Walkertown News

The 54th Grandfather Mountain Highland Games will open today and continue through Sunday with bagpipers, drummers, athletic contests, herding demonstrations, concerts and other events at MacRae Meadows and area venues.

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.

Winston-Salem officials could trade city land with an organization that wants to build a nursing home in the eastern part of the city.

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Jim Black, the former state House speaker, would like to get out of prison early.

The following restaurants received ratings of 98 percent or above during recent inspections by the Forsyth County Health Department: Asian Bistro , 7736 North Point Blvd., Suite 200, 101 percent .

Yesterday, Amir Jackson's day at summer camp included stepping inside a jail cell.

Winston-Salem police have arrested a woman on charges that she fatally stabbed a man this morning at Sunrise Towers on Martin Luther King Jr.

Authorities recovered a body yesterday that had been spotted in a pond near Belews Lake, about 61 2 miles north of Walkertown, a Forsyth County sheriff's official told WGHP/FOX8. The body was recovered about 7 p.m., said Maj.

Forsyth County deputies arrested a man after he allegedly demanded money from a drive-thru employee while holding a weapon wrapped in a sweatshirt.

Forsyth County Sheriff's investigators have charged a Kernersville man in connection with an attempted armed robbery in Walkertown.

Around 2pm Sunday Forsyth County 911 telecommunicators got a call about a man dead inside a house.

Authorities in northwestern North Carolina think that a college student may have died from drinking a large quantity of alcohol.

Doctor's offices in Forsyth County are missing some children who are supposed to be tested for lead poisoning under federal guidelines, according to report cards issued by state health officials.

For 8-year-old Matthew Armstrong of Walkertown, Saturday turned out to be much more than just the first day of the season for his Little League team.

Apr 5, 2009 For 8-year-old Matthew Armstrong of Walkertown, Saturday turned out to be much more than just the first day of the season for his Little League team.

Walkertown has submitted sidewalk projects totaling $465,000 to get federal stimulus money.

In conversations about communitywide issues affecting older people, seniors in four Forsyth County communities have talked about the need for more accessible transportation, more affordable housing and more ways to connect with other seniors.

The following restaurants received ratings of 98 percent or above during recent inspections by the Forsyth County Health Department: a El Dorado Mexican Restaurant, 4922 Old Country Club Road, 101.5 percent .

FedEx Ground has recognized Mike Krystyn of Kernersville for achieving 15 years of safe driving without a preventable accident.