Morning Notes for Oct. 30: City Hall, Schools, Around town

Oct. 30: 7 items from Winston-Salem's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.

Weather: Today: Sunny, 82°F. Tonight: Mostly clear, 48°F. Saturday: Partly sunny, 66°F. Saturday Night: Cloudy, 49°F. (NWS forecast)

City Hall

Loose Leaf Collection Season Begins Nov. 2 City crews will begin collecting loose leaves Monday, Nov. 2, in two quadrants at the same time: the eastern quadrant (quadrant 1), which is east of U.S. 52, and the southern quadr (City of Winston-Salem)

Board of Education Appoints New Principal (Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools)
I Am WS/FCS - Thomas Conrad, Milwaukee Brewers High-A Affiliate Pitcher (Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools)
Board of Education Wrap-Up (Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools)
Spartan Shoutouts Are a Hit at Mount Tabor High School (Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools)

Wake Forest physicist Caitlin Witt receives NSF grant to search for ripples in spacetime Wake Forest University physics department Assistant Professor Caitlin Witt has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant that will help her and her team of students study (Wake Forest University)
Why do we see ghosts? The science behind spooky encounters At Halloween, when people share tales of haunted houses, ghosts in the graveyard and things that go bump in the night, Wake Forest University psychologist Melissa Maffeo responds w (Wake Forest University) Morning Notes is a daily digest of what Winston-Salem’s public bodies published, linked to the original. Have something for tomorrow’s Notes? Send a news tip.