Forsyth County News

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

Two Winston-Salem men were charged yesterday with armed robbery in connection with a robbery Wednesday night at the cafeteria of Salem Baptist Church, authorities said.

By Sam A. Hieb Carolina Journal GREENSBORO - If it looks like an economic incentive, walks like an economic incentive, and quacks like an economic incentive, then it must be an economic incentive.

More than 900 people cast votes at South Fork Elementary School during last year's election.

Dell will save about $66,000 by repaying early the $26.5 million it received in incentives from Winston-Salem and Forsyth County.

Superintendent Don Martin has suspended without pay a drama teacher facing charges of sexual misconduct with a student and possession of a firearm by a felon and is recommending that the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County School Board fire him.

The citizens of the Southwest Ward and Winston-Salem in general have the best representative, Dan Besse.

Published: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 5:23 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 5:22 p.m. Most of the time when someone does something heroic, they are the first one to say, "I'm not a hero, I just did what everyone else would do." Robert Kiser is one of those people: a hero, and a modest one at that.

Gov. Bev Perdue can stall but not stop the release of 27 inmates convicted of violent crimes in the 1970s, legal experts say.

Located in western Forsyth County (NC), Lewisville Roller Mills was purchased by Fielden H. Jennings, Sr. in 1925.

Learn about the history of the mill and see quite a few historic photos of the mill and the Jennings family. Visit the personal photoblog of Deb Phillips, one of Jennings' granddaughters, at LewisvillePhotos.com.

A former Winston-Salem police officer was charged Wednesday with larceny and possession of a pain medication without a prescription, according to a news release from the city.

A registered sex offender entered an alford plea Monday in a Forsyth County courtroom.

A group opposing state incentives for corporations has told the North Carolina Court of Appeals the taxpayers it represents should be able to challenge tax breaks used to lure Google to Caldwell County.

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.

Arrest warrants for a Forsyth County drama teacher Ralph David Surridge show that the alleged victim was 13-years-old. Surridge, a teacher at Mineral Springs Middle School, was charged last week with multiple sexual misconduct charges.

Dell has agreed to repay $26.4 million in incentives to the local community, representing every cent paid locally to lure the company to Forsyth County, Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines said Thursday.

The sheriff's deputies involved in the fatal shooting of man in Clemmons last February used appropriate force, Forsyth County District Attorney Tom Keith ruled today.

Lewisville celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. The Lewisville Sesquicentennial Celebration took place at Shallowford Square and featured lots of 19th-century activities and interests, as well as tours of some local historic homes.

For the FULL STORY and to view loads of PHOTOS in the Sesquicentennial Celebration PHOTO GALLERY, visit LewisvillePhotos.com.

A former middle- school teacher in Davie County charged with having sex with a female student made his first appearance in Davie District Court yesterday.

In eight days, 20 criminals sentenced to life in prison will walk out of prisons across North Carolina, because of a new state Supreme Court ruling.