https://winstonnow.com/Local news for Winston-Salem, North Carolina: city hall, schools, police and fire, real estate, high school sports and things to do across Forsyth County.en-GBFri, 23 Oct 2026 06:59:49 +0000https://winstonnow.com/winston-salem-rent-vs-home-values/https://winstonnow.com/winston-salem-rent-vs-home-values/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsTypical Winston-Salem rent hit $1,478 in September, up $68 a month in a year and the fastest rise of eight NC cities we checked. Home values did not move.https://winstonnow.com/winston-salem-unemployment-august-2026/https://winstonnow.com/winston-salem-unemployment-august-2026/Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsWinston-Salem's unemployment rate was 4.1% in August, down from 4.7% a year earlier. Fewer people were out of work, but fewer had jobs too. Forsyth County: 3.9%.https://winstonnow.com/weston-park-temporary-housing/https://winstonnow.com/weston-park-temporary-housing/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe city plans up to 15 insulated modular shelters for homeless people at Weston Park this fall, paid for with $800,000 in federal money. Comments are due Oct. 23.https://winstonnow.com/pathways-academy-at-ward/https://winstonnow.com/pathways-academy-at-ward/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsThe Special Children's School becomes Pathways Academy at Ward when it moves to Ward Elementary in 2027. The district also asked for $1.3 million for 14.5 support jobs.https://winstonnow.com/reagan-team-impact-fundraiser/https://winstonnow.com/reagan-team-impact-fundraiser/Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsTwo Reagan High juniors organized a lifting contest that raised $5,615 to cover travel and lodging for children with serious illness or disability in Team IMPACT.https://winstonnow.com/wssu-atkins-house-grant/https://winstonnow.com/wssu-atkins-house-grant/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsA $749,700 National Park Service grant will pay for a new roof, window repairs and new HVAC at the S.G. Atkins House, the last historic home left in Columbia Heights.https://winstonnow.com/winston-salem-yard-waste-sticker-replacement/https://winstonnow.com/winston-salem-yard-waste-sticker-replacement/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsSome red 2026-27 yard-waste stickers would not stay on carts. The city is mailing free replacements, and from Nov. 2 a yard cart needs a valid sticker to be picked up.https://winstonnow.com/forsyth-county-ballot-2026-candidates/https://winstonnow.com/forsyth-county-ballot-2026-candidates/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000NewsEvery race on the Nov. 3 ballot in Forsyth County, from U.S. Senate to sheriff and school board, with all 75 candidates. Early voting opens Thursday, Oct. 15.