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volume43,Number3 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C THURSDAY, September 22, 2016
Students to Raymond: 'Uncle Tomr
BOE denies
WSSU voting
site for 2016
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
The Forsyth County
Board of Elections voted
for a final time that there
will no 2016 voting site at
Winston-Salem State
University, which was met
with a racially charged
chpnt from some attendees.
The Anderson Center at
WSSU was a longtime
early voting site before the
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board became majority
Republican in 2013. Since
then, it hasn't been used as
a site, becoming a point of
contention at meetings as
students, residents, com
munity leaders and even
elected officials have
requested early voting
return to the historically
black university. The
board's sole Democrat,
Fleming El-Amin, said 53
people have requested that
Anderson Center be used
for voting during the
board's public comment
sessions.
The Tuesday, Sept. 20,
BOE meeting was the last
chance for WSSU to be a
voting site this year, as
Election Day polling place
changes were considered.
El-Amin proposed that
Anderson Center be used
rx
as a voting site for Precinct
405 since construction on
U.S. 52 is making it diffi
cult to cross that highway
to get to its current polling
place at Sims Community
Center. The measure was
voted down 2-1 with Chair
Ken Raymond and Stuart
Russell, both Republicans,
voting against it,
A chant of "Uncle
Tom" rang out among the
many WSSU students in
the audience during the
vote. Raymond, who is
See BOE on A6
Russell
El-Amin
Raymond
City takes
precautionary
measures
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
After missing a fuel delivery earlier this week
because of the Colonial Pipeline Co. oil spill in Alabama,
Winston-Salem city officials suspended the operation of
all non-emergency vehicles as a precaution Monday
afternoon.
The Colonial Pipeline sprung a leak last week, affect
ing southeastern states such as North Carolina.
Meanwhile, everyday drivers across the community
and the state were met with colored plastic bags and
signs. According to AAA Carolinas, the oil spill also
caused prices to increase.
The average cost of gasoline is currently $2.16. Last
Photo by Tevta Stinaoi
Assistant City Manager Derwick Paige speaks dur
ing a press conference on Monday, Sept. 19. Paige
discussed the city's precautionary actions taken to
deal with the Colonial Pipeline Co. oil spill.
Opening Day in Winston-Salem
A crowd fills the Hillary Clinton campaign office during its opening on Thursday, Sept. 15. With a little
more than two months until Election Day, polls show the race between Clinton and Republican nominee
Donald Trump tightening. SEE STORY ON PAGE A10.
New playground coming to
East Winston neighborhood
Playground Build Day
set for Sept. 24 at 14th
Street Recreation Center
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
The kids in East Winston will
soon have a brand new playground to
enjoy. This weekend, community
members, volunteers, and local
organizations will come together to
build a new playground that will
replace old equipment at the site near
the 14th Street Recreation Center that
hasn't been updated in more than 20
years.
Ahead of "Playground Build
Day" set for Saturday, Sept. 24, chil
dren in the community had the oppor
tunity to design the new playground
during a event held at the recreation
center. According to project master
mind Sean Hawkins, more than a
dozen children submitted drawings of
what they thought the playground
should look like.
"It was really wonderful to have
the children be involved in this
process," said Hawkins. "The play
ground is for them, so we thought it
was important that they be included
in making decisions on what the fin
ished product would be."
See Playground on A6
week's average was $2.05
According to a press release. "Colonial Pipeline oper
ators are currently working to repair the pipeline and
expect to re-start the movement of gasoline, diesel and jet
fuel from Texas and Louisiana refineries to a number of
Gulf Coast and southeastern states sometime this week."
The Colonial Pipeline disruption could contribute to the
availability of supply and North and South Carolina may
see higher prices until normal shipments resume.
"We want to remind motorists that this issue is tempo
rary and to continue normal habits St the pump," said
AAA Carolinas
See City on AS
Kennedy High reconstruction going inside and out
BY TEVIN STINSON ,
THE CHRONICLE
A lot has changed at Kennedy High School
since 2010. That year Carter High School,
which serves Winston-Salem/Forsyth County
Schools' special needs students, was moved
from their location on South Main Street to
Kennedy on Highland Avenue.
At the same time, construction began to
move the Career Center, an extension of the
county's high schools that offers advanced
placement courses and other classes, to the cam
pus as well. While the changes to the exterior of
the school were major, the most drastic change
at the school happened inside the classroom.
Once known as an alternative school for
high school and middle school students with
behavior issues, today Kennedy offers a unique
opportunity that students can't get anywhere
else and is near the top of the county's list of
senior graduation rates.
In 2015 Kennedy saw the largest growth in
graduation rates in the entire district. The past
two school years, Kennedy has also exceeded
growth expectations, and most of those
improvements are directly related to the
school's new education system.
See Keanedy on A6
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