Morning Notes for Oct. 31: City Hall, Schools, Around town

Oct. 31: 6 items from Winston-Salem's city hall, police, schools and county, each linked to the official source.

Weather alert

Foxcroft/Diggs sewer rehab closures: Nov. 2 Weekday closures 9am-5pm Nov. 2-6 (National Weather Service)
Marne St. lane closure: Nov. 2 Lane closed weekdays 8am-5pm, Nov. 2-25. (National Weather Service) Weather: Today: Partly sunny, 66°F. Tonight: Mostly cloudy, 48°F. Sunday: Partly sunny, 66°F. Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, 47°F. (NWS forecast)

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)

Wake Forest celebrates the inauguration of the University’s 15th president, President Peter Rodriguez On Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, Wake Forest University celebrated the inauguration of President Peter Rodriguez, Wake Forest’s 15th president since its founding in 1834. The installation (Wake Forest University)
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) 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.