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urkey Bowl cover of a magazine? See Opinion/Forum pages on A8&9« See Sports on page HI WINSTON-SALEM, N.C THURSDAY, November 30, 2017 Volume 44, Number 13 City, N.C. honors Virginia Newell BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE Former East Ward City Council Member Dr. Virginia Newell celebrated Virginia Newell holds the Key to the City she received last week. her 100th birthday with some prestigious presents like the Order of the Long Leaf Pine and the Key to the City she received on Monday, Nov. 20. Newell, who actually turned 100 on Oct. 7 of this year, was lauded dur ing a special reception at City Hall last Monday fol lowed by a presentation of honors at the City Council meeting that night. State Sen. Paul Lowe presented Newell with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, which is among the most prestigious awards conferred by the governor for exemplarily service to the state. Mayor Allen Joines presented Newell with the Key to the City. Derwin Montgomery, who currently represents the East Ward, presented Newell with a resolution from the city. Newell, a Winston Salem native, developed the Computer Science pro gram at Winston-Salem State University and became chair of the Department of Math and Computer Science See Honors on A10 —■ . I Photos by Todd Luck City Council Member Derwin Montgomery presents a resolution to Virginia Newell at a City Council meet ing last week. % Photo by Tevin Stinson HanesBrands CEO Gerald Evans helps a local man pick the perfect fleece apparel at Samaritan Ministries on Tuesday, Nov. 28 HanesBrands celebrates Giving Tuesday BY TEVIN STINSON THE CHRONICLE HanesBrands celebrated Giving Tuesday in a major way earlier this week when employees kicked off their annual Holiday Sock Drive by donating more than 2,000 socks, and 500 pieces of underwear to those in need at Samaritan Ministries. Since 2009, Hanes, America’s top apparel brand, has held the national sock drive to assist the homeless during the holidays. Throughout the week, members of the HanesBrands executive team will distribute socks, under wear and fleece at the Bethesda Center, Salvation Army, Winston-Salem Rescue Mission as well as Samaritan Ministries, where the campaign kicked off on Tuesday, Nov. 28. This year in the Winston-Salem area alone, Hanes is expected to donate 10,000 pairs of socks and 2,000 pairs of underwear. According to CEO Gerald Evans, socks and underwear continue to be the most requested items. Evans, who has been with Hanes for more than 30 years, said as a company that is anchored here in Winston-Salem, the company feels strongly about giving back to the community. See HanesBrands on A4 Jesse Jackson says he has Parkinson’s disease BY STACY M. BROWN NNPA NEWSWIRE CONTRIBUTOR... Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Parkinson’s disease diagnosis caught many by surprise, but those who know him said they’re confident that he’ll overcome the life-threatening challenge before him. “He’s in the rumble of his life, but he’s rumbled some big foes before,” said Vincent Hughes, a Democratic state Photo by Freddie Alien/AMG/NNPA Civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., recently announced that he has Parkinson’s dis ease. This photo was taken during the recent 2017 Rainbow PUSH Coalition Global Automotive Summit. aciiaiui Hum i ciuiajr 1 v cuua who campaigned for Jackson in 1984 and again in 1988. Hughes said that Jackson’s campaigns were birthed in the black empowerment movement that followed the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. “I’m one of those African-Americans who took office and was a part of that issue of ‘protest to power’ and Rev. Jackson was, in many respects, our leader and he still is.” More than anyone else, Jackson opened the door for the election of Barack Obama, the first African-American presi dent of the United States, said Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr., the president and CEO of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA). Chavis was one of Jackson s con temporaries during the Civil Rights Movement. “Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. is a living, global civil rights icon. As a colleague in the Civil Rights Movement dating back to the 1960s and under the leadership of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., I have personally witnessed the selfless sacrifice and dedication of Rev. Jackson.” See Jackson on A10 Council OKs work on Kimberly Park, hydroponics site ■ Adams BY TODD LUCK THE CHRONICLE The Winston-Salem City Council approved Kimberly Park improvements - including preparations for a hydroponics greenhouse there - during a Monday, Nov. 20 meeting. City Council voted 7-1 to award a nearly $1.7 million bid to Bar Construction Co. Inc. for park renovations. City Council Member Robert Clark was the sole “no” vote, opposing the work that’ll be done for the hydroponics facilities, where produce will be grown in water instead of soil. “I do have trouble with the roughly $1 mil lion that is being used for the city to get into the lettuce business,” said Clark. The city has agreed to lease nearly three See Council on A10 I 222 ASSURED '•••STORAGE of Winston-Salem, LLC (336) 924-7000 www.assuredstoragews.com U J! t>
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