enslavement of Black people. Black people who wanted to leave the South after the end of Reconstruction had to do it in the dead of night. Black people, who had land, were often forced to concede it or be killed. The Emergency Land Fund, a now-defunct organization that documented the Black loss of land, indicated that Black folks lost as much as
90 percent of their accumulated land by 1970, at least partially due to trickery and intimidation. The origins of the wealth gap lie in this loss of land, and in the intimidation that kept AfricanAmerican people in nearslave status in the South. Confederate statues, flags, and Klan activity appeared wherever there was resistance – during and after the reconstructions, in the 1920s, after the Red Summer of 1919 and the return of Black men from World War I. Again, we saw the rise of this activity, these statues and these flags, in the 1950s as the Civil Rights Movement pushed hard for
Recent events in Virginia bring back the Sixties
I am a product of the 1960s and grew up in a Southern city. Segregation, separate but equal, we sat upstairs and they sat downstairs at Guest Columnist the movies all happened during my early years. However, it didn’t stop us from believing and achieving. Men with hoods and white robes, German shepherd dogs handled by the police all were a part of my young life. I along with my friends didn’t have to watch television because we had an up-close and personal view. I grew up in the East Winston section of WinstonSalem. It was rare that we saw people of another race on our side of town, Yes, we as black people had a “side” of town. My elementary school was all black except for the nuns who were our teachers. They were white. In fact, the nuns lived in a convent near the school. They lived, from my perspective, humble lives. I never heard one report about them being harmed in any way. Now, many years later, my friends and I discuss our elementary school experience. Some suggest that the nuns were not totally for us. I didn’t see it and I didn’t feel it. Kids, I believe, can see through teachers. They know the good ones from the bad ones. Our teachers wanted us to do our best and to be successful. My city, like all Southern cities, had a deep racial divide. Skin color made all the difference. If you were black, get back. If you were white, you were all right. Race made a difference in the Sixties.
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Unfortunately, rioting and killings were a part of the Civil Rights Movement. The Ku Klux Klan was the predecessors of the white supremacy movement and the Aryan Nation. You didn’t hear anything about white nationalists. It was just the Ku Klux Klan. The Klan served up hate and vitriol against people who looked like me. White people who joined our cause like Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner were killed because they knew segregation and racial hatred were wrong. We as a country have lived through some evil and sinister times. Our resolve to be the United States of America has caused us great pain and sacrifice. Blood was shed and lives were lost by both black people and white people. Now, our determination to be the United States of America is being challenged once again. On Saturday, Aug. 12, a group of pro-white nationalist protesters descended upon the college town of Charlottesville, Virginia. Their purpose in being there was to protest the removal of the Robert E. Lee statue. Their behavior and antics were crude, rude and violent. The days of white supremacy groups thinking they can have their way in America are over. Some would opine that the current sitting President of the United States of America has been the subtle and sometimes brazen catalyst for this racial and civil unrest. I agree with this opinion. Three are dead so far, including one innocent bystander. James Alex Fields Jr., a 20-year-old from Ohio, caused the death of Heather Heyer. He rammed his car into a large group of people on Saturday. It has since been
equality. When people talk about taking “their” streets back, what they really mean is they want Black people (and other people of color) in their place; in their economic place and that place, for them, is subordinate. So while Confederate statues are falling (not quickly enough – there are more than 700 of these odious symbols still standing), and Confederate flags are waving less frequently, the economic racism the Confederacy established is alive and well. Just ask the young Black couple redlined away from a banking opportunity, or the innocent arrested person who can’t pay bail. Ask the Black student whose loan burden is nearly twice that of her White counterpart, or the Black woman who pays more, and at a higher interest rate, for a car loan. Sure, we have come a long way since those ugly days of enslavement or stark segregation, but some power comes from the Benjamins. And, according to some estimates, it will take more than 200 years
to close the wealth gap. The statues may be falling, but economic racism is alive and well. While I commend Republicans Lindsey Graham, Tim Scott, John McCain and so many others for condemning their president for his abject and ugly racism, I wonder if any of them would be so forceful in condemning economic racism, or in advocating for reparations. Absent their willingness to do that, they can earn style points for their remarks, but they do not seem prepared to change the harsh realities of Black life in our country today. I challenge those who would tear down the statues and take down the flags to show equal zeal in tearing down the walls of economic racism. Julianne Malveaux is an author, economist and founder of Economic Education and former president of Bennett College in Greensboro. Follow her on Twitter @drjlastword.
learned that Fields was supportive of this pro-white nationalist protest group. Felicia Correa, a friend of Heather Heyer’s, created a Go Fund Me account and raised $225,000 on behalf of the victim’s mother. The city of Charlottesville, Virginia, is reeling from this event. It will take time for the city to heal. One city official, Maurice Jones, said there will be a lot of discussion around the dinner table about what happened on Saturday. The 45th president came out with less than a convincing statement about Saturday’s tragedy. It was half-hearted, at best. Leaders on both sides of the aisle lashed out at his lukewarm statement. It was not until Monday, Aug. 14 that he came out with an appropriate statement decrying the events of Saturday. Many of his constituents in that crowd were malcontents and racial haters. They voted for him. You know it and I know it. And, of course he knows it. America, we cannot go back to segregated views and thinking. We cannot let one man and a small group of people strip us of our core beliefs about America. Remember, “Indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
James B. Ewers Jr. Ed.D. is a former tennis champion at Atkins High School in Winston-Salem and played college tennis at Johnson C. Smith University. He is a retired college administrator. He can be reached at ewers.jr56@yahoo.com.
Support ugly produce, which are just as good as their counterparts Lynne Mitchell
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When you garden, you see the wonders of nature at work. In addition to growing the picture-perfect pepper, eggplant or squash, you may also come across
appearance, these items are packed with the same nutrition and taste as their more attractive counterparts. Yet, you generally don’t see them on store shelves – so, where does this produce go? Produce that is blemished, misshapen, or the wrong size is often thrown out as it doesn’t meet the USDA minimum quality grade standards. According to the USDA, food waste is
“Inglorious fruit and veggies cost less.”
a carrot that looks like a pair of legs, a boomerangshaped cucumber, or a sweet potato that looks like an inchworm making its way down a path. Many of these produce misfits give us a good chuckle for their funny appearance and have been coined “ugly” in popular food culture. Although oddball in
the single largest component going into municipal landfills. Additionally, the majority of fruit and vegetable food waste took place in homes and awayfrom-home eating places – not in the grocery store. Recognizing the problem, some countries, like France, are offering less than perfect produce to
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customers with fun marketing campaigns. The third largest supermarket chain in France, Intermarche, introduced a successful “Inglorious Fruit and Vegetable” campaign in 2014. These funny looking foods not only have their own aisle, they are celebrated as misfit superstars in the media with names like “the grotesque apple," "the failed lemon," "the disfigured eggplant," "the ugly carrot" and the "unfortunate clementine." An added bonus for consumers, inglorious fruits and veggies cost less than their picture-perfect counterparts. In San Francisco, Imperfect Produce, a subscription produce delivery program, sells imperfect produce in produce boxes to people in the Bay area at a price lower than one would pay for grocery store produce. Imperfect Produce gets their produce directly from farmers. There are even online peti-
tions you can sign to support the sale of ugly produce! As consumers, we need to embrace ugly produce as healthy and nutritious. We, with our high standards for produce, are part of the problem. It is time for us to accept all produce, shapely or not, as wholesome, healthy and nutritious! Don’t be afraid to ask the farmer at the Farmers Market or grocery store produce manager for ugly produce. Let them know that you support the ugly produce movement and want to reduce food waste. Lynne M. Mitchell MS, RD, LDN is Community Nutritionist with the Forsyth County Department of Public H e a l t h ( w w w. f o r s y t h . c c / p u b lichealth). You can reach her at 336-703-3216 (direct line) or mitchelm@forsyth.cc.
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Legendary civil rights activist and comedian Dick Gregory died on Saturday. He was 84. Gregory had been in a Washington, D.C. area hospital battling an undisclosed illness. However, as late as Thursday, family members were said to have been upbeat about his recovery and he even had plans to appear at a show on Saturday in the nation’s capital. Friends, family and celebrities took to social media to honor the icon and innovator of the Black community. “It is with enormous sadness that the Gregory family confirms that their father, comedic legend and civil rights activist Mr. Dick Gregory departed this earth tonight in Washington, DC,” said Christian Gregory, his son, in a statement posted on Facebook. “The family
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appreciates the outpouring of support and love and respectfully asks for their privacy as they grieve during this very difficult time.” "He was one of the sweetest, smartest, most loving people one could ever know,” said Steve Jaffe, Gregory’s publicist of 50 years, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Jaffe added, "I just hope that God is ready for some outrageously funny times." Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association, also paid homage to Gregory. “We salute and honor the living legacy of freedom fighter Dick Gregory. RIP," Chavis wrote on Twitter. Born Richard Claxton "Dick" Gregory in St. Louis, Missouri on Oct. 12, 1932, Gregory became a comedian and civil rights activist whose social satire changed the way Whites perceived African-
American comedians, according to his biography. Dick Gregory entered the national comedy scene in 1961 when Chicago's Playboy Club (as a direct request from publisher Hugh Hefner) booked him as a replacement for white comedian, "Professor" Irwin Corey. Until then Gregory had worked mostly at small clubs with predominantly Black audiences (he met his wife, Lillian Smith, at one such club), according to his biography. While a student at Sumner High School in St. Louis, he led a March protesting segregated schools. Later, inspired by the work of leaders such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and organizations such as the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), Gregory took part in the Civil Rights Movement and used his celebrity status to draw attention to such issues as segregation and disfranchisement, according to his
bows, tutus, and other accessories. She said they were riding in the car one day when the girls came up with the idea themselves “We asked our mommy if we could sell our own lemonade,” Imani said. The sisters started out with the original lemonade flavor but as the girls’ imagination started to flourish, the business and variety of flavors continued to grow. In just a few months, the girls added strawberry lemonade, peach, and watermelon. Even when she doesn’t think a flavor will work, Se’Quoia Joins lets the girls show their creativity and give it a try, and more times than not customers like their ideas.
“I let them come up with all the flavors. I just get them the ingredients they need and help when I need to. We argue about the flavors all the time but most of the time they’re right,” Joins laughed. This year, the sisters have added fresh baked cookies and a bubble gum infused lemonade to the menu that is getting a lot of attention. When asked what was their best seller, Nina said the watermelon, but when asked to pick her favorite, she couldn’t pick just one. “I like pineapplemango, regular lemonade, watermelon and bubble gum,” Nina smiled. Along with flavors that you can’t get anywhere
biography. “When local Mississippi governments stopped distributing Federal food surpluses to poor blacks in areas where SNCC was encouraging voter registration, Gregory chartered a plane to bring in several tons of food,” the biography said. “He participated in SNCC's voter registration drives and in sitins to protest segregation, most notably at a restaurant franchise in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Only later did Gregory disclose that he held stock in the chain.” Gregory's autobiography, “Nigger,” was published in 1963 and it became the Number One best-selling book in America. Over the decades it has sold in excess of 7 million copies. He explained his choice for the title in the foreword of the book, where Dick Gregory wrote a note to his mother, his biography explained. “Whenever you hear the word 'Nigger'," he said,
Dick Gregory died on Saturday, Aug. 19. This photo was taken during a rally against police brutality at the African American Civil War Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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"you'll know their advertising my book." Through the 1960s, Gregory spent more time on social issues and less time on performing, his biography noted. He participated in marches and parades to support a range of causes, including opposition to the Vietnam War, world hunger and drug abuse.
hold reflections on Dick Gregory Triad Cultural Arts in Winston-Salem will hold an evening to reflect on the life and legacy of Dick Gregory, civil rights activist, social critic, writer, entrepreneur, comedian, and actor 6 p.m. today,Thursday, Aug. 24, at Triad Cultural Arts, located at 1321 Hardesty Lane (across from Forsyth Seafood).
Sisters make a name for themselves with lemonade business BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE
Nothing says summer like an ice-cold glass of lemonade. And for the past two summers, Imani and Nina Joins have been serving arguably the best glass of summer in the city. At the young ages of 6 and 4, the dynamic duo known as Two Sisters and a Lemon, offers a variety of flavors, including pineapple-mango and watermelon just to name a couple. The idea to venture into the lemonade business started last summer when the girls got excited about entrepreneurship when they saw their mother, Se’Quoia Joins, who creates custom-made hair
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Sisters Imani and Nina Joins are the owners and operators of Two Sisters and A Lemon, a lemonade business that is taking the city by storm.
else, something else that sets Two Sisters and a Lemon apart are the ingredients. The sisters only use fresh fruits, and syrups to create their masterpiece in a glass. When looking toward the future of the business, Nina, the younger of the two, said she wants to create a cherry-lime lemonade and a
blueberry flavor. Imani has even bigger dreams for the business. “I want the lemonade to be sold in stores like WalMart and the other grocery stores,” she said. “I want our lemonade to be in all the big stores.” The girls set up shop at a number of locations around the city. Their prod-
ucts can be purchased from Greater Commission Community Church on Ogburn Avenue, Positive Image Performing Arts on Patterson Avenue, and Rupert Bell Community Center and Park at 1501 Mt. Zion Place. If you can’t catch the sisters at these locations, Joins said their motto is, “Catch Us In Traffic.” “We keep a cooler with lemonade with us most places we go,” said Joins. “So, if you can’t find us, just give us a call and we will come to you.” For more information on Two Sisters and A Lemon, visit their official Facebook page or place an order by giving the sisters a call at 336-997-0463.
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Another Cowboy player in trouble
Dallas Cowboy fans have been feeling a sense of deja vu. Once again another Cowboy has been suspended by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. This time it was second-year stud running back Ezekiel Elliott for alleged domestic violence against his former girlfriend in 2016. Elliott will be suspended for the first six games of the 2017-18 season. He has appealed the suspension. This suspension is clearly a signal to other players that domestic violence will not be handled lightly. After the debacle of the Ray Rice and Josh Brown situations, the league is now more willing to issue more severe penalties when it comes to domestic violence. Seeing that they needed to be tougher on players and to conduct thorough investigations, this one pertaining to Elliott took over a year. Even without a conviction from the court of law, the NFL saw fit to impose the sixgame suspension. The league's personal conduct policy does not rely on the same burden of proof as the legal system does. Taking over a year to make this decision shows that the league was not going to rush into a decision and embarrass themselves by making an illadvised decision before knowing all of the facts. The NFL has previously jumped the gun too soon to only have to re-evaluate their decision, such as with Rice. The backlash from the fans and media prompted them to take their time and acquire all the information with Elliott and then levy a decision. Elliott's two alleged domestic violence incidents were from the same woman. They occurred in February and July of 2016, in the state of Florida and in Columbus, Ohio. Elliott was not charged by police in either case, citing insufficient evidence. The league, however, said through its investigation they found “substantial and persuasive evidence supporting a finding that Elliott engaged in physical violence” against his accuser “on multiple occasions during the week of July 16, 2016.” Throughout the investigation, Elliott did not make himself look any better by being involved in a number of questionable situations, such as pulling a young woman's shirt down, exposing her breasts on the roof of a Dallas bar during a St. Patrick's Day parade. Elliott's camp claims that the woman was not bothered by Elliott's behavior and continued to party with the running back throughout the evening. Along with the rooftop incident, he was also allegedly involved in a bar fight incident in July of this year, where a 30year-old man was assaulted and taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Elliott was
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Golf tournament to help collegebound students
‘Swing for Scholarships’
BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE
The name Bill Hayes rings bells all around Winston-Salem and the Triad as a whole. The legendary former WinstonSalem State and North Carolina A&T State University head football coach is leading the charge to help the collegebound seniors of Galilee Missionary Baptist Church with a “Swing for Scholarships” golf tournament to be held at the Winston Lake Golf Course on Sept. 15.
Each year Galilee provides a $2,000 scholarship to college seniors to help them with tuition, books or items needed for their dorms. According to Hayes and longtime Galilee member James Berry, the number of students graduating in 2018 is much larger than in year’s past. “This coming year, we estimate right around 20 kids that will graduate from high school who are members or affiliated with Galilee Missionary Baptist Church,” Hayes said. “Our goal is to give each one of those kids that graduate $2,000 toward their college education.” Each student must See Swing on B2
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Parkland running back Jaquan Kelly, No. 25 in white, gets brought down by a host of Reynolds defenders. BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY THE CHRONICLE
All summer the young men on the Forsyth County football teams have been practicing and hitting one another. Last Thursday was the first time they were able to take what they have learned and apply it to live action as Reynolds faced off against Parkland high in the first junior varsity action of the year. Initially this looked to
‘Lil Juice’ has chops Julius Reese Jr., 13, making a name for himself BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE
Julius Reese Jr. is not your average 13-year-old. Before he is old enough to take a driver’s education course, Reese, a rising eighth-grader at Southeast Middle School, is gaining the attention from college
basketball coaches across the country. While competing in the AAU Division I National Basketball Championship earlier this summer, Reese helped lead his team, the CP3 All-Stars, to the Number One spot in the country for the 13 and under age division. Even when playing against rising sophomores, it’s hard not to admire what this middle schooler can do on the court. According to
Phenom Hoop Report, an NCAA compliant scouting service, Reese can be hard for anyone to stop once he gets rolling. The report released following his performance in the National Championship reads, “His opponents simply could not keep him off the glass or from doing whatever he wanted to do. With kids this young its always risky to project where they will end up, but this kid has all the right
be a great opening day game between two evenly matched teams as both squads scored on their opening possessions, a coaches dream. That was pretty much the high point for the Parkland offense as that was all the points they were able to muster as they fell to Reynolds by the score of 40-14. Parkland took the opening kickoff and proceeded to march the ball right
tools needed to develop nicely over the next five years. When watching him play, it’s hard to keep in mind that he still has one more year of middle school to go.” Although he was excited about his accomplishments thus far, Reese has not got complacent. While most kids his age are enjoying their last few days of freedom before school starts relaxing or spending See Chops on B2
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down the field, using playmakers Jaylin Elliott and Camian Shell. Parkland head coach Curtis Clark was pleased with the opening drive but knows adjustments have to be made for next week’s matchup. “The opening drive showed the spark of what we have been practicing all summer,” he said. “When we scored, the guys were up and I felt good about See Starts on B2
While he has accomplished a lot on the hardwood, Julius Reese Jr. is just as dominate in the classroom. The rising eighth-grader at Southeast Middle School has had straight A’s since he was in the second grade.
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complete several requirements for next year to be eligible for the scholarship. In order to accommodate all of the students, the organizers of the tournament are asking people from the community at large to participate in the tournament. Hayes and Berry said this project is not just the responsibility of the scholarship committee and those
involved with the golf tournament. They say it is going to take the entire church to make their goal come to fruition. “The way coach [Hayes] and I talked about it is we just went to the church we just said this is a church function and not just for the golf committee,” said Berry. “This is for the church and our kids, you know.” “Everybody has to get their hair cut somewhere, their clothes cleaned, their car worked on and even
buy gas,” he continued. “I just said go to the people you spend money with and simply ask them, ‘Can you help us out with this project my church is putting together for the kids? The goal for the event is to have 72 golfers come out to participate in the tournament, which is 18 teams of four golfers, one team per hole to “fill up the course” as it was stated by Berry. For Hayes, this is just a continuation on what he has been about for years
Reynolds receiver JJ McClain, No. 4 in black, catches a pass over Orlando Hawkins of Parkland.
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what we have going forward as far as the first drive.” The Demons looked shaky opening up their first possession as they fumbled the ball on the first play from scrimmage but did recover. They shook that first play off and used a combination of run and pass plays to score their first touchdown of the game when Travon Bethay caught a beautifully thrown ball from Shavon Revel. The two-point conversion gave them an 8-6 lead that they would never relinquish. “Scoring on our first drive was a great answer. You have to answer that when they come out like that,” said Reynolds head coach Pat Crowley. “We had to come right back at them and we did. I think we took a little momentum away from them and I thought that was absolutely critical.” Looking to answer Reynolds response, Parkland took the field and promptly fumbled the ball giving possession back to the Demons. Reynolds took little time as Bethay took a draw play to the house, giving them a 10-point lead at the end of the quarter.
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not named in the police report but the fact he was mentioned by patrons in the bar did not make him look good, especially while being under investigation by the league. To make matters even worse, last summer he decided to visit a marijua-
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times with friends, on most days you can find Reese in the gym perfecting his craft. He knows college scholarships aren’t just given away; they come with hard work and dedication. “I’m in the gym day after day. I know I have to keep striving to be great,” Reese said. He has many accomplishments on the hardwood, such as Southeast Middle School’s record for the points scored in one game (39), Most Valuable Player medal from the Junior Phenom Top 100 Youth Basketball Showcase Tournament, Most Valuable Player Award from US Hoops Evaluation/Scouting and Showcase Tournament. And don’t forget his skills on the baseball field (team advanced to semi-finals and team won numerous Nationally sponsored tournaments in baseball). But that’s not all. His biggest accomplishments may very well be in the classroom. Also known as “Lil Juice” or “JR” by his peers and others in the community after his father, 1988 Parade All-American Football standout Julius
na dispensary in Seattle, Washington, just before playing in a preseason football game. In Seattle, small amounts of marijuana are legal. Cowboy owner Jerry Jones was not very pleased with Elliott's actions, saying “Well, I think that, in and of itself, the reason we are talking about it is in a way part of the learning process,” Jones told the Fort Worth
“Juice” Reese, since the second grade Lil Juice has been a straight A student. He is also a member of the National Junior Honor Society and in 2016 he received the city’s Human Relation Commission Award. “It’s tough trying to juggle two things at once because you have homework and maybe an hour later you have practice but you have to get your head focused on the books,” he continued. “You may not want to do it but in the long run it will pay off. That’s my mindset. It’s a task to handle but you just have to be disciplined.” While critiquing his son during his workout, Reese Sr. said his son’s work ethic and drive to get better is unlike anything he has seen before. Reese Sr., who went on to play football at UNC-Chapel Hill after a standout career at Mount Tabor, said he just wants to put his son in the best position to reach his goal. “This kid is unbelievable. When I look at the amount of work he puts in, it’s unbelievable. I never worked that hard,” Reese laughed.
and that's helping out the youth. He says this is a great way to pull the community together as one while also helping out the next generation. “We are just working for one goal and that's the children because that's what I care about,” said Hayes. “We have to take care of the children and pool our efforts together to help improve their lives. That's what I have been about my whole life.” To have the chance to help out the young people
He said as someone who has played sports at the Division I level, he tries to make sure Lil Juice always remembers to have fun. “While pushing him to be great I still let him be a kid and enjoy it. Because once you reach a certain level of sports, the fun is taken out of it. So, I try to capture the basics so he can have fun and keep having fun.” When asked where she expects her son to be in five or six years, Kimberly Reese said it’s hard to pinpoint because he can choose which pathway he wants. She said, “He has always been that type of kid who wanted to be a leader, not a follower. “He’s very observant and he looks at how society has put black males in bad situations where they find themselves in prison. He’s always said he wanted to make sure he’s not that black male. I think that’s what makes me so proud.” With the eighth grade up next and the NBA in his sights, Reese Jr. said don’t be surprised if you see him on the campus of UNCChapel Hill or Duke University. But with his
have the tournament in years to come because of the rising number of young people in the church and the rising tuition costs at institutions of higher learning. For more information about the tournament, call Bill Hayes at 336-2515549 or James Berry at 336-682-5157. To donate funds, send them to GMBC Scholarship Fund at P.O. Box 30113 WinstonSalem, NC 27130.
One of the few bright spots for the Mustangs was Jaylin Elliott, No. 4 in white, as he made a number of dynamic plays in their lost to Reynolds.
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The second quarter was one to forget for both teams. Neither side could mount any offensive consistency. Penalties and turnovers plagued both teams during the frame. Going into the half Parkland was still within striking distance going into the third quarter. Parkland looked to rebound during the third quarter as they received the ball first. They ran the ball heavily during the drive keeping the ball for nearly 10 minutes. Unfortunately, penalties haulted the drive and they eventually turned the ball over on downs. At the end of the third, Reynolds quarterback Caden Davis took the field and instantly caught fire, throwing a couple long bombs to Antonio Yates, one of which resulted in a touchdown. Reynolds kicked off and the short kick was returned to the house by Ta'mari Miller, closing the gap to 10 once again. “I have to look at the film, but its obvious to see that some big plays were made,” Crowley said of the stellar quarterback play by Revel and Davis. “I want to look at the film to look at both guys. They both played well. Caden just made some pretty big plays and it was pretty impressive.” Reynolds used their run game to chew up the clock
Star-Telegram. “But it’s not good. It's just not good.” Elliott joins 12 other Cowboy players who have been suspended since the start of the 2014 season totaling 108 games collectively, a league high during that span. The next highest total of team suspensions are the Baltimore Ravens with 55 games involving nine players.
of the church, Hayes says that is what he lives for now. Berry says he is more than happy to do whatever he can to help the younger generation. For individuals who wish to not participate in the tournament by golfing, there are other ways to help out, such as sponsoring a team, sponsoring an individual player, sponsor a whole, donate door prizes or gift cards and monetary donations. Hayes and Berry say they plan to continue to
Jerry Jones has had a history of rolling the dice on questionable players such as Greg Hardy, Adam “Pacman” Jones, Randy Gregory and Rolando McClain. His track record of signing talented but troubled players has mostly blown up in his face. Jones was very disappointed with the decision by the NFL to suspend Elliott, especially with the
most of the fourth quarter. It payed dividends as they scored two late touchdowns to close out the game. Clark says going forward they will have to sure up the offensive line to give their playmakers more time to find holes and survey the defense. He says Elliott and Shell are “dynamic players” that help out the team so much. He credits their defense for playing hard along with the team keeping up moral throughout the game. “When we were down they guys stayed positive,” he said. “Usually they would hold their heads down and say we are out of it but this time they showed that extra effort and we can build on that. I know they are not 26 points better than us but we are going to keep working and keep building for the future.” It was all smiles on the Demon sideline after the game. Crowley says he was especially happy with the play of his freshman. He was impressed with the defensive effort only giving up one score all night. He thinks this was a great showing by his team with it being the first high school game for many of his players. He says he was proud his team stood strong when the “live bullets started flying.”
swirling rumors of some questionable text messages from Elliott's accuser claiming that she may have attempted to blackmail him by releasing sex videos involving the two in exchange for money. The NFL concluded that those messages did not disprove the domestic violence. In any case, those messages are very intriguing as they may serve as a motive
for her allegations. But once again the NFL has made its decision while also knowing his accuser made false statements to police on the night of July 22, 2016. Elliott has appealed the suspension in hopes of getting back on the field sooner than later. His appeal is to be heard on Aug. 29 but once the hearing is held there is no timetable for a decision.
family and the city close to his heart, he said Wake Forest or Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) is still an option. His mother currently works at WSSU as director of the annual fund and his father spent time there as a football coach. “My top three are UNC, Duke, and Wake. But I do have to throw Winston-Salem State in there. When you walk on that campus, it’s just something different from all other schools. It’s just something that I really do like about it.”
(Left) Heading into his last year of middle school, local student athlete Julius Reese Jr. is already catching the attention of college coaches.
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Golf tournament raises funds for local nonprofits (Left) There were 16 teams that participated in the Winston-Salem Stealers Golf Tournament.
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The Winston-Salem Stealers Golf tournament was a resounding success last Saturday, Aug.19 at the Winston Lake Golf Course. Sixteen teams took to the links raising thousands of dollars for the Stealers and local nonprofit organizations. The sunny Saturday afternoon set the stage for a great day to play golf. The organizations will greatly benefit from the money raised at the tournament, say organizers. Alvin Robinson, organizer of the tournament, says he was appreciative of everyone that came out to play in the tournament along with the many sponsors who donated food, money and merchandise. “I am just really happy for all of the support that we received today from everyone involved,” said Robinson. “The week prior to the tournament there were only eight teams registered but at the last minute all the spots were filled by the grace of God.” “I can’t thank the players and especially the sponsors for their continued support for our tournament,” he continued. “We are doing this to help others and that is what its all about. When I was down and out, I had people give
to me, so it's my time to give to others.” The winning team for the tournament was Forbush High School beating out Big Brothers/Big Sisters and Cahill & Swain. Brandon Easter of team Forbush says they were invited to come so they just came out to have fun and give it their best. He thinks winning the tournament was icing on the cake because the main thing was to help the nonprofits. “It feels great, and any time you can win, especially while playing golf, is always good for me,” said Easter. “I feel really good helping out wherever I can, so hopefully this will help them accomplish their goal.” Robinson says the Winston Lake Golf Course has really been beneficial to the tournament throughout the years. Winston Lake golf pro Julius Reese says he loves giving back to the community so he was more than happy to accommodate the tournament at the course. “It makes me feel great from the aspect that I am from Winston-Salem,” Reese said. “Being that I grew up with coach Robinson and Alvin and the guys and everyone affiliated with a lot of tournaments around here if I can find a way to give back
in some way that is a blessing and a feather in my cap. Everyone eats when I eat, so I'm willing to give what I can to make anybody successful.” The Triad Trackers are one of the organizations benefiting from the tournament. They are a wheelchair basketball team that plays their home games at the Gateway YWCA on Saturday's at 1 p.m. Team member Dean Smith and others were on hand to witness the tournament firsthand. He says the tournament will greatly assist their efforts for the upcoming season. “This tournament does a lot to help us because we are trying to find sponsors,” Smith said. “We are extremely appreciative for anything that is done for our organization. We really enjoy participating in these events and we thank those that participated in the fund raising.” Organizers of the tournament wanted to thank their sponsors, which included: Anheuser Bush, Pepsi, Village Tavern, Moe’s Southwest Grill, Bojangles, BJ's Brewhouse, CD Harris Company, Mac and Nellie's, Salem Academy and College, Triad Home Team Real Estate Co., Craft Cleaners and Quander Rubain Trial Lawyers.
will be held on the first day of school for the corresponding school systems. The Triad Mentoring Coalition is the first organization to bring the march to the Triad area. Rev. Dr. Lamonte Williams of Ashley Elementary and the Triad Mentoring Coalition says he wanted to bring the Million Father March to Ashley because of the success of the 100 man tunnel coupled with the effect it had on the kids during the school year. “We have data that suggests that male mentoring is important along with data that shows that when a male is involved behavior problems are reduced,” said Williams. “We know that the first day is very important and from talking to the young men they had a sense that the community cares. “From that we saw that the mandate was we could not be a one shot wonder and we are in the trenches committed to the work,” he continued. “We connected with the organization out of Chicago and they shared the same vision. We both saw that fathers matter and when a father is involved the child is twice as likely to succeed.” Williams invited the who's who of WinstonSalem to the conference. Those in attendance were
Mayor Allen Joines, Mayor Pro Tempore Vivian Burke, Police Chief Barry Rountree and select members of the ministry and Ashley Elementary staff. Joines backed the initiative, saying he hopes this is just a start here at Ashley Elementary along with his hopes this is adopted in some form or fashion in many schools around Forsyth County due to the vulnerability of children during the pre-teen years. Ashley Elementary principal Scarlet Linville says once she was made aware of the Million Father March, she was all for it. She thinks having fathers more involved in the lives of the children in any capacity is a plus. “I think this speaks to the children to say we are not separate, the family and the school,” said Linville. “We are coming together as one to say we expect great things from you. I am really interested in the sustainability of it all because it’s not a moment in time but an actual movement.” Williams says anyone that is interested in participating in the march to visit the Triad Mentoring Coalition website at www.triadmentors.org to register. He is also asking as many fathers or men to pre register before Monday's first day of school.
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To kick of the 2016 school year, Ashley Elementary School held a 100-man tunnel on the first day of school to inspire the young men at the school to have a prosperous year. On Wednesday, Aug. 16, the Triad Mentoring Coalition held a press conference announcing its partnership in the “Million Father March” and plans to do it again, with a twist. On Aug. 28, the first day of school for the 20172018 school year, the Triad Mentoring Coalition, which is a faith-based organization, has partnered with the Black Star Project to bring the Million Father March to Ashley Elementary and the Triad as a whole. The Million Father March gives AfricanAmerican male role models and mentors the opportunity to commit to the educational lives of their children and mentees on the first day of school and throughout the school year. Since the initial march in 2004, fathers and other significant role models across the country have been asked to take their children to school on the first day. The march is the beginning of a yearlong commitment of men to their children's educational success. This year the march will be held in 581 cities across the country and they
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The Board of Directors of the Shepherd’s Center of Greater Winston-Salem announced the election of Karen Sigmon-Smith as a new board member at its August meeting. Sigmon-Smith, corporate director, Community Wellness and Education, Novant Health Inc. was elected to a two-year term. In addition to her corporate responsibilities, Sigmon-Smith is a certified Wellness and Lifestyle Coach. She also will co-ordinate the faith community nurse program, which was recently transferred from the Shepherd’s Center to Novant Health, where she will oversee reporting from faith community nurses for data collection and outcome reporting.
Asheville woman wins Blind Idol Jordan Sheffer of Asheville is this year’s winner of the national Blind Idol singing competition organized by IFB Solutions, formerly known as Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind. She receives a Grand Prize package valued at $3,000 including a $1,000 cash award, recording time in a professional studio and a professional headshot. More than 300 people attended the competition held at the Arts Council Theater in Winston-Salem as the five finalists each performed two songs as well as one group performance. Now in its third season, Blind Idol kicked off in the spring with audio submissions that led to the selection of 15 semi-finalists who auditioned in Raleigh with live performances. The judges selected five finalists – in addition to Jordan, they were Winston-Salem resident Deandre Kellyman, Michael Kendall Harris of Salt Lake City, Mary Mikels of Raleigh, and Deanah “D’Meri” Sargeant of Dover, Del. For his performances, Kellyman sang “People Get Ready” by Curtis Mayfield and “Shape of You” by Ed Sheeran. Novant Health Memory Care Clinic to open in Winston-Salem Alzheimer’s disease. Dementia. Behavior and personality changes. Memory loss and related problems challenge a growing number of Americans. Novant Health opened Novant Health Memory Care in Winston-Salem on Aug. 16. The new clinic, an idea whose inspiration and design was a collaborative one among Novant Health neurologist Andrew Evans and his colleagues – many also personally touched by the condition in their families – will be devoted solely to caring for patients who have memory issues, as well as caring for those who are part of the patient’s support system. The new facility will allow Novant Health the opportunity to bring specialized care into a single location, as well as do the important work of integrating the relationship between caregiver, patient and healthcare providers. Novant Health Memory Care is located at 140 Kimel Park Drive, Suite 102. The clinic is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Currently, the clinic is not taking self-referrals and new patients must be referred from either a primary care physician or a neurologist. For more information about the new clinic, please call 336-718-7300 or to find a neurologist or neurosurgeon near you, please visit novanthealth.org/neuroprovider. Dixie Classic Fair announces winning wines The Dixie Classic Fair announces the winners of the 18th annual Mid-Atlantic Southern Wine Competition. Held on Aug. 12 and 13 at the Fairgrounds, the competition began in 1995 to showcase the best winemakers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Virginia or West Virginia. This year, 603 wines, from 70 commercial and 25 amateur winemakers, competed for top honors. Childress Vineyards, Lexington, took “Best in Show” for their Reserve Series Cabernet Franc (2015). All gold, silver and bronze winners will be available online at DCFair.com close to opening of the Fair.
NCACC swears in new president, names awardees at 110th annual conference North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) wrapped up its 110th annual conference, which was hosted by the Association in cooperation with Durham County. The NCACC Annual Conference is held over several days each summer to bring together commissioners and county officials from the state’s 100 counties to conduct official Association business and discuss important county issues. The event also provides networking and educational and training opportunities for commissioners and county staff. The event culminated with the swearing in of NCACC’s new President, Brenda Howerton, Durham County Commissioner, with honors performed by Congressman G.K. Butterfield (D-NC). In her new role, President Howerton will lead the Association, focusing her priority initiative on youth cultivation to help ensure that the next generation of North Carolinians thrives. During the Business Session of the conference, NCACC elected Ronnie Smith, Martin County Commissioner, to serve as the Association’s next second vice president. In addition, commissioners voted for Surry County Commissioner Larry Phillips to serve as president-elect and Yadkin County Commissioner Kevin Austin to serve as first vice president. Furthermore, Davidson County Commissioner Fred McClure became past president.
IFB receives State Safety Awards On Thurs., Aug. 17, N.C. Labor Commissioner Cherie Berry toured the IFB Solutions manufacturing facility and met with members of IFB’s Employee Safety Committee to learn more about how this nonprofit organization maintains its long-standing safety record. The organization was formerly known as Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind. IFB received the state’s Gold Safety Award for the seventh consecutive year and also was awarded a special plaque for 1 million hours without a lost time accident from Nov. 20, 2015 – Dec. 31, 2016. As the country’s largest employer of people who are blind, IFB Solutions is a state and national leader in workplace safety. A key component to IFB’s safety record are the efforts of its employees who are blind or visually impaired, several of whom are part of the Safety Committee, to identify unique situations and solutions to improve overall workplace safety. IFB Solutions is a nonprofit corporation founded in 1936 that provides employment, training and services for people who are blind or visually impaired. As the largest employer of people who are blind or visually impaired in the United States, Go to www.ifbsolutions.org for more information.
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Today, Aug. 24-27 – Theatre Alliance Musical The Theatre Alliance will perform “Heathers: The Musical.” Tickets to “Heathers” are priced at $18 for Adults and $16 for students/seniors. There is also a $2 per ticket discount available for groups of 10 or more. Tickets to “Heathers” may be purchased in person at the Theatre Alliance Box Office (Fridays from 12:30-3 p.m.), online at www.wstheatrealliance.org or by calling Brown Paper Tickets at (800) 838-3006. The performance dates and times are: Thursday, Aug. 24 at 8 p.m.; Friday, Aug. 25 at 8 p.m.; Saturday, Aug. 26 at 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Aug. 27 at 2 p.m. Today, Aug. 24–Oct. 6 – Community Projects HandsOn NWNC will honor 10 years of service by organizing volunteer service projects with community partners. Please visit www.handsonnwnc.org for complete schedule of events. Today, Aug. 24 – Reflections on Dick Gregory The Triad Cultural Arts will hold reflections on Dick Gregory at 6 p.m. on today, Aug. 24, at Triad Cultural Arts located at 1321 Hardesty Lane (across from Forsyth Seafood). The gathering is free and open to the public. For more information call 336757-8556. www.triadculture.org.
Today, Aug. 24 – Grand Opening Please join the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners for the Grand Opening of the N.C. Dept of Public Safety District 21 Community Corrections Office on Aug. 24, at 11 a.m. Events will be on the third floor of the Forsyth County Public Safety Center at 301 North Church St., Winston-Salem. Tours will be available following the ceremony. Through today, Aug. 24 – Open House Monica and Jerome Institute of Dance, 918 Bridge Street NW, Winston Salem, NC, will have an open house on through today, Aug. 24. RSVP for more information. Enrolling dancers 2017-2018 Season. Dance Classes for all ages. For more information, contact mjid.info@gmail.com or (301) 2756244 or at https://www.facebook.com/MonicaJerome-Institute-of-Dance157338014316654/.
Today, Aug. 24 – Alzheimer Event The Alzheimer’s Association Western Carolina Chapter is inviting Forsyth County residents to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by participating in Paint the Town Purple on Aug. 24. The Planning Committee for the Winston-Salem Walk to End Alzheimer’s® is asking residents, local businesses, churches, schools and other community groups to get involved. Interested parties can participate in the following ways: * Go purple on social media and use #ENDALZ on photos and posts * Encourage co-workers, neighbors and friends to wear purple * Display purple ribbons or decorations in your workplace * Sell and display the Alzheimer's Association's paper flowers or wristbands * Decorate your storefront or light up your building purple * Help distribute Walk to End Alzheimer’s® promotional materials around the county The public can learn more ways they can get involved in Paint the Town Purple by contacting Development Manager, Caitlin Fox at cfox@alz.org or by calling 336-814-3722. Now- Aug. 26 – 10th SummerFest Music Carolina SummerFest (formerly the Carolina Summer Music Festival) celebrates its 10th season in Winston-Salem with an exciting array of concerts from Aug. 10-26. Tickets for all Music Carolina SummerFest concerts besides those at Muddy Creek Music Hall can be purchased at musiccarolina.org after July 1, and remain extremely affordable, ranging from $5 to $24 with all fees and taxes included in the price. For additional information, visit musiccarolina.org. Now- Sept. 1 – Free Blue Jeans from Goodwill Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina
is launching a promotion that aims to help with the “Back to School Blues.” Customers must show a single receipt totaling $25 or more from any Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina retail store dated Aug. 1, or later to get a free pair of blue jeans. One pair of jeans per customer. Jeans must be chosen from selected inventory at 2701 University Parkway, Winston-Salem. Jeans cannot be returned or exchanged. Promotion is while supplies last and only offered at 2701 University Parkway. For more information, call 704-575-1504 or visit www.goodwillnwnc.org. Now- Oct. 5 –‘Powerful Tools for Caregivers’ registration Registration is now underway for “Powerful Tools for Caregivers,” a 6-week course for anyone caring for a loved one who is frail or ill. Classes will take place on Thursdays, Oct. 5Nov. 9, 6-8 p.m., at Trinity Elms, 7449 Fair Oaks Drive, Clemmons. There is no charge, but donations are accepted. Registration is required. To register or get information, call Linda Lewis at 336-748-0217. Aug. 25 – Film Screening RiverRun International Film Festival (RiverRun) and the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) present Madmen and Masters: “Jodorowsky’s Dune” by director Frank Pavich on Friday, Aug. 25 at 8 p.m. General admission tickets are $8 in advance online at www.secca.org and at the door. Student tickets are $6 at the door with valid student ID.
Aug. 26 – Minority Business Expo Maximum Enterprises proudly presents the 2017 Triad Minority Business Expo which will be held Saturday, Aug. 26, at the Biotech Place at Wake Forest Innovation Quarter, at 575 N. Patterson Ave., in Winston-Salem. Doors open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., there will be over 75 vendors and Food Trucks from the Triad and surrounding areas and workshops for those interested in starting or maintaining a business. More information can be found at: www.triadminoritybusinessexpo.co m. For additional information or questions, call 336-448-4177.
Aug. 26— Information Fair and Movie Night City of Winston-Salem’s Community Development and Police Department Neighborhood Crime Watch Divisions have partnered to host a Community Information Fair and Movie Night on Saturday, Aug. 26 at 5-8 p.m. This educational, community focused event will be held at the Fairgrounds in the Neal Bolton Home and Garden Building. Please enter Gate 9 off of 27th Street. For more information, contact Officer Glenn Wykle at GWYKLE@WSPD.ORG , Community Relations Specialist Pam PeoplesJoyner at PJOYNER@WSPD.ORG or Special Projects Coordinator Tabetha Bailey at TABETHAB@CITYOFWS.ORG. Aug. 26— Cemetery Cleanup The next Happy Hills cemetery cleanup day will be on Aug. 26 from 8 -10:30 a.m. Please bring gloves and water bottles and wear sturdy shoes (not flip flops or shorts). The cemetery is located at 888 Willow Street, Winston-Salem.
Aug. 26— Music Festival Shmedfest, a family-friendly music event benefitting Crisis Control Ministry, will be held Saturday, Aug. 26 from 4 to 10 p.m. at Triad Park in Kernersville. There is no cost to attend Shmedfest, but donations to Crisis Control Ministry at the event are encouraged. Chairs and blankets are welcomed, tents and umbrellas are not allowed. Those wishing to attend are asked to RSVP at www.crisiscontrol.org/shmedfest so that attendance numbers may be collected in regard to catering. Aug. 26— Bookbag and School Supply Giveaway A free public charter middle school coming to Winston-Salem. B.L.U.E. - G.R.E.E.N. Academy (BGA - where Boys Learn Unlimited Education and Girls Receive Every Educational Need is expected to open in August 2019 with 5th and 6th grade.), will hold a back-toschool bookbag and school supply giveaway at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 26 at 811-813 14th Street, WinstonSalem, NC 27105. Aug. 27 – Summer Park Concert Camel City Jazz Orchestra Sextet will perform for free on Aug. 27, at Tanglewood Park, Clemmons. Gates will open at 4 p.m. (free parking). The concert begins at 5 p.m.
Aug. 28 – Monthly Meeting Forsyth County Board of Social Services will hold its monthly meeting on Aug. 28 at 11:30 a.m. at Forsyth County Department of Social Services (5th Floor Board Room), 741 North Highland Avenue. Aug. 29 – Computer Training Program Neighborhood Empowerment Through Technology or NETT will conduct a free computer training and job search class beginning on Tuesday, Aug. 29 with day and evening classes available. NETT, is aimed at residents within the 27105 zip code who upon completion of the 30 hour, twice a week class can purchase a refurbished laptop for $25. Please call Ms. Harris at 336-7171224 for more details. Space is limited. Aug. 30 – Conflict Resolution Neighborhoods for Better Neighborhoods will host a confliction resolution class on Aug. 30 at Goodwill Industries (Central Meeting Room), 2701 University Pkwy., from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. For additional information contact us or visit: nbncommunity.org Aug. 31 – Board of Equalization Meeting The 2017 Board of Equalization and Review will meet on Thursday, Aug. 31 at 3 p.m. in the Board of Equalization and Review room, located on the first floor of the Forsyth County Government Center, 201 North Chestnut St., WinstonSalem. Sept. 1-Nov. 15 – Botanical Disposition art show reception, show Botanical Disposition is a collaborative show from Kathy SchermerGramm (watercolor), Trena McNabb (acrylic), Carl Galie (photography), Diane Demers-Smith (ceramic, watercolor) and, Kelsey Brown (fibers) centralized around the conSee Com. Cal. on B8
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Called to Be Inclusive Lesson Scripture: Acts 10: 19-33
By the end of this lesson, we will *Appreciate that the Gospel is for everyone and should reach every person. *Note that God used people to confirm His supernatural call. *Understand that we can always respond to God’s call with confidence.
Background: The time is A.D. 35 and takes place in Caesarea. Caesarea also is known as Caesarea Maritima (“of the sea”) or Caesarea Augusta (after Caesar Augustus) was a port city north of modern day Tel Aviv. Dietary laws that affect this week’s lesson are found in Leviticus 11. They were meant to protect the people of Israel and set them apart as God’s people. Through Christ there was a transition from Law to Grace, which created friction between the Jewish Christians and the new gentile believers.
Lesson: We recognize that three is an important number, measure or amount. The Triune personalities of God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit; the three years that Christ spent in ministry on earth; the three days that Saul (Paul) spent in a blinded conference with the Holy Spirit; the third day on which Christ arose; and now three is again significant in God’s showing Peter’s the same vision three times. This repetition or succession of three times was to make plain/clear to Peter that this call, which went against all he had been taught from birth, was indeed from God (verses 19-21). Peters response to the “three men” coming to his house was evidence that he was convinced. The Holy Spirit instructs Peter to go with the men to Cornelius’ house. Cornelius was a centurion (Roman soldier) and had a good reputation with the Jewish people. Just as God had instructed Peter, He instructed Cornelius – God’s message was made clear to both parties involved (note). Because of Peter’s vision, he was able to discard the perceived law and invite the gentiles into his home overnight before their trip the next day (verse 23). Traveling to Caesarea are Peter, three gentiles and six Jewish believers from Joppa. Waiting for them, Cornelius has gathered his family and friends in expectation of a Word from God, his intent was that it be shared with all those whom he loved (verse 24). With motive only to honor Peter, Cornelius falls down in worship. “But Peter took him up, saying, Stand up; I myself also am a man” (verse 26). Peter in his humility, makes it clear that God alone is the only one who is worthy of worship. Again going against Jewish custom, Peter goes inside Cornelius’ house. In his conversation, Peter tells Cornelius that he has been informed by God Himself “…that I should not call any man common or unclean” (verse 28). Peter continues saying that is the reason also he came without worrying of any consequences, but only to know “…for what intent ye have sent for me?” (verse 29). Cornelius then explains that after a period of fasting and praying … in a vision a man in “bright clothing” told him that he has God’s attention and in answer to his prayer, Simon Peter is to be his house guest (verses 31-32). Now Peter, who had previously only ministered to Jews, was to minister to a gentile household. Peter told Cornelius and the others the Gospel story. His message was that everyone who
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Aug. 26 Interactive Bible Study The Women’s Ministry of Goler Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church (630 N. Patterson Ave., W-S) will conduct its fifth annual Chit Chat and “All That Sistahs Breakfast and Table Talk” Saturday, Aug. 26 at 9 a.m. at the Goler Family Enrichment Center. There is no cost to attend, however RSVPs are encouraged to assist with planning. For RSVPs and inquiries, call 336-764-8629 or 336-8172569. Aug. 26 Back-to-School Block Party Miracle Temple Deliverance, 2930 Prescott Drive, will have a back-to-school block party on Aug. 26 from noon to 4 p.m. There will be free food, clothes and school supplies. The pastor is Bishop Charlie Jenkins. Aug. 26-27 Church homecoming First Baptist Church-Highland Avenue will be celebrating its annual church homecoming the weekend of
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Union Baptist Church, 1200 N. Trade St., will host its 14th annual Corner 2 Corner (C2C) Drug Dealers and Street Life Conference, from Aug. 31 to Sept. 3. The theme is “Renewed Purpose – Dealing with Addition.” Participation is free and open to recovering addicts, persons on probation for drug related charges, individuals in substance abuse centers, rehabilitation programs and their families. The Corner 2 Corner Conference will open with registration and a continental breakfast on Thursday,
Bishop Sir Walter Mack Aug. 31 and Friday, Sept. 1 at 8 a.m. Conference sessions will begin each morning at 9 a.m. and conclude each afternoon at 2:30. Workshop presenters include Judge Denise Hartsfield and other community leaders.
Hartsfield On Friday, Sept. 1, attendees will meet representatives from various resource organizations, which include Goodwill Industries, the E.D.G.E. Program, WORK, Experiment in SelfReliance, Project ReEntry,
The Urban League, and P.O.S.S.E. The day will conclude with a cookout. A special community forum on opioid addiction will be held on Thursday, Aug. 31 at 6 p.m. Due to the rise in opioid related deaths, a forum will be held to educate the community about the abuse of prescription drugs such as oxycodone, hydrocodone, fentanyl, and morphine. According to an article in a local newspaper on May 16, Forsyth County had the largest increase among urban counties in opioid-related deaths
Religious leaders hold vigil for Charlottesville tragedy victim who died
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People of all races and ages came out to Dellabrook Presbyterian Church for the vigil of slain Heather Heyer.
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The Rev. Dr. Carlton Eversley, senior pastor of Dellabrook Presbyterian Church, says he felt compelled to hold the vigil in honor of Heather Heyer to show her family that people all across the country stand for the same beliefs as Heyer.
Heather Heyer died standing up for the rights of others and what she believed was right when she was hit by a car during an anti-hate protest in Charlottesville, Virginia on Aug. 12. A vigil was held in her honor in Charlottesville to celebrate her life on Wednesday, Aug. 16. As a sign of unity and solidarity the Ministers’ Conference of Winston-Salem and Vicinity (MCWSV) in connection with Dellabrook Presbyterian Church held a vigil of their own as well last Wednesday. Dellabrook senior pastor, the Rev. Dr. Carlton Eversley, led the service Wednesday evening. Many members from the MCWSV as well as members from the community and city officials were in attendance, such as City Council Member Derwin Montgomery, who is a
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Aug. 26-27 Youth Conference Holy Trinity Full Gospel Fellowship Center RYM, 5307 Peters Creek Parkway, youth ministry will sponsor a Back-to-School 2-Day Youth Conference on Aug. 2627. All grades Pre-K to High school are welcome to attend this free event. The conference theme is titled "We LIT" (Living in Truth), Scripture theme is John 8:31-32 MSG. On Saturday, Aug. 26 events will be held from 4-8 p.m., then on Sunday, Aug. 27 the conference will begin at 11 a.m. For more information please contact the church administrative office at 336-784-9347.
Aug. 26-27 Male Chorus Anniversary Dr. James L.E. Hunt and the New Birth Worship Center (NBWC) Church family, 1033 Newbirth Dr. East Bend, will celebrate The Male Chorus 20th Anniversary Concert, which will be held on Sunday, Aug. 27 at 3:30
pastor and a partner in the company that owns The Chronicle. Montgomery recounted a story of his childhood with his family as they marched in Columbia, S.C. protesting the Confederate flag on top of the state house. He said after a few years of marching against the flag, he asked his father “Why are we marching and they are not doing anything about it?” His father's response was, “Regardless if they don't act, we must never let them believe we are OK with it” and he thanked Ms. Heyer for her heroism by speaking up and giving voice to injustice in the community. “It is always important for us at the Ministers Conference to seek and strive for justice,” said the Rev. Dr. Lamonte Williams, president of the MCWSV. “We also have to call out injustice, so it's a twofold paradigm: one, we hold those See Vigil on B6
p.m. The theme is “A New Beginning and A New Start”. For additional information, call the church, 336699-3583 or visit www.newbirthworshipcenter.org. Aug. 27 10th Anniversary Pastor Phillip G McCloud Sr. and First Lady Michelle McCloud will celebrate 10 years in the ministry. All services will be held at Fresh Fire Worship Center Inc., 1538 Waughtown St., W-S. The remaining anniversary schedule is as follows: Sunday, Aug. 27 at 4 p.m. – Pastor Dennis Bishop of 1st Waughtown Baptist. For more information call 336-833-4208 or visit www.FreshFireWorship.org
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between 2005 and 2015, according to a report released by the governor’s office. The forum panelists include: *Attorney Kerri Sigler – Sigler Law Offices, LLC *Judge Lawrence Fine – district court judge for the 21st Judicial District of North Carolina *Fred Gethers - battalion fire chief – (EMS) *Tara Tucker – Forsyth EMS (Trains the First Responders how to administer NARCAN) *Pastor Lamont Williams –Ministers’ Conference of
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accountable who are unjust and two, we celebrate those that make the ultimate sacrifice for justice.� “I agree with Dr. Martin Luther King who said a person who doesn't find something worth fighting for hasn't found a reason to live. So clearly Ms. Heyer has lifted up the ultimate sacrifice for what she believes in so we are holding this service to show her family that there are citizens across this country that stand with you in solidarity.� Throughout the service, many individuals stood up to speak about the courage of Ms. Heyer. They wanted everyone in attendance to know even though this was indeed a tragedy, her death should not be in vain but instead galvanize the community to continue the fight against racial injustice and hate. Also in attendance were three individuals who marched along side Heather Heyer and witnessed the tragic scenes of that day. Chris Lutz, Tina Trutanich and Joseph Chrobak traveled to Dellabrook to tell their stories of the day and the importance of speaking up
against hate even in the face of danger. Lutz says he did not know Heyer personally, but was in close proximity to her as she was hit by the vehicle. He says prior to the attack they were marching in an area toward a fascist group who was trying to intimidate individuals inside of a Charlottesville housing community. “Shortly after we met up with another marching group, the guy rammed his car into our march,� he said. “It was a very hectic moment and it was several minutes before we got all of our people to safety. There was a lot of people panicking but there were many people willing to help. “For me personally I wanted to come because I know some people don't feel safe coming to these events because of fear from these fascist hate groups,� he continued. “I feel like I have to go because people like Heather gave her life for what she believed in so we have to honor her and let those that hate know we will come together in light of their separatist ideology.� The Rev. Alvin Carlisle, president of the local NAACP chapter, says events such as these gives the community the chance
Winston-Salem and Vicinity *Colin Miller – Opioid survivor
The community forum is free and open to the public. On Sunday, Sept. 3 a graduation ceremony will be held at the 11 a.m. Union Baptist worship service for all conference participants. Conference founder, Bishop Sir Walter Mack Jr., will deliver the message. People interested in participating in this year's C2C Drug Dealers and Street Life Conference should call 336724-9305, ext. 222. Registration is free. Mack, who is senior pastor of Union Baptist, developed the Corner 2 Corner Drug Dealers (C2C) program in 2004 after seeing a drug deal take place after a morning worship service. It became apparent to him how drug
abuse and gang violence affects the lives of people on a daily basis and how it is important for the church to become part of the solution. The purpose of the C2C Conference is to galvanize drug dealers in a church setting to enhance their knowledge of God, self and the community; to lead drug dealers to Christ and for them to see what it means to be liberated in the Kingdom. It is the intent to appeal to the leadership characteristics in the drug dealer showing the profound impact that he/she can have on the community in a positive way. The scope of the conference has been expanded to persons involved in all types of street life including, alcohol and drug addiction, prostitution, and homelessness.
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believes is forgiven. (The Mac Arthur Study Bible, UMI Annual Commentary 2016-2017 and “Christian Life Series,� UGP).
Three individuals who were present during the Charlottesville, Virginia, march in which Heyer was killed were in attendance at the vigil. Chris Lutz, right, Tina Trutanich, middle, and Joseph Chrobak recalled the events of the day prior to and after the tragedy of the day Heyer was hit.
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to reflect and come together to strategize where the movement needs to go. He thinks this helps the people pull from one another to overcome the hate. “The stain of racism affects us all regardless of color,� Carlisle said. “It's not the real America and we believe in the real America that accepts everybody regardless of race, religion and sexual orientation. I think this does a lot to bring us all together. It’s just unfortunate that someone had to die in order to emphasize that point.� The Associated Press
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reports that hundreds of people gathered on the University of Virginia campus for a candlelight vigil against hate and violence days after Charlottesville erupted in chaos during a white nationalist rally. Marchers on Wednesday, Aug. 16, peacefully assembled in the same place where hundreds of torch-carrying white nationalists marched Friday, Aug. 11, when several fights broke out. That was followed Saturday by clashes between rally attendees and those protesting them in the city's streets.
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Video feeds show the group moving slowly through campus Wednesday night before singing several spirituals and observing a moment of silence for the three lives lost during Saturday's violence. A memorial had been held earlier in the day for 32-year-old Heather Heyer, who was mowed down by a car as she protested the rally. Two Virginia state troopers also died in the crash of their helicopter, which was monitoring the rally.
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For Your Consideration: Peter embodies the characteristics of most of us, in his ordinariness and his extraordinariness in the Holy Spirit. Have you, like Peter, heard a mind-changing word from God? Did you verify and then rectify? Why is it “important� to invite family and friends to church service or functions?
Life’s Application: Cornelius showed his love for his family and friends by having them all gather to hear from the Lord. We should not be selfish with God’s Word of salvation. Whether it comes from us or from someone else, we should see to it that all those we love hear. The gift of salvation is for all who accept it. Lead them to the party let them receive “the gift.� (UMI and UGP)
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Rev. Lisa Schwartz will speak on “We’re Coming Home” at the Fellowship’s annual water service. Explorations, at 9:15 a.m., will hear Steve Weston on “What Makes Each UU Congregation Unique.” At the Forum, 9:15 a.m., Helga Welsh, a professor of Politics and International Affairs at Wake Forest University, will speak on “The Future of the Western Alliance: The United States, Europe and Russia" For more information, UUFWS.org. Aug. 27 107th Anniversary The Forsyth County Missionary Union will observe its 107th Anniversary at 3 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 27 at Red Bank Baptist, 6405 Red Bank Road, Germanton. The church’s pastor, Rev. James R. Clyburn Sr., will be the speaker. The Youth and Young Adults will meet at 1:30 p.m. For more information, contact Priscilla Dixon, FCMU President.
Aug. 27 Joy and Faith Club’s 47th Anniversary Rev. Dr. Dennis Leach and the Morning Star Missionary Baptist church will worship at Kimberly Park Holiness church Sunday, Aug. 27 at 4 p.m. on behalf of the Joy & Faith Club's 47th Anniversary. The fourth Sunday in August is an annual fundraiser for the club, whose motto is: “People Helping People.” For additional information, call 336-8158780. The church is at 1640 S.M. Caesar Drive. Vice-Ruling Elder Robert Edmond is pastor.
Aug. 31 Book Signing Barnes & Noble Bookstore in Friendly Center in Greensboro will host an Author Discussion/Author Signing for Dr. Mable Springfield Scott's inspirational book, "Faith Over Fear! (Bishop Charles Harrison Mason & the Church of God in Christ)." The 7 p.m., Thursday event, Aug. 31, is open to the public to participate, at 3102 Northline Ave., Greensboro. For more info, contact Scott at 336-601-0228 or drmables@gmail.com.
Sept. 11-15 Annual Prayer and Life Clinic National Prayer Warriors will
return to Wells Memorial Church of God in Christ (COGIC), 1001 E. Washington Street in Greensboro, to celebrate the 31st annual Prayer & Life Clinic, Sept. 11-15. At 6 a.m., Monday morning. Sept. 11, saints will pray focusing on the economy, environment, peace, safety and spiritual revival for local, state, national, and international communities at the church. A daily prayer will be at 8 a.m. and following the 7 p.m. evening service; the Ithiel Clemmons Institute Workshops are at 9 a.m. The general public is invited to attend these highly spirited services. For more information, call 336.392.4003. You may also visit www.wellsmemorialcogic.org. Sept. 20-22 Women’s Convention The 29th annual Church of God in Christ (COGIC), Greater North Carolina Jurisdictional Women's Convention will attract statewide delegates to COGIC State Temple, 1609 Wendell Blvd., Wendell, N.C., Wednesday-Friday, Sept. 20-22. Nightly keynote speakers include: 7 p.m. Wednesday, COGIC National Evangelist Joyce Rodgers; 7 p.m. Thursday night, COGIC Convention/ President/Greater NC Jurisdictional Supervisor of Women, Harrizene Keyes; and 7:30 p.m. Friday, COGIC Greater NC Prelate, Bishop Leroy Jackson Woolard. Now-Oct. 30 Divorce and grief sessions The Stephen Ministry of United Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church, 450 Metropolitan Drive, Winston-Salem, will host 13-week sessions of DivorceCare from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. and GriefShare from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. beginning Monday, Aug.7. The sessions feature biblical principles for healing. For additional information, call 336-761-1358. Ongoing
Sundays Free breakfast Love Fellowship Outreach Church, 205 E. 25th Street, offers a free community breakfast at 10:30 a.m. before Sunday morning Worship at 11 a.m. Family & Friends Day is every third Sunday, with a free fellowship dinner served immediately following worship. Wednesday Night Bible Study is held weekly at 6:30 p.m. Apostle Antonio L. Johnson Sr. is the pastor.
T H E C H R ON I C LE Tuesdays Men Helping Men Be Men All men young and old are invited to fellowship with Calvary Hill Church of Greater Deliverance Inc., 4951 Manning Street, during Men Helping Men Be Men every Tuesday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. For more information, contact 336-744-3012.
Monday, Wednesday and Friday Food pantry, clothes closet Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 1-4 p.m., Love Community Development Corporation, at 3980 N. Liberty Street, will serve those in need of food and clothes. JobLink is also available Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for those needing assistance with resumes or seeking employment. For more information, call 336-306-8119. Sundays and Wednesdays Clothes closet The Ambassador Cathedral Clothes Closet will be open on Sundays from noon to 2 p.m., and Wednesdays from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at 1500 Harriet Tubman Drive. Free to the public. For more information, call 336-725-0901.
Emergency food give-away Christ Kingdom Building Worship Center, 3894 Northhampton Drive, in partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina, provides to the community at large an Emergency Food Assistance Program on Tuesdays (2 p.m.); Wednesdays (4:30 p.m.); first and third Saturdays (10 a.m. to noon); and second and fourth Saturdays, (8 to 10 a.m.). Saturdays Join the H.O.P.E. Project at Mt Olive Baptist Church on Saturdays at 12:30 p.m. to enjoy free lunches for kids. Parents will receive vegetables. All kids in the East Winston area are welcome. Be a part of a movement making sure that fewer children are hungry in our community. Mt. Olive is at 1301 C.E. Gray, Winston-Salem. Call 336-721-1959 for any question or concerns. Also visit hopews.org to learn more about the H.O.P.E Project. The pastor is Dr. Charles E. Gray.
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cept of botanicals. Each piece is either inspired by botanicals, or created using botanicals. It will be held at Sawtooth, located upstairs in the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts at 251 N. Spruce St. in downtown, Winston-Salem. A reception will be held on Friday, Sept. 1 from 5 to 7 p.m., and the show runs through Nov. 15. The reception and exhibit is free and open to the public. For more information visit sawtooth.org or call 336-723-7395. Sept. 1-28 – Designer’s Illustration Exhibition art show reception, show W-S Fashion Week Designer Illustration is in partnership with Winston Salem Fashion Week 2017 and will kick off this year’s event showcasing the Designer’s Illustration Exhibition in the Sawtooth Corridor beginning Sept. 1 through Sept. 28. This exhibition will showcase fashion illustrations, and sketches by designers, fashion photos by local photographers and sculptures by designers and artisans in various forms of media. A reception will be held on Friday, Sept. 1 from 5 to 7 p.m., and the show runs through Sept. 28. The reception and exhibit is free and open to the public. Sawtooth is located upstairs in the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts at 251 N. Spruce St. in downtown, WinstonSalem. For more information visit sawtooth.org or call 336-723-7395. Sept. 2 – Community Event Angelo’s Artisan Market is back again at Wise Man Brewing for another fun community event on Saturday, Sept. 2 from 12-6 p.m. at 826 Angelo Bros Ave. WinstonSalem. Also food trucks Cereal Killer Brunch & King Queen Haitian Cuisine with be on site serving food. There will be free entry and parking, kid friendly and dog friendly! For more information visit: www.facebook.com/angelo sartisanmarket. Sept. 7 – The Make America Rock Again Tour The Winston-Salem Fairgrounds will host The Make America Rock Again Tour on Thursday Sept. 7 at 7 p.m.; doors for the event will open at 6 p.m. Tickets are on sale now. Tickets range in price from $55 for pit area to $20 advanced general admission or $27 day of general admission. For more information, visit www.wsfairgrounds.com.
Sept. 8-10 & 14-17 – Steele Magnolias The Little Theatre of Winston-Salem will present Steel Magnolias, opening Friday, Sept. 8, at the Arts Council Theatre, 610 Coliseum Drive in Winston-Salem. Additional performances will be held Sept. 9-10 & 14-17. Thursday, Friday and Saturday performances are at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday matinees are at 2 p.m. Tickets are $27.50, and discounts are available for groups of 10 or more. Online tickets are now on sale and the box office opens for general sales on Monday, Aug. 28 at 12 noon. Box office hours are Monday through Friday from noon-5:30 p.m. Call (336) 725-4001 for tickets or purchase online at www.thelittletheatreofws.o rg.
Sept. 9 – Black Family Day Rebuilding the Block Initiative, Muhammad Mosque No. 34, will host its 21st Anniversary Celebration of Black Family Day. The event will be observed Saturday, Sept. 9, at 2:30 p.m. Market Square, 303 South Scales St., Reidsville. The celebration is open to the public.
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NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA GUILFORD COUNTY IN THE DISTRICT COURT 17-CVD-391 COMPLAINT FOR ABSOLUTE DIVORCE
Patricia Gninahin V. Tini Gninahin
TAKE NOTICE that pleadings seeking relief against you have been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief sought is as follows: The Plaintiff in the above-entitled action has filed an action for Absolute Divorce. You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than the 2nd day of October, said date being 40 days from the first date of publication of this notice, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought. This the 21st day of August 2017. Patricia Gninahin, PRO SE Plaintiff, 2807 Earlham Place, HIGH POINT, NC 27263 Telephone: 336-847-2791
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NORTH CAROLINA FORSYTH COUNTY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Having qualified as the Co-Administrators of the Estate of Danny Wayne Hicks, also known as Danny W. Hicks, late of Forsyth County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against said estate to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before November 2, 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All parties indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned, This the 10th day of August, 2017. Mary Hicks Carpenter, 3384 Mountain View Road, Germanton, NC 27019 R. Daryl Hicks, 138 Glenn Avenue, King NC 27021
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STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA FORSYTH COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION 17 J 142
IN THE MATTER OF: JEREMIAH BATES DOB: 06-19-17
NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION
TO: Samantha Bates – mother of the juvenile
TAKE NOTICE that a Juvenile Petition seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is an adjudication of the Juvenile Petition filed by the Forsyth County Department of Social Services alleging Jeremiah Bates to be a neglected and dependent juvenile as pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-101(15) and 7B101(9).
You are required to make a written answer to the Petition alleging to adjudicate neglect and dependent within forty (40) days after the date of this notice; and upon your failure to make a defense to the Petition within the 40 day period specified herein or to attend the hearing on the said Petition, the Petitioner will apply to the Court for terminating your parental rights to the above-referenced juvenile. Any counsel appointed previously to represent you and not released by the Court shall continue to represent you.
If you are indigent and not already represented by appointed counsel, you are entitled to appointed counsel and provisional counsel has been appointed upon your request subject to the Courts review at the first hearing after this service.
The hearing on the Petition alleging to adjudicate Neglect and Dependency is scheduled for 10:30 a.m., on Friday, September 29, 2017 in Courtroom 4-J of the Hall of Justice in Winston-Salem, North Carolina or as soon thereafter as the Court can hear the said case.
This the 2nd day of August, 2017
Theresa A. Boucher Attorney for the Forsyth County Department of Social Services 741 Highland Avenue Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101 (336) 703-3900
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE WINSTON-SALEM CITY COUNCIL ON PETITIONS FOR ZONING CHANGES
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to the requirements of Article 19 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes of North Carolina, that the City Council of the City of Winston-Salem will hold a public hearing in the Council Chamber at City Hall, Room 230, 101 N. Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC at 7:00Kp.m. on Tuesday, September 5, 2017, on the following proposed amendment to the Official Zoning Map of the City of Winston-Salem, North Carolina: 1. Zoning petition of Janet Bullins from LB-S to NB: property is located on the north side of Old Hollow Road, west of Merry Dale Drive; property consists of ±0.73 acres and is a portion of PIN# 6839-11-3858 as shown on the Forsyth County Tax Maps (Zoning Docket W-3334).
2. Zoning Petition of Delia Alvarado From RS9 to PB-L (Residential Building, Single Family; Residential Building, Duplex; Residential Building, Twin Home; Combined Use; Arts and Crafts Studio; Food or Drug Store; Furniture and Home Furnishings Store; Restaurant (without drive-through service); Retail Store; Banking and Financial Services; Funeral Home; Offices; Services A; Recreation Services, Indoor; Recreation Facility, Public; Adult Day Care Center; Child Care Drop-In; Child Care Institution; Child Day Care Center; Church or Religious Institution, Community; Church or Religious Institution, Neighborhood; Government Offices, Neighborhood Organization, or Post Office; Institutional Vocational Training Facility; Library, Public; Museum or Art Gallery; Police or Fire Station; School, Private; and School, Vocational or Professional): property is located on the northwest corner of Sprague Street and Dacian Street; property consists of ±0.48 acres and is PIN#s 6834-76-9153, 683486-0102, 6834-86-0151, and 6834-86-1100 as shown on the Forsyth County Tax Maps (Zoning Docket W-3336). 3. Zoning petition of Delia Alvarado from GI to LI-L (Fish Hatchery; Urban Agriculture; Arts and Crafts Studio; Building Materials Supply; Fuel Dealer; Micro-Brewery or Micro-Distillery; Wholesale Trade A; Wholesale Trade B; Banking and Financial Services; Building Contractors, General; Building Contractors, Heavy; Kennel, Indoor; Motor Vehicle, Rental and Leasing; Motor Vehicle, Repair and Maintenance; Motor Vehicle, Body or Paint Shop; Motor Vehicle, Storage Yard; Offices; Services A; Services B; Signs, Off-Premises; Storage Services, Retail; Testing and Research Lab; Warehousing; Recreation Services, Indoor; Recreation Facility, Public; Academic Biomedical Research Facility; Academic Medical Center; Adult Day Care Center; Animal Shelter, Public; Child Care, Drop-In; Child Care, Sick Children; Child Day Care Center; Church or Religious Institution, Community; Church or Religious Institution, Neighborhood; College or University; Dirt Storage; Government Offices, Neighborhood Organization, or Post Office; Hospital or Health Center; Landfill, Construction and Demolition; Landfill, Land Clearing/Inert Debris; Police or Fire Station; Postal Processing Facility; Recycling Center; School, Vocational or Professional; Solid Waste Transfer Station; Special Events Center; Manufacturing A; Manufacturing B; Borrow Site; Access Easement, Private Off-Site; Helistop; Park and Shuttle Lot; Parking, Commercial; Terminal, Bus or Taxi; Transmission Tower; and Utilities): property is located on the west side of Old Lexington Road across from East Devonshire Street; property consists of ±0.91 acres and is PIN# 6834-75-2720 as shown on the Forsyth County Tax Maps (Zoning Docket W-3337). 4. Site Plan Amendment of Crown/Hanes Square Circle LLC for a Restaurant (with drive-through service) in a GB-S zoning district: property is located on the southeast corner of Hanes Mall Boulevard and Hanes Square Circle; property consists of ±1.73 acres and is PIN# 6814-05-3659 as shown on the Forsyth County Tax Maps and on a site plan on file in the office of the CityCounty Planning Board (Zoning Docket W-3339).
5. Zoning petition of Three Properties, LLC from RSQ and RM18 to RMU-S (Residential Building, Duplex; Residential Building, Twin Home; Residential Building, Townhouse; Residential Building, Multifamily; and Planned Residential Development): property is located on the west side of Peters Creek Parkway and east side of Fourth Street; property consists of ±1.97 acres and is PIN#s 6825-82-2910, 6825-82-2914, 6825-82-2919, 6825-83-1297, 6825-83-2014, 6825-83-2113, 6825-83-2202, and 6825-83-2297, as shown on the Forsyth County Tax Maps and on a site plan on file in the office of the City-County Planning Board (Zoning Docket W-3340). 6. An ordinance amendment proposed by City-County Planning and Development Services staff to revise Chapter B of the Unified Development Ordinances to amend regulations for Accessory Dwellings (UDO-267). All parties in interest and citizens are invited to attend said hearing at which time they shall have an opportunity to be heard in favor of or in opposition to the foregoing proposed changes. During the public hearing the City Council may hear other proposals to amend the zoning of the above-described property or any portion thereof. At the end of the public hearing, the City Council may continue the matter, deny the proposed rezoning, in whole or in part, grant the proposed rezoning, in whole or in part, or rezone the above-described property or any portion thereof to some other zoning classification. Prior to the hearing, all persons interested may obtain any additional information on these proposals which is in the possession of the City-County Planning Board by inquiring in the office of the City-County Planning Board in the Bryce A. Stuart Municipal Building on weekdays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00Kp.m. All requests for appropriate and necessary auxiliary aids and services must be made, within a reasonable time prior to the hearing, to Angela Carmon at 747-7404 or to T.D.D. 727-8319. BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL Melanie Johnson, Secretary to the City Council of the City of Winston-Salem
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1 Bedroom Units conveniently located in Winston Salem, 62 yrs of age or older Handicapped and/or disabled. Section 8 assistance available. Income restrictions apply. Call 336-251-1060. 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m. on Mon and Fri, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Wed. Equal Housing Opportunity
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Old Salem Museums & Gardens is looking for highly motivated individuals to join our team of living history professionals!
Full-time Landscape Technician Responsible for landscape maintenance of the gardens, grounds, and composting operations. Knowledge of plant materials and general horticulture practices. Ability to operate basic equipment (riding mowers, skid-loaders, tractors, gas/electric carts). Valid North Carolina driver’s license.
Part-time Maintenance Technician Perform minor electrical, plumbing, carpentry, painting, and mechanical repairs and janitorial duties. Assist with set-up for special events. Ability to lift and move objects weighing 50-75 lbs regularly. Ability to work nights and weekends. Must work indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions. Valid North Carolina driver’s license. Part-time Retail Associate Sales associate with excellent customer service skills to work in our gift shop. Will process POS (Point of Sale) purchases, including retail merchandise and museum tickets and membership sales. Stocking inventory; and light cleaning. Fluency in Spanish or other languages a plus. To apply download an application online at www.oldsalem.org. Old Salem is an equal opportunity employer and promotes a diverse workforce. TOWN OF KERNERSVILLE TURF MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST
Performs advanced professional work in the planning, installation, maintenance, and repair of town athletic turf facilities as well as the highly visible common spaces and parks. Work includes equipment operation, determining the priority and timelines of work to be completed, and monitoring of usage vs need. Work is performed under the regular supervision of the Parks Maintenance Superintendent. Min. Qualifications: Associates Degree in Sports Turf Management or related field, or graduation from high school, supplemented with 5+ years of experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience in athletic turf management. North Carolina class C driver license. HIRING RANGE: $16.19 $20.28/hr. App Deadline: Open Until Filled. The Town offers a progressive pay plan, as well as competitive benefits. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Apply online at http://jobs.toknc.com. EOE.
The City of Winston-Salem is looking to fill the position for an Sr Office Assistant - 2026
Please visit: www.cityofws.org for job description and application process.
The City of Winston-Salem is looking to fill the position for an Sr Crew Coordinator - 1338
Please visit: www.cityofws.org for job description and application process.
TOWN OF KERNERSVILLE PARK MAINTENANCE WORKER – WEEKDAYS (SEASONAL)
Performs a variety of semi-skilled and manual labor tasks in the maintenance of parks and facilities. Duties include the cleaning of parks and facilities, mowing/trimming of grounds, facility repairs and occupational customer service. On occasion will serve in a program/event support role. Performs some carpentry, plumbing and minor electrical work. (Up to 40 hrs/wk). Valid NC Driver's License with good driving record. Must be able to perform heavy work exerting up to 100 lbs. of force occasionally and/or up to 20 lbs. of force constantly to move objects. Ability/visual acuity to operate motor vehicles/equipment. PAY: $10.00/hr. App Deadline: Open Until Filled. Apply online at http://jobs.toknc.com. EEO Employer.
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M/WBE BID NOTICES M/WBE BID NOTICES Jimmy R. Lynch & Sons, Inc. An Equal Employment Opportunity Contractor, Will Consider All Quotes Regardless of Race, Color, Religion, Sex, or National Origin and is Soliciting Bids for MBE/WBE Participation FOR THE FOLLOWING PROJECT:
Project Name: City of Greensboro Stewart Mill Force Main and Rock Creek Force Main Improvements; Contract # 2010130A; Project 2 Bid Date & Time: Thursday August 31, 2017 @ 3:00 PM Please provide your proposal by: August 30, 2017
Phone: 336-368-4047 Fax: 336-368-4613 Or email to dynch@jrlynchandsons.com or csnow@jrlynchandsons.com
We are soliciting subcontract bids for the following trades: Asphalt Paving, Concrete Flatwork / C & G, Erosion Control, Fence & Gates, Hauling, Sewer Forcemain Materials, Seeding & Mulching / Landscaping, Signs, Traffic Control, Clearing & Grubbing (Tree Removal), Jack & Bore (Utilities) and Surveying The Project Scope of Work Includes; but not limited to: Approximately 23,115 LF of 30” and 12,850 LF of 18” Diameter Force Mains.
Please contact Daniel Lynch at dlynch@jrlynchandsons.com for a link to the project documents. Additionally, project documents are available for viewing atour office located at 307 S Academy St., Pilot Mountain, NC 27041. Also, City of Greensboro @ 300 West Washington Street, Greensboro, NC. (336-373-7966) All work will be in accordance with the Plans and Specifications which are on file in the office of the Owner Bonding: It is Jimmy R. Lynch & Sons, Inc. policy NOT to require M/WBE subcontractors to provide bonding to Jimmy R. Lynch & Sons, Inc. for their portion ofthe work. All M/WBE subcontractors will be allowed to work under Jimmy R. Lynch & Sons, Inc Performance & Payment Bonds to the Owner. Please contact me at dlynch@jrlynchandsons.com with any questions
Financial Assistance: Jimmy R. Lynch & Sons, Inc. will provide Joint Check Agreements to all M/WBE subcontractors. Please request a Joint CheckAgreement in writing. We will work with you and the material vendor to develop a Joint Check Agreement to satisfy all parties. Please contact me at dlynch@jrlynchandsons.com with any questions Quick Payments: It is Jimmy R. Lynch & Sons, Inc. policy to provide Quick Payments to all M/WBE subcontractors. Jimmy R Lynch & Sons, Inc will providepayment to all M/WBE subcontractors on a weekly basis if the work for which payment is being requested is complete and accepted by the City ofGreensboro Please contact me at dlynch@jrlynchandsons.com with any questions JRL encourages 2nd tier MBE/WBE Subcontracting opportunities. We encourage our subcontractors to utilize 2nd and 3rd tier MBE/WBE Subcontractors. The Chronicle August 24, 2017
ADVERTISEMENT FOR PROPOSALS Consultant to Facilitate Coordinated Entry Improvement Process
Sealed proposals endorsed Consultant to Facilitate Coordinated Entry Improvement Process for the City of Winston-Salem will be received by the City/County Purchasing Department in Suite 324, City Hall Building, 101 North Main Street, Winston-Salem, NC 27101, until 12:00 Noon, Thursday, September 7, 2017. Instructions for submitting proposals and/or receiving the complete RFP document specifications may be obtained during regular office hours at the same location, or by contacting Jerry Bates via email jerryjb@cityofws.org (Email is preferred) or phone 336-747-6939. The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. Jerry Bates Purchasing Director
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H. WNTD/EDUCATION FTCC Fayetteville Technical Community College is now accepting applications for the following positions: Certified Nursing Assistant Instructor, Part-time Surgical Technology Instructor. For detailed information and to apply, please visit our employment portal at: https://faytechcc.peopleadmin.com/ Human Resources Office Phone:(910) 678-7342 Internet: http://www.faytechcc.edu An Equal Opportunity Employer
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Sealed proposals will be received until 3:00 PM on Thursday, September 21, 2017 in Gray Home Management House, 105 Gray Drive Greensboro, NC 27412, for the construction of Phillips-Hawkins Fire Alarm Upgrades, at which time and place bids will be opened and read.
Complete plans and specifications for this project can be obtained from Accent Imaging, 8121 Brownleigh Drive, Raleigh, NC 27617 beginning on August 28, 2017 for a deposit of $150.00 made payable to McKim & Creed by check. Bid documents will also be available for examination in the plan rooms of Associated General Contractors, Reed Construction Data, McGraw Hill Construction Dodge, the offices of the Designer: McKim & Creed, Venture IV Building, Suite 500, 1730 Varsity Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606; NC Institute of Minority Economic Development, Inc., 114 W. Parrish St., 4th Floor, Durham, NC; Hispanic Contractors Association of the Carolinas, Winston-Salem, Charlotte and Raleigh Areas – 704-583-4184; and UNCG Plan Room - Gray Home Management House, 105 Gray Drive Greensboro, NC 27412. Pre-Bid Meeting and Notice of Public Meeting for Proposed Alternate Bids for Preferred Products
A pre-bid and public meeting will be held for all interested bidders at 3:00 PM on Thursday, September 7, 2017 at Gray Home Management House, 105 Gray Drive Greensboro, NC 27412. Contractors attending shall park at the McIver Street Parking Deck. In accordance with GS133-3, Section 64. (C) and State Construction Office procedures, the following preferred brand items are being considered as Alternates by the owner for this project: Alternate E-2B: LED Luminaire for Dorm Room – Luminaire Lighting Corporation Alternate FA-1: EST Fire Alarm/Mass Notification System
A copy of pertinent sections of the performance standards may be obtained by contacting the designer at the address or phone number noted above. The State reserves the unqualified right to reject any and all proposals. Cynthia Barnes-Phipps University of North Carolina – Greensboro Facilities Design & Construction cdbarnes@uncg.edu 336.334.4150
The Chronicle August 24, 2017
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE WINSTON-SALEM CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF THE NORTHEAST SUBURBAN AREA PLAN UPDATE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Winston-Salem will hold a public hearing in the Council Chamber, Room 230, City Hall, 101 N. Main Street, Winston-Salem, at 7:00 pm on September 5, 2017, to consider comments from the public concerning adoption of the Northeast Suburban Area Plan Update. The plan generally bounded on the north by Old Hollow Road (NC 66); on the east by the Winston-Salem city limits; on the south by Business 40/US 421; and on the west by Germanton Road. The majority of the planning area is in the City of Winston-Salem, with a large concentration of the total area in the Northeast Ward and a small portion in the East Ward. All interested citizens are invited to attend said hearing, at which time they will have an opportunity to be heard.
Prior to the hearing, all persons interested may obtain additional information on the Southwest Winston-Salem Area Plan Update in the Office of the City/County Planning Board in the Bryce A. Stuart Municipal Building between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. weekdays. BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM Melanie Johnson, City Secretary
All requests for appropriate and necessary auxiliary aids and services must be made, within a reasonable time prior to the meeting, to Angela I. Carmon, the City’s ADA Coordinator at 747-7404 or TDD 7278319. The Chronicle August 24 and 31, 2017
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IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF: 16 JT 186 RAYLYNN WILHITE DOB: 08-09-16
TO: Brittany Harris mother of the juvenile
TAKE NOTICE that a Juvenile Petition seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is an adjudication of Termination of your Parental Rights with respect to the above-referenced juvenile pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111.
You are required to make a written answer to the Petition alleging to Terminate Parental Rights within forty (40) days after the date of this notice; and upon your failure to make a defense to the Petition within the 40 day period specified herein or to attend the hearing on the said Petition, the Petitioner will apply to the Court for terminating your parental rights to the above-referenced juvenile. Any counsel appointed previously to represent you and not released by the Court shall continue to represent you.
If you are indigent and not already represented by appointed counsel, you are entitled to appointed counsel and provisional counsel has been appointed upon your request subject to the Courts review at the first hearing after this service. The hearing on the Petition alleging to Terminate Parental Rights is scheduled for 2:00 p.m., on Friday, September 15, 2017 in Courtroom 4-J of the Hall of Justice in Winston-Salem, North Carolina or as soon thereafter as the Court can hear the said case. This the 10th day of August, 2017 Theresa A. Boucher Attorney for the Forsyth County Department of Social Services 741 Highland Avenue Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101 (336) 703-3900
The Chronicle August 17, 24, 31, 2017 NORTH CAROLINA FORSYTH COUNTY
BEFORE THE COMMUNITY & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM HOUSING FILE NO.2013010950 DEMO LETTER SERVICE BY PUBLICATION
In the Matter of Property located at: 2835 Rowell Street
Winston-Salem, North Carolina Known as Tax Block 1555 Lot(s) 091
You are hereby advised that on November 21, 2016, the Winston-Salem City Council of the City of Winston-Salem adopted an Ordinance ordering the demolition of the above referenced structure within ninety (90) days from said date. You are further advised that if the subject dwelling is not demolished within the above time frame, a public office of the City of Winston Salem will cause said dwelling to be demolished and a lien for said cost, less the proceeds from the sale of salvageable materials, will be assessed against your property. Before the subject property is demolished you will have an opportunity to remove any and all articles of personal property, fixtures or appurtenances found in or attached to the dwelling; however, this removal must be completed within fifteen (15) days of the expiration of the aforementioned 90 day demolition period. This is the only notice you will receive regarding your right to remove any and all personal property, fixtures or appurtenance found in or attached to the dwelling prior to demolition by the City or contractors retained by the City. If you fail to refuse to remove said items, they shall be deemed abandoned and shall be subject to sale by the City in accordance with Section 10-203(g) of the City Code. The dwelling will then be demolished and the cost of demolition, less the proceeds from the sale, will be placed as a lien against the property. Sharon Richmond, Housing Conservation Administrator
The Chronicle August 24, 2017
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IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION OTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION IN THE MATTER OF: MIKAYLA APPLEBEE DOB: 10-18-14
TO: John Doe – putative father of the juvenile Mark Batton – putative father of the juvenile
TAKE NOTICE that a Juvenile Petition seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is an adjudication of Termination of your Parental Rights with respect to the above-referenced juvenile pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111.
You are required to make a written answer to the Petition alleging to Terminate Parental Rights within forty (40) days after the date of this notice; and upon your failure to make a defense to the Petition within the 40 day period specified herein or to attend the hearing on the said Petition, the Petitioner will apply to the Court for terminating your parental rights to the above-referenced juvenile. Any counsel appointed previously to represent you and not released by the Court shall continue to represent you.
If you are indigent and not already represented by appointed counsel, you are entitled to appointed counsel and provisional counsel has been appointed upon your request subject to the Courts review at the first hearing after this service. The hearing on the Petition alleging to Terminate Parental Rights is scheduled for 11:45 a.m., on Friday, September 29, 2017 in Courtroom 4-J of the Hall of Justice in Winston-Salem, North Carolina or as soon thereafter as the Court can hear the said case. This the 10th day of August, 2017 Theresa A. Boucher Attorney for the Forsyth County Department of Social Services 741 Highland Avenue Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101 (336) 703-3900
The Chronicle August 17 24 and 31, 2017
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having qualified as Co-Executors of the Estate of Bertha W. Clinkscales (17E 1635), also known as Bertha Lee Williams Clinkscales and Bertha Williams Clinkscales, deceased June 16, 2017, Forsyth County, North Carolina, this is to Notify all persons, firms, and corporation having claims against the Estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before November 19, 2017 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the said decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 17th day of August, 2017.
Marilyn M. Jackson Co-Executor for Bertha W. Clinkscales, deceased 4493 Tise Avenue Winston-Salem, NC 27105
Roslyn M. Foote Co-Executor for Bertha W. Clinkscales, deceased 663 Motor Road Winston-Salem, NC: 27105 The Chronicle August 17, 24, 31 and September 7, 2017 NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Having qualified as Executor of the Estate of Henry V. Spainhour, Henry V. Spainhour, late of 3380 Kirklees Rd, Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the estate of the Decedent to exhibit them to the undersigned at Doughton Blancato PLLC, 500 West Fourth Street, Suite 203A, WinstonSalem, North Carolina 27101, on or before November 6, 2017, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons, firms and corporations indebted to the said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned. This the 3rd day of August, 2017. Lori Deal Shepherd Executor of the Estate of Henry V. Spainhour
Thomas J. Doughton, Attorney DOUGHTON BLANCATO PLLC 500 West Fourth Street, Suite 203A Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101
The Chronicle August 3, 10, 17, 24, 2017
IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF DANNY ALAN SWAIM DOB: 02-21-09
MATTHEW CADEN SWAIM DOB: 12-03-07
NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION
TO: Danny Joe Swaim father of the juveniles Erika Brooke Osborne – mother of the juveniles
TAKE NOTICE that Juvenile Motions seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is an adjudication of Termination of your Parental Rights with respect to the above-referenced juveniles pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111. You are required to make a written answer to the Motions alleging to Terminate Parental Rights within forty (40) days after the date of this notice; and upon your failure to make a defense to the Motions within the 40 day period specified herein or to attend the hearing on the said Motions, the Movant will apply to the Court for terminating your parental rights to the above-referenced juveniles. Any counsel appointed previously to represent you and not released by the Court shall continue to represent you.
If you are indigent and not already represented by appointed counsel, you are entitled to appointed counsel and provisional counsel has been appointed upon your request subject to the Courts review at the first hearing after this service. The hearing on the Motions alleging to Terminate Parental Rights are scheduled for 9:00 a.m., on Friday, November 3, 2017 in Courtroom 4-J of the Hall of Justice in Winston-Salem, North Carolina or as soon thereafter as the Court can hear the said case. This the 17th day of August, 2017 Theresa A. Boucher Attorney for the Forsyth County Department of Social Services 741 Highland Avenue Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101 (336) 703-3900
The Chronicle August 24, 31, and September 7, 2017 NORTH CAROLINA FORSYTH COUNTY
BEFORE THE COMMUNITY & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY OF WINSTON-SALEM HOUSING FILE NO.2011080295 DEMO LETTER SERVICE BY PUBLICATION
In the Matter of Property located at: 648 Glenbrook Drive
Winston-Salem, North Carolina Known as Tax Block 1553 Lot(s) 005
You are hereby advised that on APRIL 21, 2014 , the Winston-Salem City Council of the City of Winston-Salem adopted an Ordinance ordering the demolition of the above referenced structure within ninety (90) days from said date.
Because you have failed to demolish or repair such dwelling within the prescribed time period, the City will proceed to demolish said dwelling pursuant to the ordinance adopted by the Council. You are hereby advised to remove any and all articles of personal property, fixtures or appurtenances found in or attached to the aforementioned dwelling within fifteen (15) days of receipt of this notice. If you fail to refuse to remove said items, they shall be deemed abandoned and shall be subject to sale by the City in accordance with Section 10-203(g) of the City Code. The dwelling will then be demolished and the cost of demolition, less the proceeds from the sale, will be placed as a lien against the property. Sharon Richmond, Housing Conservation Administrator
The Chronicle August 24, 2017
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