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Local HBCU students react to VP Kamala Harris running for President
NORTH CAROLINA, USA — President Biden announced that he will drop out of the 2024 Presidential Election with less than five months from general election. Vice President Kamala Harris has official began her campaign for President. Before VP Harris held any office, she graduated from Howard University in Washington...
Public invited hearing on methane pipeline through Kernersville
Opponents of a proposal to extend a methane pipeline through Kernersville and other parts of the Triad are planning a community information session is planned for Tuesday, July 23. The meeting about the about the proposed Transco Southeast Supply Enhancement Pipeline, from 6-8 p.m. at the Paddison Memorial Branch Library in Kernersville, is being organized by 7 Directions of Service and ...
The complicated past and present of Winston-Salem's Confederate soldier statue
Winston-Salem’s controversial Confederate monument has been moved to its new home in Davidson County. The statue of a uniformed soldier holding a rifle with its shoulder stock resting on the ground had stood across from an old Winston-Salem courthouse for nearly 115 years. Calls for its removal intensified in...
Local man makes rounds at RNC
MILWAUKEE — It’s been a whirlwind week for local resident A.J. Daoud as a delegate to the Republican National Convention, which has included rubbing elbows with what arguably is a who’s who list of top party notables. Daoud, the owner of Cox-Needham Funeral Home in Pilot Mountain and a longtime GOP insider, not only has frequented the convention hall while former President Donald Trump and vice president pick JD Vance were present; he has been right in the thick of other events this week as...
Candidate filing for municipal seats wraps up
DOBSON — Candidate filing periods for elected offices across Surry County usually include some office-seekers waiting until the last minute to toss their hats into the ring. This can be done for strategic purposes — desiring to see who one would be running against before making the plunge. However, the just-completed sign-up period for eight seats in three Surry County towns wasn’t true to that script. ...
Registration opens for Joy Prom Piedmont-Triad
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Registration is now open for Joy Prom Piedmont-Triad!. The annual event, formerly known as Joy Prom Winston-Salem, gives people with disabilities a chance to celebrate. Shelley Hundley is the executive director of Joy Prom Piedmont-Triad. She joined The Local Vibe to share what's in store for...
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