🌱 3 Men Sentenced For 2019 Shooting + Student Immunization Clinics

Hi all. I'm here with your weekend edition of the Winston-Salem Patch newsletter. Keep reading to find out all the most important things happening locally.

But first, your local weather:

• Saturday: Sunny and comfortable. High: 82 Low: 65.
• Sunday: A shower and thunderstorm. High: 73 Low: 58.

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Here are the top three stories in Winston-Salem today:

1. Three men from Winston-Salem have pleaded guilty to charges in connection with the 2019 shooting death of a five-year-old boy. According to the Forsyth County District Attorney’s Office, 18-year-old Rudy Gomez-Medina, 20-year-old Enedino Vicente Morales, and 20-year-old Santiago Rodriguez Marcial, each pleaded guilty to charges of second-degree murder, as well as charges related to discharging a firearm. They have each been sentenced to serve a prison sentence of 13 years to 16 years and nine months. According to investigators, the three were shooting at a rival gang member when a bullet penetrated a wall and fatally struck five-year-old Alberto Rios Navarette. (Subscription: The News Herald)
2. Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools and Winston-Salem State University are partnering to bring a new mentoring program to students at Cook Literacy Model School (CLMS). WSSU students were at the CLMS campus earlier this week for the Radical Academic Mentoring Service program. Around 30 college students are expected to visit with fourth and fifth grade students throughout November. CLMS Principal Celena Tribby expressed optimism that the program will create opportunities for students. (WXII)
3. The immunization deadline for students in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools is coming up on Sep. 27. District Superintendent Tricia McManus spoke at a recent board meeting and explained that there are 2,300 students who still need state-required vaccinations. According to state law, those students are not supposed to be allowed to attend public school past the deadline. To help ensure all students are immunized, the district is holding clinics at R.J. Reynolds High School and Wiley Magnet Middle School on Tuesday, Sep. 19. There will be additional clinics on Thursday, Sep. 21 at East Forsyth High School and Walkertown Middle and High schools. (WFDD.org)

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Today and tomorrow in Winston-Salem:

Saturday, September 16

• Silver Hawk Live At Midway Music Hall (7:00 PM)

Sunday, September 17

• 2023 Camel City Fall Craft Fair At 3800 Kimwell Drive (12:00 PM)
• Cory Luetjen & Traveling Blues Band At Old Homeplace Vineyard (1:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• A winning lottery ticket worth $100,000 was purchased by a man in Winston-Salem! The winning ticket was purchased at S & K Food Mart by an employee. (WXII)
• There will be a ribbon-cutting ceremony today, Sep. 16 at Bethania Freedman Park at 11:00 a.m. The park is in an area of historical significance due to the land being obtained and settled by African Americans following the Civil War. (City of Winston-Salem, NC - Government via Facebook)
• The Mallory/Jordan East Winston Branch Library hosts a book club for adults that meets on the fourth Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. The group focuses on books by African-American authors and will be discussing "Yonder" by Jabari Asim at the upcoming Sep. 28 meeting. (Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC via Facebook)

You're officially in the loop for today. I'll see you around!

— Danielle Fallon-O'Leary

About me: Danielle Fallon-O’Leary is a content manager with content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and assists Patch.com with community newsletter curation. Danielle also holds a Master’s Degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders and works part-time as a pediatric speech therapist.