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In this Hey Kernersville Issue
🗞️ Forsyth County shows its heart by giving big
🗞️ Crime crackdown in Piedmont sends a message
🗞️ Furry critters for just $5. Help these pets find a home.
🗞️ Your Friday in Kernersville: sunshine, Friday night lights and a packed Saturday
Kernersville Area Events
Friday, October 23
Early Voting continues, Kernersville Recreation and Event Center, 1020 Shields Rd., and Paddison Memorial Branch Library, 248 Harmon Ln. (also Walkertown Branch Library), 8 AM to 7:30 PM (runs through Oct. 31)
Chamber Member Workshop: Preparing Your Business for 2027, Kernersville Chamber of Commerce, 136 E. Mountain St., 8 to 9 AM (with Amanda Hughes of HUGHES Safety Compliance & Sustainability Solutions)
Swing Big. Slice for SONC, Tanglewood Park, 200 N. Trail Rd., Clemmons, 11:30 AM to 6:30 PM (a softgolf tournament benefiting Special Olympics North Carolina)
Saturday, October 24
Kernersville Fall Fest Craft & Vendor Show, VFW Post 5352, 618 Edgewood St., 10 AM to 3 PM (with Ember the Bubble Dragon)
Market for All Seasons, First Presbyterian Church, 611 Oakhurst St. (homemade seasonal crafts, baked goods and a Christmas quilt raffle; proceeds help families in need)
Bunker Hill UMC Brunswick Stew Sale, Bunker Hill United Methodist Church picnic shelter, 1510 Bunker Hill-Sandy Ridge Rd., pickup begins at noon ($10 per quart; pre-order at 336-993-8132)
Mystery After Dark: A Körner's Folly Mystery Tour, Körner's Folly, 413 S. Main St., tours at 7, 8 and 9 PM
Sunday, October 25
Fall in Love with Jesus Annual Trunk or Treat, Pine Grove Methodist Church, 1018 Piney Grove Rd., 4 to 6 PM
Looking further ahead
Spirited Halloween Ball: Mysterious Murder at Körner's Folly, Friday, Oct. 30, Körner's Folly, 413 S. Main St., 6 to 10 PM
Fall Fest at The Crossing Church, Friday, Oct. 30, The Crossing Church, 1130 N. Main St., 6 to 8 PM
Walkertown Little League Trunk or Treat, Friday, Oct. 30, 4141 Wickenham Rd., Walkertown, 7 to 9 PM (candy, chicken stew, a trunk contest and a showing of "Casper")
Breakthrough T1D Walk, Piedmont Triad, Saturday, Oct. 31, Triad Park, 9652 W. Market St., morning
Bunker Hill UMC Trunk or Treat, Saturday, Oct. 31, Bunker Hill United Methodist Church, 1510 Bunker Hill-Sandy Ridge Rd., 1 to 3 PM (pony rides, a bounce house, games and candy; moves inside if it rains)
VFW Post 5352 Trunk or Treat, Saturday, Oct. 31, VFW Post 5352, 618 Edgewood St., 4 to 8 PM (haunted house, pumpkin patch and more)
Kernersville Downtown Trick or Treat, Saturday, Oct. 31, downtown Kernersville, 6 to 8 PM
43rd Annual Cozy Cottage Craft Show, Friday, Nov. 6, and Saturday, Nov. 7, Kernersville Community House, 405 Salisbury St., Friday 9 AM to 8 PM and Saturday 9 AM to 3 PM
📍 Kernersville, NC — Friday, October 23
☀️ Sunny and crisp | High: 66°F | Low: 43°F
A bright, cool fall Friday. Expect sunshine from start to finish with a high near 66 and a northeast breeze of 5 to 10 mph. Tonight stays clear and chilly, dipping to around 43, so grab a jacket or a stadium blanket if you're headed to a football game. Saturday looks just as pretty, sunny with a high near 64.
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Forsyth County shows its heart by giving big
Forsyth County neighbors dug deep for people trying to escape domestic violence. Family Services of Forsyth County's "One Step Closer" capital campaign raised $11.7 million, about $900,000 more than its $10.8 million goal, WXII reports. The money will build a new emergency shelter in Winston-Salem.
The current shelter has room for 36 people, and the new one could double that. Plans call for a 20,732-square-foot building with more private, trauma-informed spaces for survivors and their children. It will also include three longer-term transitional apartments and temporary space for survivors' pets, so no one has to leave a beloved animal behind.
The need is real. Family Services says local law enforcement in Forsyth County responds to about 8,000 domestic violence calls every year, and calls to the agency's emergency domestic violence and sexual assault crisis line have jumped 90%.
If you or someone you know needs help, Family Services' 24-hour crisis line is 336-723-8125.
Crime crackdown in Piedmont sends a message
A regional crackdown called Operation Piedmont Pipeline has ended with 104 arrests and 163 firearms seized, the Kernersville News reports. Local, state and federal officers worked together on the operation, which dates back to the summer.
Allicia Jones, special agent in charge for the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, shared the results at Greensboro Police Department headquarters. Officers carried out 229 operations, including arrests and searches, and followed up on 222 tips from the public. They also seized 37 kilograms, or more than 80 pounds, of illegal drugs, including methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl.
Furry critters for just $5. Help these pets find a home.
The Forsyth County Animal Shelter is full, and it is making it easy for you to help, FOX8 reports. Adoptions are just $5 right now, and that price includes age-appropriate vaccinations and a spay/neuter voucher.
The shelter has everything from tail-wagging pups to purring kittens waiting for a forever home. You can browse the adoptable pets on the shelter's Facebook page.
Your Friday in Kernersville: sunshine, Friday night lights and a packed Saturday
Here's what's worth knowing today.
Bright and crisp. Expect sunshine all day with a high near 66 and a northeast breeze of 5 to 10 mph. Tonight stays clear with a low around 43, so bring a jacket or a blanket to the game. Saturday looks just as nice, sunny with a high near 64.
Friday night lights, times three. All three Kernersville varsity football teams are home tonight at 7 p.m. East Forsyth hosts Reynolds, Glenn hosts Oak Grove and Bishop McGuinness hosts The College Prep and Leadership Academy. Pick a stadium and cheer loud.
Your ballot, your schedule. Early voting continues from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Kernersville Recreation and Event Center, Paddison Memorial Branch Library and the Walkertown Branch Library through Oct. 31. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 3.
Saturday is stacked. Shop the VFW Fall Fest Craft & Vendor Show and the Market for All Seasons at First Presbyterian, grab a quart of Bunker Hill's Brunswick stew (pickup starts at noon) and finish the night with a Mystery After Dark tour at Körner's Folly. See the events calendar above for times and details.
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