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Lauren Burch recently sponsored a pink luau at the American Legion Post in Winston-Salem to help raise awareness of breast cancer.

Trish Johnson, Caldwell County Schools associate superintendent, speaks during the Backpack Program ribbon-cutting ceremony held at Whitnel Elementary School.

Arrival of truckloads of free food comes at the right time for agencies facing higher demand than ever October 31, 2009 3:43 PM Roselee Papandrea / Times-News Three trucks loaded with canned beef stew, corn and green beans pulled into the Loaves & Fishes Christian Food Ministry parking lot in Burlington Friday morning.

The announcement this week that Hanesbrands Inc. will end its manufacturing presence in Forsyth County was inevitable, but that doesn't make the news any easier to take for the 240 employees who will lose their jobs.

Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina and Goodwill Industries of Central North Carolina making their locations available for drop-off of food donations for Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina, effective November 2.A Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina and Goodwill Industries of Central North Carolina making ...

American Express, Greensboro, made $20,000 grant to Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina, Winston-Salem, to support capacity-building for store donation programs.A Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County made organizational support grants totaling $1.6 million to 20 arts groups, up $120,610, or 8 percent, from 2008-09.

Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest NC has received $20,000 from the Food Lion Charitable Foundation.

Here are some tips to help you safeguard your identity: Check your credit report at least once a year.

So you're headed west to the mountains, and the 32-ounce soda you downed in Winston-Salem has finally run its course.

The sharp increase in syphilis cases in Forsyth County this year is carrying over into other sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS.

Paul Brown makes himself heard. And people keep listening when he does. These are the constants in a rich and varied life that keeps him moving between two homes and two principal interests.

Asheville senior Ellie Johnston wonders what her world will be like in the year 2050.

Published: Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 4:13 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 4:12 p.m. After enduring roadblocks and obstacles in life, a Lexington man found inner strength from God to push forward.

The YMCA of Northwest North Carolina said yesterday that it is in final negotiations to lease the former Peak Fitness building on Robinhood Road.

Despite being a beautiful High Country morning, an impressive number of members came to Ashe County High School, Saturday, Oct.

The chief of staff at the Charles George Veterans Affairs Medical Center will serve as acting director while the agency looks for a permanent leader, officials said Monday.

Liberty Hardware has donated $10,000 to the Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest North Carolina to help fund the Triad Community Kitchen program.

Fall has barely arrived, but, before we know it, it will be the holiday season. The Winston-Salem Journal is already making plans for its annual guide to Enjoying the Holidays, which will be published Nov.

The Northwest North Carolina Visitor Center and rest area, which will open today beside U.S. 421 northbound, is the state's first green rest area.

North Carolina's first environmentally friendly rest area opened today on U.S. 421 Northbound in North Wilkesboro.