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A police report has been filed against a prominent Winston-Salem attorney alleging that he committed “fraud” after receiving the “large sum” estate of a ward “… 6 months prior to [the attorney] being appointed guardian.”

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Department is now reportedly investigating.

As The Chronicle exclusively reported two weeks ago, attorney Bryan Thompson was accused of “felony theft by fraud …” in a Nov. 24, 2015 motion filed in Forsyth County Superior Court for allegedly taking over $44,000 left to Steven Epperson prior to being appointed

Epperson’s estate guardian.

The motion primarily sought to have Thompson removed as guardian.

That motion, which was heard in a Dec. 16 hearing in Superior Court, was filed by WinstonSalem attorney Reginald D. Alston on behalf of Epperson’s siblings, Susan and Kelvin Epperson.

They alleged that the

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money in question came from the estate of their deceased father, John W. Epperson, and was due to be paid to Steven. A “Final Receipt” from the Forsyth Clerk’s office dated Nov. 15, 2009 for “cash” in the value of $44,180.68, listed as the “personal representative/trustee” for John W. Epperson’s estate responsible for distributing the

funds as “Bryan C. Thompson.”

And the “undersigned beneficiary” receiving that money, according to the signed and witnessed receipt, was also “Bryan C. Thompson,” who was also listed as “Guardian of Steven W. Epperson.”

Thompson signed the document.

But it is not until April

15, 2010, court documents show, that attorney Bryan Thompson was allegedly appointed by assistant clerk Paula Todd as “Successor Guardian of the Estate” for Steven Epperson, allegedly replacing Susan, the sister.

The Epperson siblings’ motion alleged that attorney Thompson “… com-

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Voters will have a variety of African-American candidates running for statewide office to choose from in 2016.

According to the campaign of gubernatorial candidate Ken Spaulding, there is a record number of African-Americans who filed for statewide office as of last week. Spaulding, a lawyer and former state representative, said that they’re strong candidates who he hopes can shift the balance of power in the state, which now has two Republican U.S. senators and Republicans in the positions of governor and lieutenant governor, as well as majorities in both houses

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North Carolina High Court rulings set stage for fiery 2016

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Those in the social activist movement got a one-two punch to their cause Dec. 18 when the North Carolina Supreme Court announced two devastating decisions that effectively further rolled back gains achieved prior to the Republican-led takeover of state government five years ago.

First, the state high court decided 4-3 along party lines to ignore instructions from the U.S. Supreme Court and upheld for a second time the 2011 redistricting maps by the GOP majority legislature, which critics said unconsti-

tutionally “stacked and packed” black voters statewide into a limited number of “majority-minority” voting districts. By doing so, critics charged, African-Americans weren’t able to exert influence in majority-white districts, and thus were limited in voting for representatives of their choice.

“That was not a surprise, though it was a disappointment,” said attorney Irving Joyner, chair of the NC NAACP’s Law and Redress Committee, and one of the litigators for the plaintiffs who filed suit against the GOP redistricting plans.

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mitted a felony theft by fraud in withdrawing in excess of $44,000 from an estate in which he, acting as fiduciary and without legal authority, taking possession of that money based upon the fraudulent assertion of guardianship of Steve Epperson at least 6 months prior to his appointment.

At the Dec. 16 hearing, Thompson’s attorney, Molly Whitlatch of Greensboro, countered that the November 15, 2009 date on the receipt is a “typographical error,” and that Thompson did not take control of the funds until months later, after he was appointed estate guardian.

Whitlatch said that she had documentation to back up her client’s assertion, but attorney Reginald Alston, representing the Epperson siblings, countered that there were two notarized documents confirming Thompson’s receiving the money when stated.

Alston then told the

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court that the WinstonSalem Police Department had been asked to investigate the matter.

According WSPD “Incident/Investigation Report” #1567012 that The Chronicle has obtained and reviewed, on December 10, 2015, attorney Alston did render an investigative complaint, taken by “Officer J. A. Henry.”

Officer Henry writes in the report that on that date, he met with attorney Alston at the Public Safety Building to get the details.

“He advised that he is an attorney representing a family in reference to what he felt like was fraudulent representation of guardianship in the dispersal of a deceased person’s estate,” Henry wrote, adding that attorney Alston alleged that the Forsyth County Clerk of Court appointed Thompson “… to be guardian of different estates … in violation of current laws that pertain to Estate law.”

Henry continued to outline the crime Alston was alleging, writing that “Mr. Thompson received the

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“He advised that he is an attorney representing a family in reference to what he felt like was fraudulent representation of guardianship in the dispersal of a deceased person’s estate,” –Officer Henry

estate 6 months prior to being appointed guardian.

This is where Mr. Alston alleged that fraud had occurred.”

“Mr. Alston’s next contention was that an incompetent son of the last person mentioned was supposed to receive money from the father.

Instead Mr. Thompson became guardian of the son and dispersed his money to different areas associated with the care of the incompetent son,” Officer Henry wrote.

“Mr. Alston advised that there were different family members that could have been appointed a guardian

but were not.”

The significance of that last allegation was that Thompson “received a large sum for being guardian.”

Officer Henry continued that another officer, “Detective Workman was already looking into this case prior to this report.”

In a Dec. 17, 2015 letter to The Chronicle, Bryan Thompson’s attorney, Molly Whitlatch, wrote, “As I stated in court, Bryan Thompson did not take possession of any funds of Steven Epperson’s prior to the time he was appointed as guardian in April 2010.

Visit Our New Website www.WSChronicle.com There is a typographical error on the receipt, but the financial records show that no transfer was made until June of 2010. There was certainly no finding of fact by the court that Bryan Thompson wrongfully obtained any funds, or obtained funds prior to his guardianship appointment.”

What attorney Whitlatch did not say is that the reason why Judge J. Mark Pegram, the Rockingham County Clerk of Superior Court who presided over the Dec. 16 hearing, did not issue a “finding of fact” about the alleged fraud is because that was not the primary matter before him. Nor was another allegation from attorney Alston regarding Thompson’s collection of $9,000 in commission for his work as estate guardian, also referred to in the police report.

Even though, as attorney Alston pressed the case, Judge Pegram offered to allow Bryan Thompson to take the stand and testify in his own defense, also confirming any evidence

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Joyner said the Republican majority of the court “… was pretty much designed to uphold the Republican legislature and promote the [GOP] principle of stacking and packing.”

Joyner added that established case law against using race to primarily draw voting districts still stands, and he’s certain that the ruling will be reversed on appeal.

That appeal will most likely not come in time to affect the 2016 elections, Joyner agreed.

Defenders of the controversial redistricting maps, which effectively guarantee Republican legislative and congressional majorities until 2020, say the majorityblack voting districts comply with the 1965 Voting Rights Act by ensuring that African-Americans are able to elect candidates from among their own ranks. But critics countered that by segregating black voters, Republican candidates were able to gain an advantage over white Democratic candidates where black Democrats had been removed.

The state Supreme Court, however, rejected that argument and upheld the GOP maps in December 2014. But in April of this year, the U.S. Supreme Court, which had gotten the case on appeal, sent it back to the state high court, instructing it to reconsider in light of how black voters were constituted in the redistricting plan.

The state of Alabama had a similar controversy, and the U.S. justices ruled against them.

But after hearing arguments again last August, the North Carolina Supreme Court dismissed whatever concerns expressed by the nation’s high court, and upheld for a

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second time the 2011 Republican redistricting maps.

Rev. Dr. William Barber, president of the NCNAACP, was not pleased.

"This bad decision ignores the advice of the U.S. Supreme Court,” Rev. Barber said in a statement. “We see it as a court decision straight down partisan line which seeks to uphold the unconstitutional racially drawn districts of the ultra-partisan extreme North Carolina legislature. A 4-3 decision. We will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court."

Republican legislative leaders issued a reaction cheering the decision and then adding, “It’s time for these left-wing groups to stop wasting taxpayer money pursuing their frivolous and politicallymotivated appeals and finally accept the will of the voters.”

For the three-member minority, Justice Cheri Beasley wrote the minority opinion.

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of the General Assembly.

Spaulding has reported nine black candidates as of Tuesday.

“The 2016 Democratic primary will offer our state an historic moment of wellqualified candidates who are well prepared to serve our state in a more inclusive manner,” he said.

Among them is Chris Rey who is running for Senate. In 2011 he was elected the youngest mayor in the history of Spring Lake, defeating a 30-year incumbent. He won his second term in 2013. He’s served in the National Guard and Army, being deployed to Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. He is executive director of Cumberland HealthNET, a non-profit organization that helps coordinate care for the uninsured in Cumberland County.

“Faith, family and service are what animates my life and gives it meaning,” Rey said in a release. “I am called to service in the United States Senate, just as I was called to service as mayor of Spring Lake and in the Army.”

Linda Coleman, Ron Newton, and Robert Wilson are all vying for lieutenant governor. Coleman served as a Wake County commissioner for four years, was elected three times to the North Carolina House of Representatives and served as director of the Office of State Personnel from 2009 to 2012. She unsuccessfully ran for lieutenant governor in 2012, but did manage to get 2.1 million votes statewide.

“I’m running for lieutenant governor because I want to give North Carolina’s

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middle class families a fighting chance again,” she said. “The Republican majority running things in Raleigh continues to unravel so much of what built our great state. It’s time for a different approach.”

Newton is owner of State of the Art Financial Services in Durham. He’s been involved in many campaigns, including chairing the Jesse Jackson for President Committee in New York. He said he’s running because he feels there’s a need for new leadership in Raleigh.

“I think if we’re going to have tax reform, tax reform should benefit everybody,” he said.

“I think there’s a number of issues that are taking us in the wrong direction.”

Wilson, who resides in Cary, has a long career working in state government before he retired in 2012, including serving as Assistant Secretary of State and Chief Legislative Liaison for the Secretary of State Office. In 2012 he was awarded the North Carolina Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the highest civilian honor in the state.

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“For all the complexity of VRA jurisprudence, the bottom line is that the manipulation of district lines based on race to a greater extent than necessary to comply with the VRA is unconstitutional,” Justice Beasley wrote.

In it’s second blow to the social justice movement, the State Supreme Court vacated the rulings by a black Cumberland County Superior Court judge three years ago who commuted the death sentences of four convicted murderers to life in prison under the now defunct Racial Justice Act because there was evidence of racial bias in their prosecution.

The high court ruled that Judge Gregory Weeks erred when he didn’t give prosecutors adequate time to counter arguments based on a statistic study on crimes by race in North Carolina.

That study showed that more blacks than whites were sentenced to the death

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proving his innocence of the allegations, which never happened.

So the only defense offered was an unproven claim of a typo on the receipt and alleged financial records that were not entered into evidence during the hearing, according to observers.

Judge Pegram only determined that the Eppersons’ motion to have attorney Thompson “immediately” removed as estate guardian for Steven Epperson and replaced by his sister Susan was essentially moot because Thompson had been “… discharged as guardian after a final account that was audited and approved,” according to attorney Whitlatch.

In other words, Thompson was no longer guardian anyway.

All other issues argued before Judge Pegram pertaining to the Epperson case were dismissed.

But the WSPD probe into the complaint filed against attorney Thompson is ongoing, attorney Alston confirmed Monday.

penalty in capital cases when their victims were white. The study also showed that more black jurors were removed from juries hearing capital cases involving black defendants than whites.

The Republican-led North Carolina General Assembly repealed the Racial Justice Act in 2013 after just four years.

Irv Joyner, also a law professor at NCCU School of Law, called the State Supreme Court decision “a travesty.”

The Center for Death Penalty Litigation in Durham issued a statement saying, “The N.C. Supreme Court ordered new hearings in four Racial Justice Act cases because of legal technicalities, but did not overturn the key findings of these groundbreaking cases: that AfricanAmericans have been systematically excluded from serving on capital juries, producing unfair outcomes for defendants on trial for their lives.”

“We are confident that, no matter how many hearings are held or studies completed, we will win this case. The evidence of racial bias in jury selection is simply overwhelming and undeniable,” said Jay Ferguson, attorney for the defendants. “All this decision will do is add more delays and cost the state millions to conduct new studies and hold new hearings. We will be throwing more taxpayer money into a hopelessly broken death penalty.”

“The powerful evidence that Judge Weeks found still stands,” said Ferguson. “Nothing the Supreme Court did today challenges that in any way. As a state, we cannot ignore this troubling evidence that racial bias infects the death penalty from the very beginning of the process. When we cannot even choose the jury fairly, we surely cannot ensure fair trials and outcomes for defendants facing execution.”

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isn’t seeking re-election and Dan Blue III N.C. Association of Educators in 2012. of Raleigh is one of the candidates running “We can collaboratively ensure stufor the seat. He is the son of state Senate dents receive the world’s best education in Democratic leader Dan Blue, Jr. and is a safe and orderly, high quality schools,” he lawyer who practices commercial transac- said on his campaign site. “Yes, we have tions and bond financing. The responsibil- wonderful schools, but there is much more ity of the Treasurer’s department includes we can achieve.” the state retirement systems, the state Also among the candidates are Marcus health plan, and helping fund state and Williams, a Lumberton attorney who is local infrastructure projects. running for state attorney general and “In short, I would be running to protect Mazie Ferguson, a Greensboro pastor and the wealth, the health and the hopes and former head of the Pulpit Forum ministeridreams of North Carolinians,” said Blue. al alliance, who is running for commisHenry J. Pankey, a retired Parkland sioner of labor. assistant principal, is running for state superintendent of public education. He has won The Chronicle (USPS 067-910) was established by Ernest numerous awards during his H. Pitt and Ndubisi Egemonye in 1974 and is published almost 40 years in education, every Thursday by Winston-Salem Chronicle Publishing including Durham’s Co. Inc., 617 N. Liberty Street, Winston-Salem, N.C. Principal of the Year for 27101. Periodicals postage paid at Winston-Salem, N.C. turning around the low-per- Annual subscription price is $30.72. forming Southern High School. While at Parkland, POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: he was named Assistant The Chronicle, P.O. Box 1636 Principal of the Year by the Winston-Salem, NC 27102-1636

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over the years, school resource officers in schools who can now validate gang members, and social media. He said most of the gang members in the county are Hispanic and African-American and are 17- to 21-year-olds.

Rob Lang, assistant U.S. attorney for the middle district of North Carolina, urged all attendees to work together to keep youth out of the criminal justice system and keep those who do enter from returning.

“There’re great possibilities for Winston,” said Lang, who has been working in the area for 20 years. “… We have all the pieces of the pie,” but problems arise when entities want to protect their turf.

“To do the prevention and intervention, we need you to work together,” Lang said.

Orange said the conference attendees developed three action plans that they will implement within three months. Then they will meet to assess how the implementation of the plans went.

The action plans are: *Train WSFCGSC members in crisis intervention. *Develop an art project involving young people to determine their needs. *Canvass communities in person to determine what members of the communities need.

“Anything that deters young men and women from getting into that type of lifestyle is worth it,” said the Rev. Kenneth Holly of Whole Man Ministries, whose mission is to contribute to the development of people – body, mind and spirit. “I think it was big to

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come here to see what it takes to do this.”

David Moore of Southside Rides, which helps present and former convicts learn auto body shop skills, promoted unity among the organizations.

“We want to see all the organizations collaborate” instead of work on their own, he said.

Besides Whole Man Ministries and Southside Rides, nonprofits represented included Project Reentry, which is part of the Piedmont Triad Regional Council; Goodwill; Eureka House; and Calvary Hill.

Attendees listen to Rob Lang, assistant U.S. attorney for the middle district of North Carolina, as he speaks to attendees of the Community Awareness Networking Conference on Thursday, Dec. 17 at St. Peter’s Church & World Outreach Center.

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Besides the WSPD and WSFCGSC, the Center for Community Safety at Winston-Salem State University also sponsored the conference.

Mayor Pro Tempore

Vivian Burke spoke at the conference, praising attendees.

“It’s such a delight to stand here to see people who volunteer to make a difference,” she said. “It

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Also, since most folks are less active during the cold winter months, it can be difficult to maintain a healthy weight.

However, you can still enjoy your favorite celebrations and foods and maintain your healthy lifestyle! Read on to learn some tips to use during this holiday season!

Although a recent study showed that Americans gain on average about 1 pound between Thanksgiving and the end of the year, the study also showed that once that pound gets added, it typically doesn’t come off.

It’s even worse for people who are already overweight or obese, who gain on average 5 pounds during the holidays. These extra pounds can increase your risk for many chronic illnesses, such as diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure, stroke and heart disease.

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The WSPD Gang Unit and various nonprofits met with the WinstonSalem/Forsyth County Gang Steering Committee (WSFCGSC) for a Community Awareness Networking Conference on Thursday, Dec. 17 at St. Peter’s Church & World Outreach Center. The conference was promoted as “an opportunity to collaborate with other nonprofit organizations to develop a family-oriented plan to reach at-risk youth and reduce recidivism.”

The WSFCGSC is looking for partners in its mission: to provide a multifaceted, strategic problemsolving approach to address the gang-related issues facing the community.

“The whole purpose is to impact the community,” said Marcellette Orange, WSFCGSC chairwoman.

She said the organization has four committees working on its mission. The organization wants to work on “how to meet community needs,” she said.

The attendees toured parts of the city, the Gang Unit made a presentation on the various gangs in Forsyth County, and an assistant U.S. attorney for the area urged cooperation among law enforcement, nonprofits, schools and government.

Sgt. Joseph Doss, Gang Unit supervisor, said that in 2008, there were 398 validated gang members in Forsyth County. As of last week, there were 1,360 validated gang members in the county. He said the increase could be attributed to the improved education of Gang Unit officers in validating gang members

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23rd Annual Peace Toys for War Toys exchange draws large crowd

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When Ben Piggot started the Peace Toys for War Toys exchange program at Simms Center Recreation Center in 1992, he had one goal in mind: to let children know that there is a peaceful way to deal with any and every conflict.

“With all the violence that we see today, I felt it was important to let the children in this community know that violence is never the answer,” Piggot said.

During the 23rd Annual Peace Toys for War Toys Exchange held at the Fairgrounds Annex last Saturday, well over 300 children traded toy knives, guns and other violent toys and video games for brand new, non-violent toys such as basketballs, dolls and board games.

“The event has grown tremendously over the years,” said Piggot. “It has really become a holiday tradition in this area.”

While every child in attendance received a new toy for the holidays, a number of lucky children took home brand new bikes as well. According to Piggot, the bikes were donated by a number of local organizations such as the Prince Hall Shriners, Carolina Cruisers Motorcycle Club, and a number of other local motorcycle clubs.

“We have had some amazing support from a number of organizations in the area,” he said. “They make this event possible.”

While the children bubbled over with excitement during the exchange, a number of parents said with the rise in violent toys, video games and even television shows, it is important that the children in the community learn how to communicate with their peers.

Vanessa Morgan of Winston-Salem said although she doesn’t allow her son to play with guns, there are still a number of

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important to return home and give back to the community as well as encourage the youth.

“I try to give back as much as possible not only during the holiday season but year ‘round. That’s what the foundations is all about,” he said. “This community helped make me become who I am today so I try to impact the city and the kids anyway I can.”

A number of volunteers who helped children browse the store for the perfect toy said seeing the look on the faces of the children when they find that toy they’ve been asking for all winter is what made them volunteer for the event.

Ben Esposito of Winston-Salem has been volunteering for the event since the beginning, after hearing about the event from a friend when he was in the sixth grade. Esposito said he looks forward to returning every year.

“It’s nice to give to those in need because we all need a helping hand once in a while,” he said.

“Hanging out with Chris and Josh is pretty cool too.

I look forward to seeing the event grow in the future. I think with more sponsors, it will continue to grow.”

Collection changes for Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

City offices will be closed today (Dec. 24) and Friday, Dec. 25, for the Christmas holiday and on Friday, Jan. 1, for the New Year’s Day holiday.

CityLink 311, the city’s citizen service call center, will not be staffed on Christmas and New Year’s days, but non-911 emergency calls will be forwarded to on-call staff with the appropriate department.

Requests for routine information or services may be submitted by email, the city website and the CityLink 311 mobile application for processing the next day.

Sanitation collections will be affected as follows

Week of Christmas

*Garbage: Tuesday and Wednesday as usual; Thursday collected on Monday, Dec. 28; Friday collected on Tuesday, Dec. 29. *Recycling: Monday through Thursday as usual; Friday collected on Saturday, Dec. 26.

*Yard-waste carts: Monday and Tuesday collected on Monday, Dec 21; Wednesday on Tuesday; Thursday on Wednesday.

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ways he is exposed to violence.

“I don’t allow my son to play with guns because that’s the way I was raised myself,” said Morgan. “Although I don’t allow him to play with those types of toys, I still feel like with television and the Internet, children have too much access to violence.”

Morgan said more people should have toy exchange events because it will teach children that violence is wrong. When asked about the future of the event, Piggot seemed confident that with the help from

organizations like the fire department and police department, the event will continue to grow.

This year the Winston-Salem Police Department faced off against the WinstonSalem Fire Department in a charity game to raise toys for the exchange.

“Just like the exchange, we hope the charity game grows every year,” said Piggot. “This year we had an amazing turnout, but every year I expect to be bigger than the years past. That is one way we can tell we are reaching the children.”

A volunteer from Flow Chevrolet helps two local children shop for toys during the Toys R Us gift card giveaway event on Wednesday, Dec. 16.

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Three hundred children from the Triad were treated to a shopping spree Wednesday, Dec. 16 thanks to the Chris Paul Family Foundation and the Josh Howard Foundation.

Since 2008 the two organizations have teamed up during Christmas to give local children $100 Toys R Us gift cards to spend however they chose.

The children who participated were handpicked by leaders at local organizations including the Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club, the city’s recreation centers and area elementary schools.

Along with the gift cards, participants also received t-shirts and tickets to an upcoming Wake Forest Basketball game.

Charles and Robin Paul, the parents of professional basketball player Chris Paul, both mentioned how excited they are to see the event grow.

“The event has really grown over the years,” said Charles. “We usually have around 150 kids participate and this year we were able to double that number.”

According to the Paul family, Flow Chevrolet and

GMC played a major role in helping the event reach new heights. Robin Paul said the partnership allowed them to reach out to more families who may have a hard time buying Christmas gifts.

“Flow Chevrolet and GMC have been a big help this year,” said Robin.

“They reached out to us earlier this year and said they wanted to help. We are grateful for their help and everything they have done to make this possible.”

Robin said giving back is important to her because of the way it makes her feel. She mentioned she is a firm believer that every child should have at least one present to open on Christmas morning.

“We know the importance of giving back and we try to give back to the community as much as possible,” she said. “It makes you feel good to know that you are helping a young boy or girl that may not have much to open on Christmas.”

While the children were excited to run free around the store, many were just as excited to take a photo with former Wake Forest AllAmerican Josh Howard.

Howard said that as a native of the city, it is

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Week of New Year’s Day

*Garbage: Tuesday and Wednesday postponed one day; Thursday collected on Monday, Jan. 4; Friday collected on Tuesday, Jan. 5. To accommodate this schedule, all garbage collections for the week after News Year’s Day will be postponed a day: Tuesday on Wednesday, Wednesday on Thursday, etc. Collections for Friday, Jan. 8, will be on Monday, Jan. 11. *Recycling: Monday through Thursday as usual; Friday collected on Saturday, Jan. 2.

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Winston-Salem City Council approved the biggest overhaul of bus routes in Winston-Salem Transit Authority history during its meeting on Monday, Dec. 21.

The new routes will be implemented January 2, 2017. The WSTA will spend the next year preparing for the new routes by reprograming its computer systems, moving bus stops, and training employees. It will also be implementing a massive campaign to inform riders about the changes.

“This is an important undertaking,” said City Council Member Dan Besse, who heads the Public Works Committee.

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“We’ve had a bus system in Winston-Salem run by the city of WinstonSalem for decades. It has never been systematically reviewed and Besse Montgomery revamped until now.”

The Public W o r k s Committee and City Council directed WSTA to review their routes and found that the incremental changes made to the it came to how long it took routes, some of which are riders to get where they decades old, had made needed to go. The 28 new them inefficient and didn’t routes are designed to provide the best service shorten ride times and propossible, particularly when

vide more service to popular destinations with crosstown routes and circulator routes. Riders will no longer have to go to the bus station downtown to transfer for most routes, since there will be numerous transfer points throughout the city.

City council members said that it was important that rider feedback was incorporated into the new routes and they felt WSTA had been responsive to its riders.

“We have a bus system that has historically served people who have had no other choice in terms of transportation,” said City Council member Derwin Montgomery. “It is very important in the process that we take it into high consideration that this is a

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lifeline that links individuals to jobs, to access to shopping, to access to healthcare.”

WSTA initially used automatic passenger counter information and a survey of passenger’s origins and destinations to design new routes. Bus rider feedback on the new routes was gathered in May and June as the WSTA held more than 20 public comment meetings. Feedback also came from riders online and from City Council members who passed on their constituentys’ concerns about the changes to WSTA. Feedback resulted in changes to at least a dozen of the new routes, including the inclusion of places like Green Street United Methodist Church’s Shalom Project, Crystal

One of the many Winston-Salem Transit Authority bus stops throughout the city. WSTA will be changing its bus routes in 2017.

Towers apartments and Industries for the Blind.

New routes also came about from feedback, such as the circulator route for the Southeast Ward to fill in an area that was left unserved by the new routes.

The WSTA was initially instructed to create a cost neutral plan for new routes and make adjustments. The final plan ended up taking the annual cost of the bus system from $5.3 million to $5.8 million, which was too much for City Council Member Robert Clark, chair of the Finance Committee, and who was the one “no” vote on the new routes. Other city council members said they felt the additional cost was a good investment in a needed service.

Atkins CDC will run part of Union Station

BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE

The City Council voted Mon., Dec 21 to put the Atkins Community Development Corporation in charge of a part of the planned Union Station transportation center.

Renovations on Union Station are planned to start early next year. The former train station located beside WinstonSalem State University will be turned into a local and regional bus hub, augmenting the nearby Clark Campbell Transportation Center downtown, and is eventually envisioned to be used for

regional and long distance rail service. Atkins CDC will manage onethird of the building devoted to commercial use.

“We’ll be looking for tenants who can supply commercial uses that Davis are complementary to the transportation focus of the project,” said Atkins CDC Executive Director Carol Davis.

Davis said while there are no plans yet as to exactly what will occupy the

space, businesses offering food, drink, reading materials and other things appealing to travelers would be a good fit.

Union Station was built in 1926 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. It housed an automobile repair shop for years before it was purchased by the City in 2012. Renovations to Union Station are funded with limited obligation bond money, which only required City Council approval and not a public vote, and are separate from the bonds approved by voters last year.

Atkins CDC was started by WinstonSalem State University to be a catalyst for economic development in the areas

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Darryl Williams, father of Travis Page, holds a sign that reads “Honk 4 Justice” during a recent rally held on the corner of Stratford Rd. and Hanes Mall Blvd. on Saturday, Dec. 19.

Father of Travis Page speaks against racism and hate speech

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

Protesters gathered at one of the city’s busiest intersections Saturday afternoon to rally against all forms of hatred that are currently sweeping the nation.

While residents raced to the mall to grab that last minute gift, a number of organizations including Occupy Winston-Salem, Winston United Against Hate, Black Lives Matter and others gathered at the corner of Stratford Roadand Hanes Mall Boulevard in the spirit of solidarity and unity against the rising tide of hatred that the country has seen in recent months.

Rally organizer Kim Porter said she is tired of seeing refugees scapegoated, Islamophobia, and tired of seeing blacks killed by police officers. Porter mentioned if you’re black in America, you are four times more likely to be killed by a police officer.

“We’re tired of all the hatred that is going on in

around the campus. The CDC is responsible for turning the building that formerly housed the Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive into the Enterprise Center, a small business center that currently houses 24 businesses.

The city will pay Atkins CDC $120,000 a year to manage part of Union Station. The CDC will pay the city a lease of $120,000 per year plus 85 percent of the revenue it makes from sublet leases of the space in the building. The agreement is for ten years and rates could be renegotiated after five years.

this country today,” said Porter. “What gets played out in the media is the hate speech and not the message of love, justice and equality that most of us believe in.”

While many held signs referring to immigrantbashing and hate speech, the majority of the protestors attended the rally to call for immediate and timely release of the police body cam footage of the death of 31-year-old Travis Page who died in the custody of four police officers.

As cars zoomed by blowing their horns in support of the peaceful protest, Porter said that although she understands an investigation is underway and an autopsy has to be completed, the citizens are demanding the video footage be made public.

“We don’t know the facts and we don’t pretend to know the facts, but we want the video to be released as soon as possible.” She continued, “We don’t want to interfere with the investigation, but we want the truth.”

Darryl Williams, the

father of Page, spoke during the rally as well.

Williams said he believes God brought this situation in his life for a reason. For the past ten years or more, Williams has been advocating for equality and justice.

“When this came to me, I felt it was really a catalyst for me to be able to say some of the things that need to be said,” Williams said.

Williams mentioned that the media has painted a negative picture of his son and as a result, human dignity is lost. According to Williams, “People don’t feel it’s necessary to treat Travis like a human or with any dignity and this is an issue that we are seeing too often in America.

“I have a lot of questions that need to be answered,” he said. “Was there gun residue on his hands? Were there any drugs in his system? These are all accusations that have been made about my son and I need answers before I sign anything.”

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Resolve to be informed voter in 2016

December always has been a hectic month.

Americans celebrate several holidays, start looking at their tax obligations before the end of the year and begin to think about New Year’s resolutions, among other things.

This December should also include a time to begin looking at the 2016 election cycle.

The Forsyth County Elections Board is working to be ready for the March 15 primary, with all the changes that have been mandated from the state of North Carolina. So far, voters must remember to bring approved photo IDs and remember the days they can vote early have been shortened, according to a 2013 law. The law is being challenged by several organizations, so those changes could be reversed for March 15.

Also, voters must remember that the primaries will be March 15 instead of in May, again, thanks to North Carolina lawmakers. That means filing periods for candidates came earlier, ending on Monday, Dec. 21.

Voters will have a shorter time to compare candidates and gain information from their campaigns.

Winston-Salem voters must remember that the seats in all eight wards on the City Council are open as well as the mayoral seat. A 2011 law changed the

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Remember those less fortunate during this time

To the Editor: It is that time of year when Americans count their blessings and engage in Holiday traditions – such as gift giving and receiving, family gatherings, and festive celebrations!

For many, enjoying family time during the season are absolute favorites.

I want to take a moment to wish each and every one of you a Joyous Holiday Season. No matter how you celebrate, I hope that your time is filled with love, laughter, and celebrations of glad tidings.

Aside from the commercial aspects, the hustle and bustle and headaches of shopping and crowds, this is a time for thoughtfulness.

While we tend to want to bestow blessings and gifts on those closest to us, let us not forget those who may be experiencing hardship. Please take time to think and do something for those less fortunate. The holiday stress can sometimes be overwhelming. There are many ways to reach out, to show kindness and generosity!

No matter what you celebrate or how, please take time to look out for someone else. Saint Augustine is quoted as saying, “What does Love look like: It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has the eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men.

That is what love looks like.”

I wish you a very Happy Holiday Season and a Happy Healthy New Year! May you be blessed today and every day in 2016!

N.C. Rep. Edward Hanes Jr. District 72, Forsyth County

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election cycle for our City Council members.

Also, a Connect NC bond issue will be on the ballot. It provides money for Winston-Salem State University and other local projects.

Then there are the state elections, with top positions such as governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general open. Nine black candidates will be vying for various positions, such as one for governor, three for lieutenant governor and one for U.S. Senate. Take time to start looking at these people vying to lead us.

Primaries will be held to help choose the president of the United States. The race for president already has been getting a lot of attention.

Now is the time to start thinking of what we want in our government officials, then start determining which candidates will come close to what we want.

The important thing to remember is to register to vote, if you have not already done so. There are several statewide and local efforts to register voters.

Also, the county boards of elections are ready to take your applications, and the Department of Motor Vehicles also registers people to vote.

Time is moving fast. 2016 is one week away.

Make a New Year’s resolution to be an informed voter in 2016 and actually vote.

To The Editor: The Forsyth County Board of Election’s meeting on Thursday, December 17, (W-S Journal on 12/18/15) was an extremely important meeting that dealt with early voting sites for the March 15 primary.

As an attendee of the meeting, I observed two matters of note.

First, the discussion among the three-member board of two Republicans and one Democrat was held before a full capacity audience.

There was disagreement among the board members with the sole Democrat, Fleming El-Amin, persistently supporting a voting site plan different from the Republican majority. I was pleased that the discussion was open and civil and applaud the Board for such transparency in conducting the people’s business.

The second matter caused considerable concern.

The BOE Chairman, Ken Raymond, said that he could not “in good conscience” support including the Anderson Center at WSSU as an early voting site because of alleged voting irregularities he observed five years ago in 2010. Five years ago. As a poll worker he observed voters openly

discussing having received class credit for voting.

Did Mr. Raymond report these irregularities to election officials?

Was there an investigation into the charges? If the charges were found to be true, were measures taken to correct any impropriety? If the answer to any of these questions is “no,” Mr. Raymond did not fulfill his obligation to report his observations and has no credible reason to dismiss the Anderson Center.

If Mr. Raymond had fulfilled his obligation, the alleged irregularities would have been corrected and the Center would be an uncontested choice as an early voting site.

A five-year span of time is an entire student generation, and what purpose is served in making present students pay for possible infractions of former students? Of course university faculty and staff could have been admonished if rules and policies had been violated.

The Anderson Center would also be an excellent early voting site for Salem College and UNCSA students, because both campuses are approximately one mile from WSSU.

sustainable impact on our community.

To alleviate some of the discomfort for partners experiencing a decrease, UW established a transition fund. Even if the Urban League doesn’t get any additional funds as part of Place Matters, they would still receive $200,000 in undesignated dollars in 2016-2017, in addition to their allocation.

It is also important to point out that The Chronicle referred to the need for continued funding for

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Articles being referred to: “United Way, reconsider Urban League grant cuts” and “Urban League, new president address United Way challenges”; 12/17/15.

It is true, based on the first wave of United Way grants for 20162017, that Urban League allocations might be down next year. However, what these articles don’t speak to is that 25% of the United Way’s available funds have yet to be allocated.

That money, approximately $2.8 million, is earmarked for the Place Matters initiative, a resident-led, asset-based community development strategy being executed in the 27105 zip code in northeast WinstonSalem— a story covered in The Chronicle on September 10, http://www.wschronicle.com/2015/0 9/united-way-targeting-carverschool-road-area-millions-grants/.

The Place Matters investments will be determined by the needs of residents of the 13 CiVIC neighborhoods and announced in March.

Both new and existing UWFC partners have been encouraged to apply, and many have.

Although the total amount being invested in the community through United Way will remain the same this year as last, reallocating a quarter of United Way funds toward place-based investments was sure to mean other adjustments would be needed. For those partners who see decreases in funding, it isn’t because their programs aren’t worthy. It’s simply that the resources are limited and the need is greater than ever as United Way tries to have a more

Alana James, United Way Director of Community Based Collaboration, speaks about United Way in March. She works with Place Matters.

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employment programs for seniors.

The United Way is not, nor has it been, the funding source for the Urban League’s Senior Employment program. United Way funding changes should have no impact on the program.

Over a decade ago, United Way began focusing on the areas of financial stability/employment, health, and education as the critical elements of a good life and a strong community. Although we’ve had some successes, such as raising the graduation rate and ending veteran homelessness, there is still a lot to do. Too many of our residents and neighbors still struggle every day.

Being a good steward of the funds our donors entrust to us means responding to the deeper needs of our community. We also have the responsibility to support those programs that will have the most impact and create lasting, measurable change.

As a member of the Executive Committee of United Way’s Board of Directors, I can attest that’s exactly what United Way is doing.

Daniel Yohannes Board of Directors of United Way of Forsyth County

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Just how blind are we?

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Singer-philosopher Gil Scott-Heron once asked: “Just how blind will America be? The world is on the edge of its seat; defeat on the horizon, very surprisin’, that we all can see the plot and claim that we cannot. Just how blind America?”

Today, forty years later, we ask, “Just how blind will Black America be?”

We should be able to see the plot, but many claim they cannot. We are heading down the same political road that got us into our current condition of political impotence and irrelevance. The next election and all of its current hoopla exposes the continuous game being played not only on Black America but on America in general. Any discerning person can see it. Unfortunately, much of our discernment is invested in “The lives of …,” “The Housewives of …” and all the other nonsense many of our people watch religiously.

We are too busy living vicariously through the TV lives of other folks who are paid to carry on a bunch of foolishness, to curse one another out, to threaten one another, and to insult one another. We are blind to our own demise right now; but when October 2016 rolls around we will be in a frenzy of registering to vote, albeit uninformed and illprepared to face the ensuing four years of the same mistreatment and neglect we have suffered under previous political administrations.

Political candidates said, “Game on!” months ago, and the best we are able to muster are a few demonstrations, disruptions, and discussions about whether or not our lives matter to them. We have asked candidates what they are going do in response to our plight, but we have not made appropriate and commensurate demands in that regard. In other words, we have a lot of rhetoric but no substan-

tive reciprocal relationships with any of the candidates.

In all the debates thus far there was one question pertaining to black folks; it came from a Black man, CNN’s Don Lemon, who selected the ridiculous question, “Do black lives matter ‘or’ do all lives matter? The question was silly and meaningless; the can-

didates’ answer was to ignore the question.

Political candidates know that Black lives did not matter when 2000 Nigerians were slaughtered in the Baga Massacre in Nigeria, which took place the same time as the twelve Charlie Hebdo murders.

They know that the 147 students killed at Kenya’s Garissa University in April

2015 did not matter, but the 132 killed in Paris do matter. Want more? They knew that the lives of 985,000 Tutsis in Rwanda did not matter during that massacre in 1994-1995. They know, and we know as well, that black lives do not matter in “Chiraq” and other cities where we are killing one another. So why ask that dumb question?

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Just how blind will Black America be? As we are led down the primrose path by the likes of “pleaders” rather than real leaders, as we buy-in to their sell-out of black people in exchange for a few crumbs from their master’s table, the speed of our headlong plunge to the bottom increases exponentially.

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America? It matters not who lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue; you have been and are being played. You are being duped with your eyes wide open. Right now many Black folks are arguing about Hillary, Carson, and Trump, as though we have some power to determine our own political destiny rather than one of them being in charge of it.

Here’s the point. As Brother Gil Scott-Heron suggested, even though it’s obvious that our elected officials will do whatever they want to do, legal or illegal, on our behalf or not, we turn a blind eye to it rather than changing the political game and playing it to win. If you would listen to The H2O Gate Blues, The Bicentennial Blues, The New Deal, and We Beg Your Pardon, you will see that forty years ago he told us what the political deal was; we would not listen then and we are still blind to the realities of political chicanery.

Just how blind will Black America remain, y’all? Our political engagement must be pragmatic; it must be for real, not some childish game where candidates are free to simply ignore us as they seek our so-called “precious” votes.

Our political dilemma has never been the lack of a “Black” President, no morethan it was in the 60s and 70’s when we thought it was a lack of Black politicians. Our problem was and is our lack of political involvement beyond voting, our failure to build political power based on an economic power base, and our reliance on political symbolism over political substance.

“How much more evidence do the citizens need; that the election was sabotaged by trickery and greed?” – The H2O Gate Blues James Clingman writes on economic empowerment for black people in his “Blackonomics” column.

His latest book, “Black Dollars Matter! Teach your dollars how to make more sense,” is available on his w e b s i t e , www.Blackonomics.com.

RushCard empowers people to help manage their money

T h e financial Benjamin s e r v i c e s industry is a Chavis vast matrix of banks, credit NNPA and debit Columnist card products, venture capital and mortgage companies, investment firms, and other financial institutions that compete to provide services to 326,346,200 people in the United States and millions more around the world. There is a very old saying that posits: “How you manage your money will determine how well your heart will beat.”

For 100.4 million African-Americans and Latino Americans combined that spend in access of $2.4 trillion annually as consumers in the U.S. marketplace, the daily and hourly financial management of our money is an important issue. The RushCard developed by Russell Simmons is an effective and efficient money management tool potentially for millions of “unbanked” and “under banked” people throughout the United States.

According to a 2014 FDIC report, 22 percent of unbanked households used a prepaid card, compared with 13 percent of under banked households.

I have always emphasized and promoted greater diversity and inclusion in the

financial services industry. But inclusivity also means more than limiting involvement primarily to be only customers or users of financial products and services.

We also need more people of color and others to be owners and entrepreneurs in the growing financial services industry.

Russell Simmons is a global entrepreneur. I have personally known Russell for more than three decades. He continues to have the highest possible integrity and commitment to help people improve their quality of life. His entrance into the financial services industry was timely and providential. For over the past ten years the RushCard has steadily emerged as an invaluable money management prepaid debit card for hundreds of thousands of card users across the nation. Simmons’ company, UniRush, LLC, owns RushCard.

Notwithstanding recent computer software glitches that have now been resolved concerning the use of the RushCard, it is my opinion that the RushCard today will be a productive and very useful prepaid debit card to use for each member of your family. Why? First, because the RushCard meets the Visa Clear Prepaid standards for clearly communicated fees and consumer protections.

Secondly, if you go to www.RushCard.com you will see a very user-friendly online process that explains how you can apply for the prepaid debit card. The mission of the RushCard is pub-

licly affirmed to “Empower our members by providing products and services that enable them to achieve control and realize their personal hopes and financial goals.”

Thirdly, the RushCard has been around longer than most prepaid cards and has achieved over the past decade a number of innovative firsts in the industry to better serve its card users including but not limited to the following: * One of the first prepaid cards to offer Direct Deposit. * One of the first prepaid cards to offer check-writing capabilities to its members.

* One of the first prepaid cards to offer cash loading at more than 35,000 MoneyGram® locations, nationwide.

* One of the first prepaid cards to offer comprehensive money management tools that make it easier to track balances, create monthly budgets, and analyze spending.

There are a wide variety of prepaid debit cards available for people to have an opportunity to select for their personal and family use. My family members use the RushCard because it is user friendly, but importantly we use the RushCard because of Russell Simmons’ trustworthy leadership in the financial services industry. The Consumer Report recently named the

RushCard the fourth highest rated prepaid card used as a substitute for a bank account.

Russell recently stated, “As a thank you for sticking with us and to support your cash needs during the upcoming Holiday season, we’ve declared a Fee Holiday Season, meaning from November 1, 2015 to February 29, 2016, you can use your RushCard without incurring any fees from our Fee Schedule. You don’t need to take any extra steps to participate in this special offer. Just pull out your RushCard and use it for all of your holiday needs.”

The no-fees for use of the RushCard from now until Feb. 29, 2016 applies to both current and new RushCard holders.

Again, we all should strive to get better control over how we manage our money. I have found that using the RushCard does in fact help to manage savings, investments and spending. Financial empowerment will be the result of proper financial management.

Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr. is the President and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) and can be reached for national advertisement sales and partnership proposals at dr.bchavis@nnpa.org, and for lectures and other professional consultations at http://drbenjaminfchavisjr.wix.com/drbfc.

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The state will decide if Winston-State State University should have an early voting site after it was not included in the early voting plan approved by the Forsyth County Board of Elections on Thursday, Dec. 17.

The plan for early primary voting that was approved has 11 polling sites. Forsyth BOE chair Ken Raymond and secretary Stuart Russell, both Republicans, voted for the plan while Democrat Fleming El-Amin voted against it, vowing to submit a minority plan to the State Board of Elections for consideration. El-Amin’s plan contained Sunday hours for Souls to the Polls, a popular tradition where black churches get their congregants to vote on Sunday. But the main point of contention was a site that Raymond and Russell rejected: the Anderson Center on the campus of WSSU. The Anderson Center was an early voting site assessable to students at the historical black university from 2000-2012. In 2012, 3,369 votes were cast there. After Raymond became chair of the Republican majority Forsyth BOE in 2013, he opposed WSSU keeping its site. His objections stem from his time as poll worker in 2010, when he said he overheard WSSU students talking about a political science professor who gave extra credit for voting. Raymond said that’s illegal and he reported it at the time. N.C. General Statute 163-275 subsection 2, makes it a felony to exchange anything of value for voting.

“I cannot knowingly support a site where we may have another violation occur again,” said Raymond.

El-Amin objected saying that a five-

Fleming El-Amin makes his case as Ken Raymond and Stuart Russell listen during last week’s meeting of the Forsyth County Board of Elections.

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year-old incident shouldn’t prevent the university from having an early voting site now. “At best, it’s unfair,” said El-Amin.

Raymond and Russell said they believed students could get to the polls without an on-campus site because the Anderson Center is close to other sites.

The closest early voting site to the Anderson Center is the BOE’s offices at the Forsyth County Government Building downtown. While it’s within two miles of the Anderson Center and is only a 6- or 7minute drive, college students often don’t have cars on campus and freshmen living at WSSU aren’t allowed to have campus parking passes. According to Google Maps, the BOE would be a 33- to 40minute walk from the Anderson Center.

On Primary Day, students would need to vote at Sims Recreation Center, which is a 20-minute walk from the Anderson Center using the Salem Creek Greenway, according to Google Maps.

Several speakers mentioned their support for the Anderson Center site during public comments at the standing-roomonly meeting. Two separate petitions with more than 500 signatures each, one for WSSU students asking for an early voting site and the other with numerous requests for inclusive early voting that included an Anderson Center site, were presented to

the board.

WSSU Student Government Association President Kyle Brown, who traveled from Charlotte to be there, said the student petition amassed its signatures in only five days despite the school being on winter break.

The WSSU petition said the lack of oncampus voting had impacted “our campus tremendously and has decreased the voting turnout of our students drastically,” because some students haven’t been able to find transportation to polling sites.

“We have a lot of students who are politically active and politically involved and we would like to receive that voting site back on our campus,” Brown told the board.

After the meeting, he said he was very disappointed that the board approved a plan that didn’t include WSSU. A senior political science major, Brown said he’s not heard of any professor offering credit for voting during his time at WSSU. He said that the SGA has used their own vehicles to shuttle students to the polls since the loss of on-campus voting, but he knows some students who simply couldn’t get transportation to a polling site and weren’t able to vote.

Sunday voting and the WSSU site were the only points of contention on the plan.

Russell had proposed nine early voting

sites and El-Amin suggested 12, including WSSU. Raymond and Russell voiced concerns over whether there were enough voting machines for that many polling sites, especially if some of them broke down.

When BOE Interim Director Lamar Joyner said there were enough machines for all the sites, including backups if any needed to be replaced, Raymond and Russell agreed to all of El Amin’s sites except for WSSU. The sites in the plan are the Board of Elections, Brown Douglas Recreation Center, Clemmons Library, Kernersville Senior Center/Library, Lewisville Library, the Mazie Woodruff Center, Miller Park Recreation Center, Rural Hall Branch Library, Southside Library, St. Paul United Methodist Church and Old Town Recreation Center. Early primary voting runs from March 3-12. The BOE will be the only site open Thursday, March 3 and Friday, March 4. The satellite sites will be open on Monday, March 7. There are no Sunday hours under the current plan.

Those who can’t make it to the polls can use absentee voting. The request forms for absentee ballots are available at the BOE, 201 N. Chestnut St, or by going to www.forsyth.cc/elections/absentee_civilian. A request form must be received by the BOE by 5 p.m. on the Tuesday before the election.

Three black groups partner in voter effort

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The NC NAACP, NNPA and AfricanAmerican newspapers associated with the N.C. Black Publishers Association (NCBPA) have now joined forces for the most massive nonpartisan voter registration, education, mobilization and ballot protection movement in North Carolina’s history for the 2016 elections.

Representatives of the NC NAACP met with NCBPA publishers Dec. 11 in Durham, along with black publishers from two South Carolina publications, and Dr. Benjamin Chavis, president/CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association. All participants agreed that the upcoming 2016 presidential, congressional, legislative and gubernatorial elections are too critical to the African-American community across the Carolinas and the nation for the Black Press not to be involved in working with the NC

NAACP and the South Carolina NAACP in this major effort.

“The Carolinas are one of the largest regions for reaching AfricanAmericans,” Dr. Chavis, who called the Black Press “… the trusted print voice” in the black community, told those gathered. “North Carolina and South Carolina are key for a massive voter outcome. A partnership between the Black Press and the NAACP is critical.”

Speaking via speakerphone from Raleigh, Rev. Dr. William Barber, president of the NC NAACP, said that the civil rights organization has always had an historic relationship with the Black Press. He called black newspapers “important” in helping to get the word out about the It’s Our Time, It’s Our Vote mass voter engagement campaign first announced Dec. 1, adding that he was “… excited about where we’re headed.”

Rev. Barber reminded all about the upcoming Tenth Annual Mass Moral

March/Historic Thousands on Jones Street People’s Assembly, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016 in downtown Raleigh. Widespread promotion of the event – which drew over 15,000 participants from across the state and nation last year – has already begun, said Rev. Curtis Gatewood, The NC NAACP’s HK on J coalition coordinator.

“Our partnership is needed to help push HK on J, which will be a big part of our massive Get Out the Vote effort,” said Gatewood, who confirmed that voter registration will be taking place at the event. John Stean II, NC NAACP communications and media coordinator, added that he will be working directly with getting timely HK on J information out to black newspapers.

This is not the first time North Carolina’s Black Press and the NC NAACP have worked together in a mass voter campaign. In 2008, with the blessing of then national NAACP President Benjamin

Jealous, both groups partnered for the Million Voter March, which helped to register a record number of black voters, ultimately winning the state for the historic election of President Barack Obama.

Same-day registration and a longer one-stop/early voting period without photo ID was in force at that time, but in 2013, a Republican-led N.C. legislature changed all of that to make it harder for blacks and young people to cast their ballot.

The NC NAACP and its legal partners have fought to strike down new voter restrictions in federal court, but a federal judge still hasn’t rendered his decision on the first part of the case heard last July. A new trial focusing on stopping voter photo identification is tentatively scheduled for January, but that could be delayed. So even though an injunction against implementing photo ID has been requested, Rev. Barber said it’s not clear what voting rules will be in force for the Mar. 15,

2016 N.C. primary.

Dr. Chavis, Rev. Gatewood, and all in attendance agreed the Black Press/NC NAACP partnership is needed not only to promote “real leaders” and positive movements in the African-American community, but also provide balance to the historically negative reporting by the mainstream media, which has stoked violence and confusion.

The South Carolina primary is Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, and even though African-Americans comprise over 50 percent of South Carolina Democrats, it is still considered urgent to maximize voter registration, education and mobilization efforts there, NCBPA Pres. Mary Alice Thatch said in a statement.

Pres. Thatch noted, “It is essential that the message of the Black Press to black people be delivered to every African-American in the Carolinas and the nation. Why? Because the Black Press is the only voice we have guaranteed by the First Amendment

Former WSPA students return to their alma mater to discuss college

BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE

A number of former students from Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy recently returned to their alma mater bearing a gift that will continue to give: knowledge.

During an open panel discussion Wednesday, Dec. 16 alumnae provided vital information to the graduating senior class on the process of transitioning from a high school senior to college freshman.

Transitioning from high school to college can have a tough learning curve.

When Abriana Kimbrough arrived on the campus of Wake Forest in the fall of 2011, she had to learn these lessons on the fly.

“Like many of the students here, when I started at Wake I was a first generation college student who didn’t know what to expect,” said Kimbrough. “After graduating this past spring, I felt it was important to come back and give some type of advice to the seniors, especially considering this is a low-income area.”

After presenting her idea of the panel discussion to administrators, guidance

“Like many of the students here, when I started at Wake I was a first generation college student who didn’t know what to expect,” –Abriana Kimbrough

counselor Rhonda Scott encouraged the group of professionals and college students to “keep it real” with the students.

“When Abriana approached me with the idea, I knew it was a great opportunity for our students to learn about college and ask any questions they may have,” Scott said.

“I wanted them to be open with the students so they will have some type of idea of what to expect when they step onto a

college campus next year.”

During the discussion graduates and current students from a number of colleges and universities answered questions about applying to college, dorm life, study habits, dealing with professors, time management, financial aid, and even the college social scene.

Krishawn Noble encouraged the students to apply early and often to increase their chances of being accepted. Noble also said students should keep their options open and research schools before applying.

“Don’t put all your eggs in one basket,” he said. “You have to really research these schools. You’re going to be spending the next four or five years at the college or university you choose, so you want to make sure it’s a place you like. “You have to have a plan or you’re going to be there a lot longer than you would like to be.”

Another topic that seemed to catch the attention of many of the seniors was playing sports at the collegiate level.

Deonica Reid who runs track at Campbell University said sports in college are on a different level than high school.

She mentioned being an athlete is like hav-

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[to] the Constitution and the only media entity in present time that has the independence to champion our causes.”

“A campaign whose goal is the delivery of a “black newspaper to every coffee table in an AfricanAmerican residence in the Carolinas is essential,” maintained Pres. Thatch, who added the Black Press led the historic campaign several years ago which resulted in pardons of innocence for the Wilmington Ten, and broke the national story of Lennon Lacy, the black Bladenboro teen found hanged from a swing set in August 2014.

And that’s why the Black Press continues to need the unfettered support of the community it serves, advertisers who support the African-American community, and fairness in how major advertising and political dollars are spent in the black community, Pres.

Thatch said.

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ing a full-time job.

“There are a lot more expectations put on us because we are athletes,” she said.

“As a student-athlete, I have learned that time management is very important, balancing practice, going to class, and studying at times can be overwhelming. That’s why taking advantage of free time is very important.”

Following the open panel discussion, a number of seniors said that thanks to the panel, they feel they are more prepared for college and know a little more about what to expect.

“I really enjoyed this event today,” said Tony Ingram. “It was very well put together and they were very honest.”

Ingram plans to attend North Carolina Central University where he plans to major in social work. He said he learned a lot from the panel discussion, like how to juggle school and social activities.

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13th Amendment, which freed slaves, is recognized

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WASHINGTON – Ask Americans what the Emancipation Proclamation is and most who know of President Abraham Lincoln’s executive order will respond like 20-year-old Ebony Harris, a student of Howard University from Chicago, Illinois, and say, “Isn’t that the thing that freed the slaves?”

But, the Emancipation Proclamation did not actually free the slaves. It freed 3 million of the 4 million slaves in states that were in revolt against the Union during the Civil War, and it was not permanent.

[The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Emancipation Association holds an annual ceremony commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation every Jan. 1.]

Ask people about the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, and most responses sound like Josephine Jacob-Cox, a schedule manager for the New York City Transit Authority.

“Does it have something to do with voting,” Jacob-Cox asked.

Actually, this was the law that freed the slaves.

[On Dec. 4, N.C. Chief Justice Mark Martin and other state officials gathered in the State Capitol to commemorate the 150th anniversary of North Carolina's ratification of the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. North Carolina had the notso-glorious distinction of being the nextto-last state to approve it.]

Had it not been for that amendment 150 years ago, there may not be a U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch, media mogul Oprah Winfrey, billionaire Robert Johnson, Xerox President Ursula Burns, music impresario Sean “Diddy” Combs, “Empire,” R&B music, hip hop or rap, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser or President Barack Obama.

Obama and Congress paused to celebrate the moment 119 all white men in the U.S. House of Representatives would forever abolish slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime.

“Today, the issue of chattel slavery seems so simple, so obvious — it is wrong in every sense, stealing men, women and children from their homelands, tearing husband from wife, parent from child; stripped and sold to the highest bidder; shackled in chains and bloodied with the whip,” Obama said in Emancipation Hall at the U.S. Capitol.

“It’s antithetical not only to our conception of human rights and dignity, but to our conception of ourselves — a people founded on the premise that all are created equal.”

Fredette West, director of the African American Health Alliance and the chair of the Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities Coalition, expressed her happiness to be a guest at the commemoration.

“This commemoration was deep and penetrating to the soul,” West said. “I wish everyone had the opportunity to be here,

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but it’s great that the media was here so the youth can hear it and take in the message that was given today.”

House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) also voiced his gratitude.

“The 13th amendment is just 43 words long,” Ryan said. “It is so short that you can almost miss its whole significance.

Today we celebrate this 43-word amendment; this new birth of freedom. It is altogether fitting and proper that we do this.”

Although the amendment’s purpose was to abolish slavery, it was also a strategy to end the bloody and tragic fatalities during the Civil War of 1861 to 1865. For four years, black and white Union soldiers were fighting in the war together against the rebellious Confederacy, causing over half a million deaths. Fear of more tragic fatalities caused Lincoln to threaten to free all of the slaves in the U.S with the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863.

Even after the Senate passed the amendment April 1864, Lincoln aggressively pursued the favor of representatives in the House who opposed the amendment by bribing them, offering his support in their political careers and even convincing them that the amendment’s purpose had nothing to do with racial equality.

The fear of granting AfricanAmericans the same constitutional rights caused fear, therefore, creating the con-

Dykes to address Emancipation program SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

Rev. Omar Dykes, pastor of St. John’s C.M.E. Church, located at 350 NW Crawford Place, will address the annual Emancipation Association Program on Friday, Jan. 1 at 11 a.m., at Morning Star Baptist Church on 1400 Fitch St. This program marks the 153rd anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Others appearing on the program are: Councilman Derwin Montgomery, Mayor Allen Joines, Sen. Rev. Dr. Paul Lowe, Jr., House Rep. Evelyn Terry, Levitha Mack, Attorney Raymond Marshall, Daniel Piggott, Dr. Manderline Scales, Larn Dillard, Josephine H. Jones and Dr. Leach. Alice Allen and the choir of Morning Star will provide music.

Rev. Dykes is a native of Chester, Pa., and the youngest son of Millie Dykes and the late Bobby Dykes.

He accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior at age 11,

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answered his call and was licensed to the ministry at 13.

Dykes holds a bachelor of arts degree in history from Miles College in Birmingham, Ala., and a master of divinity degree from Phillips School of Theology at the Interdenominational Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, Pa. Prior to coming to St. John’s, he served in Estill and Charleston, S.C. Dykes has served as the Young Adult Steward for the C.M.E. Church to the National Council of Churches and the Churches United in Christ. He is the 27th pastor and second youngest to minister at St. John’s in its 95-year history.

The public is cordially invited to attend this service and witness the message. Scholarships will be awarded to several outstanding seniors from area high schools. Rev. Dr. Dennis Leach is host pastor. Wilhelmina Long will preside.

stant battle to grant passage of the amendment. However, on Jan. 31, 1865, the House finally passed the bill, with 119 yes votes and 56 against.

Once the bill was passed in January, on Dec. 6, 1865, the bill was ratified, declaring the end of slavery. Eventually, several states began to ratify the amendment to their state constitutions, the first being Illinois on Feb. 1, 1865.

Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) presented first lady Michelle Obama’s remarks on her reverence of the progress of AfricanAmericans and the United States since the abolishment of slavery.

“She said that ‘Today’ — and I carry this in my heart — ‘I hope that Sojourner Truth would be proud to see me, a descendant of slaves serving as the first lady of the United States of America,’” Pelosi said.

In the ceremony on Wednesday, Dec. 9, Obama also gave reverence to the African-American leaders of the past who struggled and fought for the freedom that all citizens of America have today, such as Harriet Tubman, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Frederick Douglass. He also commended Lincoln for being the president that sparked the change that America needed to see.

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More than 25 volunteers gather to participate in a reading workshop at the W.R. Anderson Community Center.

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BY KIM UNDERWOOD WINSTON-SALEM/FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOLS

On Saturday morning, first-grader Maleah Brissett headed over to the recreation center on Reynolds Park Road to read a Junie B. Jones book to one of the adults participating in the reading workshop.

“It’s funny,” Maleah said when asked why she picked “Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed.” “I think it will be great for her,” said her mother, Ashna Nelson. “She loves to read to me.”

This was the first time that Maleah and her mother had participated in one of the reading workshops held at the W.R. Anderson Community Center. Other students signing in had also brought books they Dawkins enjoy – including “Pieces of Why,” “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School,” and “Rise of the Balloon Goons” from “The Notebook of Doom” series – to read to the volunteers.

More than 25 volunteers – including Kenneth Simington, the school system’s chief academic officer, and Donald Wyatt, the assistant principal at Sedge Garden Elementary School – were on hand to work with the more than 50 students in kindergarten through ninth grade.

Wyatt said he was there on a Saturday morning to support students and to support literacy. “Anything we can do to help children read is worth doing,” he said. “I think it’s important for them to see us out here on their turf.”

While the students read to the volun-

Laron Gaddy, a fifth-grader at Union Cross Elementary, is with his mother, Tiffany Gaddy.

teers, the adult would write down any words that the student stumbled over so they could go back over them later.

The workshops grew out of discussions that Bryant McCorkle, who is the supervisor of the W.R. Anderson Community Center as well as the home/school coordinator at Sedge Garden, had with Dr. Vernon Ross, an associate professor of obstetrical and gynecological anesthesiology at Wake Forest Baptist Health.

“We are trying to increase their reading skills,” Ross said. “My vision and my goal

is to help Dr. Emory with trying to get everybody to read on grade level in Forsyth County.”

“It’s a great partnership working with Dr. Ross,” McCorkle said. “He is helping a lot of kids. Parents, they love it.”

Tiffany Gaddy was there with her son, Laron, a fifth-grader at Union Cross who likes chapter books that focus on history or adventure. Gaddy thought the workshop was a great idea.

“It encourages reading,” she said.

“Reading is very important,” said Jermelle Jeter, who was there with his son

Jamil, a fourth-grader at Union Cross.

One thing he likes about reading, Jeter said, is “you can get into a book and go different places and still be in the same place.”

Ross and McCorkle started holding Saturday reading workshops in the center in 2013. Since then, they have held three a year.

“It’s getting bigger and bigger,” McCorkle said.

Eventually, they would like to expand the workshops to once a month, and, if possible, to begin holding workshops in schools.

Other volunteers there also have ties to the school system. Baia Dawkins is a Crosby Scholar who goes to Atkins Academic & Technology High School.

Cornelius Flood was an assistant principal at Wiley Magnet Middle School when he retired in 2011. In September, he was one of the members of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity who spent a morning at North Hills Elementary School.

Harold Martin, a former chancellor at Winston-Salem State University who is now chancellor at N.C. A&T State University, was there. Volunteers also came from United Metropolitan Missionary Baptist Church, WinstonSalem State University and Wake Forest University.

The workshop included students from: Brunson Elementary, Diggs-Latham Elementary, Easton Elementary, HallWoodward Elementary, Moore Elementary, Sedge Garden Elementary, Sherwood Forest Elementary, The Downtown School, Union Cross Elementary, East Forsyth Middle, and Paisley IB Magnet.

For more information about future reading workshops, call the W.R. Anderson Community Center at 6507684.

“We know this area is probably the most poverty stricken area in the city. That’s why we focus our efforts here.”

–Dave Pollard WSPFFA president

Members of the WSPFFA help a young preschooler select her favorite color coat during the Coats For Kids Project on Saturday, Dec. 19.

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Local firefighters, Family Services give winter coats to preschoolers

BY TEVIN STINSON FOR THE CHRONICLE

Members of the Winston-Salem Professional Fire Fighters Association (WSPFFA) got into the season of giving last Saturday when they arrived at the Sarah Y. Austin Head Start Center with brand new coats for 41 children.

In support of the national association’s Coats For Kids Project, Firefighters from Station 12 located on New Walkertown Road coordinated fundraisers throughout the year to purchase the

new coats.

The WSPFFA has participated in the project since 2011, bringing coats to a different community each year. According to WSPFFA president Dave Pollard, every year they focus on a different neighborhood in the eastern portion of the city.

“We know this area is probably the most poverty stricken area in the city.

That’s why we focus our efforts here,” Pollard said.

In years past, the event has served children in the LaDeara Crest neighborhood, The Salvation Army

Boys and Girls club, and a number of inner city schools. Pollard said he would like to continue the relationship with Head Start and their local provider Family Services because they are able to identify the children who need the coats the most.

“I think we will continue our partnership with Head Start and Family Services because they are with these kids every day and are able to identify the most neediest children in the area.”

In years past the WSPFFA worked with

council members to identify the areas with the biggest need for the project.

Family Services president and CEO Bob Feikema said he is thrilled to be able to provide so many new coats for preschoolers in need.

Feikema mentioned it is extremely important for children to have a warm coat during those cold winter mornings.

“We know from the past that we can have some pretty bitter mornings, especially when you have kids coming to school and

waiting on the schools bus,” he said. “It’s important that they stay warm and healthy.”

Along with the coats, the firefighters also prepared a pancake breakfast for the children and families in attendance. While enjoying their meal, a number of parents said they were grateful for everything the WSPFFA and Family Services did to make the event possible.

“This is truly a blessing,” said Ashley Manning.

“These are very nice coats and they will last for a couple of winters as well. I am

grateful to everyone who made this event possible.”

Before handing out the brand new American made coats, Pollard said although the WSPFFA sponsors a number of community events throughout the year, Coats For Kids is the event the firefighters enjoy the most.

“Every year we try to do more and more and more. This isn’t our only event, but this is the one we enjoy the most,” he said.

“Seeing the kids’ faces is just priceless, especially during the holidays. It’s a huge deal for us.”

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Eagles deliver knock-out punch with Sparrow to win Chronicle Publisher Emeritus Ernie Pitt, left, and Cheryl Lindsay, Director, Human Resources & Inclusion/Diversity at Hanesbrands Inc., congratulate the winners of the championship game of the Lash-Chronicle JV Tournament on Tuesday night at Carver High School: the East Forsyth Eagles.

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The victory marked the first time that East Forsyth has ever won the Lash-Chronicle. A year ago, the Eagles beat Reagan in the consolation game for third place.

“Right now, I can't say enough,” said an elated coach Rodney Minor of East Forsyth. “The plan coming in was to feed the big fella, and we executed that very well tonight.

We stuck to our plan and I'm so proud of my guys.”

As productive as Sparrow was, he wasn't the sole rea-

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East Forsyth's game plan was simple – play stifling defense and get the ball inside to Connor Sparrow as much as possible. The Eagles did both and came away as convincing 68-58 winners over Reynolds in the championship game of the Lash-Chronicle JV Tournament on Tuesday night at Carver High School.

Sparrow, a 6-foot-5, 250 pound sophomore, owned the post area as if it was his personal property. By game's end, he had 30 points and 13 rebounds, and was the no-doubtabout-it pick as the tournament MVP.

Mount Tabor ends WS Prep's reign

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Robert Wynn, Lash-Chronicle Tournament director

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Thanks to Mount Tabor, Winston-Salem Prep's stranglehold on the Lash-Chronicle JV Tournament title is history.

When the Spartans beat the Phoenix 94-84 in the tournament quarterfinals last Saturday, it ended a noteworthy run. Prep had advanced to the finals four years in a row and in the process won three championships during that span of time.

The Spartans relied on their bruising inside game to control the paint at both ends of the floor. The front line of Duncan Smits, Dillon Bullard, Jaylen Moore and Cole Foley repeatedly crashed the boards for second-chance points.

That was just one phase of the game in which Mount Tabor (6-1) had an edge. At times, the backcourt played at an exceptional level. Carson Anthis and Quest Aldridge repeatedly attacked Prep's pressure with dribble penetration, which allowed them to get the ball to teammates for high-percentage shots.

Bullard, who finished with 20 points, set the tone for the four Spartans who scored in double figures. Smits and Aldridge added 17 points apiece and Anthis scored 16.

“The bottom line is that we're bigger than they are on the inside,” said coach Willie Harrison of Mount Tabor.

“So, it's to our advantage to go inside as much as possible.

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Jalen Crawley of the Phoenix rises to take a midrange jumper over Carson Anthis of the Spartans.

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There's not much that Robert Wynn hasn't seen during his 24 years of service as the Lash-Chronicle tournament director. Even though these are early-season tournament games, the high-level intensity in December is the same as if it was the state basketball playoffs held in February and March.

From the very beginning in 1992, Wynn has always had high hopes for the growth of the tournament. Over the years, his hopes have come to fruition. The LashChronicle is widely recognized as “the event” in junior varsity basketball in Forsyth County.

Wynn, a former coach and athletics director at Carver, talked to SportsWeek about his long association with the See Wynn on B2

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Mysta Goodloe came off the bench to lead the Demons with 15 points, which included three, 3-pointers.

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son for the Eagles bagging a tournament title. Reynolds was taken completely out of its game by East Forsyth's withering zone press. All during the first half, the first quarter in particular, the Demons labored to bring the ball up-court without making errant passes that led to fast-break baskets for the Eagles.

“We felt like this was our tournament to lose,” said Sparrow, a JV returnee from last season. “Coming in, we had a lot of confidence. That's because we had a couple of returning players, plus all of the new sophomores we have for this season, got a lot of experience playing on last year's ninth-grade team. We felt like we could win this thing. So we came out and made our statement.”

Over the first four minutes of the game, East Forsyth bolted to a 15-2 lead.

By the end of the first quarter, the score at that point (24-6 Eagles favor) was closer to what you might see in a football game. In

the process, East Forsyth continued pounding the ball inside, which created ample space for uncontested shots from the perimeter. All-tournament picks Josh Wiley and Josh Mahaffey took full advantage. Wiley totaled 15 points and Mahaffey contributed 10 points and eight assists.

“During pre-game (warm-ups) I placed a lot of emphasis on being active defensively and getting our hands in the passing lanes,” Minor said. “The whole point was to make them play at our pace. When we do that, we typically wear teams down. On offense, the post softened things up for our outside game. We have some good shooters and they were able to knock down shots with the looks they got.”

The Demons’ inability to generate early offense proved costly. At times, they trailed by as many as 14 points. In the final analysis, it simply was too much to overcome.

“For some reason, we didn't come out ready to play at the beginning of the game,” said coach Mike McCulloch of

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Reynolds. “I don't know if it was because of me or if it was our kids, it's hard to tell.

We let them get ahead way too much.

“I liked our fight and we did get the lead down to nine. At least we made them sweat it out a little bit in the second half.”

Mysta Goodloe gave the Demons a much-needed spark coming off the bench.

He finished the game with a team-best 15 points. Ian Henderson (All-Tournament team) and Dashan Adams scored 11 points each to round out the double figures scoring for the RJR. To its credit, Reynolds did put together a couple of second-half comeback attempts, but it wasn't nearly enough. Even when East Forsyth's lead shrank to nine points (46-37 in the third), Minor saw no reason to worry.

“I was never concerned about that,” he said. “Reynolds has some outstanding athletes and scorers. I thought we got a little sloppy in the third quarter, rushing when we didn't have to, and turning the ball over.

That's what allowed them to get scoring opportunities in transition. Anytime you

do that, nothing good happens for your team.”

Titans finish third

The consolation game for third place was relatively close in the first half. All that changed early in the third quarter when West Forsyth scored eight unanswered points. The Titans encountered no problems after that in their 64-51 victory over Mount Tabor.

As things turned out, the early flurry was all that West Forsyth needed. The Titans outscored the Spartans 20-9 in the third, and that settled the issue. Mount Tabor was never able to reduce the deficit to single digits.

Kelvin Johnson topped West Forsyth with 14 points, followed by JaQuan McMillian, who had 13. Jaylon McMillon finished with 11 points.

For Mount Tabor, the tournament's top seed, Dillon Bullard led all scorers with 22 points. Carson Anthis chipped in with 10 points.

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Lash-Chronicle JV Tournament Championship Game East Forsyth 68, Reynolds 58 3rd-Round Consolation West Forsyth 64, Mount Tabor 51 Semifinals East Forsyth 53, West Forsyth 47 Reynolds 77, Mount Tabor 70 Quarterfinals West Forsyth 59, Reagan 54, OT East Forsyth 80, Glenn 69 Mount Tabor 94, Winston-Salem Prep 84 Reynolds 67, Lexington 51

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All-Tournament Team Josh Wiley, East Forsyth JaQuan McMillian, West Forsyth Ian Henderson, Reynolds Josh Mahaffey, East Forsyth Connor Sparrow, East Forsyth (He is the Lash-Chronicle MVP.)

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Mount Tabor's Darren Crump (10) blocks shot attempt of Prep's Jalen Crawley as Duncan Smits (21) closes in.

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that.”

The Spartans led 49-37 at the half, but by late in the third quarter, the Phoenix made a big push to close the gap. Zachery Austin hit back-to-back 3s and a layup to cut the deficit to 63-61 with 1:42 left in the third quarter.

Over the next three minutes, Mount Tabor regrouped and extended its lead to 77-65 with 6:33 to go in the game. Prep, now 2-5, did close to within seven points of the lead at 89-82, but Bullard scored inside with 38 seconds left to end any hopes of a

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Phoenix comeback.

“Towards the end of the fourth quarter, we made some mistakes on defense,” said Harrison.

“We were beaten really bad off the drive. When someone gets in the lane and scores like that, it says something about your defense. The good thing is that we have time to fix that.”

The game didn't start well for Prep. K.J. Watson, last year's Lash-Chronicle MVP, picked up his third foul late in the first quarter.

Watson sat for a good portion of the first half, and finished up with 14 points.

Watson's issues with fouls set the stage for Tyren

Hairston to take over.

Hairston went into overdrive mode and fired away for 36 points to lead all scorers. Austin added 15 points and Jalen Crawley scored 10.

“We played about as well as we could possibly play,” said coach Bill Tibbs of Winston-Salem Prep.

“K.J. got those fouls in the beginning of the game and that really hurt us. But Tyren Hairston really came through. If the ball bounces our way a little more and Zach (Austin) doesn't foul out, we might have made it a little closer. But we also hurt our chances (to win) by missing nine free throws.”

tournament and the man who the tournament is named after.

In a career that spanned 32 years, David Lash coached football, tennis and basketball at Carver, Atkins and East Forsyth. In 1997, he was enshrined in the N.C. Tennis Foundation Hall of Fame.

SW: Looking back over all the tournaments you've attended, is there any year that stands out over the others?

Wynn: That would be the tournament in which the championship game went into triple overtime.

Carver finally won by one point over Greensboro Smith. That was 1995, which was a very good tournament. There were no run-aways in any of the games that year.

SW: In your opinion, has the tournament changed any?

Wynn: There's a con-

stant change in JV teams because there's a constant change in coaches. There have been very few individuals who have coached JV teams for a number of successive years. So that means that each year, a different coach will bring in his different style of play.

A lot of times, the JV team's style of play has nothing to do with what the varsity is doing. But even so, they've had very good play during their time (at that school).

SW: What is it about the Lash-Chronicle tournament that has helped it to become the showcase for JV basketball in Forsyth County?

Wynn: The LashChronicle has proven to be a preparatory tournament.

Not only does this tournament prepare players for the Frank Spencer Classic (premier boys varsity event in Winston-Salem), but also for the competition in the state playoffs.

SW: Is there a way to determine how much of a role the tournament plays

in helping players get ready for intense competition?

Wynn: We've had a number of teams who have represented this area well in the playoffs. Many of the members of those teams got their start in the Lash-Chronicle. This tournament gives players a familiarity with what they can expect in top-level tournament games and the playoffs.

SW: As a former athletics director at Carver, you worked with David Lash for a number of years.

What are your fondest memories of him?

Wynn: My fondest memories are of him as a teacher and as a person who always put the athlete first. Coach Lash demanded a great deal from his athletes in the classroom; that came first. If you can handle the classroom, it means that you can handle on-the-field and on-thecourt activities. He was a teacher first and a coach second.

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Tournament's early rounds play out as expected East Forsyth power forward Dominique Jones shoots over the outstretched arms of Glenn's Christian Herbin.

BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE FOR THE CHRONICLE

With the exception of a couple of mild first-round upsets, all has gone as expected at this year's Lash-Chronicle JV Tournament. The Final Four – Mount Tabor, West Forsyth, East Forsyth and Reynolds – just happen to be the tournament's top four seeds.

Here's a run-down on the Final Four teams and their prospects entering the month of January.

Mount Tabor The one question about this team is whether or not it will play to its true strength. The Spartans have their share of big bodies in the post – Duncan Smits, Dillon Bullard, Jaylen Moore and Cole Foley. All four players know how to muscle their way for position to dominate the glass for second-chance points.

The backcourt tandem of Carson Antis and Quest Aldridge has played well, and figures to improve as the season progresses.

Mount Tabor's inside size proved to be the key difference in its 94-84 win over defending tournament champ WinstonSalem Prep in the quarterfinals. The Spartans were at their best when pounding the ball inside.

While it's true that Mount Tabor is formidable, it doesn't mean that this team is invincible. The night before playing the Lash-Chronicle quarterfinals, the Spartans had a 67-65 road loss to Reynolds.

Turnovers and missed free throws were heavy contributors to Mount Tabor's demise.

“For us to play as well as we're capable

Dashan Adams of Reynolds pressures Lexington's Adrian Hogan.

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of playing, it's all about how we dictate the ball game,” said coach Willie Harrison.

“When to run, when not to run. Plus, we have to do a better job of paying attention to details, especially in the fourth quarter of ball games.”

West Forsyth Of the four semi-finalists, West Forsyth came the closest to having to make an early tournament exit. Even though the Titans maintained control throughout their match-up against Reagan, they were pushed to the limit, but managed to survive with a 59-54 victory in overtime.

In the waning seconds of regulation, Ryan Ayers hit a 3-pointer and then he hit a pair of free throws to tie the game at 49 with less than a second left to play.

In the OT, JaQuan McMillian of West Forsyth secured the win with two critical steals which he converted into fast-break baskets. McMillian finished with a teamhigh 20 points. Power forward C.J. Mack turned in a solid performance at the defensive end and he also contributed 11 points to the cause.

Ayers was tops for Reagan with 24 points and Shammond Dockery chipped in with 10 points.

“We shot ourselves in the foot,” said coach Jefferey Williams. “But a lot of that was because of Reagan, and how they played defense. There's a lot for this team to work on, both on the court and off the court. We're playing with mainly all freshmen and one sophomore and they're being asked to be mature for this tournament and for the rest of the season.”

East Forsyth The Eagles suffered one regular-season loss (to Reagan), but other than that, they've been the dominant team. In the

Lash-Chronicle quarterfinal round, East Forsyth pounced on longtime rival Glenn from the opening tip and cruised to an 8069 victory.

Point guard Josh Mahaffey led the Eagles with 16 points and backcourt mate Tanis Samuels scored 15 points. Connor Sparrow (13 points) controlled the paint at both ends of the court.

Marcus Harris was the prime offensive weapon for the Bobcats with a game-high 20 points. Paul Carlton added 10 points.

“We have an experienced team that's very hungry,” said coach Rodney Minor.

“When we can get the ball inside, it softens things up for our shooters. When we play to our potential, it can be very scary. We're talented from top to bottom. This team goes two-deep at every position.”

Reynolds The Demons had an easy time of it in a 67-51 victory over Lexington.

There were times, however, when they eased up and Lexington was able to pull within seven points of the lead (60-53) with about four minutes remaining.

Perhaps this was to be expected. The night before playing in the quarterfinals, Reynolds beat Mount Tabor in a game that wasn't decided until the final seconds.

In the tournament win, point guard Ian Henderson led all scorers with 15 points and Charlie Mensh finished with 12. Four other Reynolds players scored six points or more.

For Lexington, Saafir Craven scored a team-high 12 points, while Jayron Roberts and Nasheed Peoples contributed 10 points apiece.

“Coming in, I knew we would have to fight against a let-down from the night before when we beat Mount Tabor,” said

Demons, Eagles beat top seeds to reach title game

BY CRAIG T. GREENLEE FOR THE CHRONICLE

The top two seeds in this year's Lash-Chronicle JV Tournament will have to settle for the consolation prize. That's because No. 3 East Forsyth and No. 4 Reynolds, the lowest seeds of the tournament's Final Four, prevailed over the higher seeds in the semifinals played on Monday night.

Reynolds whipped No. 1 seed Mount Tabor, 77-70 in the nightcap. East Forsyth topped No. 2 seed West Forsyth, 53-47 in the opening game. Here's a replay of how each team advanced to the title round.

Reynolds tops No. 1 The Demons proved to be the better team in their match-up against Mount Tabor. Intense pressure defense and timely shooting set the tone for the victors. The Spartans managed to stay in contention, but were unable to make a complete comeback in the second half.

“We attacked the basket and made good shots,” said coach Mike McCulloch of Reynolds. “I was happy with 95 percent of our shot selection. When you make shots, it's much easier for us to get into our full-court press, which

allowed us to control the tempo. We wanted to play full-court for the first three quarters.”

Treviz Murphy, who finished with 21 points, spearheaded a balanced Demons offensive attack.

Ian Henderson scored 13 points, while Dashan Adams and Mysta Goodloe chipped in with 11 points apiece.

Late in the third quarter it appeared that Mount Tabor was on the verge of finding a rhythm. Jaylen Moore's put-back cut Reynolds lead to 49-48 with about three minutes remaining. By the end of the quarter, the Demons pulled away with a 9-3 run to go up by seven points (58-51).

Mount Tabor did close the gap to 74-70 with 12.7 seconds left on a Quest Aldridge drive. Reynolds put the game away on a Murphy free throw and Rashon Bethea's basket.

Coach Willie Harrison wasn't pleased with how his Spartans performed against a team that it had lost to three nights earlier.

Aside from Reynolds' defensive effectiveness and offensive execution, Mount Tabor contributed to its downfall with mental lapses at both ends of the floor.

“From the beginning of the ball game until the very end, we didn't have enough energy,” said coach Willie Harrison of Mount Tabor.

“The effort wasn't there.

We just didn't play hard enough to win a championship. We didn't move the ball too well on offense. As for our defense, that's something – that as a coach – I have to fix. Hopefully, we'll have this all straightened out by the start of January.”

Aldridge scored 19 points to lead the way for the Spartans. Although post players Dillon Bullard (14 points) and Duncan Smits (13 points) scored in double digits, both had offnights offensively.

East Forsyth triumphs For the first half, neither team was able to fully impose its will on the other. But all that changed in the second half when East Forsyth outscored West Forsyth 15-5 in the third quarter.

Connor Sparrow was the top scorer for East Forsyth with 14 points.

Josh Mahaffey, who sank a pair of foul shots in the waning seconds to help seal the win, finished with 10 points.

Although the Titans made a gallant comeback bid in the fourth, they

C.J. Mack of West Forsyth delivered crucial baskets and rebounds in the Titans overtime win over Reagan in the quarterfinals.

weren't able to totally erase the 43-34 deficit at the end of the third. The Eagles had command of the game and a 46-36 working margin with 4:14 left to play in the game. That's when the momentum began to shift in West Forsyth's favor.

JaQuan McMillian of the Titans hit a 3-pointer to cut the Eagles' lead to 4847 with 1:25 remaining in the contest. On the next possession, McMillian stole a pass and dribbled down court for a lay-up, but his shot, which would've given his team the lead, rimmed out. With the game still in doubt, West Forsyth had a turnover on its next possession, which squashed its rally.

“In the first half, we committed 13 turnovers and they beat us to every 50-50 ball,” said coach Rodney Minor of East Forsyth. “That's why the game turned into a dogfight. In the second half, we rebounded well and we defended well, and that's what ultimately got us the win.”

For the Titans, McMillian was the leading scorer with 15 points.

Backcourt partner Jaylon McMillon chipped in with 10.

Lash-Chronicle Scoreboard

(Parentheses denote tournament seed) Quarterfinals results (No. 2) West Forsyth 59, (No. 10) Reagan 54, OT (No. 3) East Forsyth 80, (No. 11) Glenn 69 (No. 1) Mount Tabor 94, (No. 9) Winston-Salem Prep 84 (No. 4) Reynolds 67, (No. 5) Lexington 51 Semifinals, Dec. 21 East Forsyth vs. West Forsyth 6:30 p.m.

Reynolds vs. Mount Tabor, 8 p.m.

Finals, Dec. 22 3rd-Place Consolation, 6 p.m.

Championship, 7:30 p.m.

First round results East Forsyth 81, Walkertown 14 Reynolds 87, North Forsyth 65 Lexington 68, Atkins 27 Glenn 64, Parkland 54 Reagan 62, Thomasville 61 Winston-Salem Prep 70, Carver 32

coach Mike McCulloch. “Lexington cut into our lead and made us sweat a little bit.

“Looking ahead, the key for us is to play defense and box-out. If we try to rely on our athletic ability without boxing-out, we're going to find ourselves in a lot of dog-fight type of games.”

Jaylen Moore of Mount Tabor scores on a put-back.

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WSSU Rams fall 88-78 to #8 Fairmont State T H E C H R ON I C LE

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WINSTON-SALEM – Redshirt sophomore, Terrell Leach scored a game-high 28 points but the Rams second half rally came up short, as Winston-Salem State would fall to #8 Fairmont State, 88-78, Saturday afternoon at the CE Gaines Center.

The non-conference loss drops the Rams to 6-4 overall, while the Fighting Falcons improve to 9-1 overall.

The Fairmont State Falcons revenged last season’s WSSU win in Fairmont, W.Va., when the Rams came away with a 80-75 win on the Falcons home floor.

The Fairmont State Falcons started quick and jumped out to an early 4-0 lead, before WSSU’s Rayvon Harris would hit a three-pointer, and CJ Ford a layup, giving the Rams their only lead of the night at 54.

The Falcons built leads of eleven points several times during the half, but each time WSSU would regroup and make a run back at the visiting team.

By the second media timeout, Fairmont had built a nine point lead, and took their largest lead of the half with 5:13 left on a free throw,to go up 18 points at 46-28.

Wi n s t o n - S a l e m State battled back and used a 15-6 run to end the first half to cut the score to 52-43 at the half.

WSSU started the second half hot, as Rayvon Harris, CJ Ford, Demone Harrison and Terrell Leach sparked a 16-8 run for the Rams who cut the lead to three points at 62-59 with just over 12 minutes left to play.

But Fairmont State would answer back with a 18-9 run of their own to push the lead back out to double figures, and having the Rams exert more effort to try to get back into the game.

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WINSTON-SALEM – Winston-Salem State University had five players score in double figures, and used a smothering defense to force 26 turnovers, as the Rams rolled past Montreat College, 108-53 Wednesday night in the CE Gaines Center.

The Rams bounced back in a big way, and moved their record to 6-3 overall, while the Montreat Cavaliers fall to 2-7.

Winston-Salem State started strong, and by the 12 minute mark had an 11 point lead at 17-6.

WSSU finished off the first half with a big 34-17 run to head into the locker room at the half, 51-23.

The second half was much of the same, as the Rams depth over matched the visiting Cavaliers, and by and by the first media

timeout had increased their lead to 34 points, at 64-30.

The relentless defensive pressure did not let up and the Rams were efficient on both ends of the floor, and by the second media timeout led by 44 points, 80-36.

Winston-Salem State took their largest lead of the game at the 2:23 mark, leading by 56 points, 10650, before finishing off the game with a well-played 108-53 victory.

It was WSSU's first 100+ scoring game of he season, and the first time crossing the 100 point- barrier since November 25of last season, when the Rams defeated Barber-Scotia, 105-64.

“Tonight we had a solid team effort” said James Wilhelmi, WSSU head coach. “I thought we took a couple steps forward but we still have plenty of

PLAYER OF THE WEEK #23 Stedmon Lemon, Johnson C. Smith (Sr, F, 6-6 - Lithonia, GA) Stedmon Lemon averaged 27.5 ppg in two games last week, scoring 25 in JCSU's 90-79 home win over Lincoln and 30 points in the 85-71 victory over Virginia Union. Lemon shot 76.9 percent against the Lions and followed that with a 63.2 percent outing against the Panthers. For the week, he shot 68.8% from the field, including a 66.7 percent mark from long range.

Lemon also helped JCSU distribute the ball, racking up six assists against Lincoln and four against Virginia Union.

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The Rams kept their poise, but could not get closer than seven points (83-76) with just over a minute left to play and Fairmont State would come away with a 8878 win over Winston-Salem State.

“This was a good test for our guys” said WSSU head coach, James Wilhelmi. “Our guys battled back from some tough situations in both halves. You have to give credit to Fairmont State, they are a quality ball club” added Wilhelmi.

“We had a couple of lapses down the stretch and they capitalized on them. We will take a week off, and recharge the batteries a little and get ready for a quality team in Claflin on December 31”, said Wilehlmi.

Winston-Salem State University was led in scoring by Terrell Leach who playing in only his second game, went for a

work to do. Saturday's game vs nationally ranked Fairmont State will be a good test for our guys. We hope to see people from the community fill up the Gaines Center. It should be a great game.”

Rayvon Harris led the Rams in scoring with 20 points and four rebounds, and Demone Harrison added 19 points and five

,rebounds. Terrell Leach and Rob Story each added 15 points and William Crandell chipped in 11 points. Carlos Rankins scored eight points and Keith Armstrong added six points and a game high 10 rebounds.

NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK #22 Michael Tyson, Fayetteville State (Jr, F, 6-7 - Kinston, NC)

Michael Tyson was a force this week with averages of 21 points and 7.7 rebounds in three games played. He accounted for 22 points against Chowan and again in a 66-64 win over Elizabeth City State. Tyson had a double-double of 19 points and 10 boards in the middle of the week versus Virginia State. He ranks 3rd in the CIAA for both scoring (20.3 ppg) and rebounds (83 total rebounds).

Courtney Best led the Lady Broncos in scoring with a total 40 points and 17 rebounds in three games played. She had 14 points and seven boards against defending CIAA Champs Virginia State in her best performance of the week.

WSSU committed a season high 26 turnovers and Fairmont capitalized scoring 22 points off the Rams miscues.

Tip-Ins:

Winston-Salem State will be off until December 31 when the Rams travel to Orangeburg, S.C. to take on Claflin University. Tip-off is scheduled for 3:30 p.m.

Winston-Salem State will host #13 Fairmont State at 4:00p.m. on

STAT SHEET Winston-Salem State dominated several key categories on the evening: Winning the points off turnovers (33-11); Points in the paint (62-22); Fast

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK #32 Joseph Bradshaw, Virginia State (Fr, F, 6-9 - Silver Springs, MD)

Rookie Joseph Bradshaw had an outstanding week with the Trojans, scoring in the double digits in all three matchups and leading the Trojans in recoveries for the first two victories. Over the course of the week, Bradshaw has tallied 37 points and 21 rebounds.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK #23 A'Diyah Ussery, Johnson C. Smith (Fr, G - 5-9, Shelby, NC)

A'Diyah Ussery averaged 13.5 points per game in JCSU's two CIAA wins over Lincoln and nationallyranked Virginia Union. Ussery hit five three-pointers and scored 17 points in the OT win over Lincoln and hit the game winning free throws with 0.6 seconds remaining against VUU to give JCSU the 77-75 win. Against VUU, she scored 10 points, including two three-pointers against the Panthers.

COACH OF THE WEEK Stephen Joyner, Jr., Johnson C. Smith Coach Joyner led JCSU to a 2-0 record over the week, improving to 8-4 overall, 2-0 in CIAA play. JCSU earned an 84-73 win over visiting Lincoln in the CIAA opener.

Against the Lions, JCSU overcame a 19 point third quarter deficit to force overtime, then outscored LU 16-5 in OT to take the win. JCSU followed that up with a 77-75 win over No. 20 Virginia Union, handing the Panthers their first loss of the season.

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Saturday afternoon in the CE Gaines Center. The game is themed “Thrive for Five” night, as admission is just $5 for everyone.

CIAA basketball names men’s standout players, coach of the week

NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK #15 Courtney Best, Fayetteville State (So, F - 5-11, Raleigh, NC)

Stat Sheet:

No. 0, Carlos Rankins, a junior guard works to make a basket.

CIAA basketball names women’s standout players, coach of the week

PLAYER OF THE WEEK (No information ) #03 Kiana Johnson, Virginia Union (Sr, G - 5-6, Chicago, IL)

game-high 28 points, while TJ Wilson added 12 points and nine rebounds.

Demone Harrison scored nine points and pulled down six rebounds. Jamel McAllister chipped in eight points.

Fairmont State was led in scoring by Thomas Wimbush, who scored 15 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, while Jamel Morris added 14 points. Matt Bingaya and Caleb Davis added 11 points each for the Fighting Falcons.

break points (26-10) and bench points (58-13) TIP-INS WSSU head coach, James Wilhelmi, used a rotating system of 5 players and substituted frequently throughout the game. All 11 players who dressed played, and 10 of the 11 scored.

COACH OF THE WEEK Lonnie Blow, Jr., Virginia State

Head Coach Lonnie Blow Jr. had a monumental week securing his 100th career win. The milestone game was in the 86-63 victory over St. Augustin's on Dec. 15. Blow led the Trojans to a 98-92 win over Fayetteville State on Dec. 17 and defeated one of the top Lone Star Conference teams, Texas A&M Kingsville, in a 80-55 victory on Dec. 19 in Daytona Beach, Florida. Under the leadership of Coach Blow, the Trojans currently hold the highest winning percentage in the CIAA.

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McCrory announces more DMV customer conveniences for 2016 Gov. pat McCrory has announced customer service improvements for the north Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles (nCDMV) for 2016. the improvements are aimed at reducing wait times, particularly for obtaining new driver licenses and identification cards, as well updating online features at the DMV portal. new self-service kiosks will provide customers with touch screen access to online services in busy nCDMV offices. Customers will be able to use their credit cards and print out receipts for their service at the kiosks which will reduce wait times at these offices. automated teen Driving logs that can be completed online by teen drivers and their parents will be available in January. the new logs make it easier for learning drivers to enter their driving practice times and road conditions in preparation for their final tests at the DMV office. the Division’s MyDMV portal enables customers to view their driver license and vehicle registration details in one online location. these new features have been added to existing online services that offer vehicle registration renewals, duplicate registration cards, ordering personalized and specialized license plates, duplicate driver license and iD cards, requesting driving records, and various liability insurance payments.

Citizens with questions about these new features can visit its website at www.ncdot.gov/dmv or call its customer service helpline at (919) 715-7000.

Twin City Diner to close after 28 years on First Street twin City Diner, a landmark restaurant located at 1425 West First Street in Winston-Salem since 1988, will close December 23. owner Chris Karahalios said that twin City Diner, which served approximately 3 million meals during its 28-year history, has enjoyed a life cycle like that of many other diners.

“We had a good run for years, but now it’s time to move on to a new chapter,” Karahalios said. “i appreciate the loyalty of the twin City Diner staff, many of whom have been with us for years, and i’m working with them to try to find replacement jobs. i also thank the loyal customers we’ve had over the years, particularly those who have become close friends. … above all else, the thank you letters that we received from our customers meant the most to us. twin City Diner thanks the local community for 28 great years.”

Governor McCrory honors Howard Lee for public service Governor McCrory honored lifetime achiever in public service howard n. lee with the north Carolina award for public Service during the annual north Carolina awards ceremony in raleigh, held in november. it is the highest civilian honor the Governor of north Carolina can give. howard lee may be best known as the first african-american to be elected mayor of a predominantly white southern town since reconstruction, but other firsts were to follow. he was the first african-american to be a cabinet secretary, as secretary of the n.C. Department of natural resources and C o m m u n i t y Development, and the first to chair the State Board of education. lee has demonstrated a lifelong commitment to education and while in the Lee state Senate was co-chair of the Senate subcommittees on education policy and appropriations. in each of these roles he served the public, including creating a transit system and public housing in Chapel hill, mentoring disadvantaged youth while employed at Duke University, managing all education reform enacted by the legislature from 1997-2000, and overseeing creation of the state's mountains to sea trail. in 2011 lee founded the howard n. lee institute for equity and opportunity in education with a focus on african-american males.

First African-American promoted to general in N.C. Air National Guard the north Carolina air national Guard recently promoted Sanford, n.C., resident Clarence ervin to the rank of brigadier general, making him the first african-american general officer in the nC air Guard's (nCanG) 67year history. ervin pinned on the rank during a ceremony at the north Carolina national Guard Joint Force headquarters in raleigh on Friday, Dec. 18. originally from South Carolina, ervin enlisted in the United States air Ervin Force in 1979 as a fuels specialist and transferred to the nCanG in 1985. he earned his officer's commission in 1988 when he graduated from the academy of Military Science at McGhee-tyson air national Guard Base near Knoxville, tenn. ervin has served as nCanG's chief of military equal opportunity, commander of the 145th Services Flight and the 145th Mission Support Group and as vice commander of the 145th airlift Wing, all units located at the nCanG base at Charlotte Douglas international airport in Charlotte. Since 2013, ervin has served on active duty as the nCanG director of staff at the Guard's Joint Force headquarters in raleigh. in his new role, Brig. Gen. ervin will serve as the nCanG chief of staff. in civilian life, he is the assistant Chief for acute and home Care licensure and Certification with the north Carolina Department of health and human Services.

Community Calendar

New Year’s Eve dance party plan to ring in 2016 at a new Year's eve Dance party with Denver and the Mile high orchestra. the party will be at First Christian Church, 1130 n. Main St, Kernersville, on Dec. 31 from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. Bring your friends for a fun evening of music, dancing, hors d’oeuvres and door prizes. tickets are $25 per person. purchase tickets at itickets.com or at fccministries.com.

Call for entries for sixth annual 10-minute play competition Winston-Salem Writers is now accepting entries for their 10-minute play competition through Jan. 5, 2016. the contest is open to north Carolina residents only, including full-time students in a north Carolina school. entries must be original and previously unpublished. three winning plays will be chosen and stage read on the evening of Friday, april 1, 2016 at the hanesbrand theater in Winston Salem. entry fee for nonmembers of Winston-Salem Writers is $20. More information and complete rules can be found at www.wswriters.org under the "Contests” tab.

Shepherd’s Center to offer classes at Peace Haven Baptist the Shepherd’s Center of Greater Winston-Salem will hold the following classes and workshops at peace haven Baptist Church, 3384 York road, beginning in January: *Writing Stories From Your life, Mondays from 10 a.m. to noon. Must pre-register. Call Diana at 336-7686168. *Beginning yoga, Mondays, 4:00 p.m. $2 donation per class. Call 336-748-0127 to register. *a Matter of Balance: Fall prevention. eight-week class at no charge. information session will be held on Monday, Jan. 11, 1:00 p.m. Class begins Jan. 18, 1 – 3:30 p.m., through March 7. Must pre-register as class is limited to 16. Call 336-748-0217 to register. *First thursday Craft Club with Joyce treadway. $5 supply fee. Class limited to 20. to register, call 336-7480217. *living healthy with Chronic Disease, Feb. 25 – March 31, 1 – 3:30 p.m. Call 748-0217 to register.

Forsyth County 4-H club forming Forsyth County 4-h is forming a new 4-h club for youth ages 8-11. Meetings will be held the first thursday of the month at 3:30 p.m. beginning Jan. 7 at the Forsyth County extension Center at 1450 Fairchild road. Call tara Cuello, 4-h leader, at 336-934-7468 or email her at tlcuello@yahoo.com for more information.

City holding Small Business Plan Contest the city is holding its Small Business plan Contest in 2016 and will hold an information meeting Jan. 7 for entrepreneurs interested in participating. the meeting will be held at 6 p.m. in room 530 of the Stuart Municipal Building, 100 e. First St., Winston-Salem. the Community and Business Development Department is sponsoring the contest to promote small business and job creation by helping entrepreneurs develop sound business plans. the two winning business plans will each receive a $5,000 grant for start-up costs and up to $5,000 in a potential matching micro-loan. eligible submissions must be for micro-businesses (five employees or less) located within the neighborhood revitalization Strategy area, which includes downtown and portions of the northern, southern and eastern quadrants of the city. the business must also create low- to moderate-income jobs or benefit low- to moderate-income residents. Staff from the department’s Business Development Division will be available to provide assistance throughout the contest.

Following the information session on Jan. 7, two-page business proposals must be submitted by Feb. 4. all submittals will be reviewed and the top finalists will have the opportunity to submit completed business plans in May.

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the finalists will be judged by the Small Business loan Committee and the winner announced in June. all entrepreneurs entering the contest are eligible to receive guidance on how to improve their business plan and how to apply for the city’s Small Business loan program.

More information is available at CityofWS.org/CBD, or call Ken Millett at 747-7472

Remembering John Biggers the Winston-Salem Delta Fine arts presents“remembering John Biggers,” an exhibition of prints and drawings by Dr. John t. Biggers (1924-2001), an african-american muralist, painter and educator now through Jan. 30, 2016 at Delta arts Center, located at 2611 new Walkertown road. the exhibit features works from Winston-Salem Delta Fine arts’ permanent collection and the works from private and public collections across the state. Biggers, a native of Gastonia, came into prominence after the harlem renaissance and was often called "a canvas master of the human condition.” Visit www.DeltaartsCenter.org or call 336-722-2625 for more information.

Night to Shine Prom night to Shine prom, sponsored by the tim tebow Foundation, will take place on Feb. 12, 2016 at First Christian Church Ministries, 1130 n. Main St., Kernersville, from 6 to 9 p.m. the prom will include a red carpet entrance. the honored guests receive either a crown or a tiara to serve as a reminder that they are all kings and queens. if you know of someone with special needs who would like to participate, please register at http://www.fccministries.com/#/night-to-shine-prom/register-to-attend.

Ongoing American Legion Post 128 fish fry a fish fry is held every thursday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at 4817 old rural hall road to support and serve the community. the funds also support the post.

Karaoke Karaoke night is every second Friday of the month from 8 to 10 p.m. at Camel City elks lodge on 1405 n. patterson ave. there will be cash prize winners judged by the audience from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Music by DJ r.M. and sponsored by the Magnificent Seniors Social Club.

Food and Clothing Giveaway love Community Development Corporation serves those in need of food and clothes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 1 to 3 p.m. Joblink is also available Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. for those needing resumes or who are looking for a job. love Community Development Corporation is located at 3980 n. liberty St. For more information, call 336-3068119.

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hiGh point — tina Greene, commercial banker with Bank of north Carolina, recently won Best Banker in the Go triad readers’ Choice award 2015.

Greene, a vice president with over 20 years of experience in banking, is a 1995 graduate of high point University. her office is in high point, where her primary focus is around enhancing the experience for the business customer, while building new relationships in the area. a surprise celebration was hosted for Greene, so that her award could be shared with her customers and the community. Bank of north Carolina won the award of Best Bank, as well. the readers’ Choice awards recognize various businesses and individuals in the areas of Food & Spirits, Shopping and Services, people and p e r s o n a l i t i e s , entertainment, and health, Beauty, & Fitness. about BnC Bancorp and Bank of north Carolina

headquartered in high point, BnC Bancorp is the parent company of Bank of north Carolina, a commercial bank with total assets in excess of $5.4 billion subsequent to the purchase of the branches from

CertusBank, n.a. Bank of north Carolina provides a complete line of banking and financial services to individuals and businesses through its 64 current banking offices in Virginia, north and South Carolina. the Bank’s 19 locations in South Carolina and nine locations in Virginia operate as BnC Bank.

Bank of north Carolina is insured by the FDiC and is an equal housing lender. the Company’s website is www.bncbancorp.com.

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Dec. 26 Movie showing WISe (Women in Spiritual excellence) has purchased license rights from Provident Films and will sponsor a free showing of the award winning Christian movie “War Room” on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2 p.m. at Kimberly Park Holiness Church, located at 1640 Caesar Drive. “War Room,” a compelling drama with heart and humor, explores the power prayer has on marriage, family, parenting, careers and relationships. For more information, call 336-7238001.

Dec. 27 Elegant evening fundraiser An elegant evening with the Woman of Worship Minister Alecia LaShawn Mitchell will be held on Sunday, Dec. 27 at 5 p.m. at Life Changing Transformation Church Ministries located at 2001 east 25th Street. Guest performance will be by Bro. Dwayne Penn and Minister Carlotta Samuels Flemming.

The attire is semi-formal and ticket price is $15 in advance and $20 general admission. Drawing for $100 will be held and you must be Mitchell present to win. An evening meal will be served. Proceeds will go the Justice Marathon Outreach Ministry.

For more information, call Jackie Spease at 336287-9077.

Jan. 23 Winter Blues The Women’s Ministry of First Christian Church located at 1130 N. Main St, Kernersville, is excited to welcome best-selling author Angie Smith to Winter Blues 2016. One of the most popular speakers and bloggers in the country, Angie Smith is the author of “Mended,” “I Will Carry You,” and “What Women Fear.” This event will take place on Saturday, Jan. 23 at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 each in advance, $20 at the door. Tickets may be purchased at fccministries.com.

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Food and Pantry clothes closet every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Love Community Development Corporation, located at 3980 N. Liberty St., will serve those in need of food and clothes. JobLink is also available Monday through Friday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for those needing assistance with resumes or seeking employment. For more information, call 336306-8119.

Clothes closet The Ambassador Cathedral Clothes Closet will be open on Sundays from noon to 2 p.m., and Wednesdays from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at 1500 Harriet Tubman Drive. Free to the public. For more information, call 336-725-0901.

Noonday Express New Liberty Baptist Ministries, 5009 Voss St., will host Noon-Day express services on Wednesdays from noon to 12:45 p.m. Guest speakers from around the city and area will encourage your hearts at midweek preaching the Gospel of power and commitment. A lunch will be offered. The public is cordially invited to attend. The Rev. Dr. Linda Beal is the host pastor. For more information contact Tracee Spears at 336-429-0512, or Deacon Beal at 336-528-3256.

Men Helping Men Be Men All men young and old are invited to fellowship with Calvary Hill Church of Greater Deliverance Inc., 4951 Manning St., during Men Helping Men Be Men every Tuesday from 6:30 to 8 p.m. For more information, contact 336-744-3012.

Food program First Baptist Church Children’s Center, 501 West Fifth St., is participating in the U.S. Department of Agriculture funded Child and Adult Care Food Program. Meals will be available at no separate charge to enrolled participants. Children who are TANF recipients or who are members of SNAP or FDPIR households or are Head Start participants are automatically eligible to receive free meal benefits.

Adult participants who are members of food stamp or FDPIR households or who are SSI or Medicaid participants are automatically eligible to receive free meal benefits. For more information, call 336-7237071.

Emergency food give-away Christ Kingdom Building Worship Center, 3894 North Hampton Drive, in partnership with second Harvest Food Bank of NWNC, provides to the community at large an emergency Food Assistance Program on Tuesdays (2 p.m.); Wednesdays (4:30 p.m.); first and third Saturdays (10 a.m. to noon); and second and fourth Saturdays, (8 to 10 a.m.).

Food and Pantry Clothes Closet every second Saturday of each month from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Calvary Hill Church of Greater Deliverance Inc. invites anyone who is in need of food and clothes. The food pantry and clothes closet is at 4951 Manning St. Direct all questions to Missionary Tammy Orr at 336-744-3012.

Providing hope through teaching Join Calvary Hill Church of Greater Deliverance Inc., from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Bethesda Center, 930 North

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Lifeline Shoebox Ministry leader Wanda Reid directs the volunteers from Phi Beta Sigma fraternity with its Sigma Beta Club as they unpack a truck in preparation for shoebox giveaway on Sunday, Dec. 20.

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Oak Forest Health and Rehab center resident Emma Robinson is the great- grandmother of former Wake Forest star Josh Howard. She enjoys her present with neighbor Shirley Jackson-Scott.

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Volunteers helped Lifeline Shoebox Ministry deliver little boxes filled with necessities to those living at local nursing homes and assisted living facilities on Sunday, Dec. 20.

Last year the non-profit delivered 550 boxes to 12 facilities filled with shampoo, deodorant, socks, lotion and other personal items.

Wanda Reid, who started the Lifeline Shoebox Ministry in 2008, personally delivers the shoeboxes between Dec. 20-24. She said she gives a box to everyone staying at every facility she visits. She said that since Medicaid only gives those in nursing homes $30 a month for personal expenses, it’s a deeply appreciated gesture.

“It’s about fulfilling a need, but it’s about the love as well,” said Reid.

To donate to Lifeline Shoebox Ministry, call 336-5467015.

Watch Night provides special opportunity CHRONICLe STAFF RePORT

In one week, the world will be on the verge of a new year. While many people will bring in 2016 by partying, many others will bring it in with preaching and praying. They will be in Watch Night services.

A Watch Night service is a late-night Christian church service usually held late on New Year's eve and ends after midnight so that people are bringing in the NewYear in church. Some churches provide meals and fellowship or special programs before the Watch Night service begins.

Some churches in Winston-Salem will do special things on Thursday, Dec. 31. Phillips Chapel Missionary Baptist Church will begin celebrating its 75th anniversary on Watch

Lesson Scripture: Matthew 23:2-12: Mark 12:38-44 By the end of this lesson we will: *Observe how the Lord Jesus valued gifts and giving. *Distinguish between wanting recognition and selfless giving that may receive no recognition. *Resolve to give daily with godly motivation and attitudes.

Night. Galilee Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate Watch Night at noon and 10 p.m.

For African-American churches in the United States, Watch Night has been a tradition since Dec. 31, 1882, when many

slaves were said to have gathered in churches on that New Year's eve to await news and confirmation of the enactment of the e m a n c i p a t i o n Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln on Jan. 1, 1863.

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Background: This is Jesus’ last week on earth and final trip to Jerusalem. He rides a donkey into the capital city and is greeted by throngs of people who cover the road with their coats and palm branches.

This is also when they cried “Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord;

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(Matthew21:23-23:39).

Watch Night provides the opportunity for Christians to review the year that has passed, many times with testimony, and prepare for the year ahead by praying, resolving, singing, exhorting and preaching.

Hosanna in the highest.”

(Matthew21:9b). Jesus cleanses the temple of those who sold and bought, money changers, and he overturned tables.

A fig tree is cursed and Jesus is challenged with question after question by the scribes and Pharisees until he turns the table on them by asking them a question. They were unable to answer His question and did not question Him again. Still in the temple court, Jesus now teaches.

Lesson: Jesus, speaking to his disciples and the gathered crowd, censures the scribes and Pharisees for their saying

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“Labor of Love: The Healing Build,” a short documentary about grieving individuals coming together to build a Habitat for Humanity house for a family in Winston-Salem, will air on WUNC-TV at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 3.

“Labor of Love,” written and produced by Stone’s Throw Films, chronicles the experience of a group of volunteers who built the first Healing Build House in 2013.

Laura Hart McKinny, vice president of Stone’s Throw and member of the screenwriting faculty at UNC School of the Arts, said she and her family had been helped by Hospice & Palliative Care Center and wanted to give back by making the film.

A collaboration between Hospice and Habitat for Humanity of Forsyth County, the initial Healing Build offered 170 volunteers who had lost loved ones an opportunity to experience a tangible, uplifting and hopeful way to process their grief alongside others with similar experiences.

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Patterson Ave., providing hope through teaching and preaching presented by Calvary Hill’s ministerial staff.

For more information contact the church at 336-7443012.

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one thing and doing another, for their hypocrisy.

Jesus acknowledges their authority and knowledge of the Mosaic Law, but he tells the crowd to obey their teaching of the law.

He also tells them to not follow their example of obeying it. Jesus accuses the scribes and Pharisees of seeking approval of others.

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on their foreheads and left arms near the heart. They sought public recognition as “Rabbi” (vs.7). Jesus warns not to seek recognition of others and to only refer to God the creator as “Father” to all believers.

He taught humility and pointed out that “Indeed God would humble those who tried to make themselves great. Oppositely, He would honor those who genuinely humbled themselves (vs23:12) (David C. Cook Bible Lesson Commentary.

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Among those interviewed in the documentary are Donna Hampton, director of grief and bereavement services for Hospice, and Sylvia Oberle, executive director of Habitat Forsyth. Both share openly about their own personal experiences losing a stepson and son, respectively.

A second Healing Build House was built in 2014, and Habitat Forsyth is currently building partnerships for a third.

More information about the Healing Build project is available by contacting Pam Anglin, Habitat’s director of resource development, at 765-8854, ext. 138 or pam.anglin@habitatforsyth.org.

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ple giving their offerings to the “temple treasury” (Mark12:41). While the rich gave what they had to spare after all other expenses were taken care of for living, the widow whom Jesus points out gives all she owns not keeping any for herself.

“By her actions it was clear that she loved God with all her heart, soul, mind, and strength …. Jesus found joy in watching one true worshipper”. (David C. Cook Bible Lesson Commentary).

Life’s Application:

In order for us to give daily with Godly motivation and attitude, we must emulate the widow. We should have a spirit of total dependence on God and remember that He loves a cheerful giver and the more generously and cheerfully we give, the more our giving is recognized by God. We should also keep in mind that God is a rewarder according to the spirit that works in us. I personally have found that it is truly more blessed to give than to receive. I also enjoy the admonition of James 1:22. Read it.

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Omega Psi Phi provides needy families with baskets

Kimberly Baxley, center, is helped by (L-R) Brother Benny Murrill, Brother Emory Jones, Brother Kenny Faulkner and Brother Carlos Roseboro, chairman of the Social Action Committee, as they show food they compiled for the needy.

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the Social action committee of the psi phi chapter of omega psi phi Fraternity inc. partnered with north hills elementary School to provide thanksgiving baskets for families in need. this is an annual event sponsored by the psi phi chapter. this year the chapter targeted single fathers as recipients. “the Fraternity thanks Ms. Kimberly Baxley of harris teeter for her assistance concerning this project,” the fraternity said in a statement.

WSSU trustee donates $25,000 for scholarships SpeciaL to the chronicLe

a $25,000 donation from a member of the Winston-Salem State University Board of trustees will create scholarships for financially challenged students while supporting academic excellence at the university.

WSSU trustee Sue henderson and her husband, Doug, created the Sue and Doug henderson endowed Scholarship, in honor of WSSU provost Dr. Brenda a. allen’s transformative leadership for excellence in education.

“Sue has served on the academic affairs committee and during that time she has come to understand, support and be an advocate for the academic curriculum enhancements made at the university over recent years,” said Michelle cook, WSSU Vice chancellor for

advancement. henderson has been a member for the WSSU board of trustees since being elected by the Unc Board of Governors in 2009. During that time she has chaired the advancement committee and served as a member of the academic affairs and advancement committees.

“During my board tenure, i have been able to witness a total transformation under provost Brenda allen’s leadership from conception to execution, and it has resulted in a dramatic evolution and upgrade in quality and standards,” said henderson, who is senior vice president and regional director at Wells Fargo Wealth Management in Winston-Salem. “it is our pleasure to contribute to the elevation of the quality of education at WinstonSalem State University.”

Salvation army kicked off annual distribution SpeciaL to the chronicLe

the Salvation army of Greater Winston-Salem unwrapped a world of hope for more than 3,000 families, and more than 7,000 children.

Distribution of christmas assistance took place Dec. 17 through Dec. 19 from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the Salvation army christmas center, located at 680 peters creek parkway. once the festivities began, 100 families an hour came through the christmas center, greeted by the sound of christmas carols and the warm welcomes of Salvation army employees and volunteers.

More than two-dozen volunteers were on hand each day to help make the christmas magic happen.

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The Winston-Salem Urban League will kick-off the annual citywide Kwanzaa celebration. The weeklong celebration will be held at locations throughout Winston-

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Kwanzaa, which means "first fruits of the harvest" in the African language Kiswahili, is a unique African-American celebration with focus on the traditional African values of family, community responsibility, commerce, and selfimprovement. It is a time of reaffirming African-American culture and resolves to carry out those principles in the New Year.

Several community organizations have come together to sponsor a day. The programs are family oriented and include African drumming, music, service recognitions, inspirational messages, food and fellowship.

They are free and open to the public.

For more information visit www.triadculture.org or call 336-757-8556.

City-wide Kwanzaa Schedule:

Saturday, Dec. 26 Umoja (Unity) 6 p.m., The Urban League, 201 West Fifth St. Speaker: Dr. NKrumah D. Lewis,

Author, Entrepreneur, Social Activist and Advocate Honoree: Attorney Hazel Mack, Founder of Carter G. Woodson School of Challenge and Ms. Ruth Hopkins, Principal of Carter G. Woodson Sponsor: Winston-Salem Urban League Contact: 336-725-5614 Join the Winston-Salem Urban League for the opening celebration of the first principle of Kwanzaa: Unity (Umoja), which stresses the importance of togetherness for the family and the community.

The evening will include musical and artistic cultural expressions and will feature African drumming by the legendary Otesha Creative Arts Ensemble. Guest speaker, Dr. NKrumah D. Lewis author, entrepreneur, social activist will deliver the community charge and advocate for stigmatized populations.

Sunday, Dec. 27, Kujichagulia (SelfDetermination) 6 p.m., Delta Arts Center, 2611 New Walkertown Road Speaker: Councilmember Denise “DD” Adams Honoree: James and the Late Ernestine Huff Family Sponsor: Delta Fine Arts, Inc. Contact: 336-722-2625 Celebrate the second principle of Kwanzaa: Kujichagulia (koo-gee-cha-gooLEE-yah, self-determination requires that we define our common interests and make decisions that are in the best interest of our family and community. The speaker will be Councilmember Denise “DD” Adams and the community artist family of James and the late Ernestine Huff family will be honorees. Attendees will have the opportunity to view the extraordinary exhibition, celebrating John Biggers.

Monday, Dec. 28, Ujima (Collective Work and Responsibility) 6 p.m., Winston Lake Family YMCA, 901 Waterworks Road

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Honoree: Kenneth Simington, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Sponsors: Big 4 Alumni Group & Winston Lake Family YMCA Contact: 336-724-9205 Celebrate the third principle of Kwanzaa: Ujima (oo-GEE-mah), Collective work and responsibility reminds us of our obligation to the past, present and future, and that we have a role to play in the community, society, and world.

Tuesday, Dec. 29, Ujamaa (Cooperative Economics) 6 p.m., Carl Russell Recreation Center, 3521 Carver Road Honoree: Jay Carlton Sponsor: Carl Russell Recreation Center Contact: 336-727-2580 Celebrate the fourth principle of Kwanzaa: Ujamaa (oo-JAH-mah), cooperative economics emphasizes our collective economic strength and encourages us to meet common needs through mutual support. Learn about African-American businesses through the Black Business Showcase.

Wednesday, Dec. 30, Nia (Purpose) 6 p.m., Grace Presbyterian Church, 3901 Carver School Road Speaker: Rev. Toure Marshall, Pastor Grace Presbyterian Honoree: Mrs. Emma Shouse, Grace Presbyterian Long time church worker and member Sponsor: Grace Presbyterian Church Contact: 336-722-4399, 767-7530 Celebrate the fifth principle of Kwanzaa: Nia (NEE-yah), Purpose encourages us to look within ourselves and to set personal goals that are beneficial to the community. The speaker and honoree will be Rev. Toure Marshall, pastor of Grace Presbyterian. Attendees will be invited to participate in African dance and drumming with the Otesha Creative Arts

Ensemble and will enjoy a “church pot luck” dinner.

Thursday, Dec. 31, Kuumba (Creativity) 1 p.m., Arts Council Theatre, 610 Coliseum Drive Speaker: Nigel Alston, Interim Director, National Black Repertory Company Honoree: Hashim Saleh, Creative Director of Otesha Creative Arts Ensemble Sponsors: NC Black Repertory Theatre Company, Forsyth County Public Library & Triad Cultural Arts Contact: 336-703-2953 Celebrate the sixth principle of Kwanzaa: Kuumba (koo-OOM-bah), Creativity makes use of our creative energies to build and maintain a strong and vibrant community. Attendees will experience theatre at its best through performances by the North Carolina Black Repertory Teen Theatre and Dance Ensemble. Taste the delicious foods of the Karamu Feast.

Friday, Jan. 1, Imani (Faith) 4 p.m., Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1075 Shalimar Drive Speaker: “When Courage become Contagious,” Our Selma (a dramatic presentation) Honoree: Mildred Peppers Sponsor: Emmanuel Baptist Church Contact: 336-788-7023 Celebrate the seventh principle of Kwanzaa: Imani (ee-MAH-nee). Faith focuses on honoring the best of our traditions, draws upon the best in ourselves, and helps us strive for a higher level of life for humankind, by affirming our selfworth and confidence in our ability to succeed and triumph in righteous struggle.

Come together to close out the Kwanzaa celebration with friends, family, community and cultural expressions.

Resolve to give blood in January for National Blood Donor Month SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE

This January, during National Blood Donor Month, the American Red Cross encourages people to roll up their sleeves to give blood to help maintain a sufficient blood supply for patients.

Since 1970, National Blood Donor Month has been observed in January to not only honor blood and platelet donors, but also to help increase donations during the winter months.

Maintaining a sufficient blood supply for patients is difficult at this time of year because extreme winter weather and seasonal illnesses often impact donor turnout.

The Red Cross encourages eligible donors to resolve to give blood regularly, beginning in January.

Donors with all blood types are needed, especially those with types AB, O, B negative and A negative.

How to donate blood Simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800RED CROSS (1-800-7332767) to make an appointment or for more information. All blood types are needed to ensure a reliable supply for patients. A blood donor card or driver’s license or two other forms of identification are required at check-in.

Individuals who are 17 years of age (16 with parental consent in some states), weigh at least 110 pounds and are in generally good health may be eligible to donate blood. High school students and other donors 18 years of age and younger also have to meet certain height and weight requirements.

Blood donors can now save time at their next donation by using RapidPass to complete their pre-donation reading and health history questionnaire online, on the day of their donation, prior to arriving at the blood drive.

To get started and learn more, visit redcrossblood.org/RapidPa ss and follow the instructions on the site.

Upcoming blood donation opportunities Jan. 1-15, 2016: American Red Cross Winston-Salem Blood Donation Center, 650 Coliseum Drive: Monday, 1:30 to 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday, 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 8

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Church Winston-Salem, 2390 Union Cross Road 1/3/2016: 11:30 a.m. - 4 p.m., Trinity Moravian Church, 220 E. Sprague St. 1/11/2016: 10 a.m. 2:30 p.m., William White YMCA, 775 West End

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IN THE MATTER OF: SHAYLA MARIE BUTLER DOB: 10-30-14

TO: Nicole Marie Butler, mother of the juvenile Nathaniel Eaton – putative father of the juvenile “Reb” or “Rev” Last Name Unknown – putative father of the juvenile John Doe – putative father of the juvenile

TAKE NOTICE that a Juvenile Petition seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of the relief being sought is an adjudication of Termination of your Parental Rights with respect to the above-referenced juvenile pursuant to N.C.G.S. 7B-1111.

You are required to make a written answer to the Petition alleging to Terminate Parental Rights within forty (40) days after the date of this notice; and upon your failure to make a defense to the Petitions within the 40 day period specified herein or to attend the hearing on the said Petition, the Petitioner will apply to the Court for terminating your parental rights to the above-referenced juveniles.

Any counsel appointed previously to represent you and not released by the Court shall continue to represent you.

If you are indigent and not already represented by appointed counsel, you are entitled to appointed counsel and provisional counsel has been appointed upon your request subject to the Courts review at the first hearing after this service.

The hearing on the Petition alleging to Terminate Parental Rights is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Monday, February 8, 2016 in Courtroom 4-J of the Hall of Justice in Winston-Salem, North Carolina or as soon thereafter as the Court can hear the said case.

This the 7th day of December, 2015 Theresa A. Boucher Attorney for the Forsyth County Department of Social Services 741 Highland Avenue Winston-Salem, N.C. 27101 (336) 703-3900

The Chronicle December 10, 17, and 24, 2015 NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Co-Executors of the Estate of Marion D. Henderson, Jr. also known as, Marion Douglas Henderson, Jr., Marion D. Henderson and Marion Henderson, deceased, of Forsyth County, North Carolina, the undersigned does hereby notify all persons, firms and corporations having claims against the Estate of Marion D. Henderson, Jr. also known as, Marion Douglas Henderson, Jr., Marion D. Henderson and Marion Henderson, to present said claims to the undersigned, in the care of Renita Thompkins Linville, P. O. Box 20802, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27120-0802, on or before the 24th March 2016, or this notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery.

All persons, firms, and corporations indebted to the said Estate will please make immediate payment.

This the 24th day of December 2015.

MARJORIE G. WALKER AND SHONTA LEWIS FLEMING CO-EXECUTORS OF THE ESTATE OF MARION D. HENDERSON, JR. also known as, MARION DOUGLAS HENDERSON JR., MARION D. HENDERSON AND MARION HENDERSON

Renita Thompkins Linville Attorney at Law 205 West Third Street P. O. Box 20802 Winston-Salem, NC 27120-0802 (336) 725-0998 (Office) (336) 725-1980 (Fax)

The Chronicle December 24, 31, 2015 and January 7, 14 2016

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NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF FORSYTH IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION 15-SP-1633

FOR THE ADOPTION OF: Malachi Davis Prenkert

BY: Derry Cameron Prenkert and Janelle Lynn Prenkert TO: Chris (last name unknown) and any Unknown Birth Fathers or Possible Parents, Respondents

TAKE NOTICE that a Petition for Adoption was filed by Derry Cameron Prenkert and Janelle Lynn Prenkert on the 18th day of November, 2015, with the Clerk of Superior Court for Forsyth County, WinstonSalem, North Carolina, in the above-entitled case. The Petition relates to a male child born on the 12th day of November, 2015 at Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina named Malachi Davis Prenkert to Kiarra Christian. Kiarra is a 24 year old African American female with brown eyes and short brown hair. Kiarra is approximately five feet four inches tall and weighs approximately one hundred ninety pounds. The minor child was conceived approximately February, 2015 in WinstonSalem, Forsyth County, North Carolina.

TAKE NOTICE that you are required to make defense to such pleasing no later than forty (40) days after the date of the first publication of this notice, exclusive of such date. Upon your failure to do so, the Petitioners will apply to the Court for the relief sought in the Petition. Any parental rights that you may have will be terminated upon the entry of the decree of adoption.

This the 10 day of December, 2015.

Amy S. Davis, Attorney for Petitioners NC Bar #22809 235 Cabarrus Avenue E. Concord, NC 28025

The Chronicle December 17, 24 and 31, 2015 NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Gerald Scott (15 E 1226), deceased March 13, 2015, Forsyth County, North Carolina, this is to Notify all persons, firms, and corporation having claims against the Estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before March 19, 2016 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery. All persons indebted to the said decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 17th day of December, 2015.

Kimberly N. Scott, Executor for Gerald Scott, deceased 5600 Amity Springs Drive Charolette, NC 28212 December 17, 24, 31, 2015 and January 7, 2016

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Calvin Delano Brannon, a.k.a Calvin Brannon and Calvin D. Brannon (15 E 2278), deceased November 5, 2015, Forsyth County, North Carolina, this is to Notify all persons, firms, and corporation having claims against the Estate of said deceased to present them to the undersigned on or before March 17, 2016 or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery.

All persons indebted to the said decedent or estate shall please make immediate payment to the undersigned.

This the 17th day of December, 2015.

Doris L. Tucker, Administrator for Calvin Delano Brannon, deceased.

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The undersigned, having qualified as Administrator of the Estate of Kenneth Wayne Smith, Sr.., deceased, late of Wake County, North Carolina, does hereby make notification to all persons having claims against said estate to present them to the undersigned’s attorney on or before March 3rd, 2016, or this Notice will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate payment to the undersigned’s attorney.

This 3rd day of December, 2015.

Scott J. Rizzo The Rizzo Law Firm, PLLC Attorney for Administrator for the Estate of Kenneth Wayne Smith, Sr..

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Deborah Ann Weaver Smith, Administrator for the Estate of Kenneth Wayne Smith, Sr..

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The Chronicle December 3, 10, 17 and 24, 2015

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This the 24rd day of December, 2015.

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