Rural Hall News

Great things can happen when people come together for a good cause. Recently, employees with United Plastics Corp.

As many folks have stated, President Obama's decision to bring the 9/11 terrorists to New York for trial is like bringing the Japanese who attacked Pearl Harbor to Hawaii for trial in a civilian court.

The following restaurants received ratings of 98 percent or above during recent inspections by the Forsyth County Health Department: China Rose , 810-I N. Main St., Kernersville, 100 percent .

Voters elected one incumbent and one newcomer to the town's board of commissioners, according to complete but unofficial returns.

Logistics firm Jacobson Companies will close two Forsyth County warehouses, laying off 91 workers.

Hanesbrands said Tuesday it plans to shut down its sheer-hosiery operations at the company's Weeks plant in Winston-Salem by the end of 2010.

Sherry Sherrill requested a recipe for the poppy-seed dressing that the Village Tavern puts on its spinach salad.

The Forsyth Extension Master Gardener Volunteers will discuss growing tree fruits at 7 p.m. Monday at the Kernersville Branch Library, 130 E. Mountain St., and at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Rural Hall Branch Library, 7125 Broad St.

NewBridge Bank will close seven existing branch locations and open four new ones around the Triad as part of a restructuring of its office network.

Early voting for the Winston-Salem City Council races begins at 8 a.m. today at the Forsyth County Board of Elections, 201 N. Chestnut St.

Carol Moss said that when she heard of a collard-greens sandwich several years ago, the first word out of her mouth was "gross." Now, she can't get enough of the sandwich that is made with collard greens and some fatback between two slices of corn bread.

Library book sale: Friends of the Rural Hall/Stanleyville branch library will hold a used-book sale from 6 to 7 p.m. today and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the library, 7125 Broad St., Rural Hall.

Linda Curtis of Rural Hall is just about ready to switch job fields if she doesn't find work soon.

Folks in Tobaccoville like things the way they are. That was the message that Dave Plyler, the chairman of the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners, heard as commissioners met yesterday morning with members of the Tobaccoville council.

TurboCare Inc., a subsidiary of Siemens Energy that provides turbomachinery parts and services to companies around the world, will expand its Forsyth County facility, creating 110 jobs and investing $30 million during the next three years.

Wendy Greve was named to the dean's list for the 2009 spring semester at Bryan College in Tennessee.

Authorities seized four roosters and items related to cockfighting yesterday at a house in northern Winston-Salem after they received a report of abandoned animals at the property.

The Attorney General's Office along with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcements is investigating the DMV after the arrest of a former employee.

A King man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly tried to pass a fake prescription for Vicodin at the King Drug pharmacy.

Attorneys involved in a lawsuit that alleges that John Gallaher Sr. was responsible for last year's shooting deaths of two young people revealed new details yesterday about the case.