🌱 More Metal Detectors At High Schools + Forsyth Tech Classes Resume

Hello, neighbors. Michelle Paul here with your Wednesday edition of the Winston-Salem Patch newsletter, full of all the community information you need to know right now.

But first, your local weather:

• Wednesday: Very warm with periods of sun. High: 82 Low: 67.
• Thursday: Cloudy, a shower and t-storm. High: 79 Low: 55.

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

1. Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools announced yesterday that it will be expanding the use of its 74 metal detectors at high schools throughout the school district. The metal detector usage will go into effect once students return from spring break on Apr. 11 and will move metal detectors from middle schools to high schools for random, unannounced use. The chief program officer of safety and security for the district, Jonathon Wilson, said that the decision is not due to any one particular event, saying, "What you're seeing is an evolution of our safety plan. This is not to alarm anyone." (Subscription: Winston-Salem Journal)
2. Forsyth Tech Community College students returned to school on Monday following an active shooter alert on campus last Thursday that canceled classes on Friday. Students reported mixed reactions to the return to campus, and Forsyth Tech President Janet Spriggs sent an email prior to classes. Sprigg said, "We’re fortunate and grateful that this incident came to a safe conclusion and did not result in a different outcome. Nevertheless, we all went through something traumatic, and it is clear from notes that I have received as well as from social posts that some of us are continuing to work through the fear and anxiety our community experienced on Thursday." (WXII12 Winston-Salem)
3. Winston-Salem local Thomas Workman, 47, won a $120,000 jackpot on Monday by playing his father's lucky numbers. Workman said, "It's jersey numbers from some favorite players like Scottie Pippen (No. 33) and Shaquille O'Neal (No. 36)." Both Workman and his father used to play the lottery together, and he chose to continue using the numbers after his father died. (WFMYNews2.com)

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Today and tomorrow in Winston-Salem:

Wednesday, April 5

• Book Club At Miller Park Community Center (10:00 AM)
• Fun Fitness At Sprague Street Community Center (10:00 AM)

Thursday, April 6

• Batch Baking At Rupert Bell Neighborhood Center (10:00 AM)

From my notebook:

• Need some help in your search for a new place to call home? Check out this roundup of real estate properties on the market in and around the Winston-Salem area. (Winston-Salem Patch)
• Mary's Gourmet Diner is planning a temporary return to host a pop-up Sunday brunch on Sunday, Apr. 16 at Mojitos from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Winston-Salem restaurant permanently closed in 2020 due to the pandemic. (WXII12 Winston-Salem)
• The Forsyth County Public Library will be hosting authors Victoria Christopher Murray, Tiffany Teachey, Laila Sabreen, Tammy Kernodle, and Kasandra Price for a special Authors Meet and Greet! The event will be on Friday, Apr. 14 at 3 p.m. in the Central Library Auditorium. (Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, NC via Facebook)

You're all caught up for today! I'll see you back in your inbox soon with another update.

— Michelle Paul

About me: Michelle Paul is a Utah-based writer and photographer with a professional background in content management and registered nursing. When not working on projects ranging from photo editing to copywriting, they enjoy traveling, video games, and expanding their skills.