Winston-Salem News

Smith and Williams take stand at hearing

<![CDATA[WSJ News Regional - Tue Jan 06

It took 12 years, but Kalvin Smith and Don Williams, the detective who investigated Smith, finally made it to the witness stand.

Wilkes approves purchase of electronic fingerprinting gear

<![CDATA[WSJ News - Tue Jan 06

Wilkes County commissioners yesterday unanimously approved the purchase of new electronic fingerprinting equipment for the Wilkes County Sheriff's Office.

Jobless lines long as rate hits 18-year high

<![CDATA[WSJ Business - Tue Jan 06

A sign of bleak economic times was evident yesterday at the Winston-Salem office of the N.C. Employment Security Commission.

Fire & Police Briefs: Lexington man facing rape charge

<![CDATA[WSJ News Regional - Mon Jan 05

Deputies arrested a Lexington man Saturday on charges of raping and strangling a woman, Davidson County Sheriff's Officials said.

ACLU files suit in Wilkes

<![CDATA[WSJ News Regional - Mon Jan 05

The ACLU filed a lawsuit in Wilkes Superior Court yesterday on behalf of N.C. Peace Action and a Wilkes County pacifist who says she has been denied access to talk to students about alternative careers to the ...

'Renorming' forces schools to rearrange their schedules

<![CDATA[WSJ News Regional - Mon Jan 05

Thousands of bleary-eyed kids received rude awakenings yesterday morning as equally sleepy parents harangued and harrumphed them into getting to the bus stop on time.

People in Business

<![CDATA[WSJ Business - Sat Jan 03

Jemison Demsey Metals has promoted Will Ernst to the post of director of purchasing.

How are our kids doing?

<![CDATA[WSJ Opinion - Sat Jan 03

The Journal recently reported and editorially celebrated the news that Winston Salem/Forsyth County Schools is among the top 20 school systems in the country for national-board certified teachers.

State schools require improvement

HendersonvilleNews.com - Sat Jan 03

North Carolina has once again received high rankings for the number of national-board certified teachers.

Gas drops to as low as $1.32 a gallon in Elkin

StarNewsOnline.com - Fri Jan 02

Published: Friday, January 2, 2009 at 7:50 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, January 2, 2009 at 6:14 p.m. The area around Elkin and Jonesville has some of the cheapest gas in North Carolina.