There are three Union Cross communities in the Triad area, one each in Forsyth, Yadkin and Surry counties. Listener Robert Myers of Kernersville had a question for Carolina Curious about the origins of the one in southeastern Forsyth County: I have lived near Union Cross for many years, and I always wondered, where did the community get its name? I’ve asked many people in the community, but no one seems to know the answer.
A tractor-trailer flipped over on the ramp leading from Interstate 74 to I-40 west on Monday, causing no injuries but blocking the ramp and forcing a traffic diversion.