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Lives matter Crowning The Champs -1 I • Set* ()piiiioii/l oriiiii pa^t s on A6& 7 • See sports on i Volume 43, Number 42 _WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. THURSDAY, June 22, 2017 Community hails 2 hero Capitol Police officers BY CASH MICHAELS FOR THE CHRONICLE As of June 14, beyond the U.S. military, the nation has celebrated two new American heroes who not only reminded us of what true bravery is in the face of certain danger, but also of the constant threats our elected officials face in what many agree is a very divisive, corrosive atmos phere. On the morning of June 14, U.S. Capitol Police Special Agents David Bailey and Crystal Griner rushed into the line of fire when an angry gunman, armed with an automatic weapon and reportedly searching for Republicans to kill, began firing his weapon at a public park in Alexandria, Virginia, where several GOP members of See Officers on A4 Photo provided by Congressman G. K. Butterfield's Office . G. K. Butterfield meet up at the 2017 uated from N.C. Central University. El-Amin Local officials don’t feel threatened after congressional shooting BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE Local elected officials say they don’t have the same security concerns as those on Capitol Hill. Security for members of Congress has become a concern since a shooting last week in Alexandria, Virginia. On June 14, a shooter opened fire at a practice for a congressional charity baseball game. GOP House Whip Steve Scalise was critically injured, as was See Shooting on A4 Foundation Wmston-Satem North Carolina in Newor^oi **05«s A. Lucas Photo by Tevin Stinson Members of the Yettes carry a banner honoring the late Moses “Mo” Lucas during the annual Father’s Day Parade on Sunday, June 18. Mo Lucas’ legacy lives on through annual parade BY TEVIN STINSON THF. CHRONICLE _____— On the day set aside to celebrate the influence fathers have on society, thousands of people lined the streets of downtown Winston-Salem to celebrate the life and legacy of a man who never had any kids of his own but helped raise hundreds of children right here in Winston-Salem: the late Moses “Mo” Lucas. For more than 60 years, Lucas mentored children at old Patterson YMCA branch until it closed in the 1980s. He is most known for his well-dressed, smooth stepping drill teams that performed in countless parades and other events here in the city and across the country. Even after he retired from the YMCA, Lucas remained a fixture at the Winston Lake YMCA on Waterworks Road. The annual Mo Lucas Father’s Day Parade held on See Parade on A4 County facing backlog of gun permits BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE___ Stanley told Chief Deputy Stanley Forsyth County is working to meet the high demand for gun permits that’s causing residents to wait months to receive them. The Sheriff’s Office has seen a large increase in appli cations for Concealed Carry Weapons (CCW) Permits and Pistol Purchase Permits. Firearm permit applications rose form 5,404 in 2010 to around 12,935 in 2013 with about 10,000 applica tions in fiscal year 2016. State laws only allow 14 days to process a permit, so the Sheriff’s Office has residents schedule appoint ments for when they can get their application processed. In March 2017, the Sheriff’s Office was five months behind on CCW permits with 1,170 residents waiting and four months behind on pistol permits with 847 residents waiting. “There’s a demand,” Chief Deputy Brad county commissioners at a meeting last week The wait times have shortened some, with u« appointment currently available now being September. Stanley told county commissioners that tl was partly due to temporary workers who are helpii Sheriff’s employees with the applications. The cour originally allocated $50,000 for temporary service. See Gun permits on A4 Sweet Potatoes reopens in new location V NC 27101-412001 BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE Sweet Potatoes reopened at 5 p.m. on Friday, June 16, in a new location with the same food and hospitality that has made the restaurant a go-to culinary destination in downtown. The restaurant closed its original location that had been its home for more than 14 years on May 21 to move into the new 1 See New on A2 Photo by Todd Luck Sweet Potatoes owners Stephanie Tyson and Vivian Joyner stand in the restaurant's new l0> We Rent U-Haul Trucks! MOVE IN SPECIAL V Professional self-storage. ASSURED! .••STORAGE of Winston-Salem, LLC (336)924-7000 www.assuredstoragews.com m t «■
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