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In this Hey Kernersville Issue
🗞️ Forsyth County launches CARE stickers to help first responders identify residents with communication needs
🗞️ Kernersville duo celebrates new record with EP release party Thursday
🗞️ Triad Walk for Apraxia set for Saturday
🗞️ WS/FCS reports strong accountability gains district-wide
Kernersville Area Events
Thursday, September 17
Jeremiah McKinley EP Release Party, Century Park Tavern, 214 Century Park Blvd., 8 PM
Acrylic Nature Painting for Beginners, Paddison Memorial Library, 248 Harmon Ln., 2 to 4:30 PM (with Donna Calloway; free, registration required)
Paint & Sip with Latinas Move Together, Frida's Mexican Kitchen & Cantina, 550 Pineview Dr., 6 to 9 PM (about $19, supplies and a margarita included)
The Triad Revelation Conference, First Baptist Church Kernersville, 320 W. Mountain St., 7 to 9:15 PM
Friday, September 18
CARE Sticker Program Launch, Opal Autism Center, 1330 Ashleybrook Lane, Winston-Salem, news conference 2 PM, sticker pickup 3 PM (Forsyth County Sheriff's Office)
Movies in the Park: Minions & Monsters, Harmon Park, 152 S. Main St., the evening begins at 6:30 PM and the film starts around 8 (free)
East Forsyth at Mooresville, Mooresville High School, Mooresville, 7 PM
POW/MIA Recognition Day, VFW Post 5352, 618 Edgewood St., 7 PM
Bishop McGuinness at South Davidson, South Davidson High School, Denton, 7 PM
Open Mic Night with Inspire Creative Co., Message Coffee, 500 Pineview Dr., 7 PM (free)
Walkertown vs. Reidsville, Walkertown High School, 5240 Sullivantown Rd., Walkertown, 7 PM (conference game)
Glenn at Southeast Guilford, Southeast Guilford High School, Greensboro, 7:30 PM
Kernersville Little Theatre: The Great Gatsby opens, James Fitzpatrick Auditorium at Kernersville Elementary, 512 W. Mountain St., 7:30 PM (Sept. 18, 19, 25 and 26 at 7:30 PM, Sept. 20 and 27 at 2 PM)
Karaoke at The Kettle, The Brewer's Kettle, 308 E. Mountain St., 8 PM (every Friday)
Saturday, September 19
The Clash at Baby Bristol (RC racing), Chasing Checkered RC Raceway, 641 Peddycord Rd., practice 8 to 10 AM, racing after ($20 first entry)
Kernersville Woman's Club Shred Event, Main Street United Methodist Church, 306 S. Main St., 9 AM to noon (suggested $5 per box or bag, proceeds to local agencies)
VFW Shred Event, VFW Post 5352, 618 Edgewood St., 9 to 11 AM
Triad Walk for Apraxia, Fourth of July Park, 702 W. Mountain St., check-in 11 AM, walk 11:30 AM (free to attend)
Fall on the Farm opens, Smith Hollow Farm, 5920 Smith Hollow Rd., 11 AM to 6 PM (corn maze and pumpkin patch, weekends through the fall)
Acrylic Nature Painting for Beginners, Paddison Memorial Library, 248 Harmon Ln., 2 to 4:30 PM (with Donna Calloway; free, registration required)
Bookish Paint Night, Main & Mountain Bookstore, 103 N. Main St., 7 to 9 PM ($30)
Trial by Fire: Journey Tribute, Gypsy Road Brewing, 1105 E. Mountain St., 7 PM
Looking further ahead
September Art Party: Gather and Create, Sunday, Sept. 20, The Open Studio, 210 N. Main St., Unit 106, 2 to 4 PM (mixed-media workshop, supplies provided, ages 8 and up)
Homeschool Day: Fun with Fiber, Monday, Sept. 21, Körner's Folly, 413 S. Main St., 10 AM to 2 PM
North Carolina Comedy Festival showcase, Wednesday, Sept. 23, The Brewer's Kettle, 308 E. Mountain St., 8 to 10 PM (free, ages 21 and up with ID, presented by The Idiot Box)
Forsyth County Career Expo, Thursday, Sept. 24, Forsyth County Government Center, 201 N. Chestnut St., Winston-Salem, 9 AM to 2 PM (13 departments hiring, some with on-site interviews)
Red Cross Blood Drive at Bunker Hill United Methodist, Thursday, Sept. 24, Bunker Hill United Methodist Church, 1510 Bunker Hill-Sandy Ridge Rd., 2:30 to 7 PM (appointments needed; volunteers serve hot dogs with all the fixings, chips and homemade desserts; donors Sept. 21 to Oct. 18 get a $15 e-gift card)
Music at Twilight with Xcentrix, Thursday, Sept. 24, Paul J. Ciener Botanical Garden, 215 S. Main St., 6 to 8 PM (free, bring a chair)
32nd Annual Civitan Charity Golf Tournament, Friday, Sept. 25, Pine Knolls Golf Club, 1100 Quail Hollow Rd., lunch and registration 12:30 PM, shotgun start 1:30 PM ($75 per player; register by Sept. 18 with David Turner, (336) 687-0253)
Piney Grove Elementary Fall Festival, Saturday, Sept. 26, Piney Grove Elementary, Piney Grove Rd., 9 AM to 1 PM (bring gently used shoes for the fifth-grade shoe drive)
Kernersville Renaissance Festival, Saturday, Sept. 26, The Brewer's Kettle, 308 E. Mountain St., from 1 PM
Regular Meeting of the Board of Aldermen, Wednesday, Sept. 30, Town Hall, 134 E. Mountain St., 6:30 PM
📍 Kernersville, NC — Thursday, September 17
☀️ Sunny and warm | High: 92°F | Low: 63°F
Thursday brings plenty of sunshine and a summery high near 92, with winds staying calm through the morning and turning light out of the south by afternoon. Good weather for tonight's Jeremiah McKinley EP release party at Century Park Tavern or an evening stroll downtown. Skies stay clear overnight with a comfortable low around 63.
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Forsyth County launches CARE stickers to help first responders identify residents with communication needs
The Forsyth County Sheriff's Office is rolling out a new sticker program this week meant to help first responders recognize, before they even arrive, when someone at a home or in a vehicle may be hearing-impaired or autistic. The Communication Awareness for Responder Encounters program is designed to help deputies and other first responders approach emergency calls with better information from the start.
The stickers can be displayed on a vehicle's rear window or near a home's main entrance, giving responders a heads-up before they knock on the door or approach a car.
The Sheriff's Office is partnering with the Opal Autism Center of Winston-Salem and State Rep. Amber Baker, D-Forsyth, on the initiative. Organizers will formally launch the program at a news conference Friday at 2 p.m. at the Opal Autism Center, 1330 Ashleybrook Lane in Winston-Salem, followed by a family-friendly event at 3 p.m. where residents can pick up their own stickers.
Kernersville duo celebrates new record with EP release party Thursday
Jeremiah McKinley, the Kernersville two-man band made up of Noah Smith and Christian Smith, is celebrating the release of its new six-song EP with a party Thursday night at Century Park Tavern, 214 Century Park Blvd. The show starts at 8 p.m. Christian Smith designed the cover art for the new record himself.
Triad Walk for Apraxia set for Saturday
The 2026 Triad Walk for Apraxia returns to Fourth of July Park this Saturday, raising money and awareness for children with apraxia of speech, a disorder that makes it hard for kids to coordinate the movements needed to talk clearly. Check-in starts at 11 a.m. with the walk beginning at 11:30 a.m., and it's free to attend.
WS/FCS reports strong accountability gains district-wide
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools' curriculum committee reviewed encouraging state accountability data this week: six schools moved off the state's low-performing list, 13 improved their letter grades, third-grade reading reached a decade-high level, and the district's graduation rate climbed to 86.3 percent.
"Despite the challenges the district faced in the 2025-26 school year, student achievement and growth improved. This outcome shows the strength of our school system and provides great hope for our future," Assistant Superintendent Andrew Kraft said.
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