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Understanding Compliance for Professional, General and Other Services

Minority and women-owned businesses can receive assistance with the process of bidding for professional, general and other services through free training that will be available online on Tuesday, March 28 at 10 a.m.

The training will cover the overall proc...

Dam! Creek Week is finally here

Forsyth Creek Week, from March 18 to 26, is nine days of ways to enjoy, learn about, and help our waterways. Creek crawls and wetlands walks. Bike rides and segway glides. Community clean-ups, paw paw plantings, library events, and more.

Police Accepting Applications for Youth Citizens’ Police Academy

The Winston-Salem Police Department is now accepting applications online for the Youth Citizens’ Police Academy. This program is being offered to young men and women, from the sixth through 12th grades, who are interested in learning about the W...

Information Session on Upcoming City Capital Projects

The city’s M/WBE program and the Office of Business Inclusion and Advancement are holding a virtual information meeting Wednesday, March 30 at 6 p.m. to brief prime contractors and minority- and women-owned businesses about upcoming projects tha...

Positive Path Program Accepting Applications

The city is accepting applications for its Positive Path Program for city residents through April 2, 2023. Classes will begin on Monday, April 24.

The Positive Path Program is a temporary part-time training program that offers exposure to science, technolo...

City Committed to Assisting Residents of 1200 Willie Davis Drive and 1635 N. Cleveland Ave.

The city is committed to fully supporting the residents of two apartment buildings owned by the city that have been found to be unsafe, said Assistant City Manager Patrice Toney. The city is offering financial assistance to help eight residents of two bui...

City Holding Small Business Plan Competition; Information Meeting Scheduled

The city is holding its Small Business Plan Competition again in 2023 and will hold an information meeting for entrepreneurs interested in participating on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 6 p.m. in the City Hall Committee Room at 101 N. Main St. An online session wil...

Winston-Salem Recreation App Puts the City’s Parks at User’s Fingertips

The Winston-Salem Recreation app gives users information about the city of Winston-Salem’s over 80 parks and greenways. Citizens can find specific amenities such as dog parks, ball fields and tennis courts. They can reserve shelters, as well as ...

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New Winston-Salem Police Chief Announced

City Manager Lee Garrity announced that he is appointing Assistant Chief William Penn, Jr. to be Winston-Salem’s new police chief. The appointment is effective immediately. A formal swearing in ceremony date will be announced soon.

Penn was selec...

Council Member Adams Appointed to NLC Committee

WASHINGTON —  Winston-Salem Council Member and Mayor Pro Tempore Denise D. Adams has been appointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) 2023 human development federal advocacy committee. Adams was elected to a one-year term ...

City Hires Leader for the Behavioral Evaluation and Response Team

The city has hired Kristin Ryan as director of the new Behavioral Evaluation and Response (BEAR) Team, a pilot program that offers an alternative response to non-violent mental health calls made to law enforcement and other first responders. 

The ...

“Young Dreamers” Honored

The City Council and the Human Relations Commission honored two city residents this week as the 2023 recipients of the Martin Luther King Jr. Young Dreamers Award.

The Young Dreamers Award recognizes two emerging or proven young adult city residents betwee...

City Manager Lee Garrity To Retire June 23

City Manager Lee Garrity has informed Mayor Allen Joines and the City Council that he is retiring effective June 23. At his retirement Garrity, 61, will have served the citizens of Winston-Salem for more than 32 years, including almost 17 years as city ma...

National Park Service Approves Downtown Winston-Salem Historic District

The National Park Service approved the proposal to create a Downtown Winston-Salem Historic District and place it on the National Register of Historic Places. 

The district is bounded on the east by Chestnut Street and on the west by Broad Street....

Leaf Collection Update

The 2022 leaf collection season began on Nov. 7 in quadrant four, which is the area roughly bounded by New Walkertown Road on the east, Salem Parkway on the south, and Reynolda and Yadkinville roads on the west.

Collection has proceeded clockwise by quadra...

Public Input Sought on New Walkertown Road Recommendations

The city’s Department of Transportation is asking citizens to view and respond to the results of a recently released New Walkertown Road traffic study via an online survey. The survey results will supplement comments received at a public meeting...

New Winston-Salem Collects App & Online Tool Launched

The city has launched a new app and online tool that takes the guesswork out of curbside collections, be it garbage, recycling, yard waste, brush or bulky item collection.

The app is called Winston-Salem Collects and is free for Apple and Android. It sends...

African American Heritage Initiative Offering Virtual Orientation Starting on Juneteenth

In conjunction with Juneteenth, the city’s African American Heritage Initiative Committee is posting this Saturday an online “virtual orientation” to better assist city residents who want to become involved with the initiative’s mission of preserving the ...

City Edition - March 2021

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Inside this month’s edition:

• Bulky Item Collection Now Underway
• Forsyth Creek Week Returns March 20 - 28
• Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Certification Web T...

City Edition - February 2021

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Inside this month’s edition:

• City Soliciting Voluntary Participation in Survey
• Fire Department Consultant’s Report Delivered
• Virtual Programs Scheduled in in February...

City Edition - December 2020

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Inside this month’s edition:

• City Conducting Resident Satisfaction Survey
• Joines Authorizes Enforcement of Cooper’s Emergency Orders
• Most of Winst...

City Edition - October 2020

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Inside this month’s edition:

• On-Street Parking Enforcement Back in Effect
• Public Safety Agencies Holding Drive-Through “Trunk or Treat”...

City Edition - August 2020

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Inside this month’s edition:

• Winston-Salem Cancels the Carolina Classic Fair
• Fire Department Offering "Virtual" Citizen Fire Academy
• New Liberty S...

City Edition - July 2020

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Inside this month’s edition:

• Old Greensboro Road Bridge Fully Closed
• Virtual Workshops Scheduled for Pedestrian Plan
• Community Meal Program Continues With N...

Winston-Salem Wins Four Telly Awards

NEWS RELEASEMarketing and CommunicationsJune 5, 2020

A WSTV profile of Police Capt. Rick Newnum and a public service announcement for social medial about holiday collection changes were honored during the 2020 Telly Awards.

“Behind the Badge &...

City Edition - June 2020

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Inside this month’s edition:

• $470.6 Million Budget Proposed for 2020-2021
• Brush Collection, Code Enforcement, Yard-Waste Fee Collection Resume
• Phase 2 Chang...

Upcoming City Bond Issue Earns Highest Possible Credit Ratings

NEWS RELEASEFinancial Management ServicesMay 29, 2020

All three credit rating agencies have assigned AAA ratings – their highest possible ratings -- to the $89 million in general obligation bonds the city is scheduled to sell in June. The high ra...

$470.6 Million Budget Proposed for 2020-2021

NEWS RELEASEBudget and Evaluation OfficeMay 21, 2020

City services to residents would remain at current levels, but the city would implement a variety of belt-tightening measures to close a $13.4 million shortfall driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, under the...

City Edition - May 2020

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Inside this month’s edition:

• Winston-Salem Wins $30 Million Grant to Transform Cleveland Avenue Homes
• City Panel Awards 23 COVID-19 Response Fund Grants
• Joi...

City Edition - April 2020

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Inside this month’s edition:

• COVID-19 NEWS
  • Stay-at-home Order in Effect
  • Bulky Item Collections Suspended
  • City Allocates 1 Million to Help Economic Victims of...

City Edition - March 2020

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Inside this month’s edition:

• Bulky Item Collection Begins March 2
• Information Sessions on Downtown Two-Way Street Conversions 
• Learn More about Cit...

City Edition - February 2020

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Inside this month’s edition:

• City Observing Black History Month
• Fairgrounds Unveils Logo for Carolina Classic Fair
• Nominations Sought for Walk of Fame
• Regist...

City Edition - January 2020

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Inside this month's edition:

• Local Governance Study Commission Holding Public Information/Input Sessions
• Learn More about City Recreation Opportunities at Open House...

Outstanding Women Leaders Committee Accepting Scholarship Applications

NEWS RELEASEMarketing and CommunicationsNov. 21, 2019

The Outstanding Women Leaders Program Committee is accepting applications for its 2020 Future Outstanding Women Leaders Scholarship, to be awarded next spring. Applications must be submitted by Jan. 31....

Funeral Arrangements for Bill Stuart Announced

NEWS RELEASEMarketing and CommunicationsAug. 6, 2019

Funeral Arrangements for Bill Stuart Announced; Memorial Book Available for Citizens to Express Their Condolences

The funeral for retired City Manager Bill Stuart will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 10...

Applicants Sought for Community Appearance Commission

NEWS RELEASECity SecretarySept. 3, 2019

Mayor Pro Tempore Vivian H. Burke is accepting applications from citizens interested in filling a vacancy on the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Community Appearance Commission.

The vacancy must be filled by a person who...

Applications Available for City of Winston-Salem University

NEWS RELEASEMarketing & CommunicationsOct. 2, 2019

The city is accepting applications for the next class of City of Winston-Salem University, to be held for 12 weeks starting Jan. 30, 2020. This free program gives citizens a better understanding of cit...