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Tex Tech expansion

Tex Tech Coatings, a Kernersville based company, may soon be expanding into Winston-Salem and creating 59 jobs. The company is also considering a site in Maine, where the company already has a plant, and a decision will reportedly be made soon.
The Winston-Salem City Council recently approved $554,908 over five years in economic development incentives for Tex Tech, a maker of specialty textile products. Forsyth County has also approved up to $563,338 in financial incentives for Tex Tech. Tex Tech could also possibly receive $125,000 in incentives from the state of North Carolina as well as customized training for workers at Forsyth Technical Community College.
For more, see the Tuesday, March 14, 2023 edition.

Glenn High School food pantry

Glenn High School (GHS) has announced the grand opening of the Bobcat Food Pantry that was created and maintained by the Spanish Club.
The sponsors for this group include Latisa Warner, who is the Spanish Club sponsor, and Jennifer Leahy, who is the co-sponsor.
“This was something that was born out of an opportunity to take the Spanish Club out into the community and bring the community back into Glenn High School,” said GHS Principal Scott Munsie at the grand opening ceremony on March 10. For more, see the Tuesday, March 14, 2023 edition.

Foster care service

The Kernersville Planning Board will be discussing and making a decision on the final development plan for a large hotel in Kernersville at their meeting on Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Kernersville Municipal Chambers.
The petitioner, Brent Sievers/FEI Consulting, Applicant/Ravi Desai, Agent for Opal Capital, LLC, Opal Development Fund I, LLC, PATCO SPE VIII, LLC, Owners, has submitted a final development plan for 2.90 acres of land located at the northeast corner of Stafford Centre Drive and Hampton Plaza Drive. The site plan is entitled “Opal Hotels-Kernersville” and it is within the HB-S Two-Phase zoning district. The requested use is hotel or motel.
For more, see the Tuesday, March 14, 2023 edition.

New hotel proposed

The Kernersville Planning Board will be discussing and making a decision on the final development plan for a large hotel in Kernersville at their meeting on Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Kernersville Municipal Chambers.
The petitioner, Brent Sievers/FEI Consulting, Applicant/Ravi Desai, Agent for Opal Capital, LLC, Opal Development Fund I, LLC, PATCO SPE VIII, LLC, Owners, has submitted a final development plan for 2.90 acres of land located at the northeast corner of Stafford Centre Drive and Hampton Plaza Drive. The site plan is entitled “Opal Hotels-Kernersville” and it is within the HB-S Two-Phase zoning district. The requested use is hotel or motel.
For more, see the Saturday/Sunday, March 11 & 12, 2023 edition.

Drop out age

A North Carolina House bill could change the allowed age for a teen to drop out of public school to 17 years and six months of age. The current legal dropout age is 16 years and six months.
The bipartisan N.C. House Bill (HB206) is titled “An Act to Raise the Compulsory School Attendance Age to 18 Years Old over a Five-Year Period and to establish a Completion 4 Rate Indicator for School Performance Grades.” The primary sponsors of the bill are Rep. Jeffery Elmore (R-Wilkes) and Reps. Ashton Clemmons (D-Guilford) and Donny Lambeth (R-Forsyth) are the co-primary sponsors.
For more, see the Saturday/Sunday, March 11 & 12, 2023 edition.

Volunteering at the VA

Walkertown resident Nancy Bolden, 78, has been volunteering at the Kernersville VA Clinic for six years.
“I feel like I can help people and also I can get out of the house and meet other people,” Bolden said.
Interacting with the veterans is one of the best parts of her work at the VA.
“Some of the veterans, once in a while, you’ll find disgruntled about everything, but most of the veterans are so thankful that we’re there and can help them,” she said. For more, see the Saturday/Sunday, March 11 & 12, 2023 edition.

Celebrating 93 years

Iola Cannedy will be turning 93 on March 11, but celebrated her birthday early because she will be on vacation in Florida with her daughter. Her friends and family celebrated her birthday on March 1 at her apartment common area.
For more, see the Saturday/Sunday, March 11 & 12, 2023 edition.

House fire with fatality

On Sunday, March 4 at 3:09 p.m., the Kernersville Fire Rescue Department (KFRD) responded to Clematis Way for a reported carbon monoxide detector alarm.
The KFRD said when fire crews arrived on the scene, they found a low level of carbon monoxide at a residence. While investigating the source of carbon monoxide, the KFRD said crews observed conditions at 522 Clematis Way that indicated the possibility of a fire in the residence. Upon entry into the residence, crews determined a fire had occurred, but was out.
During a search of the residence, a deceased victim was located. The victim has been identified as Kenda Anne Richards, 57, of 522 Clematis Way, the KFRD reported.
The Kernersville Police Department, KFRD, and NC Office of State Fire Marshal are jointly investigating this incident. This investigation is ongoing; anyone with information is asked to contact the KFRD’s Fire Marshal’s office at 336-564-1928.

JOHN & KANDI Band

The JOHN & KANDI Band will be taking the stage on March 10 from 7-10 p.m. at the Kernersville Brewing Company. The new and upcoming band originally started out in Houston, Texas but moved to North Carolina in 2021.
The 70s acoustic band began their journey in March of 2018 in Houston, Texas as their relationship was just starting to take off. Only a month later. on April 22, 2018, the couple married.
For more, see the Thursday, March 9, 2023 edition.

Donating a fire truck

The Kernersville Fire Rescue Department (KFRD), Kernersville Sister City Association and the Kernersville Sister City Commission are currently working on a big project to aid the people of Suchitoto, El Salvador, one of Kernersville’s two sister cities.
The goal is to provide a fire truck, equipment and firefighting training to the Suchitoto area, which is in dire need of it. Suchitoto has no fire truck or fire department and the nearest fire department is 30 miles away in San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador.
For more, see the Thursday, March 9, 2023 edition.

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