Rural Hall News

The mayors of Kernersville, Clemmons and Lewisville filed for re-election yesterday, the first day that candidates could file for nonpartisan, municipal elections in Forsyth County.

Jennifer Brown, a Forsyth County extension agent, will discuss and demonstrate canning and food-preservation techniques next Saturday at 10:30 a.m. at the Rural Hall Branch Library, 7125 Broad St., Rural Hall.

It is the kind of embarrassing and humbling error that is likely to befall anyone who writes frequently about language and its misuse.

Rick Plunkett, Forsyth's fire administrator since 2005, left his office for the last time yesterday after working 37 years for the county.

NARFE Meeting: The Winston-Salem chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association will meet at 11:30 a.m. at the Hanes Mall Golden Corral.

An attempted break-in at a home in Rural Hall that turned into a high-speed chase through Forsyth County Wednesday afternoon ended when Forsyth County deputies boxed in two suspects at the intersection of North Point Boulevard and University Parkway.

Rural Hall celebrated the 35th anniversary of its incorporation in good taste Saturday.

Rural Hall, NC 27045 Covington Memorial Park, Rural Hall, NC. Directions: take Hwy 52 North from Winston-Salem, NC to exit 118, turn right onto Hwy 65 and go 2 miles.

Note to self: If you plan to shoplift, don't write a note planning out your day of theft and carry it with you.

A local church site will provide shelter for about 120 homeless persons if Mount Airy officials approve a related rezoning request, a spokesman for the project said Thursday night.

Three new principals have been unanimously approved by the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County school board: Ingrid Medlock will be the principal of Hill Middle School.

Two people are in custody after fleeing from officers following a series of break-ins, Forsyth County Sheriff's Maj.

Forsyth County Commissioners last night approved economic development incentives totaling $268,000 for two companies that may create a total of 157 jobs.

Forsyth County Commissioners approved two incentives packages Monday night. Grass America wants $168,000 to expand it's Kernersville plant.

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Investigators are trying to determine this morning what caused a fire that destroyed a home in the 1500 block of Bethania-Rural Hall Road.

Fads come and go. Recessions come and stay for awhile. But will we ever turn our backs on gooey, saucy, Italian-American fare? It's probably why the gourmet gurus are sticking their fingers into the wind and declaring that comfort food is back.

An East Bend woman died in a traffic accident Friday night, Winston-Salem police said.

Winston-Salem Police are investigating a head-on crash that killed one person and injured two on Bethania-Rural Hall Road.

A 26-year-old man from Rural Hall was arrested yesterday on charges that he had sex with a 15-year-old and took photos of the sex acts.