The Winston-Salem Journal received 40 awards during the annual convention of the N.C. Press Association held virtually Friday.
The number of awards for the period of Oct. 1, 2019, to Sept. 30, 2020, continues a string of strong performances for the newspaper.
For the 2020 News, Editorial and Photojournalism Contest, the Journal received 11 first-place awards including public service, 13 second-place awards and 16 third-place awards.
Ten current and five former staff members received awards, and the Journal earned 13 full-staff recognitions.
The Journal competes with the stateâs major metro newspapers for General Excellence award and individual awards. The Journal received first-place honors in General Excellence in 2016, 2018 and 2019. This year, the Journal won third place in General Excellence and second place in General Excellence for Websites.
Suspect in break-in apprehended
Staff Report
TROY TOWNSHIP The Morrow County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call Jan. 25 from a resident reporting a suspected break-in to a garage.
Deputies responded to the area and were able to locate the suspects vehicle based off the eyewitness description.
Deputies executed a traffic stop where a male fled on foot from the vehicle. Deputies were able to apprehend the female inside the vehicle.
After a search with a canine, the male subject was apprehended in a wooded area, Sheriff John Hinton said.
Morrow County Deputies arrested Kyle Gay of Mount Gilead for breaking and entering. Also arrested was Marlena Osborne of Marion for complicity to breaking and entering.
Sheriff investigates suspected stabbing
Staff Report
CHESTER TOWNSHIP On Monday, Jan. 25, the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a suspected stabbing on Road 183.
Deputies arrived to find a man who stated that he had been stabbed by a female. The victim was treated by EMS for non-life-threatening wounds.
Sara Herbertson of Fredericktown was arrested for felonious assault and taken to the Morrow County Correctional Facility, Sheriff John Hinton said in a news release.
No other details are available at this time.
Staff Report
The News & Observer on the unified government by Democrats in Washington, D.C.:
On Wednesday afternoon, shortly after Joe Biden was inaugurated as president, Vice President Kamala Harris swore in three new members of the U.S. Senate, including the two Democratic winners of the recent special election in Georgia. For the first time in a decade, Democrats occupied the White House and controlled the U.S. House and Senate.
We think that’s a good thing for Washington - and for the country - after four years of mostly Republican rule.
So we mean this the most affirming way: Don’t mess this up, Democrats.
We were saddened last week to learn of the death of Victor “Vic” Johnson Jr., a well-known civil rights activist and educator. His commitment to our community ran deep and