UNC Greensboro employees Chris Roys and SaQuang Lam have been called up by the North Carolina National Guard to help vaccinate North Carolinians against COVID-19.
GREENSBORO, NC (January 20, 2021) – The City of Greensboro’s International Advisory Committee will hold a virtual community meeting Thurs., Jan. 21, 5:30 - 7 pm with a special presentation by Dr. Olu Jegede and physician assistant Sahar Osman about the Covid-19 vaccine.
GREENSBORO, NC (January 19, 2021) – The Greensboro Public Library is following City Manager’s guidance to reduce potential COVID-19 exposure for residents and staff by modifying operating hours beginning Tues., Jan. 19.
Winston Salem Theatre Alliance, typically entertaining 20,000 people a year, has continued to persevere through 2020, presenting live entertainment outside while following all CDC recommended safety protocols. The theatre's philosophy and mission is to continue delivering live entertainment …
The Guilford County Division of Public Health (GCDPH) is pleased to announce that registration for COVID-19 vaccination appointments will reopen Wed., Jan. 20, 2021.
As America continues to grapple with COVID-19 and its health, economic and education fallout, United Way’s focus on the disproportionate impact on the most vulnerable has not wavered. One place we can make a difference is protecting students, teachers and school staff as schools pursue in pe…
Middle and high school students will not return until after additional data is received
Greensboro, NC (January 14, 2021) – The City of Greensboro is modifying operating hours of some facilities beginning Tuesday, January 19, to Mondays through Fridays from 10 am to 3 pm for the immediate future.
Greensboro, NC (January 14, 2021) – Due to Guilford County’s approval of its Board of Health (BOH) Rule regarding how to address violations of Governor Cooper’s Executive Order 176, Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan has rescinded the City’s emergency declaration originally issued on November 20…
Sheriff Danny Rogers would like to inform the public that 26 residents have tested positive for COVID-19 in one inmate housing pod at the Guilford County Detention Center in Greensboro.
The Black Philanthropy Initiative (BPI) is now accepting applications for its Impact Grants program. BPI’s Impact Grants are investments in local programs, projects, and initiatives that support issues impacting Black communities in Forsyth County.
“Triumph Over Abuse” Author and Director of Center for Youth, Family and Community Partnerships
Plans Underway for Scaling up Vaccination Capacity in Partnership with Cone Health
Ascent built to assist nearly 13 million women-owned small businesses
County Modifies COVID-19 Appointment Process to Meet Demands
"Do we have to leave now?”
Who: The High Point University Community Center, Guilford County Division of Public Health and Phase 1B adults who are 75 years or older and have an appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccination.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Treasury Department, announced today that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) will re-open the week of January 11 for new borrowers and certain existing PPP borrowers. To promote access to capital, initiall…
Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM EST Wednesday, January 20, 2021
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Jan. 7, 2021 – Wake Forest Baptist Health today began offering the COVID-19 vaccine to a small group of its patients 75 and older at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
On Tuesday, January 5, 2021 the Interactive Resource Center (IRC) announced that the white flag emergency winter shelter program will be moved to a hotel shelter program through the beginning of March. In accordance with CDC guidelines and recommendations from the National Alliance to End Ho…
TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 2021 – Say Yes Guilford is proud to again offer our Virtual Tutoring Program to Guilford County Schools’ students. The tutoring is free and open to any GCS student in kindergarten through 8th grade. Parents can register online now at sayyesguilford.org. Tutoring begins Ja…
Greensboro, NC — The American Heart Association and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina (Blue Cross NC) are proud to announce 11 community health mini-grant awards, totaling nearly $41,000 in the Triad. These local mini-grants focus on food security, community health education, hype…
EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (Jan. 4, 2021) -- With doses of COVID-19 vaccine now being shipped around the country, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will be well prepared to receive its share, thanks to new deep cold storage units being distributed to 15 campuses of the Un…
Online graph shows how COVID-19 puts the squeeze on capacity.
RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper signed Executive Order 184, extending North Carolina’s evictions moratorium through January 31, 2021. Research shows that eviction moratoriums help prevent the spread of COVID-19. States that let their eviction moratoriums lapse saw a COVID-19 incidence ra…
Greensboro, NC---The pandemic is changing the ways consumers shop for groceries. Shopping, even at the farmers market, often known for being a social outing along with obtaining fresh local goods, has become a quick shopping trip with a prepared list in hand. With customer and vendor feedba…
Sitting here on the eve of the eve of New Year’s Eve, reminiscing on the collective shit show this year has been for everyone in the country, state, and Triad is definitely a bummer. But things certainly could have been a lot worse for both Ian and me. That is the thing about our white, cisg…
Pool footage from today’s Vaccine clinic at Bur-Mil Park. Today’s clinic was focused on healthcare providers in Phase 1a which are high risk employees due to the care of COVID+ patients.
Featured photo is from a post on the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office Facebook page.
Congressional leaders have been negotiating another round of stimulus for nine months and finally struck a deal on a massive package this week. Republicans and Democrats have been mired in partisan gridlock for most of the year on points most important to their respective caucus. Congress pa…
North Carolina’s evictions moratorium will be extended through at least January 31
GREENSBORO, HIGH POINT, WINSTON-SALEM, NC – Today, Congress unveiled a $900 billion relief bill to provide short-term economic relief to the country in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. The plan includes several items that will benefit restaurants, bars and hotels, most importantly a sec…
RALEIGH: Today Governor Roy Cooper signed an Executive Order authorizing the North Carolina ABC Commission to permit the delivery or carry-out of mixed beverages as an alternative to on-site consumption. This Order is effective December 21, 2020 at 5:00 pm through January 31, 2021.
Mt. Olivet A.M.E. Zion Church – Come to the Table Ministries
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Dec. 21, 2020 – Brenner Children’s Hospital, part of Wake Forest Baptist Health, is now offering appointment-only, drive-up COVID-19 testing for children and young adults up to 22 years of age.A parent or legal guardian must be present with those under 18.
After ignoring calls by local groups to drastically reduce the jail population and to stop arrests of certain charges in order to prevent the introduction and spread of COVID-19 within the Detention Center’s walls, Sheriff Bobby Kimbrough and District Attorney Jim O’Neill are now faced with …
Despite the global pandemic, HPU students found ways to safely give back to the surrounding community.
RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen witnessed some of the first COVID-19 vaccinations in the country at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill. UNC Health has begun administering the first doses of the P…
Guilford County public health officials are making final preparations for the distribution of Phase 1A COVID-19 Vaccinations in the coming days.
On Dec. 9, the Guilford County Board of Commissioners voted 6-3 to fine and otherwise penalize businesses refusing to comply with Gov.Cooper’s Executive Orders on masks, capacity limits, the size of gatherings and the 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew.
Blue Cross NC and H.O.P.E. of Winston-Salem to Provide Over 20,000 Meals for Forsyth County Children
Blue Cross NC’s program investment supports H.O.P.E.’s efforts to curb food insecurity and provide nutritious meals for Forsyth County children who are at-risk of hunger.
Small independently owned restaurants are facing an extinction level event as we move deeper into colder months and the coronavirus spread reaches all-time highs. Without immediate financial aid, over 75% of the state’s 19,504 eating and drinking locations are in danger of closing permanently.
Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center received its initial shipment of 2,925 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine today around 7:30 a.m.
GUILFORD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ISSUE NEW PUBLIC HEALTH RULE Immediately Effective to Mitigate COVID-19 Spread and Ensure Compliance of Governor’s Executive Order
Funds will help attract 375 New Jobs and more than $528 million in Private Investment
Greensboro, N.C. – The Guilford County Department of Health and Human Services (GCDHHS), Division of Public Health has scheduled a special Back-to-School Saturday vaccination clinic for 7th and 12th graders this month.
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