Later this week the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners is is expected to approve a $426 million budget without a property tax increase. However, some commissioners want to put a…
Forsyth County commissioners voted to move forward with a $430 million bond proposal that would go on the November ballot: (T)he board agreed to fund requests from the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County…
By separate 5-2 votes, Forsyth County Commissioners raised the county’s debt ceiling while lowering its fund balance. Commissioners Gloria Whisenhunt and Richard Linville were the ‘no’ votes on both motions:…
Two Forsyth County Commissioners — Gloria Whisenhunt and Walter Marshall —say ‘hold up’ on a ‘fast track’ funding plan to replace two schools. The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Board of Education is…
It’s Koury Corp. president and CFO Steve Showfety, who replaces attorney Henry Isaacson in a ‘rare split vote.’ Showfety was chosen over fellow airport authority member and Forsyth County Commissioner…
After being called out by the Winston-Salem Journal— which suggested she resign due to her “obstinacy when it comes to the basic requirements of managing a large, publicly funded agency”…
Forsyth County Commissioner and Piedmont Triad International Airport authority member Gloria Whisenhunt was the lone no vote as the authority approved a request to the FAA for permission to implement…
In the buildup to the November election, I kept waiting for the Winston-Salem Journal to weigh in on the proposed $40 million bond for Forsyth County public library improvements, including…
Bill Whiteheart’s victory over Ted Kaplan for a Forsyth County Commission at-large seat shifts the board to the right, and Chairman Dave Plyler isn’t happy. As a result, Plyler makes…
Dell is still silent; Winston-Salem Mayor Allen Joines says it’s 150; rumors are circulating that it’s 300, though (what is she supposed to say) Winston-Salem chamber president Gayle Anderson says…
‘You gotta spend money to make money’ seems to be the mantra of city government these days. As yet another example, the City of Winston-Salem finds itself stuck with the…
The Journal’s James Romoser sums up the Medicaid relief issue pretty well. So does Forsyth County Commissioner Gloria Whisenhunt: “I’m grateful for the conversation, I’m grateful for the attention. I…